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Tuesday - December 2, 2025

  • Conference Room 1

OPENING CONFERENCE

Tonia Cartolano (Moderator)

Managing Editor and Anchor, Sky TG24

  • 2:15pm - 2:45pm

Institutional Remarks

Alberto Cirio

President, Regione Piemonte

Massimiliano Cipolletta

President, Torino Chamber of Commerce

Stefano Lo Russo

Mayor of Turin

Elena Graus

Italy Country Director, Advanced Business Events

  • 2:45pm - 3:00pm

Welcome Addresses

Andrea Tronzano

Regional Minister for Economic Development, Regione Piemonte

Dario Peirone

President, Ceipiemonte

  • 3:00pm - 3:20pm

Keynote

Stefano Pontecorvo

President, Leonardo

  • 3:20pm - 3:25pm

Institutional Remarks from Minister of Finland

Ville Tavio

Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of Finland

INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE

  • 3:30pm - 5:00pm

Panel Discussion: Technology, Innovation, Resilience: The Importance of Continuous Improvement in the Aerospace and Defence Value Chain

Tonia Cartolano (Moderator)

Managing Editor and Anchor, Sky TG24

Vincenzo Giorgio

CEO, Altec

Marco Rancati

Managing Director Microtecnica, Safran

Bruno Spagnolini

President and Chairman of the Board, Mecaer Aviation Group

Anna Clementina Veclani

Managing Director for Italy and Southern Europe, Boeing 

Roberto Angelini

Head of the Exploration and Science Domain, Thales Alenia Space

Major General Gianluca Ercolani

Vice Commander/Chief of Staff, Italian Airforce Operational Command

Stefano Bortoli

Managing Director Aeronautics Division, Leonardo

Valerio Moro

Head of Airbus in Italy

Pierfederico Scarpa

Strategy, Marketing and Sales Vice President, Avio Aero

  • 3.30pm - 4.15pm

Industrial Innovation and Collaboration for Industry Success

  • 4.15pm - 5:00pm

Resilience and Strategic Excellence in Defence

Tonia Cartolano (Moderator)

Sky Journalist

  • 5:00pm - 5:45pm

The Critical Role of Collaboration for the Future of Aviation
Spotlight on the EU Technology Development Cluster

Tonia Cartolano (Moderator)

Managing Editor and Anchor, Sky TG24

Dr. Michael Kyriakopoulos

Senior Expert, European Commission DG RTD

Prof. Francesco Profumo

Former Minister of Education, University and Research and Chairman of Isybank

Peter Grognard

Managing Director, Von Kármán Institute for Fluid Dynamics (VKI)

 

Luca Bedon

Head of R&T, Avio Aero

Wednesday - December 3, 2025

  • Conference Room 1

SHAPING A SUSTAINABLE AND INNOVATIVE FUTURE

  • 2:00pm - 3:40pm

Moving to Reality – The Aerospace City Becomes Reality

Christian Benna (Moderator)

Journalist

Andrea Tronzano

Regional Minister for Economic Development, Regione Piemonte

Michela Favaro

Deputy Mayor City of Turin

Prof. Giorgio Guglieri

Counselor, Torino Chamber of Commerce / Vice President, Unione Industriali Torino

Giancarlo Mezzanatto

SVP Strategy & Innovation, Leonardo Aeronautics Division

 

Roberto Angelini

Vice President Exploration and Science Domain, Thales Alenia Space

Massimo Castorina

Senior Marketing & Strategy Leader, Avio Aero

Fabio Massimo Grimaldi

President, Altec

Maurizio De Mitri

President, DAP

Alberto Mina

Institutional and International Relations and Communication, Principia

Giorgia Garola

Vice President, Unione Industriali Torino

Leonardo Salazzari

Partner, API Torino

  • 3:45pm - 4:50pm

Panel Discussion: Advanced Air Mobility: Concepts for the (Near) Future

Prof. Fulvia Quagliotti (Moderator)

Director, DAP

Lucas Marchesini

Co-Founder, CEO and CTO, MANTA Aircraft

Giovanni Barraco

Head of the Advanced Air Mobility and Innovative Air Mobility Office, ENAC

Dr. Kimon Valavanis

Founding Director, University of Denver Unmanned Systems Research Institute (DU2SRI)

Andrea Erbetta

CTO and IO, Mecaer Aviation Group

  • 4:55pm - 5:25pm

Panel Discussion: How is Big Data Transforming the Aerospace Defence Industry?

Prof. Enrico Magli (Moderator)

Full Professor, Polytechnic of Turin

Antonio Calegari

Director, Italian Institute of Artificial Intelligence (AI4I)

Piera Carrà

CIO, Avio Aero

Daniele Dragoni

Head of Quantum Computing Solutions & Head of Sales Engineering Hypercomputing, Leonardo

  • Conference Room 2

WORKSHOP PROGRAMME

  • 9:05am - 9:35am

Unleashing the Sky’s Potential: Aerospace Excellence, Innovative Trends and Investment Opportunities in Piemonte

Omar Safi (Moderator)

Service Manager Market Intelligence Office, Ceipiemonte

Davide Gandolfi

Head of International Affairs Department, Regione Piemonte

Giovanni Pischedda

Head of the Development Competitiveness and internationalization Department, Torino Chamber of Commerce

Stefano Nigro

General Manager, Ceipiemonte

Eleonora Marino

Head of Innovation & Venture Lab – Competence Industry Manufacturing 4.0

 

Fulvia Quagliotti

 Director, DAP

  • 9:40am - 11:20am

STARTUP AREA - Book Launch - “Volare Alto”: Supporting the Growth of the Aerospace Industry in Italy (Start up Area)

Moderator: Margherita Carpinteri
Authors: Leonella Gori and Alessandro Sannini; forewords by Walter Cugno; introduction by Gianpaolo Gabbi (SDA Bocconi)
Margherita Carpinteri (Moderator)

Manager, Czech Aerospace Cluster

  • 9:40am - 10:10am

CzechTrade Workshop – From the Heart of Europe to the Sky

Alzbeta Hlinena

Director, CzechTrade and CzechInvest offices in Milano

Vendula Doubravska

Manager, Czech Aerospace Cluster

  • 10:15am - 11:55am

Bridging the Gap: Leveraging Cross-Industry Suppliers to Solve Aerospace Challenges

Erika Manis (Moderator)

Head of Department Strategic Sectors and Investment Promotion, Piemonte Agency

Massimiliano Marsiaj

Coordinator of ANFIA-Motorsport Section, ANFIA

Federico Ramazzotti

Sales & Marketing Director, FEV Italy

Dr. Mohamed Eid

CEO, Blue Engineering

Luca Napolitano

SVP Procurement, Leonardo Aeronautics Division

Benoit Molard

President & CEO, BoostAeroSpace

Federico Cislaghi

Manager Continental Europe – Strategy and Business Development, Elite

  • 11:30am - 12:30pm

START UP AREA - ExPAnD - A Quantitative Approach to Export Potential Assessment: The Aerospace Case Study

Tullio Buccellato, CSC Advisory Coordination Economist, Centro Studi;

Alberto Carboni, Adviser Aerospazio, Centro Studi Confindustria
Tullio Buccellato

CSC Advisory Coordination Economist, Centro Studi

Alberto Carboni

Adviser Aerospazio, Centro Studi Confindustria

  • 12:00pm - 12:30pm

TRUMPF Metal Powder Bed 3D Printing and MYTEC High-Precision Clamping Systems Serving the Aerospace Industry

Davide Riccobene

Product manager Italy/ technical sales, MYTEC

Nicola Sicignano

Additive Manufacturing Manager, Sòphia High Tech

LUNCH BREAK

  • 2:00pm - 2:30pm

Boost Growth and Competitiveness: Leonardo Sustainable Supply Chain Strategy and Targets

Marco Romagnoli

SVP Procurement, Leonardo Electronics Division

Dario Cavasino

VP Procurement Subcontracting, Raw Materials & Interiors Category Management, Leonardo

Luca Napolitano

SVP Procurement, Leonardo Aeronautics Division

Paolo Rostirolla

VP Sustainable Supply Chain, Leonardo

  • 2:30pm - 3:00pm

START UP AREA - The Technological Acceleration with the CIM Innovation & Venture Lab and Xovery’s development path

Marta Di Gangi, Innovation Specialist, CIM Competence Center;

Alice Antonelli, PMO Aerospace, CIM Competence Center
Marta Di Gangi

Innovation Specialist, CIM Competence Center

Alice Antonelli

PMO Aerospace, CIM Competence Center

  • 2:35pm - 3:05pm

The Hidden Hero of Space Missions: The Science Behind Space Lubricants

Kim Jacqueline Ibrahim

Business Development Manager, Nye Lubricants (FUCHS Group)

  • 3:10pm - 4:15pm

Business Opportunities in Turkey: Cooperation, Investment & Supply Chain

Alfredo Nocera (Moderator)

Aerospace Expert

Muttalip Tütüncü

Project Manager – Defense and Aerospace, Investment and Finance Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye

Taylan Ercan

Engineering Director, Kale Jet

Giovanni Tomassini

CEO, Baykar Piaggio Aerospace

  • 4:20pm - 6:00pm

Startup Pitch Session (Pitch Area)

  • 4:20pm - 4:50pm

AIR - Veneto Aerospace Cluster: A Regional Model for Innovation and Industrial Growth

Federico Zoppas

President, Veneto Aerospace Cluster – AIR

Gino Bucciol

VP of Business Development of Officina Stellare

Gianpietro Marchiori

Member of the Board of RIR AIR and President of EIE GROUP

Liviana Forza

Member of the Board of RIR AIR and CEO of Isoclima

Carlo Bettanini

Chair of the Scientific Committee RIR AIR and Associate Professor at the University of Padua

  • 4:55pm - 5:25pm

UAV Flight Intelligence: The Delair Test Case – Autonomy Optimization, Precision Navigation & Flight Modeling

Ilaria Garofalo

Sales Engineering, BSIM Engineering

Mathieu Causse

Technical Expert, NeurEco AI Technology – BSIM Engineering

  • 5:30pm - 6:00pm

Concrete Workshop for More Efficient Aerospace Manufacturing: Digital Factory Real Application

Sergio Ferrero

Sales Area Manager, Tebis Italia

Thursday - December 4, 2025

  • Conference Room 1

LUNAR ECONOMY SUMMIT

View the Lunar Economy Summit programme here
  • Conference Room 2

WORKSHOP PROGRAMME

  • 9:05am - 9:35am

Training and Consulting for Aerospace, Defense and Security

Carmine Scafa

Chairman, AIAD-STAN and Responsible for standardization & quality, UNAVIA

  • 9:40am - 10:10am

Opening Space for Textiles: Building Together the Roadmap for Cross-Sector Synergies

Cristina Leone (Moderator)

President, CTNA

Mauro Sampellegrini

Innovation Manager, Confindustria Moda – TexClubTec

Stefano Carosio

ESA Technology Broker for Italy, STAM Srl

  • 10:15am - 11:55am

Startup Pitch Session (Pitch Area)

  • 10:15am - 11:10am

Ushering in a New Commercial Era for Space: Challenges and Opportunities

Dario Peirone (Moderator)

President, Ceipiemonte

Roberto Angelini

Head of Exploration and Science Domain, Thales Alenia Space

Vincenzo Giorgio

CEO, ALTEC

Stefano Antonetti

VP Business Development and Institutional Business, D-Orbit

Leslie Haas

EVP Space Business Development, Voyager Technologies

Manlio Di Stefano

Director of International Markets, Axiom Space

  • 11:10am - 11:20am

Closing Keynotes
Challenges in the New Space Era. Discoveries, Exploration, Space Economy

Massimo Comparini

Managing Director Space Division, Leonardo

  • 11:25am - 11:55am

UMBRIA AEROSPACE CLUSTER - A Response to Growing Aerospace Labor Market Requirements

Daniele Tonti

President, Umbria Aerospace Cluster

Cillian Fani

Secretary General, Umbria Aerospace Cluster

Paolo Passoni

Team Manager Specialties, Randstad Italia

Francesco Di Marco

Unit Manager, Randstad Italia

  • 12:00pm - 12:30pm

Supply Chain Management Handbook - The Tool for SMEs to Comply with Aerospace Customer Requirements

Diana Giorgini

IAQG Representative from ATLA Affiliate Member

LUNCH BREAK

  • 2:00pm - 2:30pm

Procurement and Diversification: On Course for Aerospace

Alberto Carpinetti (Chairperson)

Managing director at ACTIONGROUP srl, and President, Adaci Piemonte e Valle d’Aosta 

 

Davide Cardone

Managing Director, PPG AMPASPACE srl

Piero Messidoro

Senior Space Expert, CEIPIEMONTE

Giuseppe Santangelo

Co-founder & CEO, Space Industries Spa

Paolo Torasso

Board, Ellena Spa

  • 2:35pm - 4:15pm

STARTUP AREA - Book Launch - “Volare Alto”: Supporting the Growth of the Aerospace Industry in Italy

Moderator: Margherita Carpinter
Authors: Leonella Gori and Alessandro Sannini; forewords by Walter Cugno; introduction by Gianpaolo Gabbi (SDA Bocconi)
Margherita Carpinter (Moderator)

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  • 2:35pm - 3:05pm

From Montréal to Torino: Outlook & Opportunities of Two Global Aerospace & Defense Hubs

Laurence Fouquette-L’Anglais

Delegate of Québec in Italy

Davide Gandolfi

Head of International Affairs Department, Regione Piemonte

Stefano Nigro

General Director, CEI Piemonte

Mélanie Lussier

President & CEO, Aéro Montréal

Fulvia Quagliotti

Director, DAP Piemonte Aerospace Cluster

  • 3:10pm - 3:40pm

AI-based Integrated LifeCycle Management System

Angelo Antonio Zagaria

Business Development Manager, Teoresi Group

Andrea Orlando

Products and Solutions Engineer, Teoresi Group

  • 3:45pm - 4:15pm

Chemical Compliance: Beyond Obligation to Drive the Change

Federico Vota

Technical Manager, Normachem