Tuesday, 6 October 2026 | 10:00 - 11:00
Thematic Webinar – Advanced Aerospace Technologies: From Research to Market Applications
- Aerospace
Program Overview
- 10:00 - 10:05 | Welcome Address
- Speaker: Sergio Grande, Senior Technology Transfer Officer, ENEA
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- 10:05 - 10:10 | Advanced Aerospace Technologies & EEN Sector Group Insights
- Speaker: Simone Sparano, Head of European Affairs, Enterprise Europe Network Project Manager, Chairman of the EEN Aerospace Sector Group, Unioncamere Campania.
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- 10:10 - 10:20 | European Policy & Funding Perspective
- Speaker: Jessica Bonanno, Project Manager, APRE
Topics covered:
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European priorities and policy framework
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Funding opportunities for companies, startups and research organisations
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Overview of current EU programmes, including Horizon Europe and related instruments
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- 10:20 - 10:30 | Market & Industry Perspective
- Speaker: Gianluigi Baldesi, Head of Ventures and Financing Office, ESA Space Agency
Topics covered:
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Current market and technology trends
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Industrial needs, challenges and emerging demand drivers
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Opportunities for collaboration, partnerships and technology transfer
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- 10:30 - 10:40 | Research & Innovation Perspective
- Speaker: Nunzia Favaloro, Space Exploration and Satellite Unit, Head (ESP-Lab), CIRA- Italian Aerospace Research Centre
Topics covered:
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Space Exploration Missions and Technology Roadmaps
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CIRA Technologies, Demonstrators and test
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- 10:40 - 10:45 | Innovation Village Award 2026
- Speaker: Andrea Canonico, Innovation Village Award Director
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- 10:45 - 11:00 | Best Practice Session / Innovation Pitch
- Speakers: Giulia Bellezza, Chief Operating Officer, Astradyne
Topics covered:
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Start-up Spotlight
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Presentation of challenge-driven and proposed solutions
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Collaboration and business opportunities
1 speaker
Senior Technology Transfer Officer | ENEA (Bari, Italy)
Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development