The inaugural conference of the SPHERE Unit – Space Policies, Humanities, and Exogeographical Research Ecosystem at the CISS – Center for International and Strategic Studies – positions Luiss as the first Italian university to systematically foster dialogue between STEM and social sciences to formulate evidence-based space policies.

8:30 a.m. Welcome Coffee

9:00 a.m. Introductory remarks
Raffaele Marchetti, Director of the Research Center for International and Strategic Studies (CISS), Luiss
Adolfo Urso (video message), Minister of Business and Made in Italy
Angelino Alfano, President of the Research Center for International and Strategic Studies (CISS), Luiss
Alfonso Giordano, Head of the SPHERE-Space Policies, Humanities and Exogeographical Research Ecosystem Unit (CISS), Luiss

9:30 a.m. Space as a Strategic Domain: Challenges for International Governance
Speakers include
Antonino Alì, Professor of International Law at the University of Trento
Massimo Claudio Comparini, Managing Director of the Space Division, Leonardo S.p.A.
Mauro D'Ubaldi, Deputy Secretary General of Defense
Matteo Lucchetti, Chief Operating Officer, National Competence Center for Cyber Security CYBER 4.0
Chiara Pertosa, CEO, SITAEL-Space Science, Industrial & IoT Solutions
Marcello Spagnulo, Expert on the Technical-Scientific Roundtable, Government Interministerial Committee for Space and Aerospace Policies

Moderator:
 Raffaele Marchetti, Director of the Research Center for International and Strategic Studies (CISS) and Professor of International Relations, Luiss

10:15 a.m. Space economy and innovation: the role of public and private policies
Speakers include
Antonio Bartoloni, Head of the Office for Space and Aerospace Policies, Presidency of the Council of Ministers
Ezio Bussoletti, President of e-GEOS and Director of the Executive Master in Space Economy at Luiss Business School
Alberto Improda, President of the Cross Route Impresa Research Center
Francesco Lapenta, Director of the John Cabot University Institute of Future and Innovation Studies
Luca Rossettini, CEO of D-Orbit-Space Logistics and Orbital Transportation Services
Ersilia Vaudo Scarpetta, Special Advisor for Future Talents, European Space Agency

Moderator:
Frediano Finucci, Head of the Economy and Foreign Affairs section of La7's news program, Training School on Space Journalism, School of Journalism, Luiss

11:00 a.m. Coffee Break

11:30 a.m. The future of humanity beyond Earth: exogeography and policies for the new era

Speakers include
Gianluca Casagrande, Professor of Space Exploration and Exogeography at the European University of Rome
Ilaria Cinelli, biomedical engineer and analog astronaut, Aerospace Medical Association
Mario Cospito, Diplomatic Advisor and Expert on Aerospace Policies, Ministry of Business and Made in Italy
Marcello Di Paola, Professor of Environmental and Space Philosophy, University of Palermo
Stefano Pontecorvo, President of Leonardo S.p.A.
Teodoro Valente, President of the Italian Space Agency

Moderator:
Eva Giovannini, journalist, correspondent, and RAI presenter

Interactive Q&A

Moderated by
 Vittorio Argento, journalist

12:45 PM: Conclusion of the proceedings

Alfonso Giordano, Head of the SPHERE-Space Policies, Humanities and Exogeographical Research Ecosystem (CISS) Unit, and Professor of Exogeography, Astropolitics, and Space Economy at Luiss
 

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