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5th Edition – AI & Space Economy
CANADA-ITALY FORUM ON
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
From Space to Earth – From Earth to Space: The role of AI
CENTRE MONT-ROYAL
MONTRÉAL, CANADA
From Space to Earth – From Earth to Space: The role of AI
Montréal, Canada
The 2023 edition of the Canada-Italy Forum on Artificial Intelligence has chosen Space Economy as its theme and aims to stimulate a dialogue on how AI and Space Economy can create new opportunities, strengthen existing synergies and stimulate innovative projects on two leading themes that are having a greater impact on the real economy than ever imagined.
sponsored by
Italy
Canada
preliminary program
November 6, 2023
10am - 4.30pm
Market Learning for participating Italian start-ups
6.30pm - 9pm
Welcome Cocktail for Speakers, Panelists and Italian Delegation
November 7, 2023
7.45am
Registration and Coffee
8.30am - 9.15am
Opening Remarks
Master of Ceremonies: Enrico Cremonese
OPENING REMARKS
- Carmine D’Argenio – Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada
- Elisa Valentin – Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie du Québec (MRIF)
- S.E. Andrea Ferrari – Embassy of Italy in Canada
- Elissa Golberg – Embassy of Canada to Italy (video)
- Valentino Valentini – Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy (MIMIT)
- Assessora Paola Salomoni – Region of Emilia-Romagna
- Valeria Scopelliti – Region of Calabria
- Teodoro Valente – Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
- Marco Saladini – Italian Trade Agency (ICE)
- Maria Mangiacavallo – Scotia Bank, Official Presenter
9.15am - 10.15am
The Growing Relevance of Space Economy and the Role/Challenge of AI
Moderator : Pierre-Philippe Lortie – CRIM
Coordinator : Pietro Leo – IBM Italia
Panel – Testimonials :
- Marco Di Clemente – Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
- Luca Rea – Fondazione Ugo Bordoni
- Marco Brancati – Telespazio – Leonardo
- David Haight – Canadian Space Agency
- Scott Streiner – Deloitte
- Giovanni D’Aliesio – MDA
10.15am - 10.30am
Coffee Break & Networking
10.30am - 11.15am
Italy and Canada in Space : Technology Perspective in Space
Moderator : Anilkumar Dave
Panel – Testimonials :
- Marco Di Clemente – Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
- Aniello Violetti – Embassy of Italy in Washington
- David Haight – Canadian Space Agency
- Lucy Stojak – Mosaic HEC Montréal
11.15am - 12.00m
The Importance of Human Exploration and its Benefits for Humankind
Moderator : Anilkumar Dave
Key-note speeches :
- Leonardo Mazzini – Thales Alenia Space
- Stewart Bain – NorthStar Earth & Space
Panel – Testimonials :
- Roberto Vittori – European Space Agency
- Giovanni D’Aliesio – MDA
- Abdo Shabah – Humanitas
12pm - 2pm
Luncheon Conference with Brian Gallant, CEO of Space Canada
”Collaborating to support the growth of the Canadian Space Economy”
2.15pm - 4.15pm
Stream #1 : From Earth to Space (simultaneous)
Moderator : Roberto Mazzolin – RHEA Group
Coordinator : Anilkumar Dave
Key-note speech :
- Leonardo Mazzini – Thales Alenia Space
Panel – Testimonials :
Key-Enabling Technologies for Human Exploration & Digital Innovation for Space
- Giovanni Beltrame – Polytechnique Montréal
- Andrea Cavallini – Rhea Group
- Remi Duquette – Maya HTT
- Gunes Karabulut Kurt – Polytechnique Montréal
- Riccardo Lasagni Manghi – Università di Bologna
- Melissa Mancini – MDA
- Giovanni Martucci di Scarfizzi – Rhea Group
- Rob Philpotts – BDO
- Remo Proietti – Istituto Italiano Tecnologia
- Elena Toson – T4i
2.15pm - 4.15pm
Stream #2 : From Space to Earth (simultaneous)
Moderator : Jarrod Morley – Aéro Montréal
Coordinator : Pietro Leo – IBM Italia
Key-note speech :
- Stewart Bain – NorthStar Earth & Space
Panel – Testimonials :
Data, Observation and Sustainability
- Giovanni Giacco – Latitudo 40
- Marco Folegani – MEEO
- Antonio Tirri – Unipol/Leithà
- Max Lenarciak – Sly
- Stefano Falzini – Airbus Italia
- Ali Elawad – Deloitte
- Nicolas Martinez – StatCan
- Marianne Girard – GHG Sat
Ideas & Technology Transfer: Bringing technologies from Space to Earth
- Rodolfo Sardone – Casa delle Tecnologie Emergenti (CTE)
- Abdo Shabah – Humanitas
- Barbara Decelle – Ivado
- Darine Ameyed – Baüne
4.15pm - 4.30pm
Coffee Break & Networking
4.30pm - 5pm
Wrap-up Day #1
Master of Ceremony : Enrico Cremonese
Wrap up simultaneous streams
- Stream From Earth to Space : Roberto Mazzolin – Rhea Group
- Stream From Space to Earth : Pietro Leo – IBM Italia
Closing remarks
- Enrico Pavone – Consulate General of Italy in Montreal
- Laurence Fouquette-L’Anglais – Délégation du Québec à Rome
- Danielle Virone – Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada
November 8, 2023
7.45am
Registration and Coffee
8.30am - 9.45am
Start-up Pitch
Moderator : Anilkumar Dave
Start-ups
- Bytek
- Cshark
- Evo-Bi
- Latitudo 40
- Revelis
- SaferPlaces
- Sly
- SmartFab
- Wenda
8.30am - 9.15am
Clust-ER Innovate : Skills 4 Space – Talents and Skills as Boosters for the Aerospace Economy
Master of Ceremony: Enrico Cremonese
Panelists
- Paola Salomoni, Regional Minister For Education, University, Research And Digital Agenda – Emilia-Romagna Region
- Filippo Bosi, Vicepresident – Clust-ER Innovate of Emilia-Romagna Region and CEO – Imola Informatica
- Elisabetta Bracci, Director – Clust-ER Innovate of Emilia-Romagna Region
9.15am - 9.45am
Collaborative Initiatives
Master of Ceremony: Enrico Cremonese
EU Co-Financed Collaborative Initiatives
- Valeria Catalano – EUSPA
Financing Collaborations
- Bernard Duval – Mitacs
10.00am - 10.15am
Coffee Break & Networking
10.15am - 12pm
Working Group : Sustainability & AI in the Framework of Space Economy (simultaneous)
Session Coordinator : Prof. Gabriele Bitelli – University of Bologna
Session Facilitator : Pierre-Philippe Lortie – CRIM
Participants of Working Group Discussion
- Paola Salomoni – Region of Emilia-Romagna
- Lorenzo Calabri – ART-ER
- Prof. Gabriele Bitelli – University of Bologna
- Roberta Turra – CINECA
- Marco Folegani – MEEO
- Antonio Tirri – Unipol/Leithà
- Marco Becca – IFAB
- Françoys Labonté – CRIM
- Francis Pelletier – CRIM
- Joanna Eyquem – Intact
- Samuel Foucher – Université de Sherbrooke
10.15am - 12pm
Working Group : Building Territorial Innovation Ecosystems (simultaneous)
Session Coordinator : Fondazione Ugo Bordoni
Session Facilitator : Pietro Leo – IBM Italia
Participants of Working Group Discussion
- Andrea Petroni – Fondazione Ugo Bordoni
- Mattia Giorno – Taranto
- Gianpiero Pepe
- Rodolfo Sardone – CTE Taranto
- Fabio Bruno – Regione of Calabria
- Érick Fortin – CAE/Lab-52
- François Borelli – Numana
- Annie Ferlatte – FAB Lab Montréal
- Salouaf Slaoui – AgBio Centre
- Brunilde Sanso – Polytechnique Montréal
- Véronique Perreault, Zone d’innovation
12.30pm - 2.00pm
Networking Lunch
2.15pm - 5pm
For Italian Companies : targeted meetings, market learning visits
November 9, 2023
9am - 5pm
For Italian Companies : targeted meetings, market learning visits
confirmed speakers, panelists and testimonials
Canada
Darine Ameyed - Baüne
Stewart Bain - NorthStar Earth & Space
Giovanni Beltrame - Polytechnique Montréal
Giovanni D'Aliesio - MDA
Carmine D'Argenio - Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada
Barbara Decelle - Ivado
Remi Duquette - Maya HTT
Ali Elawad - Deloitte
Joanna Eyquem - Climate-Resilient Infrastructure
Laurence Fouquette-L'Anglais - Délégation du Québec à Rome
Brian Gallant - Space Canada
Marianne Girard - GHGSat
Elissa Golberg - Embassy of Canada to Italy
David Haight - Canadian Space Agency | Government of Canada
Gunes Karabulut Kurt - Polytechnique Montréal
Pierre-Philippe Lortie - Innovation Consultant
Melissa Mancini - MDA
Maria Mangiocavallo - Scotia Bank
Nicolas Martinez - Statistics Canada
Brigadier General Roberto Mazzolin - RHEA Group
Jarrod Morley - Aéro Montréal
Rob Philpotts - BDO Canada
Brunilde Sanso - Polytechnique Montréal
Abdo Shabah - Humanitas
Lucy Stojak - Mosaic HEC Montréal
Scott Streiner - Deloitte
Elisa Valentin - Ministère des relations internationales et de la francophonie
Italy
Marco Becca - IFAB International Foundation Big Data and Artificial Intelligence for Human Development
Gabriele Bitelli - University of Bologna
Elizabetta Bracci - Clust-ER Innovate
Marco Brancati - Telespazio
Filippo Bosi - Clust-ER Innovate & Imola informatica
Fabio Bruno - University of Calabria
Valeria Catalano - EU Agency for the Space Programme
Andrea Cavallini - Rhea Group
Anilkumar Dave - Space Economy Advisor
Marco Di Clemente - Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
Stefano Falzini - Airbus Italia
S.E. Andrea Ferrari - Ambassador of Italy in Canada
Marco Folegani - Meteorological and Environmental Earth Observation (MEEO)
Giovanni Giacco - Latitudo 40
Riccardo Lasagni Manghi - University of Bologna
Max Lenarciak - Sly S.r.l.
Pietro Leo - IBM Italy
Giovanni Martucci di Scarfizzi - Rhea Group
Leonardo Mazzini - Thales Alenia Space
Remo Proietti - Italian Institute of Technology
Enrico Pavone - Italian Consulate in Montreal
Luca Rea - Fondazione Ugo Bordoni
Marco Saladini - Italian Trade Agency
Paola Salomoni - Regional Minister for Education, University, Research and Digital Agenda, Emilia-Romagna Region
Rodolfo Sardone - CTE Calliope
Valeria Scopelliti - Region of Calabria
Antonio Tirri - Unipol/Leithà
Elena Toson - T4i
Roberta Turra - Cineca
Teodoro Valente - Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
Valentino Valentini - Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy
Aniello Violetti - Embassy of Italy in Washington
Roberto Vittori - Air Force and European Space Agency
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Italian Start-Up
Calabria
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