Gabriele Bitelli – University of Bologna

Full Professor of Geomatics (academic discipline: Surveying and Mapping) since 2002 at the University of Bologna, Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering (DICAM). The prevailing research interests are aimed at Geomatics applications with integration of systems and sensors, surveying and representation for Cultural Heritage, Earth Observation and satellite Remote Sensing for environmental monitoring (e.g. […]
Marco Becca – IFAB International Foundation Big Data and Artificial Intelligence for Human Development

After graduating in Electronic Engineering at University of Bologna, he earned a Master in Business Administration (MBA) at SDA Bocconi in Milan.His working experience started in management consulting, with Accenture and then McKinsey&co, serving customers in Italy and Europe; then he worked as a manager for different multinational companies in different sectors (Telco, Insurance, Gaming), covering […]
Valeria Catalano – EU Agency for the Space Programme

Luigi Scarpa de Masellis – Delegation of the European Union to Canada

Remo Proietti – Italian Institute of Technology

Remo Proietti Zaccaria is head of the DELTA Lab (Disruptive Energy Lab for Trailblazing Advancements) at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) and Professor at the Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). This double appointment reflects the profound belief that Science should be shared among people, no matter […]
Luca Rea – Fondazione Ugo Bordoni

Graduated in Telecommunications Engineering at the “La Sapienza” University of Rome in 2005, he immediately started working in FUB on the NGN networks. He has followed European (BONE-mPlane) and National research projects. After a period in Consip in witch he dealth with VoIP, in 2008 he was appointed by the Mise as a member of the […]
David Haight – Canadian Space Agency | Government of Canada

David Haight est directeur des affaires économiques, internationales et réglementaires à l’Agence spatiale canadienne, où il dirige la recherche sur les avantages socioéconomiques de l’espace, l’engagement et la collaboration internationale, et les affaires réglementaires. Il était auparavant économiste en chef de l’ASC, dirigeant les efforts visant à mesurer l’impact et les avantages du secteur spatial […]
Andrea Mazzella – Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale

Born in Rome on March 23 1971, Andrea Mazzella graduated in Political Science at the University of Rome in 1996 with a degree thesis on “Preventive Diplomacy in the OSCE system”. In 1997, during his military service, he served as Assistant in the Prime Minister’s Military Office and then in the Diplomatic Office of the […]
Rob Philpotts – BDO Canada

Rob brings his experience in helping various public and private clients achieve their objectives through feasible courses of action that reduce risk. He was part of the intelligence fusion centers in Afghanistan as a Canadian Army Signals officer, and served across borders and alliances (NORAD, NATO) while at the US National Security Agency and US […]