Forum Canada–Italia sull’IA

CCIC : Collegare Canada e Italia – Connettere, Collaborare, Crescere.

From Space to Earth – From Earth to Space: The role of AI

5th Edition - AI & Space Economy

Novembre 6, 2023 10:00 am — 

Novembre 9, 2023 5:00 pm

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.

Italy

Canada

Novembre 6, 2023
Novembre 7, 2023
8.30am - 9.15amOpening 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 - 10.15amThe 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
10.30am - 11.15amItaly 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 - 12.00mThe 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 - 2pmLuncheon Conference with Brian Gallant, CEO of Space Canada

”Collaborating to support the growth of the Canadian Space Economy”

2.15pm - 4.15pmStream #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 - 4.15pmStream #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
4.30pm - 5pmWrap-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
Novembre 8, 2023
8.30am - 9.45amStart-up Pitch

Moderator : Anilkumar Dave

Start-ups

  • Bytek
  • Cshark
  • Evo-Bi
  • Latitudo 40
  • Revelis
  • SaferPlaces
  • Sly
  • SmartFab
  • Wenda
8.30am - 9.15amClust-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 - 9.45amCollaborative Initiatives

Master of Ceremony: Enrico Cremonese

EU Co-Financed Collaborative Initiatives

  • Valeria Catalano – EUSPA

Financing Collaborations

  • Bernard Duval – Mitacs
10.15am - 12pmWorking 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 - 12pmWorking 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
Novembre 9, 2023

Canadian Speakers

Director, Cyber Threat Management & Response / 
BDO Canada
Chief Technology Strategist / 
RHEA Group
Ambassador of Canada to Italy, Albania, Malta, San Marino / 
Embassy of Canada to Italy
Chair of the Board and President / 
Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada

Italian Speakers

Responsible of Technology Unit / 
Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
Space Economy Advisor / 
Ambassador / 
Embassy of Italy in Canada
Regional Minister for Education, University, Research and Digital Agenda / 
Emilia-Romagna Region
Executive Architect & CTO, IBM Italy Chief Scientist and Research Strategist / 
IBM Academy of Technology Leadership

Collaborators

Press

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Videos

  • Welcome and Opening RemarksWelcome and Opening Remarks
  • The Growing Relevance of Space Economy and the Role of AIThe Growing Relevance of Space Economy and the Role of AI
  • Italy and Canada in SpaceItaly and Canada in Space
  • The Importance of Human Exploration and its Benefits for HumankindThe Importance of Human Exploration and its Benefits for Humankind
  • Collaborating to support the growth of the Canadian Space EconomyCollaborating to support the growth of the Canadian Space Economy
  • Stream : From Earth to SpaceStream : From Earth to Space
  • Stream : From Space to EarthStream : From Space to Earth
  • Wrap-up and Closing RemarksWrap-up and Closing Remarks
  • Clust-ER Innovate : Skills 4 SpaceClust-ER Innovate : Skills 4 Space
  • Collaborative InitiativesCollaborative Initiatives