Event agenda
Tuesday, 6 May 2025
09:00 - 10:00
Registration & Welcome Coffee
10:00 - 10:10
10:10 - 10:20
European space policy
Andrius Kubilius, Defence and Space Commissioner, European Commission Pre-recorded intervention
10:20 - 10:30
ESA role in ensuring European space capabilities
- Keynote
Josef Aschbacher, director general, ESA Pre-recorded intervention
10:30 - 10:40
A view from Lithuania
- Keynote
Lukas Savickas, Minister, Ministry of Economy and Innovation of Lithuania
10:40 - 10:50
A view from Italy
Emanuele de Maigret, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Italy
10:50 - 11:50
Space industry: current challenges and path forward
The main goal of the discussion is to highlight current challenges that ESA, EU, industry and academia is facing and to discuss the path forward for Europe to live up to its ambition to play an active role in international space arena.
11:50 - 12:15
Coffee break
12:15 - 12:45
12:45 - 13:45
Policy Session: Lithuanian Space ambition
Lithuania's space industry leaders will explore the country's vision of becoming a provider of competitive upstream products, technologies, and downstream services, assess progress, and discuss necessary actions to achieve this vision by 2027.
13:00 - 18:00
B2B
- B2B
Meeting duration:20 minute time slots
13:45 - 15:00
Lunch
15:30 - 15:40
Bussiness Forum: Lithuania - Italy : Welcome speeches
- Keynote
Roberto Cafiero, Director, ICE Warsaw; Marius Stasiukaitis, Vice-minister, Ministry of Economy and Innovation of Lithuania
15:40 - 15:50
LT space sector presentation
- Lithuania
- Presentation
Egle Elena Sataite, Head of Space Hub LT at Innovation Agency Lithuania
15:50 - 16:00
IT space sector presentation
- Italy
- Presentation
Danilo Rubini, Head of Relations with the EU, IV International Affairs Directorate, Italian Space Agency
16:00 - 17:30
Introductory session of LT and IT companies
- Lithuania
- Italy
Introductory session of LT and IT companies (pitch) max 10 + 10
17:30 - 18:00
Closing remarks
Teodoro Valente, President of the Italian Space Agency Adolfo Urso, Minister of Enterprise and Made in Italy Lukas Savickas, Minister, Ministry of Economy and Innovation of Lithuania