Space-Enabled Solutions for the Future of Logistics
Venue: ASI Headquarters, Rome
Date & Time: 8 May 2025, 10:00 - 16:15 CEST
Cost: No charge to registered participants
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Italian Coast Guard, in cooperation with the Italian Space Agency (ASI), hosted the ‘Space-Enabled Solutions for the Future of Logistics' workshop on 8 May 2025. The event, which took place at the ASI Headquarters in Rome, was an opportunity to explore the logistics sector's landscape and priorities in relation to operational efficiency, resilience and sustainability and to investigate possible roles for current and emerging space data and services in addressing the sector’s needs.
The workshop presented different perspectives from transport operators, infrastructure managers, institutional authorities, and other stakeholders, discussing and analysing requirements and trends with a focus on maritime, road, and rail, including multimodal challenges. Delegates explored opportunities for innovation addressing logistics services such as automation, IoT, fleet management, AI, equipment condition monitoring and warehouse optimisation.
During the discussions with key stakeholders, several use cases were identified. These address critical challenges and unlock opportunities for potential solutions and services enabled by space data that could be supported by ESA and ASI in dedicated calls for proposals.
This event was attended by institutional representatives, logistics operators, transport and maritime stakeholders involved in sustainable operations within the logistics sector, space and ICT solutions developers, service providers, logistics insurance representatives, and industry representatives.
Agenda
10:00 – 11:00 Registration
11:00 – 11:30 Welcome and Introductions
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Giancarlo N. Varacalli - Head of Telecommunications and Navigation Office, ASI
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Geraldine Naja - ESA Director of Commercialisation, Industry and Competitiveness
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Captain (ITCG) Pierluigi Milella - Italian Coast Guard, Safety of Navigation and Maritime Security Department, Handling of dangerous goods, Marine casualties and Port State Control Office, Head Office
11:30 – 12:30 Logistics Trends and Future Directions
Moderator: Enrico Spinelli - Applications Engineer, ESA
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Matteo Prantner - Italian Coast Guard Commander, National Technical Coordinator for Vessel Traffic Monitoring Systems and Single Window
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Edoardo D'Andrea - Transportation Policy Officer, CONFITARMA
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Sergio Prete - Commissioner Extraordinary of the Port Network Authority of the Ionian Sea
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Paola Cossu - ALICE Board Member and CEO of FIT Consulting
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 14:30 Innovative Technologies and Services for the Logistics Sector
ESA and ASI Programmes Introduction
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Rita Rinaldo - Head of Projects and Studies Implementation Division, ESA - View presentation
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Mauro Cardone - Head of Navigation Sector, ASI - View presentation
14:30 - 16:00 Industry Panel
Moderator: Adriana G. Castriotta - Telecommunications and Navigation Office, ASI
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Keynote Speakers: Marco Brancati - Senior Vice President of Leonardo Space and Giuseppe Tomasicchio - Senior Manager, Telespazio - View presentation
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Andrea Condotta - ALICE Vice Chair and Representative of Gruber Logistics - View presentation
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Frederick Ronse, CEO, Ovinto - View presentation
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Mirko Antonini - CEO, SpaceExe (in partnership with Engineering Ingegneria Informatica) - View presentation
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Paul Rizos - Senior Business Analyst, Darwin Innovation Group - View presentation
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Paolo Pagano - Director of CNIT Laboratory at the Port of Livorno - View presentation
16:00 – 16:15 Summary and Wrap Up Session - ESA and ASI