SAT Expo - 1st European SME Week 2009 - Event Date: 11/May/2009 - 12/May/2009

1st European SME Week 2009

Space SMEs in Europe:
 
International and National Policies to support Innovation and Competitiveness in Space related SMEs.

May 11-12, 2009, Rome, Hotel Quirinale, Via Nazionale 7

Italian Ministry of Economic Development
Antonio Alunni, Confindustria, Vice President Small Business Council

INSTITUTIONAL SESSION
Coordinated by ASI

This session will assess the overall policy toward SMEs as seen by European and National Institutions. Expectations of SME Associations will be also introduced and discussed.

 
Keynote Speech: DG Enterprise, Small Business Act
Speakers: ASI, ESA, BNSC, CNES, DLR, CDTI
 
 
(Coffee Break)
 
Round Table:

SME Associations positions and comments coordinated by Fabio Tamburini of “Il Sole 24 ore”
Speakers: SME4Space, AIAD, AIPAS, ASAS, ASD Eurospace, GIFAS
 
 
(Lunch 13:30-14:30)
 
14:30 - 16:00

Large industries present their plans of cooperation with European Space SMEs. Lesson learned from case studies.

 
Keynote speech: Massimo Comparini, Thales Alenia Space, VicePresident R&D and Product Policy
Speakers: EADS Astrium, AVIO, EUTELSAT, OHB

Q&A session

Including presentation of SMEs cases of success and problems
 
 
(Coffee Break)
 
16:30 - 18:00

Case studies (bad and good) will be presented and commented and opportunities will be presented by the Investors. Space SMEs and credit (problems and obstacles, good practices, company rating, etc.)

 
Keynote speech: Carolina Matarazzi, ASI
Speakers: Borsa Italiana, MAC, EIB, Funds, FILAS, e-Sinergy Space Fund
 
 
(Networking Cocktail) 

12th May 2009

9:30 - 11:30

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPACE SMEs: TECHNOLOGIES
Coordinated by AIAD

European independence in Critical Technologies (e.g. ITAR) as an opportunity for Space SMEs; successful spin off and technology transfer policies and case studies; National Space Agencies present their Policies for SMEs in technology transfer and European initiatives (EEN, EBN, ENCADRE, etc.).

 
Keynote Speech: Marco Guglielmi, ESA – Technology and Strategy Directorate
Speakers: EDA, ELITAL, ALTA, the European BIC Network
 
 
 
(Coffee break)
 
11:45-13:30

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPACE SMEs: APPLICATIONS
Coordinated by ASAS

Strategies to enhance the value of SMEs’contribution in the application development; Users involvement, pre-commercial procurement, open source initiatives, Technological Platforms models, examples of collaborative environments for innovation.
 
Keynote Speech: Marcello Maranesi, Telespazio and E-Geos AD: the E-GEOS case
Speakers: DLR, ACARE, NASA, EURISY, NEREUS
 
 
(Lunch 13:30-14:30)
 
14:30 – 16:30

SYNTHESIS AND CONCLUSIONS
Recommendations from all the sessions will be collected and included in a final document that will be undersigned by the major stakeholders and presented to the audience.
 
Concluding remarks:

Enrico Saggese, ASI