Space start-up ecosystems: Luxembourg meets Turin

The (LSA) was established in 2018 with the goal of developing the national space sector. Today, the agency fosters new and existing companies, develops human resources, facilitates access to funding and provides support for academic research: its mission is to develop Luxembourg's space sector by connecting space companies with businesses from other industries, help new start-ups get started and established companies grow. The LSA also represents Luxembourg within the European Space Agency (ESA), as well as the space related programs of the European Union and the United Nations.

On May 19, 2026, the representatives of the Luxembourg Space Agency and a large cohort of national space companies will visit the Italian city of Turin to meet the start-up ecosystem of , the Innovative Companies Incubator of Politecnico di Torino, and its incubation program .

During the event, organized in collaboration with the Italian Space Agency (ASI), the delegation from Luxembourg will present the latest initiatives, ventures and opportunities for collaboration, while a group of Italian start-ups supported by ESA BIC Turin will pitch their projects in the space sector, fostering business matching and networking.

The meeting of the two ecosystems will mark an event of international relevance, offering entrepreneurs and space enthusiasts a unique occasion to exchange knowledge, ideas, visions and contacts in the Space Economy sector.

The event will be held, in English, on Tuesday 19 May 2026, from 14:00 (2 p.m.) to 17:00 (5 p.m.), in Turin, Italy, at the headquarters of the , located within the Campus of Politecnico di Torino and accessible from two different pedestrian entrances: at Corso Castelfidardo 30/A and at Via Borsellino 53/N.

Participation is free, after registration.

14:00 | Participant reception and registration

14:15 | Welcome greetings and presentations

• Marc Serres, CEO of Luxembourg Space Agency, and Estelle Badie, Manager International Affairs of Luxembourg Space Agency
• Giuseppe Scellato, President of I3P, Coordinator of ESA BIC Turin and Full Professor of Politecnico di Torino

14:30 | Introduction - Ludovico Del Carretto, Consultant of I3P and ESA BIC Turin

14:40 | Pitch session for the participating space companies and start-ups

• AdwaisEO - François Régis Martin-Lauzer, CEO
• Amphinicy Technologies - Frane Milos, CEO, and Eugenia Agalliu, Product Manager
• Clearspace Today - Sabrina Andiappane, Managing Director
• HITEC - Yves Leiner, Chief Systems Engineer, and Mathieu Estève, Ground Segment Manager
• Ispace Europe - Francesco Ventre, Business Development Specialist, and Charlotte Nassey, Senior Government Affairs Lead
• Orbitare - Luis Munoz, Director
• Redwire Space - François Leproux, Project Manager
• RSS-Hydro - Paolo Tamagnone, Head of R&D
• Spacebackend - Yoav Landsman, COO
• Deplotic - Matteo Melchiorre, Head of R&D
• Ecosmic - Gaia Roncalli, CPO
• Evolunar - Riccardo Barbieri, Propulsion Engineer
• Hipparcos - Gabriella Caporaletti, CEO
• Kurs Orbital - Volodymyr Usov, CEO
• ORiS - Anna Mauro, CTO
• Synchropal - Ibrahim Osmani, CEO

16:00 | B2B meetings & networking

17:00 | Conclusions

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

I3P S.c.p.a. | Sala Agorà, C.so Castelfidardo 30/a, Torino, Italy

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