Sport and Space Meet: Innovation Accelerates

This event explores the synergies between Sport and Space, showing how technologies and knowledge developed in orbit are already transforming the way we train, take care of our bodies, and improve performance.

Research into human physiology under extreme conditions — including microgravity, physical and mental stress, and energy management — is generating solutions that can be transferred back to Earth, with concrete impacts on nutrition, training, recovery, and wellness.

At the same time, Earth observation technologies and the use of satellite data are opening new possibilities for sport, improving the management of environments, infrastructures, and athletic performance.

The discussion also offers a strategic perspective for companies within the sports industry supply chain, which can find in the space sector a new field for innovation through advanced materials, cutting-edge technologies, and high-value expertise.

An opportunity to discover how Sport and Space — never closer than today — can become a shared platform for innovation, business, and new opportunities.

Moderator: Elena Galli, AeroHub Project Coordinator

Sport and Health: how biotechnology can improve human well-being in space
Valentina Benfenati, Clust-ER Health

New connections between sport and the space industry: opportunities for companies in the sports supply chain
Corporate case studies
Arianna Colombari, Group Corporate Communication & Sustainability Director, Tecnica Group
Flavio Augusto Gentile, CEO e co-founder di REA Space
Pietro Bellavite, Head of Training, Scientific Evidence and Proper Product Use – Compex Italy

Presentation of the ESA ACCESS programme with use cases related to the sports sector
Massimiliano Arcieri, ESA ACCESS Programme (joining remotely)
Beatrice Barresi, ESA ACCESS Programme (joining remotely)

Presentation of the new hub dedicated to the Space Economy: BEX Beyond Exploration
Elena Bonacini, Exhibition Manager BEX

The human body in microgravity: physical preparation and adaptation of the organism under extreme conditions
Walter Villadei, Astronaut, Italian Air Force (joining remotely)