Roberto Battiston is an Italian physicist specializing in elementary particle physics in space. He served as President of the Italian Space Agency (ASI) from 2014 to 2018 and currently chairs the European Space Science Committee (ESSC).
Editor-in-chief of the daily newspaper L'Adige. In the past, he was the web director of the Italian sites of the Athesia group and before that, chief editor of the Alto Adige. For more than a decade, he was also the South Tyrol correspondent for La Repubblica.
Gianluca Dettori is the founder and president of Primo Capital, an independent asset management company and one of Italy’s leading players in technology investments. The firm currently has over 500 million euros committed across several specialized funds in the digital, climate tech, healthcare, and space economy sectors.
Dino Dima is a partner at DLA Piper. He advises on M&A, private equity, venture capital and commercial contracts, with experience in domestic and cross-border transactions. He has strong expertise in regulated sectors, particularly telecoms and ICT, assisting clients on complex projects and transactions.
Dr Ferrazzani has been ESA’s Director of Resources and Services since 2024, overseeing finance, HR, infrastructure and IT across all ESA sites. Former ESA Legal Counsel, he has led major European space programmes and international negotiations, including with NASA and at the UN.
Via Belenzani, once called Contrada Larga, is the main street leading to Piazza Duomo and one of the city's most atmospheric streets, surrounded on both sides by Renaissance palaces decorated with beautiful frescoes. Palazzo Geremia, today the seat of the Trento City Council, is one of these: inside there are several rooms - beautifully frescoed and often still with their original wooden ceilings.
