Book Presentation: "Volare Alto: Senza Capitale non c'è Orbita"

Italy’s space industry presents an industrial paradox: world-class expertise, advanced industrial clusters and highly specialised SMEs coexist with fragmentation, reliance on major contracts, limited access to capital and a scale that is often insufficient to compete in global markets.

Building on Aim High: Supporting the Growth of Italy’s Aerospace Industry, Leonella Gori and Alessandro Sannini take the discussion beyond the book to address a crucial question: who really finances a space SME when years of R&D, qualification, facilities, working capital and internationalisation are required?

Where does public support end, and where should bank lending, private debt, venture capital, growth capital and private equity come into play? And how can we build a supply chain in which SMEs can become industrial partners rather than remaining mere subcontractors?

With Walter Cugno, Maurizio De Mitri and Marino Moro, the panel brings together perspectives from major industry, industrial clusters, investors, academia and the hands-on experience of a specialised SME CEO.

A panel about capital, but above all about Italy’s ability to turn technology and know-how into stronger, more international and scalable companies.

Moderator
Chiara Rossi, Start Magazine

Alessandro Sannini, Private Equity Investor, Member of Federmanager’s Space Economy Committee
Walter Cugno, Former Thales Alenia Space, Coordinator of Federmanager’s Space Economy Committee
Maurizio De Mitri, Aerospace Districit of Piemonte
Marino Moro, Novaeka
Leonella Gori, SDA Bocconi

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