Daily Program

30 September 2023

Forlì Vola 2013 - ∞ is made up of different festive moments: the morning session is open to alumni, students and the general public and is organised within the program of the Festival del Buon Vivere; the afternoon is reserved to alumni and students of the master's degree in Aerospace Engineering

Morning Session

Included in the program of the Festival del Buon Vivere, the morning session will celebrate the 10-year anniversary from the internationalization of the Master's Degree in Aerospace Engineering offered at Forlì Campus. It will be the occasion to know the evolution of the aerospace field in Forlì since its origins and to explore future horizons. Guests speakers will be part of the program.

09.00 - 9.30

Welcome

Auditorium San Giacomo
09.30 - 10.00

Opening greetings

Auditorium San Giacomo

Greetings from institutional representatives of the Università di Bologna, city hall and other authorities
10.00 - 10.30

The history of aerospace engineering in Forlì

Prof. Fabrizio Giulietti- Director of the Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering

Auditorium San Giacomo

From its origins to the present and to future horizons: how the aerospace field in Forlì had developed throughout the years
10.30 - 11.00

Research and Higher Education in Aerospace

Prof. Alessandro Talamelli- Director of DAST , Prof. Paolo Tortora- Director of CIRI Aerospace

Auditorium San Giacomo

The evolution of the research activities in the aerospace field and the brand new PhD programme in Aerospace Science and Technology- DAST
11.00 - 13.00

Inspirational Talks

Astronaut Maurizio Cheli , Acrobatic Pilot Dario Costa

Auditorium San Giacomo

Listen to the challenging experiences of the first Italian astronaut of a NASA mission and the Guinness World Record aerobatic pilot

Networking Light Lunch

Reserved to registered Alumni and students of the master's degree in Aerospace Engineering

13.30 - 14.45

Networking Lunch

Teaching Hub, viale Corridoni 20, Forlì

Afternoon session

Reserved to registered Alumni and students of the master's degree in Aerospace Engineering

15.00 - 16.00

Alumni testimonials: careers beginning from Forlì

Teaching Hub, viale Corridoni 20, Forlì

Aerospace Engineering alumni talk about their career paths and evolutions.
Alumni:
Angelini Virginia- OneWeb
Olivastri Dalila- Leonardo Helicopters
Giacomini Patrick- AlphaTauri
Alberto Corbelli - Sitael
Giancorrado Brighi- DAST PhD student
16.00 - 16.30

Companies presentation

Teaching Hub, via Corridoni 20 Forlì

Curti Industries - Alessandro Curti, CEO
Space Mind - Chiara Lughi, System Engineer
16.30 - 17.30

Networking panel discussion- new trends in aerospace field

Teaching Hub, via Corridoni 20 Forlì

Guests from the industry and research field will talk about future challenges in the aerospace sector.
Bertacin Roberto- ASI
Nicola Melega - ESA
Solieri Luca- Alma Automotive
Accurso Damiano- NPC Spacemind
Del Gobbo Diego- Leonardo Helicopters
18.00 - 18.30

Musical performance

Teaching Hub, via Corridoni 20 Forlì

Alumni, students professors and guests will be offered a musical performance as closure of the networking day!

Evening Buffet Light Dinner

Reserved to registered Alumni, students and staff of the Master's Degree in Aerospace Engineering

18.30 - 21.00

Buffet Light Dinner

Teaching Hub, via Corridoni 20 Forlì