Speakers and Program
Speakers on Stages
A permanent core of four voices — three researchers and SENSE, the tour's AI presence — joined at every stage by researchers, ambassadors, and scientific attachés from the local community.
Permanent Speakers
Professor, Dept. of Engineering
University of Naples Parthenope — Italy
Permanent Speaker
University of Naples Parthenope — Italy
Professor, Dept. of Pharmacy
University of Naples Federico II — Italy
Permanent Speaker
University of Naples Federico II — Italy
SENSE
AI Situational Awareness Presence
Joining the team from the next stage
Permanent Presence · AI
Joining the team from the next stage
Additional Speakers by Stage
2025
Stage #1 — San Diego
William Gerwick, PhDDistinguished Professor — Scripps Institution of Oceanography & Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, UC San Diego, USA
Stage #2 — Cádiz
Mercedes Ruiz, PhDProfessor, University of Cádiz — Director of Research and Innovation for SEA-EU, Spain
Stage #3 — Madrid
Giuseppe Buccino GrimaldiAmbassador — Embassy of Italy, Madrid, Spain
Sergio ScopettaScientific Attaché — Embassy of Italy, Madrid, Spain
Jorge Gaspar Escribano, PhDProfessor, Department of Topographic and Cartographic Engineering — Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
2024
Stage #1 — Skaneateles, NY
Theodore Endreny, PhDProfessor, Dept. of Environmental Resources Engineering — State University of New York, USA
Frank H. MosesExecutive Director — Skaneateles Lake Association, USA
Stage #2 — Palisades, NY
Christopher J. Zappa, PhDProfessor — Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, USA
Stage #3 — Copenhagen
Stefania RosiniAmbassador — Embassy of Italy, Copenhagen, Denmark
Stage #4 — Amsterdam
Giorgio NovelloAmbassador — Embassy of Italy, The Hague, Netherlands
Dario GrassoScientific Attaché — Embassy of Italy, The Hague, Netherlands
Stage #5 — Vienna
Giovanni PuglieseAmbassador — Embassy of Italy, Vienna, Austria
Amedeo StaianoScientific Attaché — Embassy of Italy, Vienna, Austria
Gabriele RedigondaResearch Fellow — European Space Policy Institute, Austria