Jacopo Manotti

Impact for practice

Reports, articles and talks that bring research results to firms, institutions and founders.

Jacopo Manotti seated on a panel in front of the Earth Technology Expo backdrop
Roundtable on open innovation for the New Space Economy, Earth Technology Expo, Florence, October 2022.
Jacopo Manotti speaking at a lectern at the Centro Studi Americani
Introduction to the New Space Economy, Centro Studi Americani, Rome, February 2025.
Jacopo Manotti presenting research results on a large screen at the InnovUp final conference
Investments of Italian corporates in startups, InnovUp final conference, Milan, December 2023.

Reports

  • Space Companies and States: A Two-Horse Race? Report, Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI), June 2026. Read
  • La Space Economy italiana nel 2024 Practitioner report, Space Economy Observatory, Politecnico di Milano, March 2025. Read
  • Il Potenziale INESPRESSO del Mezzogiorno Practitioner report, Sud Innovation Summit Research, September 2024 (sections 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3).
  • La Space Economy in Italia: punti di forza e di attenzione del contesto italiano Practitioner report, Space Economy Observatory, February 2024. Read
  • Trend tecnologici nella New Space Economy Practitioner report, Space Economy Observatory, 4th edition, May 2023. Read
  • Gli Investimenti in Startup Hi-Tech nel 2021: L'Ecosistema "non lascia, ma raddoppia" Report, Hi-Tech Startups Observatory, 9th edition, December 2022.
  • La Space Economy per la competitività e lo sviluppo sociale del Paese Report, Space Economy Observatory, 2nd edition, February 2022. Read
  • Sesto Osservatorio Open Innovation e Corporate Venture Capital Report, Assolombarda and Innovup, December 2021.
  • L'innovazione digitale non va in lockdown: alle imprese cogliere l'effetto startup Report, Hi-Tech Startups Observatory, 8th edition, November 2021.
  • Space Economy e Sostenibilità Report, Space Economy Observatory, 2nd edition, November 2021.
  • Tecnologie Satellitari: Le Opportunità per il Monitoraggio Infrastrutturale Report, Space Economy Observatory, 2nd edition, September 2021.
  • Quinto Osservatorio Open Innovation e Corporate Venture Capital Report, Assolombarda and Innovup, December 2020.
  • Tecnologie Satellitari: What's Next? Report, Space Economy Observatory, 1st edition, September 2020. Read
  • Space Economy: un'opportunità di frontiera che riguarda tutte le imprese Report, Space Economy Observatory, 1st edition, May 2020. Read

Articles

  • Gli investimenti privati a livello globale nella Space Economy Online article, Leonardo Civiltà delle Macchine, July 2021 (p. 67).
  • Space Economy: come ACEA usa le immagini satellitari di una startup per il controllo di impianti e reti elettriche Online article, EconomyUp, March 2021. Read
  • Rocket Sharing: il nuovo paradigma di innovazione condivisa nella Space Economy Online article, EconomyUp, September 2020. Read
  • Space Economy: una rivoluzione (anche) per il settore agricolo Online article, ESG360, July 2020. Read

Presentations and workshops

  • New Space Startups Investments and Trends Public presentation, Space Economy Observatory final conference, Politecnico di Milano, March 2026. Recording
  • The Role of Alliances in New Space Economy Entrepreneurship Public presentation with Stefano Masiello (Thales Alenia Space Italia), ESA Business Incubation Centre, Milan, November 2025. LinkedIn post
  • New Space Startups Investments and Trends Public presentation, Space Economy Observatory final conference, Politecnico di Milano, March 2025. Recording
  • Introduction to New Space Economy Public presentation, Quali prospettive per la Space Economy, ADL Consulting, Centro Studi Americani, Rome, February 2025. Event
  • Il mercato dell'Osservazione della Terra in Italia nel 2023 Public presentation, Space Economy Observatory final conference, 4th edition, Politecnico di Milano, February 2024. Recording
  • Investments of Italian Corporates in Startups InnovUp final conference, 10th edition, Deloitte Innovation, Milan, December 2023.
  • Il mercato dell'Osservazione della Terra in Italia nel 2023: risultati intermedi Workshop with partners and sponsors, Space Economy Observatory, 4th edition, Politecnico di Milano, November 2023.
  • Investments of Italian Corporates in Startups: a first snapshot Ernst and Young (EY), Milan, July 2023.
  • Il mercato dell'Osservazione della Terra in Italia nel 2022 Public presentation, invited by Altair, Città della Scienza, Naples, April 2023.
  • Global New Space Economy startups: investments and overview Space Economy Observatory final conference, 3rd edition, Politecnico di Milano, March 2023. Recording
  • L'utilizzo delle tecnologie spaziali per applicazioni terrestri ProgettistaPiù, 2nd edition final conference (online), January 2023.
  • Settimo Osservatorio Open Innovation e Corporate Venture Capital Assolombarda and Innovup final report, December 2022.
  • Osservatorio Open Innovation e Corporate Venture Capital 2022 Hi-Tech Startups Observatory, partner of InnovUp, Cariplo Factory, Milan, December 2022.
  • Gli investimenti in Corporate Venture Capital Assolombarda, Osservatorio CVC e OI, webinar and live, December 2021.
  • Come le startup possono utilizzare le tecnologie spaziali per conseguire i Sustainable Development Goals? Space Economy Observatory, 2nd edition, 4th workshop, Milan, November 2021.
  • New Space Technologies Company scenario workshop, ACEA Data Community, June 2021.
  • Space Economy: la nuova frontiera dell'innovazione si presenta! Launch conference, Space Economy Observatory, 1st edition, December 2020 (support role). Recording

Moderation and panels

  • Lo Spazio: valore per imprese e territorio Working table moderation, Centro delle Tecnologie Emergenti (CTE), Matera, December 2025. Programme
  • Lo stato del Deep Tech in Italia: le nuove frontiere dell'innovazione Roundtable moderation, Digital and Open Innovation 2026, December 2025. Programme
  • Il ruolo del Deeptech nell'ecosistema imprenditoriale italiano Roundtable moderation, Digital and Open Innovation 2025, December 2024.
  • Open Innovation for the New Space Economy Roundtable panelist, Earth Technology Expo, Fortezza da Basso, Florence, October 2022.
  • Smart Space: An Agenda for Space Commerce and Governance Roundtable panelist, Oxford Space Summer Conference, Oxford, September 2022.

Webinars

  • Approcci imprenditoriali innovativi: il fenomeno Startup Studio e Venture Builder Webinar speaker, Startup and Scaleup Observatory, 11th edition, September 2024. Watch
  • Una fotografia delle startup Space Economy Webinar speaker, Space Economy Observatory, 4th edition, May 2023. Watch
  • Space Tourism: Fantascienza o reale opportunità di business? Webinar speaker, Space Economy Observatory, 3rd edition, November 2022.
  • I nuovi modelli di business della Space Economy Webinar, Space Economy Observatory, 2nd edition, May 2021.