An animated discussion hosted by Ettore Perozzi, leading planetary defence expert from ASI, the Italian space agency. Special guests include experts from ASI as well as the European Space Agency (ESA), INAF, and the IAU Minor Planet Center. Art and live music performances will be part of the event, as well as ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano who will join the chat from Houston, Texas.

Guest speakers:

• Giorgio Saccoccia (ASI)
• Luca Parmitano (ESA)
• Federica Spoto (IAU Minor Planet Center)
• Giovanni B. Valsecchi (INAF, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica)
• Alice Milani (visual artist)
• Marco Micheli (ESA NEO Coordination Centre)
• Laura Faggioli (ESA NEO Coordination Centre)
• Elisabetta Dotto (INAF, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica)
• Raffaella Misiti (musician)
• Annalisa Baldi (musician)
• Alessandra Casale (musician)
• Ian Carnelli (ESA)
• Barbara Negri (ASI)

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