The Scientific Infrastructures in Sardinia - EXPO 2025, Osaka

25 Jun 2025, 13:00 → 26 Jun 2025, 23:30 Asia/Tokyo

Padiglione Italia (EXPO Osaka)

Wednesday 25 June

Sardinia: a Territory of Science

Presentation of the Italian candidacy to host the Einstein Telescope (ET) in Sardinia together with the scientific infrastructures ARIA and Sardinia Radio Telescope (SRT)

1 Institutional greetings

Attilio Sequi, Director General, INFN
Alessandro Cardini, Director Cagliari INFN Department and member of INFN
Board of Directors
Michele Mazzola, representing the Italian Ministry of University and Research (LIVE REMOTELY)
Giuseppe Meloni, Local Minister Planning, Budget, Credit and Territorial
Governance and Vice-President Autonomous Region of Sardinia

2 The Einstein Telescope Project

Speaker: Michele Punturo (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

ET-Punturo-June25.pptx

3 The ETIC Project: the Italian Candidacy

Speaker: Monique Bossi (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

20250625_ETIC projet_M.Bossi.pptx

4 The Socio Economic Impact of Einstein Telescope

Speaker: Alberto Masoni (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

Masoni 25-6 EXPO2025.pptx

5 Italy-Japan Collaboration

Speaker: Prof. Takayuki Tomaru (NAOJ)

Tomaru.pptx

6 Round Table #1

16:35 Break

7 The Sardinian Site for Einstein Telescope

Speaker: Andrea Contu (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

AContuOSAKA2025.pdf

8 The ARIA Project

Speakers: Alessandro Cardini (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Prof. Art McDonald (Queen's University, Kingston, Canada)

08_Art McDonald Osaka video.mp4

ARIA_Cardini_Osaka_25JUN25.pptx

ARIA_Cardini_Osaka_25JUN25_v2.0.pptx

9 The SRT Project

Speaker: Federica Govoni (INAF-OAC)

09_Talk_Govoni_Osaka.pdf

10 Round Table #2

11 Q&A

Dinner at Casa Sardegna - with Prof. Takaaki Kajijta

An informal event at Casa Sardegna

Thursday 26 June

Italy and Japan in the worldwide Gravitational Wave Network LIGO-VIRGO-KAGRA and Einstein Telescope

Present the Italian candidacy to host the Einstein Telescope (ET) in Sardinia in the context of the global network of large gravitational wave research infrastructures

12 Institutional Greetings

Attilio Sequi, Director General, INFN
Alessandro Cardini, Director Cagliari INFN Department and member of INFN
Board of Directors
Giuseppe Meloni, Local Minister Planning, Budget, Credit and Territorial
Governance and Vice-President Autonomous Region of Sardinia
Roberto Cimino – representing the Italian Ministry of University and Research [ VIDEO REGISTERED]
Marco Casolino, Space Attache , representing the Embassy of Italy in Japan

13 GW, Multimessanger astronomy and Neutrinos

Speaker: Prof. Takaaki Kajita

250626 EXPO2025-Italy-TakaakiKajita.pdf

14 The Einstein Telescope Project

Speaker: Michele Punturo (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

ET-Punturo-OSAKA-June26Morning.pptx

15 The KAGRA Project

Speaker: Prof. Tomaru Takayuki (NAOJ)

Tomaru.pptx

16 Italy-Japan Collaboration in LVK and Einstein Telescope

Speaker: Helios Vocca (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

Italy_Japan_GW_Collaboration.pptx

17 Round Table

18 Q&A

Investing in Sardinia - a MIMIT and RAS event, with the participation of INFN

A MIMIT and Regione Sardegna event, with the participation on INFN

19 Institutional greetings

Speaker: Mario Vattani (Commissioner General for Italy at Expo 2025 Osaka)

20 The role of the Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy in implementing, accompanying and supporting foreign investments in Italy (video clip)

Speaker: Giovanni Savini (Director of the Mission Unit "attraction and unblocking of investments” at the Ministry of the Enterprise and Made in Italy)

21 Institutional greetings

Speaker: Giuseppe Meloni (Local Minister Planning, Budget, Credit, and Territorial Governance Autonomous Region of Sardinia)

22 The role of the Autonomous Region of Sardinia in attracting foreign investments: The regional innovation ecosystem

Speaker: Luca Spissu (Regional Planning Centre Autonomous Region of Sardinia)

23 The regional ecosystem: Cagliari Free Zone, opportunities for investors

Speaker: Maurizio Battelli (Senior Consultant)

24 The Einstein Telescope: challenges and opportunities for new investments (intro session)

25 The Einstein Telescope project

Speaker: Alessandro Cardini (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

Cardini_ET_MIMIT_26JUN25.pptx

26 The socio-economic impact of Einstein Telescope

Speaker: Alberto Masoni (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

Masoni MIMIT EXPO2025.pptx

27 Experience in KAGRA construction with Japanese companies

Speaker: Takayuki Tomaru (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan)

KAGRA Experience.pptx

28 Einstein Telescope: technological challenges and industrial opportunities

Speaker: Michele Punturo (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

ET-OSAKA-Industrial-Opportunities-Punturo.pptx

Dinner and presentation of INFN and INAF activities in Sardinia

29 Greeting and Introduction

30 Studying the Universe from the hearth of Sardinia

Speakers: Alessandro Cardini (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Dr Federica Govoni (INAF-OAC)

Osaka-Cardini-Govoni-v4.0.pptx

testo per traduttore.docx

31 Q & A