• Richard Heidmann - President of French Mars Society: "Martian Settlement: A Tentative Technical Assessment"
  • Alberto Della Torre - Carlo Gavazzi Space S.p.a.: "ISRU Exploitation in Support to Mars Exploration"
  • Gennaro Russo - Head of Space Systems in Cira: "Present and Perspective Capabilities and Activities towards Mars Missions"
  • G. Russo (CIRA) & Luciano Miccichè (Thales Alenia Space): "Mars Exploration Scenarios"
  • Luigi Fusco (ESA) & Roberto Giuliani (BIC Lazio): "ESA Business Incubation Initiative in Italy: Opportunities for Young SMEs and Start-ups"
  • Juergen Herholz - German Mars Society: "The Miriam Flight Test Campaign – A Major and Memorable Event of the Archimedes Project"
  • Bernd Brincken - Das Mars-Projekt: "Financing Mars 2020 vs Moon 1969: Policy, Science, Culture
  • Giancarlo Genta - Politecnico di Torino: "Mobility on Mars Surface: From Present Rovers to a Human Rated Transportation Network"
  • Joanna Kozicka and Janek Kozicki - Polish Mars Society: "Martian Architectural Solutions and the Polish Hab Project" - "A Mars Outpost"
  • Giorgio Bianciardi - Researcher, University of Siena : "Life on Mars? Viking Data Reanalysis"
  • Luigi Freda & Tiziano Fiorenzani (U.T.R.I.S.p.a./DIS Università La Sapienza; Rome ): “Robotic Methodologies for Planetary Exploration"
  • Giacomo Giovangrossi, Aero Sekur S.p.a: “Aero Sekur contribution to Mars exploration”
  • Michele Bonerba - Spacecraft System Engineer: "Study of an Automatic Docking System for Mars Pressurized Rovers"
  • David Artus, Magali Boulard, François Stevenin, Sylvain Thénard
    IPSA (Institut Polytechnique des Sciences Avancées) - Le Kremlin Bicêtre (France):
    "Engineering and Social-Economic Context of Mars Terraforming"
  • Franco Bernelli, Department of Aerospace Engineering - Politecnico di Milano: "Studies at Politecnico di Milano in Support to Mars Exploration"