The first European platform where space and terrestrial industries meet to do business
Three days of conferences, connections and applications you can see up close.
23–25 September 2026Rimini Expo Centre, Italy
Register now: get your free ticket.
BEX — Change your business perspective
First, change your business perspective
Designed with the Scientific and Technical Committee, the programme brings together companies, investors and researchers from space sector and terrestrial industries.
Conferences, workshops and matchmaking sessions cover the full span of the space economy.
BEX — Key Topics
Key topics
Twelve topics and behind each one, an industry that already works with space: automotive, food, healthcare, energy, green economy, finance, communication, sustainability, textile.
How space technologies are transforming agriculture and the food supply chain, from crop monitoring to new frontiers of food production, on Earth and beyond.
Scientific research in space and its concrete impact: Earth observation, satellite data and applications serving the environment and society.
The space economy as a business opportunity: startups, investments, funding models and fast-growing new markets in the space sector.
The human body in space and the innovations it inspires: medicine, wellness and pharmaceutical research shaped by the extreme conditions of space missions.
Exploring resources beyond Earth and using our planet's resources sustainably: two challenges that meet through space technologies.
How companies from traditional industries can join the space value chain: skills, technologies and pathways for industrial diversification.
Drones, robotics and autonomous systems: uncrewed operations that are redefining space exploration and applications on Earth.
The rules of space: international law, regulations and governance for a fast-evolving sector, balancing opportunities and responsibilities.
The new professions of the space sector: in-demand skills, training paths and career opportunities in an expanding job market.
Telling the story of space beyond technology: outreach, media and new languages to bring the space sector closer to the general public.
How large satellite constellations are reshaping space sustainability, traffic management and security, from European infrastructure to surveillance, regulation and dual-use applications.
Technical textiles and advanced materials enabling safer space missions, from radiation shielding to smart wearables, while creating new opportunities for Italian industry.
Then, step inside the Astronaut's Home and cross the Open Innovation District
Astronaut's Home
In the Astronaut's home, a real, walkable environment shows the technologies that allow humans to live, work and do research in orbit.
Open Innovation District
A few steps away, the Open Innovation District, powered by Ernst Young, gathers the Startups, Universities and investors already shaping how we'll live and do business on Earth.
BEX is held under the patronage of the Italian Space Agency (ASI), with the support of the European Space Agency (ESA) and brings together the companies building European space today.
Maybe you have heard of BEX. Maybe it is the first time.
Either way. This is where the story starts.
BEX — Why to be there
Why be there
The data, the trends and the voices shaping the space economy condensed into three days of programme you can bring back to your industry.
Matchmaking sessions and a community that spans industries and borders. Every conversation here can turn into a partnership.
Exhibitors, live demonstrations and real applications: how satellite data and space-born solutions are already transforming the economy on Earth and how terrestrial industries are building growht of a new market.
