Silvia Ciccarelli is in charge of fostering and implementing ASI initiatives for the internationalization and promotion of national space industry at the Italian Space Agency (ASI), in the International Affairs Directorate. She is also a National Delegate to the ESA Human Spaceflight, Microgravity and Exploration Programme Board. She is ASI representative at the OECD Space Forum, ESA Space Economy Steering Committee, International Space Exploration Coordination Group (ISECG) and other international fora. In previous years she worked in the frame of industrial policy initiatives with a specific focus to support competitiveness of space small and medium companies, she was responsible of engagement with national industrial stakeholders and managed national activities in the European Commission Horizon 2020 Configuration Space. Prior to joining the Italian Space Agency in 2013 she worked in Italian and European space industry associations. She holds a Ph.D. and a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” and was a post-doc in the US.