Event Agenda

09:00 – 10:00 | Welcome & Registration

  • Participant check-in
  • Light welcome coffee
  • Informal networking

10:00 – 10:30 | Official Opening

Marco Giordani – Chair IEEE Italy Section Entrepreneurship Committee

Matteo Ciotola – Chair IEEE Italy Section Young Professionals

Vincenzo Colla – Vice President of the Regional Government of Emilia-Romagna, with responsibility for Economic Development and Green Economy, Energy, Vocational Training, Universities and Research

Lucia Floresta – Education Manager, Supercomputing ICSC.

  • Institutional greetings
  • Introduction to IEEE AInnovation 2026:
  • Overview of the competition and event objectives
  • Introduction of the jury and award categories

10:30 – 11:00 | Keynote Speech – Cecilia Metra

Potentials and Challenges for an Industrial Adoption of the Metaverse

11:00 – 11:30 | Keynote Speech – Alessandra Micozzi

AI e nascita di nuove imprese: l’Italia e il confronto internazionale

11:30 – 13:00 | Startup Finalists Presentations

Pitch sessions featuring Startup and Early Stage Startup finalists

Start-up Category

Pre-Incubation Category

Daidalos

Surgical SenseAI

Lemonjuice Solutions S.r.l.

DR-I SRL

Coralia Tech

Skymule

AtenAI

DeepBreath

13:00 – 14:30 | Lunch Break

  • Light lunch/buffet
  • Open networking among startups, companies, partners, exhibitors, and jury members

14:30 – 14:40 | Speech – Daniele Lopizzo

SPS Italia, hub per le start-up del manufacturing

14:40 – 15:30 | Round Table

Moderator: Simone Betteti

Speakers:

  • Fiorenza Succu, Chief Evangelist AI4I
  • Fabio Penzo, Founder Execution Partners
  • Alvise Bonivento, Co-founder & Investment Director Indaco Venture Partners SGR
  • Matteo Bertocchi, CEO & Co-Founder Novac
  • Antonio Prigiobbo, Founder NAStartUp – Civic Accelerator

Round table discussion with experts, companies, and innovation stakeholders

15:30 – 16:00 | Award Ceremony

  • Overview of award categories
  • Announcement and awards presentation for:
    • Startup Category
    • Early Stage Startup Category
    • Sustainability Category
  • Awards presentation and official photo session

16.00 – 16.10 | Remarks & Conclusions

Giambattista Gruosso – Chair IEEE Italy Section

16:10 – 16:30 | Farewell & Final Networking

  • Networking and connections among startups, companies, and stakeholders
  • Informal aperitif
  • One-to-one meetings