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