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German-Italian Innovation Conference

(Berlin, Italian Embassy, 29th November 2017)

Investing in Italian Innovation: Digital Solutions and the challenge of Industry 4.0

Speakers Biographies


2 German -Italian Innovation Conference

8.45-9.30 - The challenge of Industry 4.0

MARCO TAISCH Politecnico di Milano

Professor of the Department of Economics, Management and Industrial Engineering of the Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI), School of Management He is a member of the Board of EFFRA (the European Factories of the Future Public Private Partnership), of the Board of the Italian Cluster of the Intelligent Factory and of the Board of the Lombardy Regional (cluster of Intelligent Factory). He is the Scientific Chairman of the World Manufacturing Forum, since its first edition in 2011 and currently, sits in the Steering Committee of the Italian National Plan Industry 4.0 coordinated by the Italian Ministry of Economic Development. He is part of the Manufacturing Group, working in the field of Smart and Digitized Manufacturing, Energy Efficient Manufacturing, Sustainable Mass Customization, Internet of Things, Internet of Services and Cyber-Physical Systems

STEFANO FIRPO Director General for Industrial Policy, Competitiveness and SMEs, Italian Ministry for Economic Development

Since March 2015, Director General for Industrial Policy, Competitiveness and SMEs at the Italian Ministry of Economic Development In 2002 he started as manager in Sanpaolo IMI (later Intesa Sanpaolo bank), working on the CEOs strategic operations and special projects. In 2011, he joined the Ministry as chief of technical staff, focusing on industrial development and the use of innovation. Afterwards, he has continued to work for the Ministry drafting laws in favor of competitiveness, growth and the digital agenda. He was also Economic Consultant for the European Central Bank in Frankfurt and now he is Board Member of Fondazione Einaudi in Turin.

GIULIANO BUSETTO President, ANIE (Italian Electrical Engineering & Electronic Industry) and Industrial Divisions CEO, Siemens S.p.A.

Graduated in Electrical Engineering at the Politecnico of Milan, Busetto began his Siemens career in July 2002 as Industrial Solutions & Services Division Manager. In 2008, he was appointed Country Sector CEO of the Industry Sector. Since 2014 Sectors activities, managed by Busetto, are structured in two divisions: Digital Factory - components, systems, solutions and services for manufacturing industries and industrial software digitalization technologies - and Process Industries & Drives, focused on turnkey solutions and drive train for continuous process industries. Both Divisions are at the top positions of the world ranking of Siemens. Since November 2016 he is Chairman of ANIE - Confindustria, the Italian Federation representing the Electrical Engineering and Electronic Industry operating in Italy.



9.45-11.15 - The Italian regulatory framework to support industrial innovation and foreign direct investment National and Regional strategies at a glance

WOLF MICHAEL KHNE Partner, DLA Piper

Wolf Michael Khne is Managing Partner of DLA Piper Italy and is based in the Milan office. He is the founding partner of the Italian branch of the firm, which he contributed to opening in 1993. With more than 25 years of professional activity, Wolf Michael Khne is an experienced corporate adviser, and has gained specific expertise in supporting clients in the strategy and operations aspects of extraordinary cross-border and complex matters. He is widely recognised as a leading practitioner in the bilateral relationships between Italy and Germany.

RAFFAELE RUSSO Senior advisor to the Minister of Economy and Finance

Senior Advisor to the Minister of Economy and Finance, Raffaele Russo was previously Head of the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Project at the OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration. Previously, Raffaele was Head of the Non-Compliance Unit at the OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, in charge of the work on Aggressive Tax Planning. Before joining the OECD, he was a Senior Associate at the International Tax Academy of the IBFD (Amsterdam) and a Tax Lawyer with NCTM Studio Legale Associato (Milan). He obtained his Law Degree from the University Federico II (Naples, Italy), and his LLM in International Taxation from the University of Leiden in the Netherlands, both cum laude.

VALERIO DE MOLLI Partner and CEO, The European House Ambrosetti

Valerio De Molli has been Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer of The European House - Ambrosetti since 2005 and Partner since 1999. He led, with other partners, the management buyout of the company in 2008. He is also Director of Londons Ambrosetti Group Limited, Senior Advisor of the most important Italian Venture Capital Fund, United Ventures, and Mentor of the Kairos Society, an association of young American entrepreneurs. He has been a member of YPO (Young Presidents Organization) since 2011. Since 1992, he has been responsible for The European House - Ambrosettis Forum Intelligence on the World, Europe, and Italy, which is held every September at Villa dEste in Cernobbio, Italy. He obtained a degree in Business Administration from Bocconi University and is married with three children.




NICOLA LENER

Principal Director for International Business Promotion, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

Born in Cagliari in 1968, he graduated in law in 1990 with a thesis in Law of the European Communities. He joined the diplomatic service in 1993. Head of the economic-commercial office of the Embassies in Lima (1997-2001) and Amman (2001-2004), Consul General in Casablanca (2006-2010) and deputy Ambassador and head of the Political Office in Ottawa (2010-2014). At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome, he worked at the Diplomatic Protocol (1993-1995), the Directorate-General for Political Affairs (1995-1997), the Directorate-General for Italians Citizens Abroad and Migration Policies (1994-96) and the Directorate-General for Cultural and Economic Promotion and Innovation, where he currently is Principal Director for International Business Promotion.

PALMA COSTI

Regional Minister for Economic Development, Emilia Romagna

Minister for Productive Activities, Energy Plan, Green Economy, Emilia-Romagna Region Since 2010, Regional Councilor, participating in Economic, Health&Welfare and Equal Opportunities Regional Commissions Elected Chairperson of the Emilia-Romagna Regional Legislative Assembly in January 2013 Graduated in Contemporary History, University of Bologna

GUIDO FABIANI Regional Minister for Economic Development, Lazio

President of the Regional Coordination Committee for University in Lazio (CRUL) and member of the Conference of Italian University Rectors (CRUI). Since March 2013 he has been appointed Councilor for Economic Development in the Latium Regional Government; in July 2014 appointed Coordinator of the Italian Regions in the Task Force for Space Policy; from November 1998 to March 2013 Prof. Guido Fabiani was Rector of Roma Tre University. Since 1971, he has been Professor at the Universities of Modena, Naples, Rome and Salerno, teaching theory of planning, agricultural economics and policy, agricultural market economics and environmental economics. Dr Fabianis main fields of research include international and Italian agriculture, territorial and environmental planning and development in Southern Italy.




VALERIA FASCIONE Regional Minister for International Trade, Innovation and Start-

Ups, Campania

Regional Minister for International Trade, Innovation and Start-Ups, Campania Co-founder of BAC, Business Angels Club and member of the European Enterprise Innovation Network (DG Enterprise CE) Member of the Executive Committee of the International Technology Transfer Network, promoted by the Chinese Government In 2009, Director of Region Campania for the evaluation of the Regional Program Contracts In 2002, Director of the Business Innovation Center of Citt della Scienza in 2002 Graduated at the University of Naples Federico II in 1993 with a thesis in theory and politics of economic development

MICHELE MAZZARANO Regional Minister for Economic Development, Puglia

Municipal Councilor of Massafra, member of the Third Commission for Social Services, of the Fourth Commission for Economic Development, and of Commission for the Balance, Culture and Institutional Reform since 2011 Since 2007, Secretary of State for Democrats in the Left party in Puglia, Deputy Regional Secretary and Organizational Secretary of the Democratic Party in Puglia. From 1997 to 2006, Regional Secretary for Sinistra Giovanile Puglia and then Responsible for the Foreign Policy for Sinistra Giovanile Italia Graduated in Philosophy and Literature at University of Bari

VALENTINA APREA Regional Minister for Education, Training and Employment

Policies, Lombardia

A Member of Parliament since 1994, she has always dedicated her attention to education and training. In the 14th Parliament, she was Secretary of State at the Ministry of Education, Universities and Research, contributing to the implementation of school reforms. In 2008, she became Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Culture, Science and Education. On 8 February 2012, she became a member of the Governing Council of the Region of Lombardy, where she was appointed as head of the Department of Education, Training and Culture. On 22 October 2012, she took charge, on an interim basis, of the Department for Employment and Labour Policies of the Region. Since March 2013, she heads the Regional Department of Education, Vocational Training and Employment.




PAOLA CONCIA

Municipal Councilor for International Relations and Tourism, Municipality of Florence

Since February 2017, Deputy Mayor for International Relations and Cooperation, Marketing and Investments of the City of Florence Since July 2014, freelancer as Senior Consultant Sales and Business Development for the Italian Chamber of Commerce for Germany-ITKAM From 2013 to 2014, Member of the Italian Government Equality Department From 2008 to 2013, Member of the Italian Parliament. Member of the Parliamentary Committee for Judicial Affairs.

11.15 - 11.30 Keynote Speech: Digital Production: Everything is connected

GESCHE JOOST

Head of Design Research Lab, Digital Champion Germany, Berlin University of Arts

Gesche Joost is professor of Design Research at the Berlin University of the Arts and head of the Design Research Lab. Together with international partners, she develops research and teaching projects on topics of digital society, for example on wearable computing and social-digital participation. In 2006, she was honored as one of the "100 Heads of Tomorrow" within the framework of the initiative of the Federal Government "Germany - Land of Ideas". She is the chairwoman of DGTF e.V. [German Society for Design Theory and Research] and board member of Technologiestiftung Berlin. She is member of the board of the German National Adademic Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes), as well as full member of the Goethe Institute. She is co-founder of the non-for-profit company Calliope engaging in digital education for school children in Germany. In 2014, she was appointed as a Digital Champion for the EU commission. Since 2015, she is member of the Advisory Board of SAP SE. Since 2016, she is also board member of the Einsteincenter for Digital Future in Berlin.



11.15 - 11.30 Keynote Speech: Industry 4.0 in the making: impacts on organizations, jobs and education

GIANMARIO VERONA Rector, Bocconi University

Gianmario Verona has been Rector of Bocconi University since November 2016. He is a Professor of Management. Between 2012 and 2016 he was TIM (Telecom Italia Mobile) Chair in Market Innovation. Before being appointed Rector, he served Bocconi as Dean of the Faculty (2014-2016), Director of the Master in Business Administration (2012-2014) and Director of the PhD in Business Administration and Management (2009-2012). He has also been Programme Chair of the Competitive Strategy Division of the Strategic Management Society (2008-2010). He is currently Editor of the journal Strategic Organization (SAGE) and sat on the Editorial Boards of Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management and Journal of Management Studies.



12.00 - 13.30 Breakout Sessions

Breakout Session I: Smart Manufacturing - when factories go digital: mainstreaming digital innovation across all sectors

DANIEL SENFF Deputy Secretary General, Platform Industrie 4.0

As a technology consultant at the VDI Technologiezentrum GmbH, he supports the German Government and the European Commission in developing and implementing sustainable innovation strategies With the German Plattform Industrie 4.0 in 2015, he manages as deputy secretary general the project office and is responsible for the technical and scientific program Study in Physics and PhD from the University of Cologne.

PAOLO POMA Chief Financial Officer, Automobili Lamborghini SpA

Paolo Poma is the Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director responsible for finance, administration and control, IT, legal affairs, compliance and risk management. Born in Bergamo on 22 June 1966, Poma received his degree in Engineering Management from the Polytechnic University of Milan, then went on to earn his Masters in Business Administration from the SDA Bocconi School of Management. In 2000 he went to work for McKinsey & Co. in Milan and, after two years, was appointed Director of Planning and M&A for Ducati. Following Ducatis acquisition by the VW Group in 2012, he guided the company through its integration into the group and, in 2015, he was appointed Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director of Volkswagen Group Italia, from where he has joined Lamborghini.

ERWIN RAUHE Vice President, BASF Italia

Erwin was born in South Tirol/Italy in 1955, has a university degree in Economics, is married, two kids. He started working in Finance and Accounting at the end of 70 and was nominated CFO of Italian BASF subsidiary in 1987. In 1997, as Vice President, took over the global responsibility for Sales and Marketing Fine Chemicals. In 2001 moved to Spain as President for the Iberian Region. In 2005 took over the responsibility for Italy and in 2009 was nominated Head of the South European Region which included all BASF activities in Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece and Israel. He left this responsibility at the end of 2016. Actually, he is in some BASF Boards in Europe, is President of the German-Italian Chamber of commerce, Vice President of the Italian and Spanish Chemical organisation and member of Board in different Italian public companies.




GERHARD DAMBACH Chief Executive Officer, Robert Bosch S.p.A.

Gerhard Dambach is Chief Executive Officer of Robert Bosch S.p.A. since July 2010, being responsible for the Region Europe South (Italy, Greece, Albania, Malta and Cyprus). He is a graduate from the University of Karlsruhe, with a master in industrial engineering and management. In 1992, he received a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Karlsruhe. In 1993, he joined the Robert Bosch GmbH and after various responsibilities in divers sectors and countries in 2010 he became Managing Director of Robert Bosch S.p.A. in Milan, Italy, with responsibility for the Bosch Group in the Region Europe South. Vice-President of the German-Italian Chamber of Commerce in Milan.

IVAN RAGAZZINI Head of Software Automation, IMA SpA

Ivan Ragazzini, whose background is in electronics, joined IMA in 1999. He was initially involved in developing Tea & Herb packaging machines, later working for IMA Life on aseptic filling machines for more than ten years. Since 2016, he has been Automation and Software Manager at IMA's Research & Innovation Department, headed up by Dario Rea.

PIETRO STAMA Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, Angel Group

Pietro Stama is Angels Chief Marketing & Communication Officer, reporting to Group CEO and overseeing the planning, development and execution of all the marketing, advertising and communications initiatives for all the Angels member companies. Angel is the Italian high-tech holding who leads a group of pioneering companies BLACKSHAPE, MERMEC, SITAEL - which are global leaders and technology innovators in delivering advanced technology to railway, space and aviation industries in 58 countries worldwide. Pietro has over twenty years of management experience, including thirteen years at MERMEC. Pietro earned a Master of Science in Electronics at Bari Polytechnic and a Master of Business Administration at SDA Bocconi, Milan.

ROBIN TECH Co-founder & managing director, AtomLeap

Robin has backgrounds in economics, business, sociology, and wrote his PhD thesis on financing high-tech startups. He worked on commercializing inductive charging technology at Audi and he is driven by creating products that matter.




GIOVANNI AFFINITA Member of the Board, SAPA

Giovanni Affinita is Sales Strategist and Member of the Board of SAPA Superior Automotive Parts and Application. He has experience in NAFTA, APAC and EMEA Automotive industry and he is also coordinator of the Engineering, Sales, Project Finance and Marketing offices. He manages his business unit as a start up in a large company, where all the employees are strongly motivated to make a difference and to have a big impact on the future of the company. Graduated in Economics at LUISS Guido Carli University

TOMMASO DI NOIA Cluster La Nuova Energia and CEO, Wideverse

Associate Professor at Polytechnic University of Bari - Electrical & Information Engineering Department (DEI) - Information Systems Research Group. PhD in Information and Communication Technologies from Politecnico University of Bari Research Interests: Recommender Systems and Linked Open Data; Resource Retrieval and Matchmaking; Social Computing and Linked Data; Semantic Expert Finding; Web Intelligence; Big Data; Internet of Things, Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing, Semantic Technologies for RFID

PAOLO CALEFATI

Advanced Research Manager, Prima Industrie SpA Paolo Calefati is innovation and additive manufacturing business development manager at Prima Industrie SpA. Hes member of Prima Additive division board. He was involved in several European projects as coordinator: ENEPLAN, (energy efficient process planning systems), WHITER (White Room based on Reconfigurable Robot Island for optoelectronics (laser diodes, multi emitter)), ICP4LIFE, (Integrated collaborative platform for managing the product-service engineering lifecycle), BOREALIS (3A energy class Flexible Machine for the new Additive and Subtractive Manufacturing on next generation of complex 3D metal parts), 4D Hybrid (Novel ALL-IN-ONE machines, robots and systems for affordable, worldwide end lifetime distributed 3D hybrid manufacturing and repair operations). He was a member of the OCG of the Italian cluster Fabbrica Intelligente, member of board of stakeholders of the Photonics European Platform, Photonics21. He has a Master in Industrial Research (ITIA CNR, Institute of Industrial Technologies and Automation, Italian Research Council), and a Master in Business Administration (University of Turin).



Breakout Session II: Fashion, Design, Wearables: blending creativity, lifestyle and technology

VERENA DAUERER

Journalist, global correspondents for design and architecture

Since 2010, Tech Journalist, Freelance for Page and Weave magazines Since 2014, Head of Content at republica GmbH Previously, Project Lead Berliner Fenster at republica GmbH and Online Tech Editor at Page Magazine. Axel Springer School of Journalism and M.A. in Communication Studies at Universitt Lneburg

EMANUELA PRANDELLI LVMH Associate Professor of Fashion and Luxury Management, Bocconi

University

Emanuela Prandelli is SDA Professor of Marketing. She is the LVMH Associate Professor of Fashion and Luxury Management and Academic Director CEMS-MIM Program at Bocconi University. At SDA Bocconi, she is Director of the Master in Fashion, Experience & Design Management (MAFED) and she teaches innovation management, marketing management, technology marketing and fashion & luxury management. She has been coordinating ad-hoc initiatives for several companies operating in the fast moving consumer goods industry, in the publishing industry, in the energy industry and in the consumer electronics. Her research activities focus on collaborative marketing and open innovation, digital business and social media marketing. She has a special interest in exploring these topics in the fashion and luxury industry and in the publishing industry. She works on experimental design research methods. Emanuela holds a Ph.D. in Management from Bocconi.

BERIT GREINKE Senior Researcher, Design Research Lab, Berlin University of Arts

Berit joined the Design Research Lab in 2016, and is part of the Connected Textiles Group. Her work focuses on engineering design methods and fabrication techniques for electronic textiles, combining crafts with novel manufacturing technologies. Her aim is to initiate innovation in textile design by repurposing scientific methods and procedures, and transform them into functional and poetic artefacts. She completed a diploma degree in Textile and Surface Design at Berlin Weissensee School of Art, and an MA in Design for Textile Futures at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. She has gained a PhD at the Doctoral Training Centre (DTC) for Media and Arts Technology at Queen Mary University of London, in which she designed and analysed three-dimensional textile metamaterials.




ALESSANDRO COLOMBO

Director, Istituto Europeo di Design

Alessandro Colombo started the IED (Istituto Europeo di Design) Campus in Florence after receiving his MA in Arts Management from the Universit di Bologna. The Campus has now more than 500 students and 200 professors and work closely with more than 300 companies such as Adidas, Airbnb, Piaggio and has also developed several project with high craftsmanship labs in Florence.Alessandro began his career as a start-up developer in the field of educational management and performing arts and has lectured in the field of event management, wearable technologies and high craftsmanship

GIUSEPPE TAMOLA Head of Italy, Spain and Poland, Zalando SE

Giuseppe Tamola is Country Manager Zalando for Italy, Spain and Poland. Born in 1986, Tamola completed his education between Universit Bocconi of Milan, WHU School of Management in Germany and the Copenaghen Business School. He worked in the retail sector in Denmark and Italy before joining Zalando in February 2011. After a role as Italian Operation Manager (responsible for customer service, logistics, payments), he was appointed as Country Manager for Italy in 2012 and then as Country Manager for Italy and Spain in 2014. From 2016, Tamola is also Country Manager for Poland.

THOMAS GNAHM CEO and Founder, Wear It Berlin GmbH

Since 2014, CEO and Founder at Wear It Berlin In 2013, Founder and Art Director at Trafo Pop Study in visuelle Kommunikation at Bauhaus-Universitt Weimar

and at Pratt Institute in New York

PAOLO CANONICO Technical and R&D Director, SAATI Group S.p.A.; President, European

Technology Platform of Textile and Clothing

Paolo Canonico holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Naples. He has over 20 years project management experience and R&D activities on advanced technologies and materials among Universities and industries. Since 2008, he is Global and R&D Director of Saati group, with responsibility for production of all production sites, Technical Office and Research & Development. Paolo has authored numerous patents and publications. Since January 1, 2012 he is Chairman of the ETP (European Technology Platform of technical textiles and clothing), based in Brussels.




FABIO SALVADORI CEO, SuperEvo

Fabio Salvadori was born in Casciana Terme, the 14th of August, 1969. He attended the Scientific High School and then he obtained a degree as a Nuclear Engineer at the University of Pisa. He worked for many years as a Consultant in the field of corporate security, economic and business management, constantly updating himself through masters and training courses. In 2012 he founded Superevo, a company that produces and sells exclusive upholstered products whose structure is made with an innovative patented material, the Polimex.

PIETRO SICILIANO Research Director, Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems

Dr. Pietro Siciliano received his degree in physics in 1985 from the University of Lecce. He took the Ph.D. in Physics in 1989 at the University of Bari. He is currently a Director of Research at the Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems (IMM-CNR) at CNR in Lecce, where he has been working from many years in the field of Sensors, MEMS, Microsystems, being in charge of the Sensors and Microsystems group. He is author of about 400 scientific papers. Dr. Siciliano is referee and member of the advisory board of international journals. He has been responsible for several national and international projects at IMM-CNR. He is member of the Steering Committee of AISEM, the Italian Association on Sensors and Microsystems. He is Director of the Section in Lecce of IMM-CNR. He is President of INNOVAAL scarl, the Technological District on Active & Assisted Living, and President of the Italian Cluster on Smart Living Technologies

CATALDO DE LUCA Head of Innovation, Base Protection

Degree in Electronic Engineering at Politecnico of Bari, specialization in automation and communication. Expert of Foot anatomy and biomechanics applied to the footwear industry. Member of international Technical Committees working on revision of ISO and CEN standards. Industrial and Scientific Coordinator in European Research Projects (Fit4U, MyWear) under the Seventh Framework Program. Designer of Personal Protective Equipments (Safety footwear) and tools for their manufacturing. Director of the Innovation Department in Base Protection Srl.




ALESSANDRO CANEPA Head of Research, Piacenza Cashmere

Born in Turin (Italy) in 1969, he has a Business Administration Degree from Bocconi University, Milan. Since year 2003, he is the Controller and Chief Research Manager of finished product division of Piacenza Cashmere, in charge of research, production, logistics, industrial accounting, stock control, structure coordination and contracting activities. Evaluator for European Commission (NMP), PTA for Agenzia per l'Innovazione (Italian Prime Ministry research Agency for Innovation), member of Textile Clothing Technology platform since 2006 (Teg 7,8,9) and contracting professor at Texilia - Citt Studi Biella. Since 12 years he is in charge for Piacenza research activity in EU funded projects.



Breakout Session III: Foodtech and innovation in agroindustry: reconciling quality and sustainability

JEWELL SPARKS

CEO, Bithouse Group & Founder, Food & FoodTech Group, German Startup Association

Wilhelmina Jewell Sparks is a global executive who has worked in both Corporate and Startup environments for over 20 years preparing markets and launching innovative products and services Fortune 500 companies and software entities. She serves on several global advisory boards: IADAS (International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences) and SXSW Accelerator, amongst others and is an active advisor/mentor to several startups and accelerator programs focused IoT, AI, mobility, food, retail, entertainment, fashion, sustainability and health. Jewell is the Chairwoman of the Food und FoodTech Platform of the Deutsche Startup Association, founder of the AgTech FoodTech Summit and CEO of BiTHOUSE GROUP (www.bithousegroup.com).

SARA ROVERSI Founder, Future Food

Serial entrepreneur, Sara is constantly inspired and motivated by discovering new social scenarios and new communication trends. Sara Roversi, founder of You Can Group, created an entrepreneurial ecosystem and business accelerator comprised of 30 companies and start-ups all in the area of digital, design and food, engaging unique partners, locally and abroad, and boasts a staff of over 250 bright and dynamic individuals who all share the same passion in making real positive impacts in the world through innovation and entrepreneurial drive. The You Can Group, can be dedefined as an authentic incubator. It exploits the groups corporate diversification to achieve authentic projects for new businesses in the digital, design, and food fields. In 2013 from You Can Group, Future Food was born. Future Food is an entire ecosystem that makes food innovation and technology a key tool to tackle the great challenges of the future, connecting with the world while promoting the local territory, food rituals and food heroes. This comprehensive ecosystem centers around education, the Future Food Institute, through its precious global partnerships, the Food Innovation Program and the numerous international projects provide a true platform of positive cross-pollination and constant inspiration. The ecosystem is also an accelerator that supports companies in the sector and institutions on the paths towards open innovation, as well as nurturing communities of young entrepreneurs and scientists with "disruptive" ideas through laboratories and the Future Farm project that is a real, working farm for Agtech startups. Sara is the Executive Director of the Food Innovation Program, the international Masters program that aims to inspire and shape a new generation of entrepreneurs and innovators in the global food chain and leader of GlobalMission. She is also a member of the Italian delegation of the Young Entrepreneurs G20 YEA and member of the SME Development Taskforce B20 China and SME Cross Thematic Group B20 Germany.




MARCO VITALE CEO, Food Chain SpA

Marco Vitale is the CEO of Foodchain Spa A mechanical Engineering by training, Marco has held several positions in R&D, Production and Project Management in various multinational corporations. In Foodchain, he is responsible for Project Management, Business Development and Human Resources. As the owner of Block srl, he has developed proprietary mining hardware solutions that sustain Foodchains infrastructure and secure transactions through data validation.

GIUSEPPE ROMANO Engineering Manager, Orogel SpA

PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1994 (university of Rome, La Sapienza). He has more than 20 years of experience in Food industry in Operation and Engineering; he has worked in Campari Spa (wine and spirits), Sangemini (mineral water), Eskigel (ice cream), Orogel (frozen vegetables) He is specialized in frozen food technology and has has developed projects on energy consumption reduction and trigeneration (combinated cooling and heating and power) in food manufacturing plant. In Orogel since 2016, works on projects enhancing factories to increase capacity on freezing production volumes (new lines, utilities, facilities) focusing on reducing environmental impact.

DAVIDE CASCELLA Innovation Manager, Casillo Group SpA

Davide Cascella was born on April 1980. He received the MSc degree and the PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Bari. He is author of international scientific publications and technical seminars. He currently works as Innovation Manager, Industrial & Process Automation specialist and Energy Manager. He is also responsible for technological innovation and energy efficiency projects and coordinates the digital transformation and the adoption of Industry 4.0 Key Enabling Technologies in a world leader Italian manufacturing company.

ROBERTO FUSARO Export Director, Dolciaria Acquaviva Spa

Roberto Fusaro is a professional Sales Manager with 15 years of experience in the export sales for the agroindustry business. He has a deep knowledge of international markets and has knowledge of customs and labelling regulations with a specific focus on the food Industry. Hes a team leader with skills in the International Marketing and Food Management thanks to his experience in the USA as project manager for an Italian public owned organization involved into promoting Italian food products. Hes currently Head of the Export Department of Dolciaria Acquaviva Spa.




Robert Dmcke

Founder and Managing Director, FitBy Nutrition UG

Robert Dmcke is a Berliner who has been raised across the globe... He has lived and worked in Germany, Argentina, Spain and the Netherlands. Earned his money with jobs in event-management, branding, strategy, teaching and analytics. Thinks food is necessary and good nutrition the challenge of the next decades. This part of living is to precious to leave it to a corporate mindset. His motto, "Winners are not those who never fail, but those who never quit!"

DARIO GALBIATI ALBORGHETTI

Managing Director, Made for_ GmbH Venture Partner, Atlantic Food Labs GmbH

Dario Alborghetti is Managing Director of Food Labs, a Berlin based company builder dedicated to build and invest in food related startups. Throughout his previous time as Venture Partner at Atlantic Labs he founded his own food company, NUD. This triggered his decision to make food his next chapter. Dario has been nominated by Forbes in the 30 under 30 list of 2016. He holds a Bachelor in BA from Bocconi University in Milan, Italy and a MSc in Entrepreneurship from EDHEC University in Lille, France.

CAMALEY JENNINGS Marketing Manager, ShareTheMeal / World Food Programme

A native of Phoenix, Arizona, Camaley Jennings graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Communications from New York University. With previous experience at charity: water, Clinton Global Initiative, and the White House, Ms. Jennings brings her passion for philanthropy to the team at ShareTheMeal.

ALESSANDRO PARAVATI

Project Manager, AlmavivA Spa

Lover of Science and Technology, eclectic IT professional, and project manager in the Blockchain group at Almaviva. In 2006, Alessandro undertook a consulting career for several key customers where he has gained years of experience in the ICT sector, mainly in the analysis, design and development of solutions complex and heterogeneous, particularly in the field of integration services Enterprise for Public Administration and for big private companies such as H3G and Telecom. He is currently focused on the development of new technologies.



15.00 - 16.30 Breakout Sessions

Breakout Session IV: Fintechs and Financial Innovation: ready for the digital wallet?

CLAUDIO CHIRCO

Lawyer, BEITEN BURKHARDT Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft GmbH

Dr Claudio G. Chirco is Partner at BEITEN BURKHARDT's Dusseldorf office and member of the IP/IT/Media practice group. His area of expertise comprises information technology, data protection. He particularly advises his clients on protection of intellectual property and gives legal advice in connection with the realisation of data protection concepts and new business, in particular in the area of online and mobile telecommunication, the creation of software license contracts and software implementation projects. He also provides legal assistance to innovative start-ups, particularly FinTech and InsurTech companies, from an early stage on through all stages of development. Dr Claudio G. Chirco studied law at the University of Munster and was admitted to the German Bar in 2011. He has been working with BEITEN BURKHARDT since 2011.

ANDREA BELTRATTI Associate Dean, Corporate and Financial Institutions Division, SDA Bocconi

School of Management

Andrea Beltratti is Associate Dean for the Claudio Dematt Corporate and Financial Institutions Division. He is Professor of Economics at Bocconi University. From 2004 to 2008, he was Dean for the undergraduate area, while from 2000 to 2004 he was Director of the graduate program in Economics (CLE) and Bachelor's degree in Economics and Social Sciences (DES) at Bocconi University. Since 2016, he is Academic Director of the Executive Master in Finance. He conducted numerous research, training and consulting projects for some of the most important international business group operating in the industrial and financial sector. His research activities focus on four main areas: stock markets, banks, risk and corporate governance. Andrea earned a Degree in Economics from Torino University and a Ph.D. in Economics at Yale University.

VALERIA CIPOLLONE Policy Officer, Ministers Office, Italian Ministry of Finance

Valeria Cipollone is currently policy officer in the Office of the Italian Minister of Economy and Finance, where she works on investment and innovation, mainly related to venture capital, fintech and initiatives for companies growth. She is also in charge of the Narrow Path newsletter, the first English newsletter of the Ministry on reforms and economic scenario. Previously, she has been Advisor to the Counsellor on European Affairs to the Prime Minister in Enrico Letta Cabinet and researcher at Bruegel, the Brussels based think tank. In her experience she also worked as journalist and still occasionally contributes to Il Fatto Quotidiano and lavoce.info with economic analysis. She is Aspen Junior fellow since 2017.




PIETRO SELLA CEO, Sella Group

Pietro Sella has been CEO of Sella Group since 2004. Founded in 1886, Sella is one of the oldest banking groups in Italy and has a strong tradition for innovation. He obtained a Masters Degree in Business Engineering and joined Banca Sella in 1994. Under his leadership, in 1996 Sella Group launched - among the first in Italy - its online banking, online trading and e-commerce services.In 2013 it launched a fintech startup accelerator (SellaLab) and in 2017 the first open API banking platform in Italy (platfr.io). Pietro is Chairman of the Association of Italian Private Banks (Pri.Banks) and of Endeavor Italy; he is a Member of the Board of the Italian Banking Association (ABI).

MATTEO CONCAS General Manager Italy, N26 GmbH

Matteo is General Manager Italy at N26, the mobile bank leader in Europe. Born in Sardinia, he started his career in Management Consulting in Italy before moving to Investment Banking Mergers & Acquisitions in London at JP Morgan and later at Zaoui & Co, advising Technology and Media companies like Alcatel-Lucent on its combination with Nokia, Manchester United on its initial public offering, and Nokia on the sale of its Devices & Services business to Microsoft. He holds a Master in Management from the ESCP Europe Business School in Paris and a Bachelor in Business Administration from the University of Turin.

FLAVIO DE LAURENTIS Managing Director Italy, Barzahlen GmbH

Head of Italy, Barzahlen, Cash Payment Solutions GmbH From 2013 to 2017, Business Analyst and then Associate, McKinsey & Company MBA in Finance and Financial Management Services at HKUST Business School

PAOLO GALVANI Chairman and Co-Founder, MoneyFarm

Co-Founder and Chairman, Moneyfarm From 2008 to 2011, Partner, Prestiamoci From 2006 to 2008, MD, Deutsche Bank From 2003 to 2006, CEO, Sella Capital Management From 1998 to 2001, VP, Morgan Stanley Graduated in Economics and Statistics at Universit degli Studi di Padova




GIUSEPPE LITTERA Chief Technical Officer and Co-Founder, Sardex SpA

He cofounded in 2009 Sardex.net, the first and largest business to business trade exchange network in Sardinia. Using our industry knowledge, service-offering expertise and an online/offline complementary currency platform, we help businesses and professionals to attract new customers, generate incremental sales, reduce idle time and spare capacity and save cash. Graduated in English, German and Spanish at Leeds Beckett University

ROMANO STASI Secretary General, ABI LAB

Born in Rome (Italy) in 1968, graduated in Mechanical Engineering in 1993 at the University of Rome La Sapienza, achieved the MBA in 1998 at the Bocconi University Milan. He is the Managing Director of ABI Lab, the Banking Research & Innovation Centre promoted by the Italian Banking Association. He is also Chief operating officer of CERTFin, the Italian CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team) dedicated to the banking sector. He was a managing consultant for international consulting firms such as Accenture and Cap Gemini Ernst&Young developing projects in the Financial Services and ICT sector.

SAVINO DAMICO Head of Digital Payments and Biometrics, Intesa Sanpaolo

Degree with honours in Economics at Turin University. He joined the bank in 1992, and he is currently in charge of Digital Payments, Biometrics, e-identity, blockchain/DLT and cryptocurrencies incubators within Chief Innovation Officer Area at Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center. He is responsible for selecting the best Fintech innovative solutions to be introduced into SP services and/or to be offered to retail or corporate companies or to propose them to Intesa Sanpaolo Corporate Venture Capital Fund (Neva Finventure). He is Intesa Sanpaolo representative in blockchain/DLT meetings with European Commission and ECB, and takes part to the Fintech Roundtable recently set-up by Italian Ministry of Finance.

DAVID STACHON Chief Digital Business Officer and Member of the Board, Generali Germany

Board Member, Generali Deutschland AG CEO, CosmosDirekt From 2012 to 2016, CEO, Direct Line From 2008 to 2012, Marketing Manager, ERGO Group AG Graduated in Biochemistry, Ruhr-Universitt Bochum and MBA,

University of Bradford.




SIMONE VIGAN Country Head Italy, Raisin GmbH

Simone works at Raisin as Director of Distribution Partnerships and as responsible for the Italian market. He previously gained 4 years of experience in management consulting and 4 years in growing a global tech company in Southern Europe. Simone holds a Msc in Engineering from Politecnico di Milano and an MBA from INSEAD.

VINCENZO FIORE Chief Executive Officer, Auriga SpA

Vincenzo Fiore, graduate from the University of Bari, and cofounds in 1992 Auriga Informatica, a consulting company for Information and Communication Technology in the finance sector. In 2007 he becomes CEO of Auriga, born after the merger between Auriga Informatica and Auriganet, a spin-off dedicated to the development of solutions for the management of self-service channels for large retail banks. From the company`s foundation till today, he holds the acknowledged role of the leader, as well as the one of CEO, taking full time care of the company`s commercial development and it`s growth.



Breakout Session V: Creative industries, smart mobility and digital content as enabling

factors for self-empowerment: which technologies for the digital culture and society?

MATTHIAS TRNEL Partner, Zebralog

Matthias is a Berlin-based entrepreneur in citizen participation and multistakeholder-processes. He graduated in psychology from the University of Melbourne and the Free University Berlin before joining the Social Science Research Centre Berlin. In this capacity he also served as a consultant to the German Bundestag and helped to establish new IT-based forms of public petitioning and consultation. In 2009 he founded Zebralog, an agency for public participation and dialogue. Zebralog offers a wide range of services to involve citizens, customers or stakeholders in deliberation, design and decision making. As CEO he helped Zebralog to become one of the leading providers in dialogue and participation with 30 employees in Berlin and Bonn, who collaborate with city governments, ministries and businesses across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

GIORGIO VENTRE Scientific Director, Apple iOS Developer Academy, Naples

Giorgio Ventre is Full Professor of Computer Networks at the Department of Information and Electrical Engineering of the University of Napoli Federico II. In 2000 he co-founded ITEM, the National Research Laboratory in Multimedia Communications of the Italian University Consortium on Informatics, that he directed from 2000 to 2004 and from 2013 to 2015. From 2003 to 2011 he was President and CEO of the Consorzio Campano di Ricerca per lInformatica e lAutomazione Industriale (CRIAI), a public-private partnership for industrial research. He also co-founded several start-ups: Tipic, Meetecho, NM2, RISLab. In partnership with Leonardo and Esaote he contributed to create two research labs in the areas of Software for Mission Critical Applications (COSMIC) and of Advanced Medical Imaging (ESALAB). Giorgio Ventre is also Scientific Director of the Apple Developer Academy, a partnership between Federico II and Apple to form the App developers and professionals of the future. He is also COO of Campania NewSteel, a start-up incubator born as a partnership between Federico II and Citt della Scienza, the largest Science Museum and Innovation Center in Italy. Since 2014 he leads Programma il Futuro, an initiative between CINI and the Italian Ministry for Education to bring coding and computational thinking inside Italian schools. During the 2016 International Hour of Code, thanks to Programma il Futuro, Italy was the first nation in the world for number of events, with more than 1.400.000 students participating.





ANDREAS GEBHARD Founder, re:publica

Andreas Gebhard is a go-getting digital entrepreneur, and the founder and managing partner of several successful companies in Berlin. Since mid-2015, he has been realizing his ideas and concepts mainly through the medium of project and investment company Creator Broker Owner (CBO). CBO invests in young companies that think outside the box and for whom the words solidarity and usefulness are not simply high-sounding buzzwords. Andreas puts his know-how and wide-ranging network of contacts into helping these emerging businesses to develop their business models. He is a firm believer in the merits of a diverse mix of corporate philosophies and financing forms. He organizes and holds workshops, presentations and consultation sessions, providing the space and attention that these forward-looking project ideas need in order to flourish. Sometimes the ideas are other peoples, sometimes his own that he has had to postpone. As co-founder of newthinking communications GmbH, a company where technology, the internet, the media, culture and politics intersect. Andreas focuses on Open Source strategies and network policy. As managing director and co-founder of re:publica, he chairs one of the worlds most important conferences on digital society topics. By way of contrast, he is also one of the initiators of the Torstrae Festival, which is dedicated to creating a forum for contemporary and relevant developments on the Berlin music scene and turning music into a palpable aspect of urban life. Like the motivation behind the projects that Andreas brings to life, the music festival program treads a line that is always a little off the mainstream.

CASTULUS KOLO Dean, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research, Macromedia

University of Applied Sciences

Prof. Dr. Dr. Castulus Kolo first studied Physics with doctoral thesis at CERN in Geneva and an additional PhD in social anthropology. He gathered professional experience in consulting and applied research with one of the leading top management consultancies and the German Fraunhofer Society. In 2001, he became member of the board of directors of the corporate venture management of a large German publishing house. Throughout his management career Castulus Kolo continued his academic activities at several European universities in innovation management, media and ICT. In 2007 he became professor at Macromedia University and in 2013 Vice President Research and Academic Affairs. His research is published in various international journals and is focused on the preconditions, the diffusion as well as the effects of (media) innovations at the intersection of economy, society and technology. Currently he studies business opportunities in smart urban mediascapes.





PAOLA CILLO Associate Professor, Department of Management & Technology, Bocconi

University

Paola Cillo is an Associate Professor of Management and the Director of the Concentration in Luxury Business Management of the FT MBA Program of SDA Bocconi School of Management. She holds a Ph.D. in Management from Bocconi University. She has been Visiting Researcher at the Snider Entrepreneurial Research Center at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (2000) and Visiting Assistant Professor at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota (2005). She has been Visiting Professor at the Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College (2008) and Visiting Professor at the University of Innsbruck (2006). She is a Senior Professor at the SDA Bocconi School of Management, where she teaches courses on creativity and new product development, as well as on innovation management. Her research focus regards the dynamics of innovation in symbolic industries, and customer involvement in innovation.

LUIGI LANUZZA Head of New Technologies, Enel-X (Enel Group)

Luigi Lanuzza holds a Master Degree in Electronic Engineering from University of Messina and a Master in Photovoltaic Engineering magna cum laude from University of Rome - Tor Vergata. In 2009, he joined Enel Green Power, as part of the development and of the construction teams of the PV modules factory 3SUN, being in charge of the overall planning and of the supply of the manufacturing equipments. Then, in 2012, he was part of the startup of the activities in South Africa, managing the development of several projects. In 2013, he moved to the Innovation department of EGP, being in charge of PV and energy storage initiatives, managing the program of the first EGP storage pilot projects, and in 2015 he became Head of Energy Storage, managing all the relevant activities concerning Renewable integration, Microgrids, behind the meter and retail applications. Since July 2017 Luigi is Head of New Technologies of Enel X, the new division of Enel group focused to digital energy services, developing cross-technologies innovative solutions.

MAXIM NOUHROUDI Founder & Managing Director, Door2Door GmbH

Maxim is CEO & founder of Door2Door GmbH, a leading urban mobility startup. The company has 60 + employees in Berlin and Porto Alegre (Brazil). After studying economics at Harvard and at the Witten/Herdecke University, he began his career with RoyalDutch/shell in London. In 2005, he founded the Reinhard Mohn Institute for leadership and governance, and two years later was appointed to the Board of the University Witten, 2008 then the youngest Vice President in a German University. He founded the Door2Door GmbH, a multiple award-winning startup for "Mobility-as-a-Service". The core product - allygator shuttle - enables the operation of on-demand shuttle to improve buses to urban and rural public transport carriers. Maxim has been appointed in August 2015 spokesman of the digital industry Association BITKOM for Berlin-Brandenburg.





LUCA DESTRO Partner, Fabbrica Italiana Veicoli Elettrici Srl

Graduated in Business Administration from Universit di Bologna in 1991 has started his professional life in a Consulting Company. After four years of experience as entrepreneur, since 1999 he has held managerial positions in different companies. In 2013, he joined FIVE Fabbrica Italiana Veicoli Elelttrici Srl inside Termal Group in order to start the local production of electric Vehicles. In 2016 the main milestone of this project has been reached with the start of the assembly line in a Zero Emission Building located in Bologna. Still following the further developments of FIVE he is also involved in different projects related with back shoring Productions in Italy.

MICHELE MORETTI CEO, Fincons Group

Michele Moretti began his professional career at Bolzano Steelworks (Falck Group). In 1987, he joined Consr, a software house based in Milan, as Commercial Director. After few years he acquired shares in the company which then became the first component of what is now Fincons Group. Today Michele is Fincons CEO and shareholder. Under his direction, the Group has become a recognized multinational with 1,300 professionals, 11 offices and numerous clients.

MICHAEL FISCHER Head of PR and Policy, MOIA Social Movement GmbH

Michael Fischer is the Head of Public Relations of MOIA, a company of the Volkswagen Group Previously he worked in DriveNow GmbH & Co. KG firstly as Spokesperson and then as Head of PR He studied Business Administration at the Freie Universitt Berlin



Breakout Session VI: The challenge of digital healthcare: bringing new life in Life Sciences

ECKHARD NAGEL Managing Director, Medical Management and Health Science Institute,

University of Bayreuth

Managing Director of the Medical Management and Health Institute based in the University of Bayreuth

Previously, Chief of the Zentrum fr Chirurgie im Klinikum Augsburg Graduated in Medicine at Medical College of Hannover

JRG KNBLEIN Head, Bayer CoLaborator

Dr. Jrg Knblein is currently working as Technology Scout within Global External Innovation & Alliances inside Drug Discovery of Bayer AG. He is responsible for identification and evaluation of new technologies, projects, or molecules from external sources (mostly academic institutions). As Head of the CoLaborator in Berlin, he is also responsible for a research incubator to host young life sciences companies on the Bayer campus. Before, he had several managerial positions within the company, including Head of Microbiological Chemistry Department at former Schering AG, after he had started his scientific industrial career with that company as a management trainee in October 2000. Jrg has also worked for Scherings biotech subsidiary Berlex Biosciences in San Francisco and for Hoechst in New Jersey (1995) and UK (1990) in Alzheimers Disease research. Jrg holds two diplomas, one in biotechnology from The Society of Biotechnology Research (GBF) and another in biochemistry from Max-Planck-Institute for Biochemistry. Here, he also received his PhD working with Prof. Robert Huber (Nobel Prize Laureate 1988).

FRANK GOTTHARDT Chairman of the board, CompuGroup Medical SE

During the 80s, Frank Gotthardt started his business career in healthcare with the production of software for dentists. From these early years, CompuGroup Medical SE has grown under his leadership to become a global leading eHealth group with 4,300 employees in 19 countries and products in more than 40 countries. Frank Gotthardt studied computer sciences in Bonn. Member of the federal board of the Economic Council of CDU, he is married and has one son. His vision is the development if IT towards an economic and medical success factor to benefit all people involved and for an ever-increasing care of patients.

FRIEDRICH KUHN Global Head Life Science and Healthcare, Egon Zehnder International

Since 2005, several positions within Egon Zehnder International, among them European Head Life Science and Services Practices, Consultant and, currently, Global Head Life Science and Healthcare Services Practice. Associate, Senior Associate, Engagement Manager, McKinsey & Company. PhD in in Philosophy earnt from University of Pisa. Graduated in Mathematics at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitt in Munich.




GIULIANA GAVIOLI Head of Innovation, B. Braun Avitum Italy

Graduated in Biological Sciences at the University of Modena, Giuliana Gavioli is QMR and Director of HR and R&D department of B. Braun Avitum Italy, located in Mirandola. She is Head of Regulatory Affairs for B. Braun Avitum AG (Division of B.Braun Group), a multinational corporation to which B. Braun Avitum Italy is owned. She is in charge for the registration of the medical devices for extracorporeal treatments all over the world. The products of B. Braun Avitum portfolio vary from haemodialysis and apheresis machines to the relevant disposables like pre-assembled kits, bloodlines, vascular accesses, filters and HD concentrates. Giuliana Gavioli contributed to establish in 2013 the after-graduating school ITS Scienze della Vita of Emilia-Romagna Region, whose is President. She is Member of the Council of Confidustria Emilia with delegation to Innovation and President of the Steering Committee of Tecnopolo Mirandola.

ROBERTO ASCIONE Chief Executive Officer, Healthware International

Roberto Ascione is a serial entrepreneur and global thought leader in digital health. With 20 years of experience, he has been focusing on marketing and communications, business transformation and innovation in health and wellness. He is currently CEO at Healthware International, a next-generation healthcare consultancy, combining a unique blend of marketing and creative services with innovation and technology capabilities, able to deliver value to existing and emerging healthcare stakeholders. Under Robertos tenure, the agency evolved into a cutting-edge, innovation-driven company delivering value at the heart of the transforming healthcare ecosystem. He is also very active in the digital health start-up ecosystem in various advisor capacities both in Europe and in USA. Among the various international recognitions and awards Roberto Ascione was recognized as Best Industry Leader at The Health 2.0 - 10 Year Global Retrospective Awards in 2016, as Transformational Leader at the 2017 PM360 ELITE Awards, and named among the PharmaVOICE 100 Most Inspiring People 2017. Roberto is also Chairman at Frontiers Health, one of the leading global conferences on digital health innovation.

ROBERTO MANENTI Owner, Sertea Web Srl

Roberto Manenti, an Italian entrepreneur, born in Italy in 1950. Graduated engineer in Milan , in 1998 he founded SERTEA srl, a company that deals with multi-channel communication services over the Internet. SERTEA distributes its communication services to customers such as IBM Italia, IBM France, ENI, Il Sole 24 Ore. After launching the multi-channel eMessage platform, he continued the research and development of new digital technologies with the spin off Sertea Web srl, creating a patented phone that allows you to communicate through the home TV.




DOMENICO FAVUZZI President, Exprivia SpA

After one year from the degree in Information Science, at the University of Bari, founded Abaco Software S.a.s. In June 2005, following the merger of Abaco into AISoftw@re, he became a member of the Board of Directors of AISoftw@re, a company listed on Borsa Italiana since 2000, which in 2006 became Exprivia. In September of the same year he was appointed CEO of Exprivia and in March 2008 President of the company. Since 2011 he has been member of the National Council and the Board of Directors of Assinform. Since June 2013 he has been Chairman of Confindustria Puglia and member of the General Council of Confindustria Nazionale and member of the Council of Regional Representatives of Confindustria. Since May 2015, he is a member of the Regency Board with the function of censorship at Bari's site of Banca d'Italia; in the same period, he has been awarded the honor of the Cavalier del Lavoro by the the President of Repubblica Italiana.

LUCA BOLOGNINI Head of Applied Innovation Division, Aizoon Technology Consulting

Luca Bolognini is the Director of the Applied Innovation Division of aizoOn, addressing cross-sector business value generation. The Division leverages the expertise of the 4 Technical Units of aizoOn and of its R&D subsidiaries and partners, addressing both R&D and TK projects, developing proprietary solutions and deploying rapid prototyping. The main applications refer to Industrial IoT, Digital Risk, Smart Communities & Mobility, Health and Safety covering the digital transformation issues and needs of large companies worldwide. He has acquired a consolidated professional experience in an innovation consulting multinational company. He was Technical Director responsible for offer development, for bid process control and project portfolio management, with a strong commitment in organization issues and change management. He started his career working as a researcher for two primary R&D companies, spending 10 years in the development of structural identification techniques, of advanced computational methods and leading funded projects in the 4th EU ESPRIT Program. He was involved in many safety assessment and refurbishment interventions for critical infrastructures. He holds a Master of Science from the Politecnico di Milano.



17.00 - 17.45 Keynote: the challenges of innovation and digital transformation: perspectives from industry, media and finance

PETER PFANNES Managing Director, Accenture

Since 2010, Managing Director at Accenture. Previously he worked in McKinsey as Engagement Management. He earned in 2003 a Master of Science in European Studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science and in 2002 a degree in Business Administration and Management at the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich.

ELIO CATANIA President, Confindustria Digitale

Elio Catania is Chairman of Confindustria Digitale, the Federation of Ict companies in Italy. He graduated in Engineering at the La Sapienza University in Rome, had gained his Master's Degree of Management Science at the Sloan Fellow School of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston. He has spent most of his management career in IBM where he reached Top Management positions as President of IBM Latin America, South Europe and Italy and became Member of the Worldwide Management Council. He has been Chairman and CEO of Ferrovie dello Stato, Chairman and CEO of the ATM Group Milan Transport Company and Deputy Chairman of Alitalia. He served as Board Member and member of the Executive Committee of Telecom Italia and as Board Member of Intesa Sanpaolo.

PIERANTONIO MACOLA

President, SMAU

Born in 1967, Pierantonio Macola is the President of Smau, the leading Exhibition in Italy dedicated to Innovation and Information technology. Until 2007 he was the CEO of TL.TI Expo SPA, company of the Group Fieramilano SpA. Pierantonio Macola was also founder of Webbit in 2001, historical event settled in Italy dedicated to ICT, forerunner of Smau as matching platform between ICT providers and local companies and Public Sector, with a focus on indipendent training based on a network of 600 speakers and 50.000 attendees. Macola now is also Advisor of Italia Startup, a non profit Association of the Italian Startup Ecosystem.

SEBASTIAN HERZOG Senior Vice President, Axel Springer hy! GmbH

Before joining in May 2017 hy and Axel Springer as a Senior Vice President, Sebastian Herzog initiated, built and established the Lufthansa Innovation Hub GmbH in Berlin - an award-winning Corporate Innovation Unit. The former positions held at Lufthansa include those of the Executive Assistant to the CEO of the Lufthansa Group and the Manager for Market & Fleet Development. Having also founded his own company, Sebastian constantly moves between the corporate culture and the startup spirit. Additionally, he is a startup mentor; a speaker and a panelist at various events about future travel and innovation.



17.00 - 17.45 Keynote: the challenges of innovation and digital transformation: perspectives from industry, media and finance

FABIO SPAGNUOLO Head of Network & Promotion of Innovation Culture, Intesa San Paolo

He is an economist, graduated at the University of Turin, and a journalist. Since 2016, head of Network & Promotion of Innovation Culture at Innovation Center of Intesa Sanpaolo. Hes responsible for projects and events organized in New York, London, Tel Aviv, Dubai & Hong Kong. From 2014 to 2016 he covered the role of Head of Partnership Management at Innovation Center He is member of the Business and Industry Advisory Committee (BIAC) to the OECD in Paris



18.00 - 18.45 Keynotes and the way forward

MATTHIAS MACHNIG State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy

Born in Wimbern on 15 April 1960 1991 - 1992 Deputy head of division at the SPD parliamentary group 1992 - 1995 Head of office to the Minister for Employment, Healthcare and Social Affairs in North-Rhine Westphalia, head of the political planning group 1995 - 1998 Head of the SPD Federal Manager; coordinator of the SPD election campaign headquarters 1998 - 1999 State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Housing 1999 - 2002 SPD Federal Manager 2002 - 2005 Management consultant 2005 - 2009 State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety 2009 - 2013 Minister for Economics, Labour and Technology in Thuringia 2013 - 2014 SPD campaign manager for the European elections 2014 From 6 October 2014 State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy

DIETER KEMPF President, Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie

Dieter Kempf was born in Munich in 1953. After studying business administration from 1973 to 1978 in Munich, he worked at Arthur & Young (now Ernst & Young) from 1978 to 1991, becoming a partner in 1989. He then joined Datev in Nuremberg in 1991 as a Board Member, responsible for product and software development. From 1992 onwards, he served as Deputy Chairman of the Board. In 1996, he became Chairman, a position he held until March 2016. During Kempfs time at Datev, the company grew to one of Europes largest IT service providers. From 2011 to 2015, Kempf served as President of BDIs member association Bitkom (Federal Association for Information Technology, Telecom and New Media). During this time, he was also Vice President of the BDI. Dieter Kempf was unanimously elected President of BDI as of January 2017.

VINCENZO BOCCIA President, Confindustria

Since 2016, President of Confindustria He is also CEO of Arti Grafiche Boccia S.p.A of Salerno, Onorary President of Assafrica & Mediterraneo, Advisory Board President in Borsa Italiana for the AIM and MAC markets and General Council member of AIFI. From 2009 to 2013 he has been President for Small Business and SMEs in Confindustria. From 2014 to 2016 he was Head of the Financial and Banking Committee of Confindustria. He served also as President of the Regional Business Confederation for Africa and the Mediterranean Region, Assafrica&Mediterraneo.



18.00 - 18.45 Keynotes and the way forward

ECKART PETZOLD Lawyer and Head of Luthers Italian Desk, Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft

Dr. Eckart Petzold was born in Hamburg in 1956. He studied law (PhD.) in Freiburg and Lausanne. From 1985 to 2005 he practiced as lawyer and, from 1989 onwards, as Partner of the international law firm Lovells (including predecessors). From 2005 onwards he was responsible, as Partner of GSK, for the German-Italian Cross-Border Team which moved to Luther in 2014. Dr. Eckart Petzold is Chairman of the German-Italian Trade Association MERCURIO, Honorary Deputy Chairman of the International Association of Italian-Speaking Lawyers AIGLI and Member of the Commission for Translators of the Dsseldorf Chamber of Commerce. He has been certified by Chambers Europe as leading lawyer in Corporate/M&A. Dr. Eckart Petzold is Licensed Specialist for Corporate Law (Fachanwalt fr Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht) and Head of Luthers Italian Team. He assists domestic and foreign investors in their Corporate and M&A activities in Germany and worldwide, particularly in connection with cross-border transactions with a focus on international joint ventures and commercial agreements, negotiating in German, English, Italian and French.

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