Turin Smart Destination 2024 – 22nd October, Streaming Available

“Turin Smart Destination 2024: between international rankings, investments, challenges, and opportunities” is an event designed to showcase and solidify Turin’s position as a hub for innovation and the attraction of international investments. This initiative is conceived and organised by CTE Next, Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center, and the Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo. It will take place on 22nd October from 15:00 to 17:00.

The event will provide an overview of the findings from the Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2024, highlighting Turin’s progress among the leading emerging ecosystems on a global scale. Significant data will be presented, including the increase in value generated by the Turin ecosystem, and discussions will focus on how Turin can continue to attract resources, talent, and capital from abroad.

Key moments will include three roundtables featuring industry experts, startups, and investors discussing the challenges related to investments and future collaborations. In particular, the Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo and Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center will contribute to outlining strategies for regional development and the fundamental role these organisations play in strengthening the internationalisation of local businesses, alongside essential public initiatives such as Torino City Lab and CTE Next, as well as numerous other stakeholders within the local ecosystem.

Agenda

The language of the event will be Italian.

15:00 – 15:05 | Institutional Greetings
15:00 – 15:05 | Introductory Speech, Viviana Bacigalupo, General Director of Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center
15:05 – 15:10 | Institutional Greetings, Alberto Anfossi, Secretary General of the Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo
15:10 – 15:15 | Institutional Greetings, Paola Angeletti, Chief Sustainability Officer of Intesa Sanpaolo

15:15 – 15:35 | Startup Genome – GSER 2024 – focus on the Turin Ecosystem
Michele Osella, Senior Program Manager, Impact Innovation Department, Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo
Adam Ubrankovics, Head of Ecosystem Development and Solutions for Startups, Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center

15:35 – 16:10 | PANEL 1 “Stakeholder Engagement and Future Perspectives”
Moderator: Laura Morgagni – CEO of Fondazione Piemonte Innova
Elena Deambrogio, Head of Smart City Unit, European Projects and Innovation, City of Turin, CTE Next
Marianna Ronzoni, Head of Startup Evaluation and Growth Programmes, Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center
Giorgio Federico Strata, Open Innovation – Startup Hub, Iveco Group
Graziella Roccella, Chief Research and Product Design Officer, Planet Smart City
CEIP (Speaker to be confirmed)

16:10 – 16:40 | PANEL 2 – “Venture Capital, Corporate VC: Challenges and Opportunities”
Moderator: Stefano Bruzzi, Head of Innovation Network Development, Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center
Marco Di Miceli, Partner, Neva SGR
Matteo Vacchetti, Coordinator of Corporate Venture Capital, Iren Group
Alice Mariotti, Head of Communication & Investor Relations, LIFTT
Alberto Eichholzer, Head of Finance Department, Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo

16:40 – 16:55 | PANEL 3 Startup session: Enerbrain, Utwin, and ALBA Robot.

16:55 – 17:00 | Closing Remarks via video: Chiara Foglietta, Councillor for Ecological and Digital Transition, Innovation, Environment, Mobility, and Transport for the City of Turin.