SPEAKERS 2024

AGRI-FOOD/FOOD-TECH

CHAIR:

  • Alessandro Bonfiglioli | CEO, Caab Spa | Professor of Industrial Design e Branding, Bologna Business School

PANELISTS:

  • Enrica Gentile | CEO & Founder Areté – The Agrifood Intelligence Company
  • Timothy Sean Jr. O’Connel | H-Farm Startup Center Director, Professor of Entrepreneurship H-Farm College, UniBO, & BBS
  • Daniela Tontini | Consulting Manager – Agritech, Agribusiness, Innovation e Data, CRIF

AUTOMOTIVE AND AUTOMATION

CHAIR:

  • Federico Munari | Industry Leader for the Global MBA in Supercars, Superbikes and Motorsport | Director of the Open Program in Technology and Innovation Management, Bologna Business School

PANELISTS:

  • Carmine America | CEO and Founder, Prima Sidera
  • Mariagrazia Giustizieri | Sales Operations Manager & Alumna EMBA BBS
  • Alberto Gualtieri | Project Manager, BI-REX
  • Michele Pennese | Director of e-vehicle Solutions Development, Bonfiglioli
  • Alessio Romito | Digital Innovation Manager, Dallara

CLEAN TECH AND ENERGY

CHAIR:

  • Alessandro Pastore | Industry Leader for the Global MBA in Green Energy and Sustainable Businesses, Bologna Business School

PANELISTS:

  • Davide Aloj | Marketing Executive e Start-Up Mentor
  • Leonardo Caiazza | Co-Founder, E-SSENCE
  • Francesca Camerota | Strategy & Sustainability Manager, Invitalia
  • Francesco Fullone | Co-Founder Bologna Chapter, Founder Institute
  • Cosimo Garofalo | Head of Site Construction, Newcleo
  • Guglielmo La Via | Founder e CEO di Navia
  • Loza Tamirat | Business Analyst, Vertiv
  • Stefano Terzi | Industrial & Energy Technology – Digital Product Management Executive, Baker Hughes

DESIGN, FASHION AND MADE IN ITALY

CHAIR:

  • Angelo Manaresi | Industry leader for the Global MBA in Design, Fashion and Luxury Goods and Director of Professional Master in Business Management, Bologna Business School

PANELISTS:

  • Franco Gabrielli | Former President, ASSOPELLETIERI
  • Silvia Poli | Trade & Marketing, Gucci
  • Luca Quagliano | CEO and Founder, NIO Cocktails Srl
  • Chiara Talenti | Entrepreneur & Digital Strategist & Founder, Nuvola Gioielli

DIGITAL SERVICES, ICT AND FINTECH

CHAIR:

  • Andrea Pia | Chief Growth Officer, AKQA | Adjunct Faculty Member, Bologna Business School

PANELISTS:

  • Micaela Farchi | Innovation Consultant, Gellify
  • Antonio Marotta | Founder, Quinck
  • Valeria Carolina Rojas Nastrucci | Global Tecnology Change Lead, Philip Morris
  • Vittoria San Pietro | Responsabile Innovazione e StartUp, Emilbanca (MUG)
  • Marco Taisch | Co-Founder and Shareholder, Miraitek srl
  • Federico Zambelli | Founder, Board Member and Chief Business Officer, BKN301 Group LTD