Luca Orlando

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The brand new property is located in the Albere district of Trento. Recently inaugurated, it includes a 250-seat auditorium and some event rooms, including one with 99 seats. In the construction of the building, particular attention was paid to environmental sustainability, with specifications regarding the energy and acoustic insulating capacity of the building envelope. The structure also has a heating and cooling system with radiant panels.The Festival shuttle Free service for ITAS FORUM from 22 to 24 Maydeparting from PIAZZA DANTE - PALAZZO DELLA REGIONE and PIAZZA FIERA – VIA TRAVAIContinuous service from 9.00 am to 7.00 pm every 20 minutes<a href="https://www.festivaleconomia.it/oven/media/VOLANTINI%20NAVETTA4.pdf" target="_blank">Download the PDF with the timetables</a>

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CEO of AIRC Cancer Research Foundation since 2022, he holds a degree in economics from Bocconi and a master degree from Tor Vergata. With more than 20 years in the pharmaceutical industry, he was CEO of GSK SpA. He has held top positions in Confindustria and Farmindustria, led corporate mergers, and chaired the Board of the University of Trento until 2024.

Chief Executive Officer AIRC Foundation for cancer research

Daniele Finocchiaro

He holds an MSc and a PhD in electrical engineering, he was a postdoctoral associate at the prestigious AI-Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he has coordinated participation in 2 of the Ministry of Economic Development's competence centers for Industry 4.0, he was 1 of the 3 Italian representatives at the G7 forum on AI and one of the authors of the Italian Strategic Agenda on AI.

CEO and Scientific Director of the Italian Institute of Technology

Giorgio Metta

Italian journalist at Sole24Ore, editor at the economic news department Imprese&Territori, creator of the video series “In Fabbrica”, in which manufacturing processes in italian companies are shown. Studies: degree in Economics at Bocconi University. Work experiences: Coopers&Lybrand, Nielsen, Rai, Sole 24Ore.

With a degree in Pharmacy and a specialisation in Pharmacology, Francesca Pasinelli joined Fondazione Telethon in 1997, becoming its General Director from 2009 to 2024. She developed a management model for innovative therapies in rare genetic diseases. She has received numerous awards, including the Marisa Bellisario Award, the Grande Ufficiale Order of Merit, and the Ambrogino D'Oro Award.

Board Member

Francesca Pasinelli

He is Full Professor at Politecnico di Milano, where he also served as Rector. He currently holds top-level positions in key institutions for innovation and research and plays an active role in the industrial community and Italian social landscape.

President

Ferruccio Resta

He is currently President of the Human Technopole Foundation, the biomedical research institute located in the MIND (Milan Innovation District), and holds the Romeo and Enrica Invernizzi Foundation Chair in Innovation Management at Bocconi University, where he served as Rector from 2016 to 2022.

Gianmario Verona

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The pursuit of the future between public and private sectors: a crossroads for Europe

Economic policies

The former S.I.T. building on Via Calepina - Piazza Vittoria has been the historical headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce since 1947. In its halls this autonomous public body performs a multiplicity of functions all traceable to the common definition of market regulation.

Camera di Commercio di Trento – Sala Calepini

Brando Benifei is an Italian MEP serving his third term in the European parliament. He is Coordinator in the Committee on International Trade for the Socialists and Democrats Group and Chair of the European Parliament’s D-US delegation. He is member of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs and substitute member on the EU internal market and consumer protection and on legal affairs.

MEP, co-Rapporteur for the Artificial Intelligence Act, Chair of the European Parliament's D-US delegation.

Brando Benifei

Since 2021, Federico Cavallo has been Public Affairs and Media Relations Manager of Altroconsumo. Previously, he worked at the Chamber of Deputies and in relevant multinational groups both in Italy and abroad, with a particular focus in the field of digital transformation and ecological transition.

Public Affairs and Media Relations Manager 

Federico Cavallo

Giancarlo Corò is Full Professor of Applied Economics at Ca' Foscari University of Venice. He is the scientific head of the Executive Program Export/Import Manager at Cà Foscari Challenge School, and member of the scientific committee of the Observatory of Politics and International Relations.

Giancarlo Corò

Chemical consultant, trainer and coordinator of national and European projects in the fields: agribusiness, food safety, sustainability and industrial innovation, circular economy, alternative energies, certifications, eco-chemistry. Publicist, author of numerous books and scientific publications.

Secretary General 

Marino Melissano

Lawyer and teacher with many years of experience in the management of education and cultural promotion projects, as well as in the organization of training and awareness campaigns on consumerism issues. Member of the Altroconsumo Council and representative for the province of Trento.

Altroconsumo Representative (Province of Trento)

Alice Rovati

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Geopolitics

Overlooking Piazza Dante and standing opposite Trento's train station, the building is a stone’s throw from the historic centre. This building was built between 1958-65 as part of a project by Trentino architect Adalberto Libera (1903-1963), a leading figure in Italian rationalist architecture.

Palazzo della Regione Autonoma Trentino Alto Adige - Sala di Rappresentanza

After an international career in investment banking, he founded Nextalia in 2021, endorsed by leading Italian institutional investors to support the Country’s excellences. With over €1.5 billion in assets under management, Nextalia is the investment platform dedicated to private markets, capable of offering solutions for businesses and investors while driving the growth of Made in Italy.

Chief Executive Officer

Francesco Canzonieri

Chairman of Rekeep, the leading Italian group in the Integrated Facility Management sector. Under his leadership, the Group has grown into one of the leading international players, employing about 26,000 people and with offices in France, Poland, Turkey and the Middle East.

Chairman

Claudio Levorato

In charge of promoting the internationalization of Italy’s business, export, investment, innovation and partnership abroad as Deputy Director General for the promotion of Italy at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Deputy Director General

Fabrizio Lobasso

Dirigente Servizi Professionali e Formazione

Eraldo  Minella 

Luigi Riva, Engineer, founder and Chairman of Strategic Management Partners, one of the leading Italian companies in management consulting. Since 2022 he is President of Assoconsult, the Confindustria association that represents management companies.

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The pursuit of the future between public and private sectors: a crossroads for Europe

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Made in Italy: Italy’s export strategies