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Canada-Italy Forum on Artificial Intelligence

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Business Forum on AI

SPOTLIGHT ON EMILIA-ROMAGNA

September 17, 2019 12:00 am —

18/09/2018 12:00 am

Montreal

Objectives

Promote structured exchanges of information and know-how between policy makers from both countries;
Encourage the development of partnerships and networks between applied research centers, facilitate technology transfer pathways and optimize the promotion of research results.
Organize targeted business meetings

italy

canada

September 17, 2019

8:00 amRegistration and cappuccino & cornetto

Claudio Taffuri (Ambassador of Italy in Canada)
Silvia Costantini (Consul General of Italy in Montreal)
François Croteau (Mayor, Rosemont – La-Petite-Patrie)
Mark-Anthony Serri (Member of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada’s Executive Committee and Board of Directors; Managing Director Mid Market M&A National Client Group, RBC Royal Bank of Canada)

8:35 amMorning Plenary

Michela Milano (University of Bologna)
Andrea Lodi (IVADO)
Morena Diazzi (Region of Emilia-Romagna)

9:05 amPanel discussion

Moderator : Françoys Labonté (CRIM)

Speakers:

Italy

Giovanni Anceschi (ART-ER)
Sanzio Bassini (CINECA & Associazione Big Data)
Maurizio Sobrero (Bologna Business School)

Canada

Suzanne Benoit (Aéro Montréal)
Serge Marchand (Génome Québec)

10:40 amDe'Longhi Refreshments and Networking

11:00 amThematic Round Tables

Fintech & E.commerce

Moderator : Françoys Labonté (CRIM)

Speakers:

Italy

Giacomo Barigazzi (AXYON)
Stefano Dell’Omo (YNAP)
Nicola Gatti (Politecnico Milano)
Massimo Ruffolo (Altilia & ICAR-CNR)

Canada

Jan Christopher Arp (Holt Accelerator)
Lise Estelle Brault (Autorité des marchés financiers)
Manuel Morales (Banque Nationale – IVADO)
Lionel Pimpin (Banque Nationale)

Industry 4.0

Moderator : Thomas Martinuzzo (Fonds de solidarité FTQ)

Speakers:

Italy

Enrico Andrini (Bonfiglioli Riduttori SPA)
Stefano Cattorini (BI-REX), Industry 4.0 Competence Center)
Mariacristina Gherpelli (CLUST-ER MECH & GHEPI)
Donato Laico (SACMI, member of BI-REX)
Michela Milano (University of Bologna)

Canada

Richard Blanchet (Sous-Traitance Industrielle du Québec)
Yannick Desmarais (Worximity)

Life Sciences

Moderator : Serge Marchand (Génome Québec)

Speakers:

Italy

Sanzio Bassini (CINECA & Associazione Big Data)
Pietro Leo (IBM Italia)
Elena Pedrini (Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli)
Enrico Saltarelli (ALISEI)

Canada

Marie-Lise Dion (Montreal In Vivo)
Marie-Pierre Faure (Institut TransMedTech)
Luigi Lepanto (CHUM)
Patrick Sauvageau (Zilia Health)

Mobility

Moderator : Aymeric Dussart (Aéroports de Montréal)

Speakers:

Italy

Elena Bassoli (MASA; MUNER; UNIMORE)
Michele Caggiano (FEV Italia)
Rita Cucchiara (Associazione Big Data & UNIMORE)

Canada

Denis Lavallée (Mirametrix)
Andréanne Leduc (Boston Consulting Group)
Frantz Saintellemy (Leddartech)

12:30 pmLuncheon conference with international key-note speakers

Italy

Patrizio Bianchi (Region of Emilia-Romagna)
Rita Cucchiara (Consorzio interuniversitario nazionale per l’informatica – CINI)

Canada

Dr. Fabrice Brunet (CHUM – Centre Hospitalier Université de Montréal)

2:30 pmTargeted meetings (SME; starts-ups; research centers)

Contact us to schedule a meeting with Italian delegates

5:00 pmEnd of day’s activities

September 18, 2019

9:00 amTargeted meetings (SME; starts-ups; research centers) Visits to research centers, laboratories, local SMEs

Contact us to schedule a meeting with Italian delegates

5:00 pmEnd of day’s activities

Canadian Speakers

Pierre-Philippe Lortie – Innovation Consultant

Denis Leclerc – Canadian Cleantech Alliance

Daniel Lavinskas – Citera

Adrienne Crampton – NeuroSphere & Healthy Brains Healthy Lives

Hon. François-Philippe Champagne – Government of Canada

Dr. Joseph Cafazzo – University Health Network | Centre for Digital Therapeutics

David Buckeridge – McGill University

Professor /

Michael Bidu – Mynd Therapeutics

Mynd Therapeutics /

Nancy Laramée – IVADO

Director of Partnerships /

IVADO

Ali Motamedi – École de Technologie Supérieure (ETS)

Associate Professor /

École de Technologie Supérieure (ETS)

Sam Ramadori – BrainBox AI

Chief Executive Officer /

BrainBox AI

Anna Soller – Montréal International

Project Director - German-speaking Europe, Southern and Eastern Europe /

Montréal International

Daniel Lavinskas – Citera

Founder /

Citera

Dr. Fabrice Brunet – Montreal Health Innovation District (QIS)

President and CEO /

Montreal Health Innovation District (QIS)

Sophie Fallaha – CEIMIA

Executive Director /

CEIMIA

Yves Renaud

International Sales and Marketing Expert /

Frank Béraud – Montréal InVivo

Chief Executive Officer /

Montréal InVivo

Catherine Lunardi – Genaiz

Founder and CEO /

Genaiz

Steve Waterhouse – IT Security Specialist

IT Security Specialist /

Anne Nguyen – Conseil de l’innovation du Québec

Director of Artificial Intelligence (AI) /

Conseil de l'innovation du Québec

Sébastien Gambs – Canada Research Chair in Privacy and Ethical Analysis of Massive Data

Professor /

Canada Research Chair in Privacy and Ethical Analysis of Massive Data

Dr. Pierre Dumouchel – IVADO

Director of Technology Transfer /

Ivado

Elisa Valentin – Ministère des relations internationales et de la francophonie

Sous-ministre adjointe des relations Europe, de l’Indo-Pacifique et des affaires institutionnelles /

Ministère des relations internationales et de la francophonie

Maria Mangiocavallo – Scotia Bank

Vice-President Commercial Banking, Region of Québec /

Scotia Bank

Laurence Fouquette-L’Anglais – Délégation du Québec à Rome

Déléguée de Québec à Rome /

Délégation du Québec à Rome

Joanna Eyquem – Climate-Resilient Infrastructure

Managing Director /

Climate-Resilient Infrastructure

Melissa Mancini – MDA

Mechanical Designer /

MDA

Brunilde Sanso – Polytechnique Montréal

Full Professor /

Polytechnique Montréal

Darine Ameyed – Baüne

Scientific Director /

Baüne

Nicolas Martinez – Statistics Canada

Project Manager /

Statistics Canada

Andrea Galindo – Baüne

CEO, Co-Founder and Chief Data Officer /

Baüne

Barbara Decelle – Ivado

Health Research Advisor /

Ivado

Marianne Girard – GHGSat

Team Lead, Data Products & Delivery /

GHGSat

Remi Duquette – Maya HTT

Vice-President | Industrial AI /

Maya HTT

Lucy Stojak – Mosaic HEC Montréal

Executive Director /

Mosaic HEC Montréal

Abdo Shabah – Humanitas

Founder /

Humanitas

Stewart Bain – NorthStar Earth & Space

CEO & Co-Founder /

NorthStar Earth and Space

Giovanni D’Aliesio – MDA

Director of Business Development /

MDA

Giovanni Beltrame – Polytechnique Montréal

Professor Computer and Software Engineering Department /

Polytechnique Montréal

Gunes Karabulut Kurt – Polytechnique Montréal

Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering /

Polytechnique Montréal

Isabelle Tremblay – Canadian Space Agency | Government of Canada

Executive Director, Space Infrastructure /

Canadian Space Agency | Government of Canada

Pierre-Philippe Lortie – Computer Research Institute of Montreal (CRIM)

Director, Government Affairs and ESG /

Computer Research Institute of Montreal (CRIM)

Jarrod Morley – Aéro Montréal

Director, Innovation, Competitiveness and Productivity /

Aéro Montréal

Ali Elawad – Deloitte

Senior Manager /

Deloitte

Scott Streiner – Deloitte

Senior Advisor /

Deloitte

David Haight – Canadian Space Agency | Government of Canada

Director – Economic, International and Regulatory Affairs /

Canadian Space Agency | Government of Canada

Rob Philpotts – BDO Canada

Director, Cyber Threat Management & Response /

BDO Canada

Jason Besner – Canadian Center for Cyber Security

Director of Partnerships /

Canadian Centre for Cyber Security

Lilia Jemai – Mitacs

National Manager Artificial Intelligence /

Mitacs

Jérémie Farret – InMind Technology

CEO /

InMind Technology

Éric Aubailly – BDO Canada

Partner and National Leader - Technology Advisory Services /

BDO Canada

Zoubida Abdelkader – Investissement Québec

Directrice, Investissements directs étrangers, Europe /

Investissement Québec

Jean-Sébastien Pilon – Desjardins

Vice-présidence et Chef de la Sécurité de l'information /

Desjardins

Francesco Norante – Leonardo Canada

President /

Leonardo Canada

Nora Cuppens – Polytechnique Montréal

Polytechnique Montréal

Frédéric Cuppens – Polytechnique Montréal

Polytechnique Montréal

Mourad Debbabi – Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science – Concordia University

Dean /

Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science at Concordia University

Faud Khan – TwelveDot Inc.

CEO /

TwelveDot Inc.

Marie-Claude Lavallée

Journaliste, conférencière et animatrice /

Éric Caire – Ministère de la Cybersécurité et du Numérique

Minister /

Ministère de la Cybersécurité et du Numérique

Pierre E. Rodrigue – Ministère de la Cybersécurité et du Numérique

Deputy Minister /

Ministère de la Cybersécurité et du Numérique

Daniel Couillard – Canadian Center for Cybersecurity

Director General of Partnerships and Risk Mitigation /

Canadian Center for Cybersecurity

Mario Tanguay – Hydro-Québec

Head of Cybersecurity /

Hydro-Québec

Luc St-Jean – Ministère de la Cybersécurité et du Numérique

Ministère de la Cybersécurité et du Numérique

Rear Admiral Luciano Carosielli – Canadian Armed Forces

Chief of Staff – Information Management Group /

Canadian Armed Forces

Jonathan Paquette – Université du Québec en Outaouais

Dean of Research /

Université du Québec en Outaouais

Maria Mangiocavallo – Scotia Bank

Vice-President /

Scotia Bank

Stéphane Gagnon – Université du Québec en Outaouais

Université du Québec en Outaouais

Steve Waterhouse – Ministère de la Cybersécurité et du Numérique

Assistant Deputy Minister, Information Security and Cybersecurity /

Ministère de la Cybersécurité et du Numérique

Sami Khoury – Canadian Center for Cybersecurity

Head /

Canadian Center for Cybersecurity

Brigadier General Roberto Mazzolin – RHEA Group

Chief Technology Strategist /

RHEA Group

Michel Langelier – AIoT Canada

CEO /

AIoT Canada

Elissa Golberg – Embassy of Canada to Italy

Ambassador of Canada to Italy, Albania, Malta, San Marino /

Embassy of Canada to Italy

Mona Magalhaes – St-Mary’s Research Center

Research program manager /

St-Mary's Research Center

Daniel Silverman – Investissement Québec International

Vice-President, Foreign Direct Investment /

Investissement Québec International

Jonathan Abitbol – Inven_T

Conseiller aux innovations technosociales /

Inven_T

Hubert Bolduc – Investissement Québec International

President /

Investissement Québec International

Edith St-Hilaire – Embassy of Canada in Italy

Minister Counsellor and Senior Trade Commissioner /

Embassy of Canada in Italy

Sylvie Barcelo – Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie

Sous ministre /

Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie

Marie Lapointe – Hydrogène Québec

Executive Director /

Hydrogène Québec

Alexandre Lagarde – Montréal International

Vice-President, Foreign Investment /

Montréal International

Nicolas Beaudet – Omnimed

Scientific Director /

Omnimed

Nathalie Ouimet – Montréal InVivo

Vice-President /

Montréal InVivo

François Rainville – Effenco

Director of Research and Development /

Effenco

Sara Ahmed (Ph.D., PT) – CRIR / RI MUHC / McGill Faculty of Medicine

CRIR / RI MUHC / McGill Faculty of Medicine

Alessia Zarzani – Ville de Montréal

Ville de Montréal

Mario Rigante – BMO Private Wealth

Regional President /

BMO Private Wealth

Carmine D’Argenio – Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada

Chair of the Board and President /

Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada

Stéphane Guay – Centre Axel

Co-Director /

Centre Axel

Sam Ramadori – Brainbox AI

President /

Brainbox AI

Maxime Desjardins Goulet – Centre de Technologies Avancées BRP-Université de Sherbrooke

Advanced Technologies Senior Project Manager /

Centre de Technologies Avancées BRP-Université de Sherbrooke

Sylvie D. Lambert (RN, PhD) – Ingram School of Nursing (ISoN), McGill University

Associate Professor and Associate Director of Research /

Ingram School of Nursing (ISoN), McGill University

Pierre Taillefer – BDO Canada Risk Advisory Services

National Lead Partner /

BDO Canada Risk Advisory Services

Elizabeth Shirt – GLOBE Series

Managing Director /

GLOBE Series

Paul Shorthouse – Circular Economy Leadership Canada

Managing Director /

Circular Economy Leadership Canada

Mathieu Johnson – Hydro-Québec

Senior Director – Corporate Strategy, Partnerships and Development /

Hydro-Québec

Mark S. Kozdras – Natural Resources Canada, CanmetMATERIALS laboratory

Professional engineer and emeritus scientist /

Natural Resources Canada, CanmetMATERIALS laboratory

Marcel Labelle – Cybereco

President & General Manager /

Cybereco

Désirée Tremblay, Eng. MBA – Dana TM4, InnovÉÉ

Manager, R&D partnerships and grants /

Dana TM4

Tim Evans – Covid Immunity Task Force (CITF), McGill Faculty of Medicine

Executive Director for CITF and Director and Associate Dean of the School of Population and Global Health in the McGill Faculty of Medicine /

Yves Joanette, PhD, FCAHS – Consortium Santé Numérique

Deputy Vice-Principal Research and Director /

Consortium de Santé Numérique

Martin Masse – Marketing and Business Development, REAI

Enrico Davide Cremonese – Ivado Labs

Vice President and Executive /

Ivado Labs

Hubert Bolduc – President, Investissement Québec International

Bastien Beauchamp – CEO, !important

CEO /

!important

Dr. Mike Tyers – Principal Investigator, Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer

Principal Investigator /

Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer

Serge Auclair – Vice President, Strategy, Human Resources & Digitalization, Montreal Port Authority

Vice President, Strategy, Human Resources & Digitalization /

Montreal Port Authority

Annie Veillet – Partner, AI and Automation, PwC Canada

Frank Béraud – Chief Executive Officer, Montréal InVivo

Chief Executive Officer /

Montréal InVivo

Dr. Sheldon Elman – Executive Chairman, Carebook

Executive Chairman /

Carebook

David Lederhendler – Director, IVADO Labs

Director /

IVADO Labs

Burkhard D. Sommer – Deputy Head, Maritime Competence Center, PwC

Deputy Head /

Maritime Competence Center, PwC

Rodrigue Gilbert – Managing Director, Transportation & Logistics, PwC Canada

Managing Director, Transportation & Logistics /

PwC Canada

Jacques Rajotte – Executive Director, International Center of Expertise of Montreal for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence

Executive Director /

International Center of Expertise of Montreal for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence

Éric Marquis – Assistant Deputy Minister for Bilateral Relations, Québec Department of International Relations

Assistant Deputy Minister for Bilateral Relations /

Québec Department of International Relations

Mona Moudallal – Coordinator, Marketing and Industry 4.0, Quebec Ministry of the Economy and Innovation

Coordinator, Marketing and Industry 4.0 /

Quebec Ministry of the Economy and Innovation

Dr. Vincent Mooser – Canada Excellence Research Chair in Genomic Medicine, McGill University

Canada Excellence Research Chair in Genomic Medicine /

McGill University

John Kildea – CTO and co-founder of Opal Med Apps Inc.; Co-lead of the Opal Health Informatics research group at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

Simon Savard – Analyst, Business Intelligence and Innovation, Montreal Port Authority

Analyst, Business Intelligence and Innovation /

Montreal Port Authority

Alexandra Bugailiskis – Ambassador of Canada to Italy

Ambassador of Canada to Italy /

Cedric Bisson – Teralys Capital

Partner /

Teralys Capital

Marianna Simeone – Quebec Delegate to Italy

Quebec Delegate to Italy /

Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie

Michael Fratianni – President and CEO, Montreal Gateway Terminals

President and Chief Executive Officer /

MGT

Dr Alexandra Dawson – Associate Professor, JMSB

Associate Professor of Management, Distinguished Professorship in Entrepreneurship and Family Business /

Concordia University’s John Molson School of Business in Montreal

Marie-Pierre Faure

Assistant Director, Living Lab /

Institut TransMedTech

Aymeric Dussart – Aéroports de Montréal

Vice-President - Technology and Innovation /

Aeroports de Montréal

François Croteau

Borough mayor for Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie /

Montreal City Councillor responsible for smart cities, information technology and innovation

Carl-Éric Aubin

Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering at Polytechnique Montréal /

Executive and Scientific Director of the TransMedTech Institute

Denis Lavallée

CEO /

Mirametrix

Lionel Pimpin

SVP Digital Channels, Retail & Commercial Strategy /

National Bank of Canada

Frantz Saintellemy

President & COO /

Leddartech

Patrick Sauvageau

CEO, Co-Founder /

Zilia Health

Dr. Fabrice Brunet – President and Chief Executive Officer, CHUM

President and Chief Executive Officer /

Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM)

Yannick Desmarais

Founder & CEO /

Worximity Technologies Inc.

Jan Christopher Arp

Co-Founder & Managing Partner /

Holt Accelerator

Thomas Martinuzzo

Senior Investment Advisor – Innovation /

Fonds de solidarité FTQ

Suzanne Benoit

President /

Aéro Montreal

Serge Marchand

Vice – Président of Scientific Affaires /

Génome Québec

Richard Blanchet

President and CEO /

Sous-Traitance Industrielle Québec (STIQ)

Mélanie Lussier

Vice President, Operations /

Aéro Montréal

Matthieu Cardinal

Vice President, FinTech Development and Corporate Affairs /

Finance Montreal

Marie-Lise Dion

Director, Business & Strategic Initiatives /

Montreal InVivo

Marc Gilbert

Managing Director & Senior Partner /

Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

Manuel Morales

Chief AI Scientist /

National Bank of Canada

Françoys Labonté – Chief Executive Officer, CRIM

Executive Manager /

CRIM – Computer Research Institute of Montréal

Andrea Lodi

Professor, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Data Science for Real-Time Decision-Making /

Polytechnique Montréal

Italian Speakers

Sauro Vicini – Clust-ER Health

Rodolfo Sardone – CTE Calliope

Silvia Rossi – Clust-ER Build

Mario Nobile – AGID

Andrea Guizzardi – Clust-ER Tourism

Elisa Ficarra – University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Donato Malerba – PNRR Project FAIR (Future AI Research) – Spoke 6 – Symbiotic AI

Scientific Coordinator /

PNRR Project FAIR (Future AI Research) - Spoke 6 - Symbiotic AI

Alberto Sanna – Research Center for Advanced Technology in Health & Well-Being – San Raffaele University Hospital

Director /

Research Center for Advanced Technology in Health & Well-Being - San Raffaele University Hospital

Fabrizio Falchi – Information Science and Technologies Institute (ISTI) – CNR Pisa

Senior researcher at the Artificial Intelligence for Multimedia and Humanities laboratory (AIMH) /

Information Science and Technologies Institute (ISTI) - CNR Pisa

Pierluigi Perri – Chiomenti

Lawyer - Head of Data Protection & Privacy /

Chiomenti Law Firm

Teodoro Valente – Agenzia Spaziale Italiana

President /

Agenzia Spaziale Italiana

Marco Saladini – Italian Trade Agency

Director /

Italian Trade Agency

Valeria Scopelliti – Region of Calabria

Executive Director for Internationalization /

Region of Calabria

Enrico Pavone – Italian Consulate in Montreal

Consul General of Italy in Montreal /

Italian Consulate in Montreal

Marco Brancati – Telespazio

Chief Technology and Innovation Officer /

Telespazio

Fabio Bruno – University of Calabria

Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical, Energetics and Management Engineering (DIMEG) /

University of Calabria

Leonardo Mazzini – Thales Alenia Space

Chief Technical Officer /

Thales Alenia Space

Roberta Turra – Cineca

Team Lead /

Cineca

Filippo Bosi – Clust-ER Innovate & Imola informatica

Vice President /

Clust-ER Innovate

Giovanni Giacco – Latitudo 40

CTO /

Latitudo 40

Giovanni Martucci di Scarfizzi – Rhea Group

Business Development Manager /

RHEA Group

Andrea Cavallini – Rhea Group

Project Manager /

RHEA Group

Riccardo Lasagni Manghi – University of Bologna

Post-Doctoral Researcher /

University of Bologna & European Space Agency

Elena Toson – T4i

COO /

T4i

Roberto Vittori – Air Force and European Space Agency

Italian Air Force Officer and ESA Astronaut /

Air Force and European Space Agency

Stefano Falzini – Airbus Italia

Business Development Manager /

Airbus Italia

Valentino Valentini – Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy

Deputy Minister /

Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy

Elizabetta Bracci – Clust-ER Innovate

Cluster Manager /

Clust-ER Innovate

Max Lenarciak – Sly S.r.l.

Co-Founder /

Sly S.r.l.

Rodolfo Sardone – CTE Taranto

Scientific Director /

CTE Taranto

Antonio Tirri – Unipol/Leithà

Innovation Engineer /

Unipol/Leithà

Marco Folegani – Meteorological and Environmental Earth Observation (MEEO)

Owner and Co-Founder /

Meteorological and Environmental Earth Observation (MEEO)

Gaetano Volpe – Latitudo 40

CEO /

Latitudo 40

Aniello Violetti – Embassy of Italy in Washington

Space Attaché /

Embassy of Italy in Washington

Massimo Comparini – Thales Alenia Space

Deputy CEO, Senior Executive Vice President Observation, Exploration and Navigation /

Thales Alenia Space

Gabriele Bitelli – University of Bologna

Full Professor of Geomatics /

University of Bologna

Marco Becca – IFAB International Foundation Big Data and Artificial Intelligence for Human Development

Director /

IFAB International Foundation Big Data and Artificial Intelligence for Human Development

Valeria Catalano – EU Agency for the Space Programme

Market Development Officer /

EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA)

Luigi Scarpa de Masellis – Delegation of the European Union to Canada

Senior Advisor, Economic and Commercial Affairs /

Delegation of the European Union to Canada

Remo Proietti – Italian Institute of Technology

Head of the DELTA Lab (Disruptive Energy Lab for Trailblazing Advancements) /

Italian Institute of Technology

Luca Rea – Fondazione Ugo Bordoni

Head - Area Telecommunication: Networks and Radio Spectrum /

Fondazione Ugo Bordoni

Andrea Mazzella – Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale

Head of the Space, Innovation and Start-Up Office /

Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale

Lara Porciatti – ART-ER

Senior Project Mmanager of Skills and Territories for Innovation Unit /

ART-ER

Carlo Ferro – Italian Trade Agency

President /

Italian Trade Agency

Angelo Parchitelli – Sysman

Sysman

Ivan Di Pietro – Agenzia per la Cybersicurezza Nazionale

Head of Certification Division /

Agenzia per la Cybersicurezza Nazionale

Andrea Saracino – National Research Council (CNR)

Researcher /

National Research Council (CNR)

Paolo Atzeni – Agenzia per la Cybersicurezza Nazionale

Director for Skill and Competence Development /

Agenzia per la Cybersicurezza Nazionale

Pierpaolo Gambini – Leonardo

Leonardo

Elio Di Sandro – Cybertech Engineering Group

Offering Director /

Cybertech Engineering Group

Marco Di Clemente – Agenzia Spaziale Italiana

Responsible of Technology Unit /

Agenzia Spaziale Italiana

Andrea Teschioni – Leonardo

Cybersecurity Protection for Defense and Critical Infrastructures /

Leonardo

Anilkumar Dave – Space Economy Advisor

Space Economy Advisor /

Giacomo Speretta – Leonardo

Senior Vice President Marketing, Business Development and Sales Strategy - Cyber Division /

Leonardo

Yuri Rassega – ENEL

Head of Cyber Security (CISO) /

ENEL

Roberto Baldoni – Agenzia per la Cybersicurezza Nazionale

Director General /

Agenzia per la Cybersicurezza Nazionale

Gianluca Mazzini – Lepida ScpA

General Director /

Lepida SpA

Stefano Cattorini – BI-REX

General Director /

BI-REX

Domenico Raguseo – Exprivia

Head of Cybersecurity /

Exprivia

Alan Christian Rizzi – Lombardy Region

Undersecretary with responsibility for Relations with International Delegations /

Lombardy Region

Mauro Nesti – QMAP

Business Developer and Solutions Engineer /

Qmap

Davide Montanari – Ammagamma

Head of Analytic Translation Team /

Ammagamma

Stefano Cattorini – BI-REX

General Director /

BI-REX

Guido Guidesi – Lombardy Regional Minister for Economic Development

Lombardy Regional Minister for Economic Development /

Andrea Sanguedolce – FEV

CEO /

FEV

Fabrizio Ricca – Piemonte Region

Regional Minister for Internazionalization /

Piemonte Region

Guido Boella – University of Turin

University of Turin

Marco Bernardi – Cap Holding

Manager of the Research, Innovation and Industrialization Office /

Cap Holding

Marco De Paolis – SNAM

Hydrogen Valley Business Development /

SNAM

Francesco Gallo – Itelyum Regeneration

Operation Director, R&D and Digital Transformation Manager /

Itelyum Regeneration

Raimondo Orsini – Sustainable Development Foundation

Director /

Sustainable Development Foundation

Annibale Guariglia – Geocart Spa

CEO /

Geocart Spa

Ruben Sacerdoti – Region Emilia Romagna

Director of the Regional Department for Business Internationalization and FDI Attraction /

Region Emilia Romagna

Michele Colajanni – University of Bologna

Full Professor of cybersecurity at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering /

University of Bologna

Giacomo Copani – Associazione Fabbrica Intelligente Lombardy

Cluster Manager /

Associazione Fabbrica Intelligente Lombardy (AFIL)

Allegra De Filippo – DISI Institute, University of Bologna

Post-doc researcher /

DISI Institute, University of Bologna

Laura Cutaia – ENEA

Researcher /

ENEA

Marko Bertogna – University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Full Professor and leader of the HiPeRT Lab /

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Stefano Bonaccini – Emilia Romagna Region

President /

Emilia Romagna Region

Sanzio Bassini – IFAB / Interuniversity Consortium CINECA

Director of the Supercomputing Applications and Innovation Department /

CINECA / IFAB

Sara Moraca – Journalist

Journalist

Ruben Marco Ganzaroli – Autostrade per l’Italia

Chief Data Officer /

Autostrade per l’Italia

Rita Cucchiara – University of Modena and Reggio Emilia / AIRI

Full Professor / Director of AIRI /

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia / AIRI

Massimo Celino (M) – ENEA, Digitalization for Energy

Staff Scientist /

ENEA, Digitalization for Energy

Jacopo Secco, PhD, MBA – Omnidermal Biomedics

Co-founder and CTO /

Omnidermal Biomedics

Davide Sangiorgi – Fasternet s.r.l.

Innovation manager and specialist in business development /

Fasternet s.r.l.

Lorenzo Chiari – University of Bologna

Full professor /

University of Bologna

Silvia Costantini – Consulate General of Italy in Montréal

Consul General of Italy in Montreal /

Mario C. Raviglione – University of Milan

Full Professor of Global Health /

University of Milan

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Ambassador /

Embassy of Italy in Canada

Franco Molteni – Ospedale Valduce – Villa Beretta

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Ospedale Valduce – Villa Beretta

Manuel Roveri – Politecnico di Milano

Associate Professor at the Department of Electronics and Information /

Politecnico di Milano

Gianpiero Mastinu – Politecnico di Milano

Full professor of Vehicle System Engineering /

Politecnico di Milano

Ilaria Re – Lombardy Green Chemistry Association

Head of Project Management /

Lombardy Green Chemistry Association

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Manlio Di Stefano – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Italy

Daniele Rossi – President, Ravenna Port Authority

Andrea Cavalli – Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Bologna

Professor of Medicinal Chemistry /

University of Bologna

Silvia Costantini – Consul General of Italy in Montreal

Consul General of Italy in Montreal /

Consulat Général d'Italie à Montréal

Antonio Zoccoli – Vice President, Big Data Association

Vice President /

Big Data Association

Ivano Di Santo – CIO, Trieste Port Authority

CIO /

Trieste Port Authority

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Partner, Global Railways & Roads Leader /

PwC

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Director Supercomputing Applications and Innovation Department /

CINECA

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Cluster Manager /

AFIL, Advanced Manufacturing Cluster of the Lombardy Region

Giacomo Soprani – Laboratory Coordinator, Redox Progetti

Laboratory Coordinator /

Redox Progetti

Ilaria Re – Head of Project Management, Lombardy Green Chemistry Association

Head of Project Management /

Lombardy Green Chemistry Association

Marco Foracchia – Chief Information Officer, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale IRCCS, Reggio Emilia

Chief Information Officer /

Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale IRCCS, Reggio Emilia

Fabrizio Sala – Vice President, Lombardy Region

Vice President /

Lombardy Region

Sergio Dompé – Vice President, Assolombarda Life Sciences

Vice President /

Assolombarda Life Sciences

Alessandro Ferri – Managing Director, Advice Pharma Group

Managing Director /

Advice Pharma Group

Andrea Bardi – General Manager, Institute for Transport and Logistics Foundation

General Manager /

Institute for Transport and Logistics Foundation

Paola Salomoni – Regional Minister for Education, University, Research and Digital Agenda, Emilia-Romagna Region

Regional Minister for Education, University, Research and Digital Agenda /

Emilia-Romagna Region

Massimo Bocchi – Co-founder and CEO, CellPly

Co-founder and CEO /

CellPly

Ettore Rizzo – Co-founder, enGenome

Co-founder /

enGenome

Matteo Roffilli – CEO, Bioretics

CEO /

Bioretics

Marco Lovera – Professor, Politecnico di Milano

Professor /

Department of Aerospace Science and Technology at the Politecnico di Milano

Marco Vianello – International Projects Manager, InfoCamere

International Projects Manager /

InfoCamere

Luca Maria Sconfienza – Head of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, IRCCS Galeazzi

Head of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology /

IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi

Claudio Taffuri – Ambassador of Italy in Canada

Ambassador of Italy in Canada /

Fabio Galbusera – Director, LABS, IRCCS Galeazzi

Director of the Laboratory of Biological Structure Mechanics (LABS) /

IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi

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Founding Partner and Managing Director /

ENERSEM

Rita Cucchiara – Full Professor at UNIMORE and Director of National Laboratory AIIS (CINI)

Full Professor at UNIMORE and Director of National Laboratory AIIS (CINI) /

Elena Pedrini

Research Scientist /

Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli

Enrico Andrini

Chief Digital Officer /

Bonfiglioli Riduttori SPA

Pietro Leo – IBM Italy

Executive Architect & CTO, IBM Italy Chief Scientist and Research Strategist /

IBM Academy of Technology Leadership

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Innovation Manager /

Consorzio MUSP

Donato Laico

Software manager /

Sacmi

Massimo Ruffolo

Chercheur à l'ICAR-CNR, Fondateur Altilia /

Altilia; ICAR-CNR

Maurizio Sobrero – University of Bologna – Bologna Business School

Full Professor /

University of Bologna - Bologna Business School

Giovanni Anceschi

Chief Operating Officer at Energy Way /

President and Board chair of ART-ER

Stefano Cattorini – General Director, BI-REX

General Director /

BI-REX (Big Data Innovation & Research Excellence), Industry 4.0 Competence Center

Sanzio Bassini

Director Supercomputing Application and Innovation Department /

CINECA and Associazione Big Data

Rita Cucchiara – Forum AI 2019

Full Professor and Director /

Associazione Big Data; UNIMORE; CINI

Patrizio Bianchi, Scientific Director, IFAB

Scientific Director /

International Foundation Big Data and Artificial Intelligence for Human Development (IFAB)

Nicola Gatti

Associate Professor /

Polytechnic University of Milan

Morena Diazzi

General Directorate of Industry, Trade and Tourism /

Emilia Romagna Regional Government

Michele De Buono

CEO /

SCAI Lab Srl

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Managing Director /

FEV Italia Srl

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Full Professor /

University of Bologna

Elena Bassoli

Associate Professor /

UNIMORE

Giacomo Barigazzi

Co-founder and VP of Global Sales /

Axyon AI

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