AI in Action : Leveraging Innovation in a Changing World

This opening fireside chat sets the stage for the 2025 Forum by addressing a central question: how can AI help us navigate growing global uncertainty?

It will explore how AI technologies enhance decision-making across sectors and highlight the role of Italy–Canada collaboration in driving innovation and delivering impactful, cross-border solutions.

This session will highlight successful Italy–Canada AI collaborations that originated as a result of the Forum.

By presenting 2–3 concrete initiatives that emerged from past editions of the Forum, the session will illustrate how joint initiatives have translated into real-world impact, showcasing the Forum’s role as a catalyst for innovation and long-term partnership.

This session will showcase 5–6 case studies highlighting how AI strengthens the resilience and robustness of critical infrastructures, from healthcare to energy grids and transportation networks.

It will explore concrete AI applications that enhance operational continuity and adaptability, while addressing the challenges that remain. The session will also focus on how Italy–Canada collaboration can accelerate innovation and deliver impactful solutions.

This session will highlight 5–6 case studies demonstrating how AI enhances efficiency and effectiveness, across sectors.

From boosting productivity in product development to advancing marketing and sales, the selected examples will showcase AI’s transformative impact.

Speakers will also address key challenges, exploring how Italy–Canada collaboration can unlock new opportunities and drive innovation.

This session will feature 5–6 compelling case studies that demonstrate how artificial intelligence can contribute to improving the context in which we live and operate—as individuals, communities, and organizations.

From protecting biodiversity to optimizing resource use and reducing environmental impact, the selected stories will show how AI is helping to create more sustainable, resilient ecosystems with long-term social and economic benefits.

The session will also highlight key challenges that remain, offering a platform to explore how Italy–Canada collaboration can accelerate progress in this critical domain.

This thought-provoking session will examine the evolving role of artificial intelligence as a potential new form of critical infrastructure—and whether it requires novel frameworks of protection to ensure its quality, robustness, and trustworthiness.