the Programme

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19 November
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21 November

Wednesday 19 November

10:00

plenary

Greetings

  • Gennaro Strever – President of the Chieti Pescara Chamber of Commerce
  • By Carlo Masci — mayor of the City of Pescara
  • Diego Ferrara — mayor of the City of Chieti
  • Marco Marsilio - President of the Abruzzo Region

 

10:30

plenary

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Round table
ENERGY IN TRANSITION, COMPETITIVENESS IN FALL

(in collaboration with Abruzzo Region)

Moderate

Luca Telese - journalist and director of "Il Centro"

They introduce:

  • Gennaro Strever — President Chamber of Commerce Chieti Pescara
  • Adolfo Urso - Minister for Enterprise and Made in Italy

Speakers:

  • Andrea Prete – President of Unioncamere
  • Antonella Sberna - Vice-President of the European Parliament (linked)
  • Alberto Geri – Professor of Electrical Systems for Energy at La Sapienza University of Rome
  • Paolo Arrigoni - President of GSE Gestore dei Servizi Energia SpA
  • Lorenzo Dattoli – President of Confindustria Abruzzo Medio Adriatico
  • Luca Tosto - President Confimi Abruzzo
  • Mariano Tenti - SVP and Project Management Director of Ansaldo Nucleare
  • Roberto Gabrielli - Regional Director of Lazio and Abruzzo, Banca dei Territori Division, Intesa Sanpaolo (link)
  • Stefano Cianciotta – Head of Cabinet Giunta Marsilio

With the testimony of:

  • Graziano Marcovecchio – President of Pilkington Italy
  • Francis of Monaco – President Denso Italia
  • Giuseppe Ranalli - president Polo Automotive Abruzzo

12:30

plenary

CLOSING OF WORKS BY RENATO LOIERO, Parliamentary Adviser to the Senate of the Republic

Leads:

Nino Germano

Opening remarks by Mattia Crespi, Director H-FARM Futures Lab - IFTF Research Affiliate

14:45

plenary

PRESENTATION HACKATHON in collaboration with APTAR Italy s.p.a.

15:00

plenary

VISIONARY AWARD

Opening

  • Gennaro Strever – President of the Chieti Pescara Chamber of Commerce
  • Ivano Lapergola President of the Development Agency of the Chamber of Commerce Chieti Pescara
  • Antonella Marrollo - President of the Women's Entrepreneurship Committee of the Chieti Pescara Chamber of Commerce
  • Lorenzo Dattoli -President of Confindustria Abruzzo Medio Adriatico
  • Bernard of Sofia - President of CNA Abruzzo
  • Marino Pilati - director Coldiretti Abruzzo
  • Gilda Antonelli - Professor of Business Organization and Human Resources Management, Scientific Coordinator StartCup Abruzzo 2025

16.00 - Presentation of projects

18.00 Presentation of the "Global Start Up Program" project
Chiara Maria Petrò - official startup office of Agenzia ICE

Presentation of the project "ChietiLAB"
Manuel Trousers, Councillor for Youth Policies of the Municipality of Chieti 

18.15 - Award Ceremony

with the presence of Tiziana Magnacca, Councillor for Productive Activities - Abruzzo Region

14:00  - 18:00

Future Space

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Skills, development, value: Two labs, one goal.

Building the company of tomorrow: attentive to people, their well-being and their professional growth.

From 14.00 to 18.00 there will be two seminars organized with Randstad HR Solution and Randstad BOX, and with the patronage of AIDP Abruzzo and Molise, with the aim of intercepting new market trends and facilitating the matching of labour demand and supply.
Two formative, but also experiential and contamination moments, in which dialogue, confrontation and active participation become levers to generate awareness, culture and real change in organizations.

The perfect job doesn't exist, but the right job does!

From 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., an interactive workshop for students and aspiring workers to understand and communicate their professional value. With the support of guidance and mentors, we will learn to tell skills and aspirations, support an interview and present ourselves to companies in an authentic, effective and professional way.

Retain and develop talents. Reflection points for managers of the future.

From 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., an open discussion on the topics of talent attraction and valorisation with Giacomo Sintini, Italy Client Skilling Lead & Regional Sales Manager Randstad, and Paola Molaschi, Talent Acquisition & HR Manager Randstad, in which we will give voice to the territory, through the testimony of entrepreneurs, recruiters and people strategy experts of the most important companies in Abruzzo.

18:00

Future Space

Jury works Prize Visionaria

Thursday 20 November

Present:

Maura Di Marco and Paolo Di Lullo

Chamber of Commerce Chieti Pescara

Opening

Ilenia Colanero, Paralympic athlete from Abruzzo, gold medal at the World Games in Chengdu in the discipline of freediving

9:30

plenary

ALTERNATE STORIES AND SKILLS AWARD

Initiative promoted by the Chambers of Commerce and Unioncamere with the aim of enhancing the pathways for transversal skills and quality guidance for students of Italian schools in the second cycle of education and the ITS Academy.

 

Institutional greetings

  • Gennaro Strever - President of the Chamber of Commerce Chieti Pescara
  • Roberto Santangelo – Minister for Education, Abruzzo Region
  • Giuliano Bocchia, Technical Director, Abruzzo Regional School Office
  • Cesare Gabrielli - Labour Development Italy

9:00 - 11:00

Future space

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Young people inventing the future: research, patents and impact-generating solutions

the Accredited EventBar Association of Pescara, valid for the acquisition of training credits

Modera:

Gianni Found - Journalist of the Sole 24 Ore

Introduces:

Maria Loreta Pagliaricci, Head of the Regulatory and Market Protection Area and Head of the PATLib Chamber of Commerce Chieti Pescara

Speakers:

  • Enrico Luzzatto – European Patent Academy (link)
  • Riccardo Priore - senior patent analyst – PatLib Area Science Park (in connection)
  • Giuseppe Rozzi - expert lawyer of trademarks and patents

With the testimony of:

  • Saverio Alberti - Director of the degree course in Medical Genetics, University of Messina and Sole Administrator of Abruzzo Theranostic S.r.l
  • Beatrice Feragalli Associate Professor of Radiology, Università d’Annunzio and holder of the Feragalli Medical Centre (Marchio storico d’Italia)

11:00 - 13:00

Future space

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The research revolution: How AI is Transforming Google, Content Marketing, and SEO Strategies

curated The Vortex, training and consulting company expert in AI and digital business

A two-hour workshop dedicated to the evolution of search engines in the era of Artificial Intelligence and its impact on content marketing and digital communication strategies.

14:00 - 16:00

Future space

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From strategy to model: sustainability and green business on a business scale

Modera:

Nino Germano, RAI journalist

  • Matteo Fusco - founder of Beople, lecturer, speaker and author of "Circular Business Models" and "Business Design for SMEs"
  • Lara Tarquinio – Professor of Business Administration, University of G. D’Annunzio, Coordinator of the Master’s Degree in ESG Reporting
  • Antonio Romeo – Director of DINTEC
  • Manuela Medoro – Ecocerved project manager

With the testimony of:

  • Donated Colleluori – CEO of Gruppo Xera Srl
  • Leonardo Iuliani - Head of Sustainability and Production Rustichella d'Abruzzo S.p.A.
  • Marzia Mazzoni - sustainability manager Walter Tosto S.p.A

 

 

Moderano

Giacinto Fiore and Pasquale Viscanti,

spreaders and founders of Artificial Intelligence Explained Simple, the most famous Italian AI community dedicated to Entrepreneurs and Managers.

15:00

plenary

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Competence, Business, Innovation: three round tables moderated by two of the most important voices of the Italian tech scene.

During the afternoon there will be the section "Young Innovators of Abruzzo": The stories of those who managed to emerge.

Young innovators from Abruzzo

The history of Roberta Cyril, Project Manager Joint Research Centre European Commission

CREATING COMPETENCES

  • Gennaro Strever - President of the Chamber of Commerce Chieti Pescara
  • Filippo Poletti - professional journalist, LinkedIn Italia Top Voice
  • Domenico Giangiulio - President of AIDP Abruzzo & Molise
  • Raffaele Jaw - Rector’s Delegate for Teaching at the University of Teramo
  • Stefano Za - Full Professor of Business Organisation, ‘G.d’Annunzio’ University of Chieti Pescara

Young innovators from Abruzzo

The history of Daniele Bruno, Researcher Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences Alma Mater studiorum - University of Bologna and Leonardo De Deo, RDepartment of Physics and Astronomy Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna and INAF-OAS

CREATING ENTERPRISE

  • Ivano Lapergola President of the Development Agency of the Chamber of Commerce Chieti Pescara
  • Riccardo Cuomo - area labour policies and institutional projects for simplification, Unioncamere
  • Francesco Pagnini, former director foreign office ICE Casablanca
  • Federica Maria Rita Levels - business continuity & risk management Consultant/CLUSIT /BCI /FERMA/ENIA
  • Antonio Baccari - partner & CFO Feel Venture
  • Francesco Scalise - AD Cognivix

Young innovators from Abruzzo

The history of Alessio Di Nardo, Mechanical Engineering student and startupper

CREATING INNOVATION

  • Nicola Grandis - CEO and founder of the Italian start-up ASC27, an AI expert
  • Samuel Robbioni - senior trainer and sports and clinical psychopedagogist
  • Floriana Filomena Ferrara - Director of the IBM Italy Foundation, Corporate Social Responsibility Leader and IBM Master Inventor (link)
  • Paolo Fusero - dDirector of the Department of Architecture of the ‘G. d’Annunzio’ University of Chieti Pescara
  • Carmela Scaffidi - Industry & Company Business Analytics senior manager Fater

16:00 - 18:00

Future space

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Cybersecurity and Data Protection: a key investment for business competitiveness

Accredited event at theBar Association of Pescara, valid for the acquisition of training credits

Modera:

Gianni Found - Journalist of the Sole 24 Ore

Introduces:

Pasquale Monea - Secretary General Chamber of Commerce Chieti Pescara

Speakers:

  • Luisa Di Giacomo - cyber lawyer, DPO and consultant Data Protection and AI
  • Vincenzo Buttacchio - Adjunct lecturer at LUISS Business School on privacy and compliance
  • Vincenzo Vitiello - innovation manager and IT security and data protection expert
  • Fabio Fioravanti - Professor of Computer Science, D’Annunzio University

Concludes

Daniele Cenci - President of the Chamber of the Court of Appeal of Florence

18:15

Plenary

End of the day:

Andrea Biraghi

Strategic advisor for companies, President of Dinova Gruppo Maggioli, former manager of Leonardo - Finmeccanica and CEO of Comdata Italy

Friday 21 November

from 9:30 a.m.

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SMAU ABRUZZO 2025

9:30-10:00 Accreditation of participants

10:00-10:50 Live Show

11:00-12:30 Working table

12:30-13:20 Live Show

13:30-14:30 Networking lunch

14:30-16:00 Working table

16:00-16:50 Live Show

17:00 Chiusura of the works.

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17:00

plenary

Visionaria Hackathon 

Presentation of working group projects and award ceremony

18:30

Visionaria Gives you an appointment to 2026