Program of the Festival of the Future 2021
In presence and in streaming
Thursday 18th November
9:00 - 9:30
opening and greetings
10:00 - 11:15
The technological challenge: how to cope with the exponential pace of innovation
11:15 - 11:45
The inversion of the paradigm: it is the market that drives technological innovation
Luigi Consiglio, President Gea, interview Giovanni Rana Jr, Innovation and Technology manager, Pastificio Rana.
11:45 - 13:00
Can Italy become a technological leader? Necessary conditions,
obstacles to overcome, opportunities to be seized
Alessandro Perego, Director of the Department of Management Engineering, Politecnico di Milano;
13:00 – 14:00
Future Arena: Live Demo, Innovation versus Covid-19
- Fybra
- Isinnova
- Wi4b with Leo
14:00- 15:15
After the pandemic: how we will cope with future global crises
15:15 - 16:30
The new frontier of the Space Economy
Veronica Moronese, Space law expert. Legal Director, ThinkOrbital and Chief Scientist, CNS;
16:30 – 17:00
Keynote Speaker
18:00 – 18:30
Future Arena: Innovation Stories
Interview with Enrico Pandian, founder of StartupGym and serial entrepreneur
18:15 – 19:00
Future Arena: When innovation becomes a network
Denis Faccioli, president of the regional innovative network Tech4Life
Franco Fummi, ICE Lab University of Verona
Massimo Pasquali, coordinator of Banco BPM companies
19:00
Future Arena: From universities to the entrepreneurs of the future. Presentation of the Enactus project
7.15pm - 8.00pm
Future Arena: Startup spritz
Friday 19th November
9:15 - 10:30
Europe between strategic autonomy and new globalization
Keynote Speaker
11:00 – 12:30
The new paradigms of sustainable mobility
12:30 - 12:45
The importance of creative industries for the future of made in Italy
Future Arena: Live Demo, Sustainability
- Convergences
- EzLab
- Finapp
- Go to
- XFarm
14:00 - 15:15
Economic development and world trade: the risks and opportunities of the decade
15:15 - 16:30
The great transformation of finance between digital currencies, new assets and payment systems
16:45 - 18:00
Towards new models of work between physical and digital
18:00 – 18:30
Future Arena: Innovation Stories
Davide Dattoli, co-founder and CEO of Talent Garden
Martina Capriotti, founder Mirta
18:30 – 19:00
Future Arena: 5G, an infrastructure for the future
Filippo Miola, president and ceo of Array System and vice president of Confindustria Vicenza with responsibility for digitization
Stefano Quintarelli, entrepreneur, communications and IT expert
19:00
Future Arena: SMEs and startups, the Open Factory model
Andrea Nardi, junior innovation consultant of Foundation Open Factory
and innovation manager Spac
Luciano De Propris, head of open innovation & sustainability Elis
19:30
Future Arena: Startup Spritz
Saturday 20 November
9:00 – 10:15
New skills and new training, priority objectives for the relaunch
From generation to generation: the rebirth of Italy in the comparison between lifestyles, consumption, work
11:30 – 12:45
The new European CAP. Sustainability and enhancement of the quality of raw materials as a critical success factor for Made in Italy
12:45 – 13:15
Innovation and sustainability: the word to the protagonists
14:00 – 15:00
The inclusive society and the value-based enterprise
15:00 – 16:15
Decarbonization goal: 10 years that will change the world of energy
16:30 – 17:45
Climate change: how long do we have?
18:00 – 19:00
Future Arena: We invest in the future
The Future Arena program in collaboration with the University of Verona.
Spinoffs of the Verona university and local startups present their business to investors, companies, industry experts, representatives of trade associations and institutions through a full program of innovative pitches.
19:00
Future Arena: Spritz Off
Speakers
For this 2021 edition, some of the world's leading experts will take turns on the stage of the Festival of the Future. Over 100 teachers, managers and researchers will take part in debates and keynote speeches. Here are some of them.

Odile Robotti
AD Learning Edge

Gianmarco Montanari
DG Italian Institute of Technology

Maria Savona
Lecturer in Economics, Luiss (chairman)

Enrico Giovannini
Minister of Infrastructure and Sustainable Mobility