Francesco Capponi

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Home of the Ciani Bassetti barons from 1600 to early 1900, the building is characterized by the style of the facade, of Renaissance derivation. While maintaining the previous score, it was renovated in 1883 by engineer Saverio Tamanini, one of the most famous Trentino professionals and, in 1939, by architect Marco Martinuzzi, graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice. In 2000 the entire building was renovated to a design by the Trentino architect Sergio Giovanazzi.The events that will take place in this location will be organized by Intesa Sanpaolo.

Palazzo Bassetti

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Founding Chief of Staff and Head of Strategy at Obin AI, a New York-based company building AI agents for the world's largest financial institutions. Previously in investment banking in London at Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank. Graduated in Economics and Finance from Bocconi University.

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Michele Bolognesi

Francesco Capponi is a Computer Engineer and Social Impact Entrepreneur. He is the founder of LeadTheFuture Mentorship, a non-profit Third Sector Entity dedicated to mentoring and supporting the growth of high-achieving Italian STEM students. Alongside this role, he serves as Head of Engineering at Boltz PBC in the United States, a company focused on developing artificial intelligence models for structural biology and drug discovery.

Co-founder Lead The Future Mentorship & Head of Engineering 

Moreno Carullo is co-founder and CTO of Nozomi Networks, an industrial cybersecurity company acquired by Mitsubishi Electric for ~$1B. He holds a PhD in AI, and a promoter of Agile methodologies. He is a member of IEC TC57 WG15 and leads an international R&D team of over 80 engineers across Switzerland and Italy.

Co-founder e CTO

Moreno Carullo

Alessandro Galimberti

Alberto Onetti is Full Professor of Entrepreneurship and Management at the Insubria University and Adjunct Professor at IE. Chairman of Mind the Bridge, he works across Europe and the U.S., connecting startups and corporates. A serial entrepreneur, he founded Funambol, among the first European scaleups to raise capital in Silicon Valley. He collaborates with the European Commission and was named among the Top 30 Influential People in European Deep Tech (Dealroom 2026).

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Francesco Capponi

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High tech startups and funding: from Italy to Silicon Valley