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AI Festival 2027

Organized by WMF - We Make Future, the AI Festival is the premier international event on Artificial Intelligence, connecting the Italian AI ecosystem with global markets. The fourth edition will take place February 11 - 12, 2027 at Superstudio Maxi in Milan, fostering new business connections and delivering high-level technical training. The 2027 event is se…

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22Speakers
10Sponsors
152Exhibitors
13Sessions
166Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at AI, in alphabetical order.

Alberto Sanseverino
Chief Creative Officer of Experiential & New Media Arts · Alberto Sanseverino
Alessandra Poggiani
General Manager · Cineca
Antonino Polimeni
Lawyer & Founder · Polimeni.Legal
Chiara Cocchiara
Senior innovation officer · ESA Φ-lab
Cosmano Lombardo
Chairman · WMF - We Make Future
Daniele Pucci
CEO · Generative Bionics
Diego Gosmar
Head of AI & Advisor · Tesisquare, LF AI & Data
Ermal Harizaj
Marketing Lead · TEDA Tirana
Giorgio Taverniti
Co-Founder, COO Consulting, SEO, AI & Digital Marketing Expert · Search On Media Group
Layla Pavone
Innovation Technology Digital Transformation Board · Municipality of Milan
Marco Fanizzi
Vice President Sales & Managing Director · Dell Technologies Italia
Massimiliano Bohm
Founder & Director · Böhm Consulting
Massimo Chiriatti
Chief Technical & Innovation Officer · Lenovo
Naica Tedesco
Senior Manager · Target Reply
Nestor Maslej
Research Manager Human-centered AI · Stanford University
Oreste Pollicino
Full Professor of Constitutional Law · Bocconi University
Paolo Odoardi
Mktg Manager | AI Strategist | Docente Universitario · Uninettuno University
Pegah Moshir Pour
Activist & Writer
Rika Nakazawa
Executive Head, Global Strategic Innovation · NTT DATA Inc.
Sasha Luccioni
AI and Climate Researcher
Stefano Bellasio
CEO & Founder · Anthropos Inc.
Stefano Orani
Managing Director of Applied AI · BOI (Board of Innovation)

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

altermAIndPremium
Data ReplyPremium
Digital Strategies AcademyPremium
Elemento CloudPremium
ESA (European Space Agency)Premium
Galene.aiPremium
KahunaCRMPremium
Polimeni.LegalPremium
Target ReplyPremium
Vection TechnologiesPremium

Agenda

Selected from 13 sessions.

  • 21 january 09:30 - 09:45

    Welcome to AI*Festival 2026!

    Plenary
  • 21 january 09:45 - 09:55

    From Algorithms to the Common Good: The Milan Approach to AI

    Plenary
  • 21 january 09:55 - 10:05

    From Proof of Concept to Performance: Building Italy’s AI Factory

    AI is no longer a distant promise; it is the new language of global competitiveness. ... This isn't about replacing Italian talent; it’s about amplifying it - making it faster, mor…

    Plenary
  • 21 january 10:05 - 10:15

    From the Constitution to the Enterprise: Why AI Governance Must Become Adaptive

    The AI revolution compels us to rethink how we interpret constitutional principles ... what is needed is adaptive AI governance, capable of evolving alongside the models themselves…

    Plenary
  • 21 january 10:15 - 10:25

    AI in Orbit: ESA’s Vision for the Future of Earth Observation

    Artificial Intelligence is the cornerstone of ESA’s strategy for the next frontier of Earth Observation. ...

    Plenary
  • 21 january 10:25 - 10:40

    Are AI Agents Sustainable? It Depends on the Choices We Make

    Like for any new technology, there are different ways to build AI agents. ... In my talk, I will address how to find the right balance through informed choices, resulting in cuttin…

    Plenary
  • 21 january 10:40 - 10:50

    The Hyperhuman Dimension: Redefining Knowledge through Human-AI Synergy

    The proliferation of Artificial Intelligence does not signal the displacement of the human, as many fear, but rather the emergence of a 'hyperhuman' dimension. ... Within the Itali…

    Plenary
  • 21 january 10:50 - 11:05

    From Code to Carbon: Harnessing Organic Intelligence with AI to Design the Next Era of our Humanity

    AI is no longer limited by algorithms - it is constrained by energy, latency, materials, and trust. ... This keynote positions AI not as a race for raw compute, but as an engineeri…

    Plenary
  • 21 january 11:10 - 11:30

    AI Simulations: when the agent conducts interviews, training, and evaluation for your business

    In this talk, we will showcase Anthropos’ AI Simulations solution, sharing the insights and data gathered from analyzing over 2,000 candidates and ...

    AI Solution
Company intelligence

What does it mean when 166 companies show up, and 2 bet on three roles at once?

166 companies. two are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
2All threespeak · spons · exh
8Sponsoringsponsor only
138Exhibitingexhibitor only
18Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

Polimeni Legal·Target Reply

Speakers by seniority

45% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite523%
  • Founder / Owner29%
  • VP-level15%
  • Director / Head of29%
  • Manager / Lead314%
  • Research / Science29%
  • Marketing / Brand15%
  • Other roles627%

Of 22 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1Polimeni LegalSponsor · PremiumExhibitor1
2Target ReplySponsor · Premium1
3altermAIndSponsor · Premium-
4Data ReplySponsor · Premium-
5Digital Strategies AcademySponsor · Premium-
6Elemento CloudSponsor · Premium-
7ESA (European Space Agency)Sponsor · Premium-
8Galene.aiSponsor · Premium-
9KahunaCRMSponsor · Premium-
10Vection TechnologiesSponsor · Premium-
11012 FactoryExhibitor-
12A11 VentureExhibitor-
13ActivePoweredExhibitor-
14AgriFood TechExhibitor-
Sponsors by tier
premium10
100% of 10
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