Chairs

Stefano Ruffo - Chair

Director, SISSA-International School for Advanced Studies, Trieste – ITALY

Paolo Colli Franzone - Co-Chair

President, IMIS Institute for the Management of Innovation in Healthcare, Trieste – ITALY

Speakers

Paolo Gasparini 

Professor of Medical Genetics and Deputy Director of the University Clinical Department of Medical, Surgical and Health, University of Trieste – ITALY

Roberto Pinton

Rector, University of Udine – ITALY

Katharina Fromm

Vice-Director, Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Fribourg - SWITZERLAND

Sandro Scandolo

Head of Research, International Centre for Theoretical Physics, ICTP, Trieste – ITALY

Fulvio Sbroiavacca

Director of Innovation, Insiel SpA, Member of the Presidential Council, ANITEC - ASSINFORM  – ITALY

(TBD)

Confindustria Dispositivi Medici - Centro Studi – ITALY

Lisa Vaccari (TBD)

Scientist, Elettra Sincrotrone, Trieste – ITALY

Elvira Marchianò

Scientific-Technical and Research Departments SMEs area, Assobiotec - Federchimica – ITALY

Barbara Cittadibi

National President AIOP, – ITALY

Paolo Colli Franzone

President, IMIS – Institute for the Management of Innovation in Healthcare, Torino – ITALY

Summary (Chair) and Perspective (Co-Chair)

Chairs

Agostino Accardo - Chair

University of Trieste – ITALY

Paolo Giribona - Co-Chair

Scientific Director Biovalley Group S.p.A., Trieste – ITALY

Speakers

Antonio Sfiligoj

Legal Rapresentative and Director, VivaBioCell, Udine – ITALY

Gianpiero Spezzotti 

General Manager, Alifax, Polverara– ITALY

Faustino Ferrazzi

Chairman, Serichim S.r.l., Torviscosa (Udine) – ITALY

Marco Poles

Diagnostic Division Director, Eurospital, Trieste – ITALY

Fabio Bianco

Chief Scientific Officer, Bio4Dreams, Milan - ITALY

Sandro Carrara

Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Scientist, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne - SWITZERLAND

Paolo Giribona

Direttore Scientifico Biovalley Group S.p.A., Trieste – ITALY

Summary (Chair) and Perspective (Co-Chair)

Chairs

Maurizio Fermeglia - Chair

Professor, Department of Enginnering and Architecture, Univresity of Trieste, Trieste – ITALY

Alberto Steinder - Co-Chair

Chairman, University of Applied Sciences for the New Life Technologies, "Alessandro Volta" Foundation, Trieste – ITALY

Speakers

Ratko Magjarević (TBD)

Professor of Electronic Instrumentation and Biomedical Electronics, University of Zagreb – CROATIA

Serena Zacchigna

Professor of Molecular Biology, Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste and Group Leader of the Cardiovascular Biology Group at ICGEB, Trieste – ITALY

Danilo Licastro

Manager of the Genomics and Epigenomics Laboratory of the Trieste Science Park and Professor, University of Trieste - ITALY

Cinzia Spagno

Director at SC Informatics and Telecommunications of the Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano Isontina, ASUGI, Trieste – ITALY

Sara Marceglia

Professor of Biomedical Engineering and e-Health, University of Trieste – ITALY

Renato Padovan

Coordinator, Master in Medical Physics, International Centre for Theoretical Physics, ICTP, Trieste – ITALY

Luca Bortolussi

Associate Professor of Computer Science, Department of Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics, University of Trieste – ITALY

Alberto Steindler 

Chairman, University of Applied Sciences for New Life Technologies, “Alessandro Volta”  Foundation, Trieste – ITALY

Summary (Chair) and Perspective (Co-Chair)

Chairs

Natasa Skoko - Chair

Head Biotechnology  Development Unit, ICGEB, Trieste – ITALY

Faustino Ferrazzi - Co-Chair

Chairman, Serichim S.r.l., Torviscosa (Udine) – ITALY

Speakers

Kevin Ainger

Biotechnology Department Manager, Serichim S.r.l., Torviscosa (Udine) – ITALY

Giuseppe Patuelli

Marketing & Sales Director Pharma Division, Biovalley Investments Partner, Trieste – ITALY

Alessandro Marcello

Head, Laboratory of Molecular Virology, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) – ITALY

Lavinia Alberi Auber 

Director, Swiss Integrative Center for Human Health, SICHH, Fribourg - SWITZERLAND

Salvatore Guarneri 

A.D. Sanatorio Triestino, Trieste – ITALY

Ennio Tasciotti

Professor of Regenerative Medicine and Director of the Center for Biomimetic Medicine, Huston - USA

Elisa Margotti

Protein Science Department, Alifax R&D, Trieste - ITALY

Faustino Ferrazzi

Chairman, Serichim S.r.l., Torviscosa (Udine) – ITALY

Summary (Chair) and Perspectives (Co-Chair)

Chair

Andrea Tracogna - Chair

Dean, MIB Trieste School of Management, Trieste – ITALY

Roberta Terpin - Co-Chair

Senior Investment Officer, Friulia, Trieste – ITALY

Speakers

Giancarlo Vergine

Head of Onboarding, CrowdFundMe, Milano – ITALY

Giovanni Loser

CEO, Biovalley Investments Partner, Trieste – ITALY

Roberto della Marina

Managing Partner, Venture Factory

Giorgio Costacurta 

Business Angel & Investor, member of Italian Angels for Growth

Stefano Puissa

CEO, T&B Associati, Trieste - ITALY

Francesco Cerruti

General Manager, VC HUB Italia

Roberta Terpin

Investment Manager, Friulia, Trieste – ITALY

Summary (Chair) and Perspective (Co-Chair)

Chairs

Guido Sanguinetti - Chair

Professor, Applied Physics and Chair of Data Science, SISSA, Trieste – ITALY

Roberto Siagri - Co-Chair (TBD)

President Carnia Industrial Park, Tolmezzo (Udine) – ITALY

Speakers

Beatrice Delfrate

Director of the Information Systems and Privacy Service, Central Directorate for Health, Social Policies and Disability, Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia – ITALY

Fabio Bonetta

General Manager, ITIS, Trieste – ITALY

Roberto Pugliese

Deputy General Coordinator and Coordinator of IT – Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste - ITALY

Alessandro Laio

Professor, SISSA, Trieste - ITALY

Andrea Poli

CEO, O3 Enterprise Srl, Trieste - ITALY

Federico Urban

President, Plus Srl, Trieste – ITALY

Lucio Albanesi

CEO, Multimedia Srl, Marcon – ITALY

Massimiliano Versace

Co-founder and CEO, Neurala Inc., Boston – USA

Roberto Siagri

President, Carnia Industrial Park, Tolmezzo – ITALY

Summary (Chair) and Perspectives (Co-Chair)

Chairs

Lydia Alessio-Vernì - Chair

Director, Agenzia lavoro & sviluppo impresa – Regione FVG – ITALY

Nadio Delai - Co-Chair

President, Ermeneia Studi & Strategie di Sistema – ITALY

Speakers

Lawrence Banks (TBD)

Director, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) – ITALY

Giorgi Paolucci (TBD)

Chief Scientific Officer, Elettra Sincrotrone, Trieste – ITALY

Jerry Krattiger

Managing Director of the Fribourg Development Agency, Cantonal Ministry of Economics Affairs, Fribourg - SWITZERLAND

Nadio Delai

President, Ermeneia Studi & Strategie di Sistema – ITALY

Antonello Pezzini

Representative of Confindustria Italia at European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), Brussels – BEGLIUM

Summary (Chair) and Perspective (Co-Chair)

Chair

De Biase Luca - Chair (TBD)

Journalist Sole 24 Ore - ITALY

Speakers

Stefano Russo / Paolo Colli Franzone

Director, SISSA-International School for Advanced Studies, Trieste – ITALY / President, IMIS – Institute for the Management of Innovation in Healthcare, Torino – ITALY

Agostino Accardo / Paolo Giribona

University of Trieste – ITALY / Direttore Scientifico Biovalley Group S.p.A.

Maurizio Fermeglia / Alberto Steindler

Professor, Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Trieste – ITALY / Chairman, University of Applied Sciences for New Life Technologies, “Alessandro Volta” Foundation, Trieste – ITALY

Natasa Skoko / Faustino Ferrazzi

Head Biotechnology Development Unit, ICGEB, Trieste – ITALY / Chairman, Serichim S.r.l., Torviscosa (Udine) – ITALY

Andrea Tracogna / Roberta Terpin

Dean, MIB Trieste School of Management, Trieste – ITALY / Senior Investment Officer, Friulia, Trieste – ITALY

Guido Sanguinetti / Roberto Siagri

Professor of Applied Physics and Chair of Data Science, SISSA, Trieste – ITALY

Lydia Alessio-Vernì / Nadio Delai

Director, Agenzia lavoro & sviluppo impresa – Regione FVG – ITALY / President, Ermeneia Studi & Strategie di Sistema – ITALY

Organizing Committee    

Antonio Paoletti

President, Chamber of Commerce Trieste

Michelangelo Agrusti

President, Confindustria Alto Adriatico

Franco Scolari

Director, Polo Tecnologico Alto Adriatico & Life Science Cluster

Diego Bravar

President, BioHighTech NET 4.0

Local Authorities

Roberto Dipiazza

Mayor of Trieste or delegate

Massimiliano Fedriga (TBD)

President, Autonomous Region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia or delegate