PNI 2021
From research to business for a sustainable future
PNI 2021
The PNI 2021 took place in mixed mode over two days: Tuesday 30 November (10: 00/17: 30) and Friday 3 December (09: 30/13: 30).
PNI - National Award for Innovation is the most important business plan competition in Italy, in which innovative projects that have passed the selection of the Start Cups, regional business plan competitions linked to Italian universities and associated public research bodies compete against each other. to PNICube.
The 19th edition of PNI was organized by the University of Rome "Tor Vergata"
The presentation conference of the National Award took place on Wednesday 10 November at 12:30 live on our Facebook page .
The program of December 3rd
Aula Magna Economics University of Rome "Tor Vergata" and streaming
08:30 | Participant registration & Welcome Coffee
09:30 | Institutional greetings
Orazio Schillaci , Magnificent Rector, University of Rome "Tor Vergata"
Alessandro Grandi , PNICube President
Representative of the Embassy of Israel in Italy
Pietro Sebastiani , Ambassador of Italy to the Holy See
Maria Cristina Messa , Minister of University and Research
Gilberto Pichetto Fratin , Deputy Minister of Economic Development
Enrico Giovannini , Minister of Infrastructure and Sustainable Mobility
Nicola Zingaretti , President of the Lazio Region
Roberto Gualtieri , Mayor of the Municipality of Rome (invited)
10:15 | Opening of the works
Paola Paniccia , Lazio Start Cup Coordinator, University of Rome "Tor Vergata"
Lorenzo Taglianti, President of the Chamber of Commerce of Rome
10:30 Pitch 16 finalist startups
12:00 | Panel "Research and innovative startups: challenges and policies for recovery"
Alessandro Grandi , PNICube President
Francesco De Santis , Vice President for Research and Development, Confindustria
Emilio Fortunato Campana , Director of the Department of Engineering, ICT and Technologies for Energy and Transport, CNR
Marcella Mallen, ASviS President
Luigi Paganetto , Emeritus Professor of Political Economy, "Tor Vergata" University
Alberto Tripi , President of the AlmavivA Group
Michelangelo Simonelli , Senior Government Affairs Director, Gilead Sciences
13:30 | Awards and event conclusions
Alessandro Grandi , PNICube President
Vincenzo Tagliaferr i, Vice Rector of Technology Transfer of the "Tor Vergata" University
Pierluigi Monceri , Lazio and Abruzzo Regional Director, Intesa Sanpaolo
Corrado Savoriti , President of the Unindustria Young Entrepreneurs Group
Riccardo Luna , Director of Green and Blue and Italian Tech (Gedi Publishing Group)
Moderates: Riccardo Luna , Director of Green and Blue and Italian Tech (Gedi Publishing Group)
Presents the pitch competition: Cosmano Lombardo , CEO Search On Media Group
AREA INNOVATION EXPO
Innovation Area - startup stand in the competition,
Sponsor and partner stand area
Business Match
The program of November 30th
Online on unitorvergata-pni2021.ibrida.io
10:00 | Institutional greetings and opening of the works
Orazio Schillaci , Magnificent Rector of the University of Rome "Tor Vergata"
Alessandro Grandi , PNICube President
Nicola Tasco , President of Lazio Innova
Maurizio Casasco, President of Confapi
Paola Paniccia , Lazio Start Cup Coordinator, "Roma Tor Vergata" University
10:30 | "Cleantech & Energy" pitch session
Introduced by: Enrico Pochettino , IREN Innovation Director
11:45 | Panel "Social Innovation: Creating Impact Business for Recovery and Resilience"
Marco Girardo , Chief Editor of Economics, Avvenire
Vincenzo Antonetti , Network Development Manager, Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center
Alessandro Mechelli , Director of the Management & Law Department, "Tor Vergata" University of Rome
Leonardo Becchetti , Scientific Director of Next-Nuova Economia
Maria Cristina Finucc i, President of Garbage Patch State
12:00 | "Life Sciences-MED Tech" pitch session
Introduced by: Emiliano Schena, Rector's Delegate to the Third Mission, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome
1 3:00 | Pause
14:00 | "ICT" pitch session
Introduced by: Francesco Scafarto, Professor of Business Creation, "Tor Vergata" University
15:00 | Panel " Research, startups and open innovation for a sustainable recovery"
Vincenzo Tagliaferri , Vice Rector of Technology Transfer of the "Tor Vergata" University
Raffaele Trapasso , Head Entrepreneurship Education and Skills Unit, OECD
Luigi Campitelli , Director of the Active Space and Open Innovation unit, Lazio Innova
Ernestina Cianca , Vice Coordinator CTIF "Tor Vergata" University
Alberto Silvani , Policy, research and innovation expert
15:30 | "Industrial" pitch session
Introduced by: Astorre Modena, founder and managing partner of Terra Venture
16:30 | Panel "Student entrepreneurship: the challenges for youth and female startups"
Sara Poggesi and Michela Mari , Women's Business Observatory, "Tor Vergata" University
Federico Palmieri , CEO BizPlace, Unindustria Young Entrepreneurs Group
Maurizio Sobrero , University of Bologna
Barbara Aquilani, University of Tuscia
Francesco Ferrante , Entrepreneilab, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio
Carlo Alberto Pratesi , Dock 3, Roma Tre University
Gianmarco Carnovale , President of Roma Startup
17:30 | Startup Finalist Announcement
Alessandro Grandi , PNICube President
Moderate:
Cosmano Lombardo , CEO Search On Media Group
S ilvia Baiocco , Researcher in Economics and Business Management, University of Rome "Tor Vergata"
AREA INNOVATION EXPO
Innovation area - startup stand in the competition
Sponsor and partner stand area
Business Match
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