PNI 2021
PNI 2021
PNI 2020 took place online for the first time in two days: Monday 30 November (10: 00/17: 30) and Friday 4 December (09: 30/13: 30).
PNI - National Award for Innovation is the most important business plan competition in Italy, in which the 65 innovative projects that have passed the selection of the Start Cups, regional business plan competitions linked to Italian universities and public research bodies compete against each other. associated with PNICube.
The eighteenth edition of PNI is organized by the University of Bologna and Almacube, incubator of the University and of Confindustria Emilia Area Centro.
MAIN STAGE
09:30 | Event inauguration. Speakers:
Francesco Ubertini, Magnificent Rector of the University of Bologna
Alessandro Grandi, President of PNICube and Almacube
Stefano Bonaccini, President of the Emilia-Romagna Region
Valerio Veronesi, President of the Chamber of Commerce of Bologna
Gian Paolo Manzella, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Economic Development
10:30 | Final Pitch Competition of the 16 finalist startups
12:00 | New businesses as agents of change for the economic and social system. Speakers:
Rosa Grimaldi, Delegate of the Rector of Entrepreneurship and Business Relations at the University of Bologna
Salvo Mizzi, Director of the Enea Tech Foundation
Guido de Vecchi, General Manager of the Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center
Maurizio Marchesini, Vice President of Confindustria
Massimo Bergami, Dean Bologna Business School
Moderator: Riccardo Luna, journalist and innovator
13:00 | Awards and closing of the event
*Sezione in aggiornamento, potrà subire variazioni
The program of December 4th
The program of November 30th
MAIN STAGE
10:00 | Event inauguration. Speakers:
Alessandro Grandi, PNICube President
Rosa Grimaldi, Delegate of the Rector of Entrepreneurship and Business Relations at the University of Bologna
Andrea Barzetti, Almacube CEO
10:40 | Innovating in CleanTech: Challenges and tools in the Iren experience | Enrico Pochettino, Head of Innovation Iren spa
11:00 | Main stage pause - Start of first round Pitch Session
12:45 | Intesa Sanpaolo Group: Innovation, the engine of long-term competitiveness | Alessandro Balboni, Head of Innovation Business Development of Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center
13:00 | From the Business Model to the market: the winners tell their stories. Interview with MegaRide, IMSA 2020 winner, and HT Materials Science Italy, PNI 2019 winner in the CleanTech & Energy category
14:00 | Main stage pause - Start Second round Pitch Session
15:00 | Prysmian Group - Innovation in a Traditional Business | Luca Giorgio De Rai, Research and Development Director for Energy and Innovation of the Prysmian Group
15:15 | Opportunities Evaluation Group in Chiesi Farmaceutici: a bridge between science and business | Silvia Montanari, Chiesi Opportunity Evaluation Specialist
15:45 | Research and open innovation: the foundations for building tomorrow. Round table moderated by Sergio Bertolucci. Speakers:
Andrea Cuomo, CEO Sacertis Knowledge Gmbh
Filippo Cipriani, Public Affairs Lead Sanofi Genzyme
Myriam Finocchiaro, Corporate Social Responsibility manager of Granarolo
16:45 | Speech by Paola Salomoni, Councilor for school, university, research, digital agenda of the Emilia-Romagna Region
17:15 | Announcement of the 16 finalist startups
AREA INNOVATION EXPO
10:00 - 17:30 | Stand of 65 startups
15:30 - 17:30 | Business Match
STAGE 1
11.00 ICT startup pitch
14.00 Cleantech & Energy startup pitch
STAGE 2
11.00 Life Sciences startup pitch
14.00 Industrial startup pitch
PARTNER AND SPONSOR AREA
10:00 - 17:30 | Stand sponsor and partner PNI 2020
*Sezione in aggiornamento, potrà subire variazioni
Protagonisti - PNI 2021
Sezione in aggiornamento
The program of November 30th
MAIN STAGE
10:00 | Event inauguration. Speakers:
Alessandro Grandi, PNICube President
Rosa Grimaldi, Delegate of the Rector of Entrepreneurship and Business Relations at the University of Bologna
Andrea Barzetti, Almacube CEO
10:40 | Innovating in CleanTech: Challenges and tools in the Iren experience | Enrico Pochettino, Head of Innovation Iren spa
11:00 | Main stage pause - Start of first round Pitch Session
12:45 | Intesa Sanpaolo Group: Innovation, the engine of long-term competitiveness | Alessandro Balboni, Head of Innovation Business Development of Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center
13:00 | From the Business Model to the market: the winners tell their stories. Interview with MegaRide, IMSA 2020 winner, and HT Materials Science Italy, PNI 2019 winner in the CleanTech & Energy category
14:00 | Main stage pause - Start Second round Pitch Session
15:00 | Prysmian Group - Innovation in a Traditional Business | Luca Giorgio De Rai, Research and Development Director for Energy and Innovation of the Prysmian Group
15:15 | Opportunities Evaluation Group in Chiesi Farmaceutici: a bridge between science and business | Silvia Montanari, Chiesi Opportunity Evaluation Specialist
15:45 | Research and open innovation: the foundations for building tomorrow. Round table moderated by Sergio Bertolucci. Speakers:
Andrea Cuomo, CEO Sacertis Knowledge Gmbh
Filippo Cipriani, Public Affairs Lead Sanofi Genzyme
Myriam Finocchiaro, Corporate Social Responsibility manager of Granarolo
16:45 | Speech by Paola Salomoni, Councilor for school, university, research, digital agenda of the Emilia-Romagna Region
17:15 | Announcement of the 16 finalist startups
AREA INNOVATION EXPO
10:00 - 17:30 | Stand of 65 startups
15:30 - 17:30 | Business Match
STAGE 1
11.00 ICT startup pitch
14.00 Cleantech & Energy startup pitch
STAGE 2
11.00 Life Sciences startup pitch
14.00 Industrial startup pitch
PARTNER AND SPONSOR AREA
10:00 - 17:30 | Stand sponsor and partner PNI 2020
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