Italian cappuccino and pastries are the best in the world. Join us for coffee and light breakfast bites and meet your fellow attendees in the beautiful garden of Palazzo Strozzi Sacrati.

We have two preeminent art historians discussing the importance of the Renaissance in Florence, how it changed the world, and why its impact can still be felt today. Thirty minutes isn’t long enough to even touch the surface of this topic, so we hope this panel will be pushing you to learn more, and why as innovators it's so relevant for our community.

Raffaele Mauro, joining us 5 times in a row, has moderated some of the most interesting conversations at Techtalia. This year, Raffaele and a fantastic group of deep tech founders will discuss innovation in energy, infrastructure, space, and more will make our wildest tech dreams come true.

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Federico Marchetti is a digital innovator, sustainable fashion pioneer and Chair of The Sustainable Markets Initiative’s Fashion Taskforce founded by King Charles III. Join us as Federico discusses his story of founding YOOX, the world’s first lifestyle e-commerce destination, merging it with NET-A-PORTER before selling to Richemont, and how his journey inspired him to dedicate efforts inside and outside of his professional life to help solve the climate issues our world faces. This is a not to be missed fireside keynote.

Yes we are! Influencers and creators are what make some of the best products get sold, financial memes get promoted, and political and social themes brought to the forefront across YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and other social platforms. Join us as we have founders and investors in companies supporting influencers and creators to discuss the juiciest themes in the creator industry.

Join us for a delicious lunch in Palazzo Strozzi Sacrati’s courtyard, steps away from the Duomo of Santa Maria del Fiore

illy continues to be a wonderful sponsor of Techtalia since 2021, and this year we have another fun presentation and tasting from the team at illy's Università del caffè.

Lorenzo di Bonaventura is a pioneering producer, who was the President of Worldwide Production at Warner Bros. Pictures, and is now based at Paramount Pictures. He is best known as the Producer of Transformers and at Warner Bros. was responsible for discovering The Matrix and purchasing the rights to Harry Potter. This will be an unforgettable talk, which will give you a behind the scenes look of what it takes to make a Hollywood film.

Join the team from Videntifier as they guide us through their visual and image recognition innovation.

Join pioneering founders and investors of some of the top Web3 companies to give us a look inside where the Web3 world is heading. 

Take a breather, chat with your new friends, and enjoy the beauty of Florence.

Italy has made some incredible advancements in tech entrepreneurship, yet is still far behind the curve. Italian born founders building tech companies outside of Italy, primarily in the United States and United Kingdom, have become legends for younger Italians looking to do the same. We have two Italian based venture funds and two top Italian founders joining us to discuss where the hidden opportunities lie for Tech-Italians.

John Riccitiello has been at the helm of two of the most influential video games companies of all time: twice as CEO of Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) and most recently CEO of Unity (NYSE: U). In between his CEO tenures at EA, John co-founded Elevation Partners, with Bono—yes, that Bono—among the team, to go after private equity investments in media and tech companies. Join us as John walks us through his story, offering insights into decision-making, innovation, adapting to rapid change as CEO, and what it is like to operate at the highest level in the tech industry.

Take a break and rest before our evening program.