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The program of Linkontro 2026

The struggles of the present. The hope for the future.

Through journeys of resilience, responsibility, and innovation

  • Thursday, May 14th, 4:30 pm

    Cordinated by Andrea Cabrini, Class CNBC

    4:30 pm «The Library» Exhibition opening, Congress Center foyer

    Guardians of Knowledge

    Knowledge Capital in the Enterprise of the Future

    Corrado Augias

    Together in the Present, Ready for the Future

    Enzo Frasio, NIQ

    A CHANGING WORLD

    The Progress Dilemma:

    Growth, Equity and Stability in a changing world

    Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Prize in Economics, Columbia University 

    Democracies in Transition

    Freedom, power, and new global balances

    Michela Ponzani, Università degli studi di Roma Tor Vergata

    Notes on Geopolitics

    Exactly when we believe we understand something,
    we need to look at it from a different perspective.

    Alessandro Pozzi, Politecnico di Milano

    7:15 pm Closing of session

  • Friday, May 15th, 8:45 am

    FRONTIERS OF TOMORROW

    Coordinated by Andrea Cabrini, CLASS CNBC

    8:45 am Opening Session 

    An Unfinished Europe

    Between change and priorities for action

    Gilles Gressani, Le Grand Continent

    Italy 2026

    Fragilities to address, energies to unleash

    Veronica de Romanis, Luiss

    Population, Consumption, and the Future

    A key challenge for the FMCG sector

    Letizia Mencarini, Università Bocconi
    Matteo Bonù, NIQ

    10:30 am Break  

    AI REVOLUTION

    Organizations in transformation

    The future of business

    Andrea Petronio, Bain & Company Inc. Italy
    Marco Caldarelli, Bain & Company Inc. Italy

    From AI as a technology to AI as a system

    with the participation of
    Gianfranco Vassallo, Booking.com
    Massimo Quaglini, Edison Energia
    Lisa Di Sevo, PranaVentures
    Francesco Arduini, Microsoft

    Intelligences in Dialogue: From Nature to AI

    Stefano Mancuso

    1:00 pm Closing of session

  • Saturday, May 16th, 8:45 am

    EVERYDAY CHOICES, EXTRAORDINARY CHOICES

    Coordinated by Stefano Galli, NIQ

    8:45 am Opening session

    Frictionless: the AI-Powered future of shopping

    How AI agents are reshaping commerce

    Liz Buchanan, NIQ

    Smarter Together

    Industry & Retail collaboration in the AI era

    Mark Baum, FMI

    Driving transformation

    Distribution in an era of new complexities

    Maniele Tasca, Selex Gruppo Commerciale

    interviewed by Stefano Galli, NIQ

    Collaboration that amplifies value

    From product to relation

    Stefano Cini, NIQ

    10:45 Break  

    CORPORATE CULTURE: PEOPLE AND PURPOSE

    Coordinated by Andrea Cabrini, CLASS CNBC

    People First?

    A journey through mistakes and early milestones

    Antonio Fazzari, Fater

    About “legacy”

    The impact of the things we do

    Fabrizio Gavelli, Ferrero Commerciale Italy

    Nurturing inclusion

    A story of dreamers

    Nico Acampora, PizzAut

    Closing remarks

    Enzo Frasio, NIQ

    1:00 pm Closing of Linkontro 2026

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