Wednesday, 7 October 2026 | 10:00 - 11:00
Thematic Webinar – Digital Innovation for Smart Tourism and Cultural Heritage
- Tourism / Cultural Heritage
Program Overview
- 10:00 - 10:05 | Welcome Address
- Speaker: Sergio Grande, Senior Technology Transfer Officer, ENEA
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- 10:05 - 10:10 | Leveraging Digital Innovation for Smart Tourism and Cultural Heritage & EEN Sector Group Insights
- Speaker: Andrea Belloni, Chairman of the Tourism and Cultural Heritage Sector Group, Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), Lazio Innova
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- 10:10 - 10:20 | European Policy Perspective
- Speaker: Maximilian Strotmann, Policy officer (SNE) – Cultural and creative sectors, European Commission, Directorate General for Research and Innovation, Unit D4 Democracy, Equality & Culture, Innovative
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- 10:20 - 10:25 | Horizon Europe for Cultural Tourism
- Speaker: Giuliana DE FRANCESCO, Policy officer (SNE) – Cultural and creative sectors, European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, Unit D4 Democracy, Equality & Culture, Innovative Research on European Cultural Heritage and Cultural and Creative industries
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- 10:25 - 10:30 | Market & Industry Perspective
- Speakers: Maria Aggelopoulou, Business & Innovation Consultant, Praxi Network (Patras)
Topics covered:
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Current market and technology trends
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Industrial needs, challenges and demand drivers
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Opportunities for collaboration, partnerships and technology transfer
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- 10:30 - 10:40 | Research & Innovation Perspective
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Speakers:
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Angelo Mariano, AI/ML Researcher, ENEA Bari
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Ada Profico, Learning and Generative Models, University of Bari
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Topics covered:
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State-of-the-art research and innovation developments
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Emerging technologies and future trends
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Opportunities for joint projects and industry-research cooperation
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- 10:40 - 10:45 | Innovation Village Award 2026
- Speaker: Andrea Canonico, Innovation Village Award Director
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- 10:45 - 11:00 | Best Practice Session / Innovation Pitch
- Speaker: Martina Ramirez, Program Manager, Ruralis
Topics covered:
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Start-up Spotlight
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Presentation of challenge-driven and proposed solutions
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Collaboration and business opportunities
1 speaker
Senior Technology Transfer Officer | ENEA (Bari, Italy)
Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development