Digital innovation is one of the seven pillars of Europe
2020 Strategy. Investing in this sector is strategic as ever,
even looking at employment: according to the EC, 900,000
ICT job vacancies are projected by 2020. The imperative of
digital innovation is fully appreciated by businesses, and
62% of executives state that their business strategy is dependent on it.
But Europe is falling behind in terms of digital infrastructure: broadband connections are 25% lower than announced and only 6% of them is faster than 100 Mbps.
These aspects are closely linked to the policies of national
Governments.
Italian Government has drafted the “2014-2020 Strategy
for the digital growth” during its Presidency of the EU
Council, while the new Juncker Commission has created
the Digital Single Market, which may create a 500-billionEuro growth in EU.
Businesses, for their part, should invest in digital and exploit the opportunities coming from Big Data, 3D printing
and “Internet of Everything”. This need is witnessed by the
many success stories of the companies already gone digital.
Businesses’ task goals in digital innovation go beyond their
boundaries. They have the responsibility to promote digital literacy and skills on the whole population, particularly
on young people, and to support the public-private partnerships for the digital education.
Based in Shanghai, Lacy leads Accenture’s Strategy and Sustainability practice. Worked with CEOs and
top management of Fortune 500 companies, the UN, the EU and public sector organizations on strategy on ethical, governance and sustainability. World authority on stakeholder management and trust
issues. Previously worked for McKinsey and Co, Andersen Consulting and the Academy of Business in
Society as founding executive director. An advisor for many companies, chairs various taskforces at
the World Economic Forum.
Twice led the world’s largest study on CEO attitudes to sustainability for the UN Secretary General.
Founding signatory of the UN Principles for Responsible Management Education. An alumnus of Oxford, Cambridge and Nottingham, has done executive education at Harvard, Yale and INSEAD. Business
Fellow at Oxford University’s Smith School.
President & CEO of GE Italy & Israel, De Poli is responsible for all businesses of the Group, working in
the energy, oil and gas, healthcare, transportation and finance sectors.
Started his career with Siemens in the electro-medical domain, in 1982 joined GE Medical Systems and
in 1993 became the leader of the Italian branch, after covering several European managerial roles. In
2000 led the Sales activities of Services in Europe. In 2004 became General Manager for the global
integration of GE Medical System and Amersham, from which GE Healthcare is founded. President of
GE Healthcare in Italy from 2005, Vice President Commercial Operations for GE Healthcare Europe in
2010-2011.
Italian partner of Hogan Lovells, head of the Technology, Media and Telecommunications department,
with great expertise in IT, e-commerce and data protection. Graduated with Master of Laws in International Legal Studies at Georgetown University, Washington.
Berliri and his team have a long experience in assisting the main players of the digital economy and
the internet world, being awarded with several prizes and recognized among the top experts from all
legal directories.
He is a speaker and a teacher in several international courses and conferences on new technologies,
and is often requested to comment the main new features of internet and IT for the Italian and international press.
Managing Director of Google Italy from October 2012.
Formerly CEO and General Director of A. Manzoni & c. (publishing group L’Espresso), General Director
of Sole 24 Ore System and RCS Pubblicità, CEO of Starcom Mediavest Group Italia.
Graduated in Economy with Master in Business Administration at Bocconi University, started his career at Bain&Company, in the strategic consulting sector.
Graduated in Electronic Engineering with a PhD in Computer Engineering, post-doctoral researcher at
the International Computer Science Institute and at University of California, Berkeley (1991-1993).
Since 1993, teacher at the University of Naples Federico II, where he created the research group on
the Networks and the Internet Technologies. Board Member of Consorzio CINI and, within it, Director
of the National Laboratory ITEM.
Interested in technology transfer and creation of high-tech businesses, took part in the launch of several startups.
Since 2014, coordinator of the “Programma il Futuro” project, created by Consorzio CINI and Ministry
of Education to introduce Coding in the Italian school.
Graduated in Information Science at the University of Milan, Logli has a 20-years-experience in Digital
Media, 6 of which holding positions of responsibility in the Marketing sector for Apple Computer and
Olivetti Telemedia. Launched Italia Online, the first Italian Internet Service Provider.
Corporate Social Responsibility Director of Telecom Italia and General Director of Fondazione Telecom
Italia, after holding several positions.
Former member of the National Council of WWF Italia.
Corporate Citizenship Director for Samsung Electronics, leading a large scale programme on youth
employment and digital skills in Europe. Between 2013 and 2019 the programme will directly benefit
more than 400,000 young people across 28 European countries, and it forms Samsung’s contribution
to the European Commission’s Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs.
Prior to his current role he worked in Sustainability and commercial roles at Nestlé and P&G. He holds
a postgraduate certificate in Sustainable Business from University of Cambridge, and an MA from University of Twente in his native country of the Netherlands.
Riedl is Deputy Head of the "European Semester and Knowledge Base" unit in the European Commission’s Directorate-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology.
His team produces the key data for monitoring progress in the European digital economy, the Digital
Agenda Scoreboard or the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI). He is also involved in specific
initiatives to address the key challenges for a digital economy and society, for instance the Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs, a multi-stakeholder initiative tackling the mismatch between supply and demand
of digitally skilled workers. A trained economist, he worked in the private sector (media and telecommunications companies) before joining the European Commission in 2004. Prior to his current position, he worked in competition enforcement and scientific advice to policy making.
Mariangela Pira is a professional journalist. She anchors China Desk at Class CNBC and writes a daily
column about China for MF/Milano Finanza. At CNBC – on Sky platform – she also covers financial
markets news and insights. She was also the anchor for Esteri News, a newscast produced by Italy’s
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and broadcasted on web and on Class CNBC. She contributes to the stock
markets reports on the Italian network TgCom24 and to the Beijing-based media group Caixin.
She began her career at the New York office of Ansa, covering various trials and President George
Bush’s first Inauguration Week. In 2004, while working at Class CNBC, she was awarded a fellowship to
China to learn Chinese. She is the author of “The new Chinese revolution” published by Hoepli.
She has moderated over debates with groups such as Unesco, The European House Ambrosetti, Ubs.