Presentation of the 10th Edition of the Observatory on Open Innovation and Italian CVC

Thursday, November 27, 2025 | 5 PM
Speakers' Corner | OGR Torino

Free entry. Reservations available.

On Thursday, November 27, at OGR Torino, Corso Castelfidardo 22, Turin, InnovUp and Assolombarda will present, in collaboration with OGR Torino, the tenth edition of the Observatory on Open Innovation and Corporate Venture Capital in Italy. The initiative is promoted by InnovUp and Assolombarda, with the scientific partnership of the Digital Innovation Observatories of the Politecnico di Milano and the support of Confindustria’s Department for Digital and Industrial Policies, Life Sciences, and Research, together with Fondazione MAI and Piccola Industria Confindustria.

The Observatory aims to raise awareness around a crucial theme: the cross-pollination between established industries and young, high-growth innovative enterprises, capable of bringing innovation and talent into mature companies, opening new markets, and creating growth opportunities for emerging businesses.

PROGRAM

Welcome
Davide Canavesio | President, OGR Torino

Institutional Greetings
Federico Chiarini | President, Young Entrepreneurs Group and Vice President for Startups – Assolombarda
Federico Sandrone | President, Young Entrepreneurs Group and Vice President – Unione Industriali Torino
Luciano De Propris | Head of Open Innovation & Sustainability at ELIS and Board Member of InnovUp

Ten Years of Open Innovation and CVC in Italy
Open Innovation and CVC Observatory 2025
Giorgio Massari | Researcher, Centro Studi Assolombarda

CVC Investment Survey and OI Models
Open Innovation Ladder
Antonio Ghezzi | Director, Startup & Hi-tech Scaleup Observatory – Digital Innovation Observatories, Politecnico di Milano

Roundtable #companies
Fabrizio Conicella | Chiesi
Andrea Birolo | Reale Group
Silvia Campioni | Lactalis
Cav. Gianluigi Viscardi Cosberg
Moderator: Luciano De Propris | Head of Open Innovation & Sustainability at ELIS and Board Member of InnovUp

Roundtable #open innovation providers
Marco Noseda | Cariplo Factory
Giuseppe Perrone | EY
Vincenzo Tanania | PwC
Marco Perrone | Deloitte
Matteo Pessione | OGR Tech Coordinator
Moderator: Alessandra Luksch | Director, Startup Thinking Observatory, Digital Innovation Observatories, Politecnico di Milano