2026 Edition
The IDC European FutureTech Summit 2026 brought together technology leaders to explore how cloud, data and infrastructure can accelerate AI innovation at scale.
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Speakers
Roberta Bigliani
Group Vice President Global Lead for Industries
IDC
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Jennifer Thomson
Associate Vice President Global Services Insights
IDC
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Claudio Balbo
Senior Director – Head of IT Architecture
Intesa Sanpaolo
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Andrea Bonetti
IT Enterprise Architect
Gruppo Hera
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Simone De Giuseppe
Group CIO
Fortidia
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Simonetta Gassani
Head of Presales and CSM
Deda Tech
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Alessandro Scariolo
ICT Infrastructure Manager
ATV – Advanced Technology Valve
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Davide Capozzi
Innovation & Solution Architecture Director
WIIT
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Marco Zacchello
Global Principal Technologist
Equinix
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Stefano Carlini
Business Developer
Deda Tech
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Roberto Carnevale
Experienced AI and Technology Expert
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Franco Cerutti
Senior ICT and Technology Expert, Former IT Director – Infrastructure and Security Carnival Corporation
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Antonio Fumagalli
Technology Expert & Business Consultant, Former CIO & CISO, A.S.S.T. Papa Giovanni XXIII – Bergamo
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Alessandro Savasini
Business Development Director
WIIT
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Alberto Szakvary
Lead Sales Engineer
Equinix
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Alberto Longo
Human-Centered & Strategic Innovation Expert | European Commission Advisor
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Domenico Sorvino
Group Application Architect
Molteni&C
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Roberta Bigliani
Roberta Bigliani is a Group Vice President at IDC, and Global Lead for Energy Insights, Retail Insights, and the IDC Industry Hub.
She leads IDC’s global research, data, and custom delivery agendas for energy, utilities, and retail, and oversees the Industry Hub, which drives cross-industry initiatives and collaboration.
A recognized expert in industry and business transformation, with longstanding experience in energy and utilities, Roberta’s work centers on how AI and digital technologies are reshaping the industry – enabling new business and operating models, enhancing operations and customer experiences, and effectively integrating IT and operational technology.
Her work combines deep sector expertise with a cross-industry lens, helping organizations understand how disruption and innovation propagate across sectors and markets.
Roberta regularly advises senior managers and executives at both technology suppliers and end-user organizations, speaks at international conferences, and moderates executive-level discussions.
She is based in Milan, Italy.
Jennifer Thomson
Jen Thomson has more than 20 years’ experience advising IT Vendors, senior IT, and business execs on their digital business optimization and transformation strategies. She leads European Research for Accelerated App Delivery, Cloud, and Services. Her core goal is to drive synergies and growth across these research areas, with a central focus on thought leadership.
She specializes in providing insights on the investment strategies and decisions of European enterprises as they transition to modern application architectures. Her research explores app dev and delivery capabilities required to operate in a digital economy, and how this impacts enterprise organizational structures, culture, processes, tools, and skill sets. She leads the Future of Digital Innovation research for IDC Europe, exploring software innovation strategies and what this means in terms of end-user strategies, investment priorities, software sourcing, and KPIs. Thomson’s core research also explores enterprise maturity and strategies towards enterprise scale and empowered DevOps.
She is responsible for the execution of a broad range of consulting and advisory projects. As IDC’s European expert on application development and delivery strategies, Thomson is an experienced public speaker and regularly presents at conferences and IDC partner and end-user events.
She started her career at Compaq Computer EMEA as a senior research analyst. She has a bachelor’s degree in international business with German from Sheffield Hallam University (United Kingdom) and Pforzheim Fachhochschule (Germany).
Claudio Balbo
Andrea Bonetti
IT Enterprise Architect, dal 1988 anni attivo nel settore dell’informatica gestionale, ha svolto in carriera ruoli che coprono tutto il ciclo di vita del software applicativo. Dal 1996 disegna soluzioni per le aziende di Utility, prima in Gruppo Formula, storico produttore di software nazionale, poi dal 2008 in Gruppo Hera, una delle maggiori multiutility italiane, dove in staff al CIO contribuisce a definire strategie IT, architetture e linee guida di sviluppo e integrazione delle oltre 300 soluzioni che compongono la mappa applicativa dei sistemi di classe Enterprise del Gruppo.
Event Sessions
One Day Event 10:20 am
End User Case Study – The AI era in Hera Group
Simone De Giuseppe
Event Sessions
One Day Event 11:40 am
End User Discussion – Culture and leadership – AI adoption in Fortidia
Simonetta Gassani
Event Sessions
One Day Event 11:55 am
From Hype to Reality
While many discuss AI’s potential, Deda Tech turns it into reality. In this session, we will illustrate the pragmatic approach through which Deda Tech, a pioneer in AI adoption, generates measurable business value today. Through concrete examples in Customer Experience, Cybersecurity and Data Valorization, we will explore how Artificial Intelligence is not just a future promise, but a strategic tool already in operation to achieve a real competitive advantage.
Alessandro Scariolo
Davide Capozzi
Event Sessions
One Day Event 10:05 am
Your Cloud is not yours: the case for European Sovereignty
Marco Zacchello
Event Sessions
One Day Event 10:50 am
From AI Ecosystem to AI Ready Data Centers
Stefano Carlini
Event Sessions
One Day Event 12:00 pm
IDC Connect Roundtables
- IDC Connect 1 – Data Platforms for AI: Unifying Cloud, Edge, and Analytics Chaired by Deda Tech
- IDC Connect 2 – Cloud-Native Transformation: Accelerating Innovation and Resilience Chaired by WIIT
- IDC Connect 3 – Security in the Age of AI: Balancing Innovation and Risk Chaired by Franco Cerutti, Technology & security Expert
- IDC Connect 4 – Modernizing Legacy Systems: Mainframe to Cloud and Beyond Chaired by: Antonio Fumagalli, Technology Expert & Business Consultant, Former CIO & CISO, A.S.S.T. Papa Giovanni XXIII – Bergamo
- IDC Connect 5 – Open-Source and Composable Technologies: Building Agile Ecosystems
- IDC Connect 6 – Data Resilience and Cyber-Preparedness in the AI Era Chaired by Chaired by Roberto Carnevale, Experienced AI and Technology Expert
- IDC Connect 7 – Architecting AI-Ready Infrastructure for the Enterprises Chaired by Equinix
- IDC Connect 8 – FinOps and GreenOps: Optimizing Cost and Sustainability in Hybrid Cloud
- IDC Connect 9 – Observability and AIOps: Enabling Autonomous IT Operations
Each table seats a sponsor moderator (Host and Dialogue only) and a small group of pre-registered delegates. Each session takes place simultaneously and is about increased interaction, experience sharing and peer discussions relevant across companies and industries.
Roberto Carnevale
Event Sessions
One Day Event 12:00 pm
IDC Connect Roundtables
- IDC Connect 1 – Data Platforms for AI: Unifying Cloud, Edge, and Analytics Chaired by Deda Tech
- IDC Connect 2 – Cloud-Native Transformation: Accelerating Innovation and Resilience Chaired by WIIT
- IDC Connect 3 – Security in the Age of AI: Balancing Innovation and Risk Chaired by Franco Cerutti, Technology & security Expert
- IDC Connect 4 – Modernizing Legacy Systems: Mainframe to Cloud and Beyond Chaired by: Antonio Fumagalli, Technology Expert & Business Consultant, Former CIO & CISO, A.S.S.T. Papa Giovanni XXIII – Bergamo
- IDC Connect 5 – Open-Source and Composable Technologies: Building Agile Ecosystems
- IDC Connect 6 – Data Resilience and Cyber-Preparedness in the AI Era Chaired by Chaired by Roberto Carnevale, Experienced AI and Technology Expert
- IDC Connect 7 – Architecting AI-Ready Infrastructure for the Enterprises Chaired by Equinix
- IDC Connect 8 – FinOps and GreenOps: Optimizing Cost and Sustainability in Hybrid Cloud
- IDC Connect 9 – Observability and AIOps: Enabling Autonomous IT Operations
Each table seats a sponsor moderator (Host and Dialogue only) and a small group of pre-registered delegates. Each session takes place simultaneously and is about increased interaction, experience sharing and peer discussions relevant across companies and industries.
Franco Cerutti
Antonio Fumagalli
Event Sessions
One Day Event 12:00 pm
IDC Connect Roundtables
- IDC Connect 1 – Data Platforms for AI: Unifying Cloud, Edge, and Analytics Chaired by Deda Tech
- IDC Connect 2 – Cloud-Native Transformation: Accelerating Innovation and Resilience Chaired by WIIT
- IDC Connect 3 – Security in the Age of AI: Balancing Innovation and Risk Chaired by Franco Cerutti, Technology & security Expert
- IDC Connect 4 – Modernizing Legacy Systems: Mainframe to Cloud and Beyond Chaired by: Antonio Fumagalli, Technology Expert & Business Consultant, Former CIO & CISO, A.S.S.T. Papa Giovanni XXIII – Bergamo
- IDC Connect 5 – Open-Source and Composable Technologies: Building Agile Ecosystems
- IDC Connect 6 – Data Resilience and Cyber-Preparedness in the AI Era Chaired by Chaired by Roberto Carnevale, Experienced AI and Technology Expert
- IDC Connect 7 – Architecting AI-Ready Infrastructure for the Enterprises Chaired by Equinix
- IDC Connect 8 – FinOps and GreenOps: Optimizing Cost and Sustainability in Hybrid Cloud
- IDC Connect 9 – Observability and AIOps: Enabling Autonomous IT Operations
Each table seats a sponsor moderator (Host and Dialogue only) and a small group of pre-registered delegates. Each session takes place simultaneously and is about increased interaction, experience sharing and peer discussions relevant across companies and industries.
Alessandro Savasini
Alberto Szakvary
Event Sessions
One Day Event 12:00 pm
IDC Connect Roundtables
- IDC Connect 1 – Data Platforms for AI: Unifying Cloud, Edge, and Analytics Chaired by Deda Tech
- IDC Connect 2 – Cloud-Native Transformation: Accelerating Innovation and Resilience Chaired by WIIT
- IDC Connect 3 – Security in the Age of AI: Balancing Innovation and Risk Chaired by Franco Cerutti, Technology & security Expert
- IDC Connect 4 – Modernizing Legacy Systems: Mainframe to Cloud and Beyond Chaired by: Antonio Fumagalli, Technology Expert & Business Consultant, Former CIO & CISO, A.S.S.T. Papa Giovanni XXIII – Bergamo
- IDC Connect 5 – Open-Source and Composable Technologies: Building Agile Ecosystems
- IDC Connect 6 – Data Resilience and Cyber-Preparedness in the AI Era Chaired by Chaired by Roberto Carnevale, Experienced AI and Technology Expert
- IDC Connect 7 – Architecting AI-Ready Infrastructure for the Enterprises Chaired by Equinix
- IDC Connect 8 – FinOps and GreenOps: Optimizing Cost and Sustainability in Hybrid Cloud
- IDC Connect 9 – Observability and AIOps: Enabling Autonomous IT Operations
Each table seats a sponsor moderator (Host and Dialogue only) and a small group of pre-registered delegates. Each session takes place simultaneously and is about increased interaction, experience sharing and peer discussions relevant across companies and industries.
Alberto Longo
With over 18 years of experience in design, AI strategy, and digital transformation, I have dedicated my career to decoding the language of intelligence—biological, artificial, and collective—and shaping a future where technology and humanity evolve in symbiosis. As an expert for the European Commission, I engage in the strategic development of Industry 5.0, ethical AI, and the digital transformation of cultural heritage, crafting policies and frameworks that honor both innovation and human dignity.
My approach is deeply philosophical and anthropological—I question, I disrupt, I design. I seek to understand how technology influences identity, perception, and consciousness in an age where the boundaries between the physical and digital worlds are dissolving. Whether working on human-centered AI, cognitive augmentation, or speculative futures, I explore the liminal spaces where machine logic meets human intuition, where data meets wisdom, where emergent intelligence is born from collaboration, not control.
I am crafting new ontologies of interaction, reimagining how we create, think, and experience reality itself. Through my work in digital heritage, AI ethics, and generative design, I push the boundaries of what it means to be human in an era of intelligent machines.
Domenico Sorvino
Domenico Sorvino vanta oltre 25 anni di esperienza nella leadership IT e nell’ingegneria dei sistemi. Attualmente, in qualità di Group Application Architect (Acting CTO) presso Molteni&C, definisce la strategia tecnologica globale del Gruppo, governando l’evoluzione di ecosistemi digitali complessi e infrastrutture ibride (Cloud Azure/On-premise).
La sua carriera è contraddistinta da un forte background come Manager Operativo in ambito IT industriale, maturato in realtà di rilievo come Rovagnati, dove ha guidato progetti di Digital Transformation e Industry 4.0. Esperto nell’unificazione dello stack tecnologico, Sorvino si focalizza sull’integrazione end-to-end tra sistemi Enterprise (ERP) e Operations (MES/WMS), garantendo la continuità del dato real-time necessaria per scalare soluzioni di Intelligenza Artificiale e analisi predittiva su scala industriale.
Oltre alla gestione di infrastrutture critiche e connettività enterprise, coordina l’implementazione di sistemi di Energy Management (EMS) a supporto della sostenibilità.
Il suo profilo è completato da certificazioni executive internazionali tra cui SDA Bocconi, TOGAF, COBIT e PRINCE2.
Event Sessions
One Day Event 10:35 am
End User Discussion – Molteni group and the Made in Italy modernization
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Deda Tech
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