Smart Communities and Open Innovation: transforming the Cities of Tomorrow

20 Maggio 2025
ore 10:00

Sommario workshop

Smart communities and open innovation are transforming urban environments, making them more sustainable, connected, and resilient. 

This panel brings together key innovators from Italy and the Nordics to explore groundbreaking collaborations, new technologies, and strategies that drive the evolution of future cities, tackling challenges in mobility, infrastructure, and citizen engagement.

On stage start-ups that will pitch in 2 minutes each

Speakers:
Erik Tutzauer, Innovation Manager Fortum
Matteo Vacchetti, Coordinator of Corporate Venture Capital program Iren
Alberto Castronovo, Cabinet of the Minister - Head of the internationalisation unit MIMIT - Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy
Naimul Abd, Founder Nutty Ventures
Mattia Palazzi, Innovation Specialist Siram Veolia
Giulia Terracciano, Administration Officer and Project Manager Turin House of Emerging Technologies CTE NEXT

Moderator:
Aleksandra Hansen, Partnership & Network Lead Combient Foundry

#smartcommunities #openinnovation #citiesofthefuture

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Speakers in this Panel"

Erik Tutzauer

Fortum is the largest energy company in the Nordics. Today we’re at 16g of CO2 per kWh produced and we are aiming at about 10g.Erik and Fortum has produced several successful innovative solutions. For example a battery swapping system for taxis in Delhi, India, with the purpose of...Leggi di più

Matteo Vacchetti

Graduating with a degree in Management Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Turin, I ventured into the tourism sector and tour operations before discovering a passion for startups and innovation. My journey led me to become an Investment Analyst at the Club degli Investitori,...Leggi di più

Alberto Castronovo

He began his career in 1996 in the Structured Finance Division at Mediocredito Centrale (MCC), dealing with Aid credit financing, providing bank to Govt. credit lines in support of cooperation projects in developing countries on behalf of the Italian Co-operation and...Leggi di più

Giulia Terracciano

Giulia is a European Project Manager with a background in international cooperation. After an experience abroad in EU project management, she joined the City of Torino, where she works within the Ecological Transition, European Funds and NRRP Department. She is involved in initiatives...Leggi di più

Naimul Abd

Naimul Abd is a serial Nordic ecosystem builder working extensively in early-stage startup development, funding, and growth. He is CEO of Connect Öst, one of the Nordic region’s most active ecosystems connecting startups with investors, mentors, and partners. He is also CEO of SweBAN...Leggi di più

Mattia Palazzi

As Innovation Specialist at Siram Veolia, Mattia facilitates the development of innovative ideas into new products or services to enrich the company portfolio. In his previous experience, he contributed to the ideation, development, delivery and optimization of digital products to help an...Leggi di più