How is Innovation enabling Sustainable Opportunities today?
Event description
This panel explores how innovation creates value and drives opportunities in energy and sustainability.
It examines how current solutions support more efficient and scalable practices while generating measurable impact. Through diverse perspectives, the discussion highlights how innovation can inform strategic decisions, foster collaboration and enable investments that contribute to resilient, high-impact and future-ready sustainability outcomes.
On stage start-ups that will pitch in 2 minutes each
Speakers:
André Augusto, Director of Sustainable Energy Research Centre (SERC) Dalarna University
Michela Chimienti, Program Research Manager Fondazione NEST - Network for Energy Sustainable Transition
Jernej Dekleva, Innovation Manager Sony Acceleration Platform Europe
Moderator:
Lucia Gambuzzi, Startup Ecosystem Manager SMAU
#sustainability #energy #growth
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Speakers in this Panel
Lucia Gambuzzi
Lucia Gambuzzi 18.10.1991, Mirandola (MO), Italy | After spending the last 3 years in Tel Aviv, Oslo, and Paris with Techstars and former Innovation Advisor of the City of Turin, Lucia is currently managing the startup ecosystem of SMAU, Bolzano Slush'D and other innovative operators...Read more
André Augusto
André Augusto is a Professor at Dalarna University and Director of the Sustainable Energy Research Centre (SERC). He holds a PhD in Sustainable Energy Systems from the University of Lisbon in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He previously worked at Arizona...Read more
Michela Chimienti
Born in 1978. Researcher and innovation manager with extensive experience in the field of applied research. She holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Bari and subsequently earned a Ph.D. in Advanced Production Systems. She currently serves as...Read more
Jernej (Jay) Dekleva
Operating at the intersection of venture, strategy, and partnerships, I build collaborations that turn innovation into business impact. My background spans startups and corporates across Europe, covering business development, venture, and partnerships.At Sony, I connect Japanese and...Read more