09.00: WELCOME COFFEE

FOURTH SESSION  (Upon invitation only)

09.30 – 13.30 DIALOGUES 

Chairperson: FGB

The fourth session of the Summit will be organised in 3 parallel workshops dedicated to specific topics. The goal of the dialogues is to spark new initiatives that can contribute to advance Turin’s capacity to be an entrepreneurial city. Each dialogue will start with a thematic input by the Chairs, and will continue with a highly interactive, facilitated discussion where “no one is an expert” and all participants contribute in equal ways to the outcome of the workshop. After the event an output will be produced summarising the key elements of the dialogues, the output will be published by FGB within its “Working Paper” series and promoted internationally.

Topics:

• People 
  New skills for new jobs
  It is critical for social cohesion, for the sustainability of our social models and for stronger democratic institutions that rapid technological change is effectively managed so as to maximise the benefits and minimise the negative effects. This includes equipping our citizens at all ages with the tools and capacities to participate fully and successfully in the digital transformation. The workshop will analyse the impact of these developments and discuss options for new initiatives at the city level to respond to these challenges.

  Keynote speaker: Cesare Onestini, Director ETF

  CO-CHAIR: Terence Hogarth, Senior Adviser Fondazione G. Brodolini

  CO-CHAIR: Jeffrey Brown

• Policy 
  The City as a Lab
  The distinctive feature of entrepreneurial cities is their function of promoting the capacities of their respective economic ecosystems in the face of intensified competition in the global economy. In this context, the city of Turin is promoting the creation of a new policy based on the “city as a lab” model, developing system conditions for attracting innovations that can be tested and scaled using the city as an experimental ground. The workshop will engage interested stakeholders that can support the city of Turin in designing and implemenring the policy.

  CO-CHAIR: Paola Pisano, Città di Torino

  CO-CHAIR: Fabio Sgaragli, Head of Innovation, Fondazione G. Brodolini

• Technology
  
  Connective ecosystems
  Connecting ecosystems internationally can bring sustainability. Cross-border activities can include: connecting tech entrepreneurs with e.g. potential investors, business partners, accessing skills and services helping startups soft land in new international markets. The dialogue will bring together ecosystems builders and leaders who want to work to connect local tech startup ecosystems and support cross-border activities in the Mediterranean area. Particular focus will be placed on stimulating partnerships between scaleups and corporates with a view to procurement, mergers or acquisitions. 

  CO-CHAIR: Isidro Laso, Head of Startup Europe

  CO-CHAIR: Fabrizio Porrino, Senior Vicepresident Affair FacilityLive

FIFTH SESSION 

12.45 – 13.30: Dialogues report back and closing remarks

The closing session of the Summit will serve the purpose of reporting back on the dialogues’ outcomes and it will be the opportunity to draw general conclusions and share the lessons learned during the Summit. 

Chairperson: CITY OF TURIN

Rapporteurs: Chair or co-chairs from each dialogue

13.30 – 15.00 NETWORKING LUNCH