PoC Academy

This initiative will be divided into twelve meetings of one-and-a-half hours each, held on a monthly basis. The aim is to provide the winners of the AlmaValue call with the opportunity to learn more about specific topics useful for developing their project, increasing their TRL and impact on the market.

The programme features various leading speakers from the national innovation ecosystem, including investment funds, credit institutions, IP and innovation communication experts.

The schedule will be structured into the following sessions:

10-11 October 2023

ABC4E - Behavorial Change 4ERI Scientists

Speakers: DISA Dep, Alma Mater Studiorum

14 November 2023

 Inspirational Speech - Technology Transfer: Creativity, Ethics and Altruism

Speaker: Prof. Emanuele Giovanni Corazza, FGM

Full Professor at the University of Bologna (School of Engineering), he was President of the Guglielmo Marconi Foundation and BBS’ founding member. In 2011, he founded the Marconi Institute for Creativity as a joint initiative of the Marconi Foundation and the University of Bologna.

12 December 2023

The Role of PoC Projects in the Innovation Supply Chain

Speaker: Nicola Redi, Obloo

Nicola Redi is the Investment Director at Vertis SGR and Non-Executive Director at D-Orbit, Glomeria Therapeutics, International Plant Analysis and Diagnostics, and Personal Factory S.p.A.

18 January 2024

PoC and Intellectual Property

Speaker: Paolo di Giovine, SIB

He joined Bugnion in January 2017, mainly working in the patent field, particularly in patent drafting, opinion writing and the prosecution of patent applications.

15 February 2024

Navigating the Market 

Speaker: Greta Campolucci, Intesa Sanpaolo 

Regional Director Specialist at Intesa Sanpaolo Group, where she deals with innovation in the broadest sense. Expert in digitization, she has been involved in e-business since her university studies at the University of Bologna, where she graduated in Economics and Business. Her keywords for development are connection, communication and sharing.

14 March 2024 

How to Obtain Value from Research? 

Speaker: Roberto Della Marina, Venture Factory 

Founder and Managing Partner of Venture Factory, Roberto della Marina is an Operating Partner at Vertis SGR SpA. He worked at the CERN in Geneva and the Olivetti in Ivrea. He is also Adjunct Professor at the University of Trieste.

16 April 2024 

Meeting an Investor   

Speakers: Almavalue’s commissioners/investors

16 May 2024 

Financing and Resources 

Speaker: Shiva Loccisano, BeHold 

Shiva Loccisano was Head of the Technological Transfer at the Politecnico di Torino, and member of the Netval council, where he is currently a consultant as Senior Project Manager for the Knowledge Share 2.0. He is a member of the ATTP (Alliance of Technology Transfer Professionals) council. He is currently serving as Managing Director of BeHold srl, the holding company that manages shares of the university spin-off at the University of Bologna. He is also managing director of AlmaCube srl and active member of ASTP.

11 June 2024 

PoC and Social Impact 

Speaker: Simone Fabbri/Luca Grosso, Legacoop Bologna 

Simone Fabbri is the Head of External Relations and Sustainability at Legacoop Bologna, the representative association of cooperatives, businesses and organisations in Bologna affiliated with the National League of Cooperatives and Mutual Societies. It is the provincial branch of Legacoop Emilia-Romagna.

16 July 2024 

Market Perspectives and Social Impact 

Speaker: Martina Muggiri, SocialFare 

Martina Muggiri, the Startup Program Coordinator of SocialFare, handles and coordinates the activities of the SocialFare start-up accelerator.

SocialFare is the first Italian centre for Social Innovation.

Through community engagement, capacity-building and co-design journeys, they support the development of innovative solutions to today's pressing social challenges, aiming to generate a new economy.

10 September 2024 

Launching a Startup Business 

Speaker: Giorgio Ciron, InnovUp 

Giorgio Ciron, graduated with honours in Economics and Management of Government and International Organizations (Bocconi University), is currently InnovUp Director, the leading Association in the Italian innovation ecosystem. Moreover, he is an Official of Assolombarda where he coordinates the Startup Town Project that has over 420 associated startups and almost 90 partners. Within Assolombarda, he is also the representative for the Health Group, taking the requests of private hospitals in Lombardy, and the Transport Group.

 15 October 2024 

The Importance of Knowing How to Communicate 

Speaker: Valentina Maltagliati, UniFi 

Valentina Maltagliati is a Professional Coach, NLP Italy certified and public speaking consultant. She has gained her experience in companies of various sizes, ranging from listed technology start-ups in the new market to SGR active in the private equity and venture capital sector. She mainly deals with personnel management and training.

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