Digital Innovation Forum 2026 in Cernobbio, programme, dates and guests

Everything is ready for the Digital Innovation Forum 2026. Scheduled from 14 to 16 October in Cernobbio in the province of Como, the event, now in its fourth edition, is one of the main Italian events dedicated to policies for digital innovation, industrial competitiveness and the development of future technologies.

For three days the setting of Villa Erba will host various personalities, including representatives of Italian and European institutions, CEOs of the main technology companies, but also experts from universities, startups, venture capital as well as a series of international speakers, to share their visions and define what is referred to as the "European strategy of making technological innovation".

Three days of meetings

This year's edition of the Digital Innovation Forum will have as its central theme "The Europe of Making Innovation". Particular attention will be paid to the need to foster a regulatory and industrial context capable of supporting innovation and accelerating the transformation of research and investments into economic and social value. The event program will be divided into three different thematic days, each dedicated to specific themes of digital innovation. Each day includes plenary sessions and working tables to delve deeper into vertical topics with industry experts.

The program

The calendar of the event will alternate, in detail, institutional plenary sessions, national and international keynote speakers, strategic panels, startup pitches, vertical thematic sessions, technological showcases, training classrooms but also moments of exclusive networking. The day of 14 October will be entirely dedicated to the theme "Policy & Geo-Politics", that of the 15th to "Investments and Venture Capital" and that of the 16th to the ten actions for Europe in making digital innovation.

The guests

There will be numerous speakers who will speak during the event in Cernobbio. Among these stand out the Minister of the Interior, Matteo Piantedosi, that of Business and Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso but also the Minister of the Environment Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, that of European Affairs Tommaso Foti and the Undersecretary Alfredo Mantovani. Also expected are speeches by astronaut Luca Parmitano, police chief Vittorio Pisani, and many CEOs and managing directors of important Italian and international companies, including Alan Baratz (D-Wave Quantum), Guido Barbieri (EI Towers), Claudio Bassoli (HPE Italia), Aldo Bisio (Engineering Group). There will also be no shortage of representatives from the world of university and research who will bring their contribution to the Digital Innovation Forum.