SIOS26 Winter

StartupItalia's winter Open Summit returns to Palazzo Mezzanotte, on Piazza Affari, under the theme "AI FOR REAL" and in a reworked format: a full day, 9:00 to 18:00. Two threads run through it. The first is AI already in use — in companies, startups, products, work and investment. The second is what happens to authenticity, trust, identity and accountability once machines generate text, images, voices and decisions. The programme mixes case studies, interviews, debates, workshops, live technology demos and startup showcases. Two set pieces: the Paper sugli Investimenti 2026, the year's picture of Italian funding, and the final of the Startup of the Year award. StartupItalia's newsroom covers the day live. Paid event, tickets on Eventbrite; the price is not yet published. Why go: this is where the Italian ecosystem counts itself once a year, and where the investment numbers land. Worth diarising if you are raising, investing, or selling to Italian startups.