Startup & AI Thinking: Open Innovation Reinvents Itself

The Startup & AI Thinking Observatory conference, part of the Digital Transformation Academy of Politecnico di Milano's Osservatori Digital Innovation, presents the results of the Survey Innovation 2026: digital investment priorities for 2027, the role of AI in innovation and business models, new management models and roles for digital innovation, and the value of Open Innovation and how to measure it. The debate brings together C-level executives, CIOs, innovation managers, institutions, startup founders and business leaders. It runs in Aula de Carli, Via Durando 10, from 9:30 to 13:30, with streaming available after registration. Entry is free; in-person registration closes at 17:00 the day before. The research booklet is a free download on the day. Why go: it is the annual snapshot of how large Italian companies work with startups, useful for founders selling to corporates and for anyone running an open innovation programme. The page does not name individual speakers yet.