Founders · Investors
Hosted by ELIS Innovation Hub
When
Thursday 5 November 2026
1:00pm – 8:00pm
Where
Villa Fassini
Exact location shared on registration
Price
free
First annual gathering in Rome for startup-program builders, investors and Italian corporate innovation teams, hosted by ELIS Innovation Hub at Villa Fassini. The afternoon covers startup programs, open innovation and AI adoption: a roundtable on running programs, corporate program cases, a keynote by Chris Heivly (MapQuest co-founder, ex-Techstars), a panel on universities as ecosystem catalysts, a fireside chat and a venture capital panel.
Free, 13:00 to 20:00. The event is full and registration is waitlist only. The exact address is shared on registration.
Chris Heivly · Co-founder, MapQuest; former Techstars executive, Keynote
Adam Berk · Author, Startup Program Design, Lean Startup Co
Erika Lucciola · Head of Corporate & Startup Ecosystem, ELIS Innovation Hub
Ozan Sönmez · Corporate program cases
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Thursday 5 November 2026
1:00pm – 8:00pm
Location
Villa Fassini
Exact location shared on registration
Price
Free
Organiser
ELIS Innovation Hub
Chris Heivly
Co-founder, MapQuest; former Techstars executive, Keynote
Adam Berk
Author, Startup Program Design, Lean Startup Co
Erika Lucciola
Head of Corporate & Startup Ecosystem, ELIS Innovation Hub
Ozan Sönmez
Corporate program cases,
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