The Uncharted Horizon: A Cross-Discipline Dialogue on AI, Quantum Frontiers, Capital Strategy and The Future of Leadership

Nuovo evento IPN! 30 Settembre, ore 19:00 Luiss Business School – Amsterdam Hub

Abbiamo un’idea chiara di cosa sia realmente l’AI? In che modo le organizzazioni devono adattarsi per implementarla? I computer quantistici rappresenteranno davvero un salto di qualità nel campo dell’intelligenza artificiale? Su cosa dovrebbero concentrarsi il capitale privato e gli investimenti pubblici per raggiungere risultati concreti e creare valore aggiunto? E quali capacità di leadership sono necessarie per orientarsi in questo terreno inesplorato?
A queste e ad altre domande vogliamo rispondere in questo nuovo evento IPN organizzato in collaborazione con la Luiss Business School. L’evento si terrà presso la sede della Luiss Business School – Amsterdam Hub e sarà seguito da un momento di networking con aperitivo e stuzzichini.

L’evento si svolgerà in lingua inglese, quindi potete invitare i vostri colleghi e amici che non parlano l’italiano ma sono interessati a partecipare. La partecipazione è gratuita previa registrazione. Per partecipare, scrivere un messaggio a ipn.eventi@gmail.com con subject IPN26.

AGENDA dell’incontro (in basso i profili degli speaker)

19:00
Welcome to Luiss Business School by Joris Ebbers (Dean Luiss Business School Amsterdam Hub)
Introduction by Vincenzo Toscani (Founder Italian Professionals Netherlands)

19:05
Beyond the AI chatbox – Giovanni Avila – Head of innovation and team excellence at HMS
Demystifying the magic; AI: conscious entity? The shift from reactive prompts to proactive task execution and the industry-wide impact of the intelligent revolution.

19:20
Quantum AI computing – Riccardo Molteni – Quantum Machine Learning Researcher at Leiden
University
Introduction to Riccardo’s research (just a bit technical).
The sectors and areas where Quantum Computing supporting AI will generate added value and benefits.
Hypothetical results and risks. What is missing to get there: the funding challenge.

19:35
Investing in AI startups – Giovanni Pazienza (Excellis Ventures).
Where and how do startups find the capital they need to turn innovative ideas into successful businesses? Giovanni will explore the funding landscape for deep-tech startups, with a particular focus on AI-based companies, and introduce a new Venture Capital fund dedicated to deep-tech ventures founded by Italians abroad.

19:50
Leadership in the Age of AI – Hylke Sprangers (Luiss Business School), international expert in digital and technology with a strong background in strategy, innovation, and governance.
The four essential dimensions of AI leadership: examining future business impact, shaping AI technology strategy, redesigning operating models, and board decision-making. What the challenges, trade-offs, and possible solutions are from a leadership perspective.

20:05 → 20:30 Q&A

20:30 → 21:30 Light Rinfresco / Networking

Practical information:

ADDRESS:
Luiss Business School Amsterdam
Nieuwe Herengracht 103, 1011 RZ, Amsterdam

DIRECTIONS:
Car: parking in P Markenhoven, Anne Frankstraat 220, 1011 MP Amsterdam
Public Transport: metro 51, 53 or 54, get off at stop Waterlooplein station

ADDITIONAL INFO:
Italian Professionals Netherlands (IPN) website
https://www.italianprofessionals.net/

Luiss Business School – NextGen Tech Leaders Executive Program
https://businessschool.luiss.it/nextgen-tech-leaders/

I profili degli speaker:

Giovanni Avila – Head of innovation and team excellence at HMS. He leads AI-driven transformation across R&D at HMS Networks, directing the IDS AI Board, an initiative moving AI adoption from isolated experimentation into measured, embedded practice across developer productivity, process excellence, and product innovation. His focus is now on closing the gap between AI capability being available and it actually being used.

Riccardo Molteni – PhD candidate in Quantum Machine Learning at Leiden University. His research explores how quantum computers can enhance machine learning and when they may offer advantages over classical approaches.

Giovanni Pazienza, PhD – Investor and strategy advisor to startups across Europe, with 25 years of experience spanning academia, entrepreneurship, and private business. He holds a PhD in Neural Networks and has worked across five countries outside Italy. He is a founding partner of Excellis Ventures, an investment fund focused on deep-tech companies created by Italians abroad.

Hylke Sprangers – Professor of Practice in Technology and Innovation at Luiss Business School. He is an international expert in digital and technology with a strong background in strategy, innovation, and governance. Previously, he was Group CTO and Board Member at Talpa Network, a global media and entertainment company, well known for its talent competition The Voice. Before joining Talpa, he held several senior executive roles in the technology industry.

Ecco qui sotto il link alla pagina del Tech Leadership Program

IPN members benefit from a 10% discount on the tuition fee, which can be obtained by sending an email with subject LCODE26 at italianprofessionals@gmail.com (please specify the name of the person who wants to benefit of the special conditions).

NextGen Tech Leadership Program (Luiss Business School)

https://businessschool.luiss.it/nextgen-tech-leaders/