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 Preliminary Programme


June 24 – THE WORLD IS CHANGING – Legitimacy, Vision, Paradigm Shift

09:00 – 09:20 | Official WTC Opening | The meaning of the Plenary. “We are not here to showcase technologies, but to understand what is changing in the way the world is governed.” Welcome address by WTC; Why a divulgative, non-technical plenary; WTC as a platform for dialogue between science, industry, and institutions; Introduction to the three-day structure.

09:20 – 12:00 | Institutional and Political Session | Technology as a national and European strategic interest. “Technology is a political choice, even when it pretends to be neutral.” Format: Short individual interventions, no technical presentations, clear policy-oriented messages. Topics: European vision on technological sovereignty; Role of States in critical systems; Long-term investments; Relationship between security, energy, and digital infrastructure.

12:00 – 13:00 | Visionary Scientific Keynote | Science as the infrastructure of the future. “We are not improving tools; we are changing the way we understand reality.” Format: Narrative keynotes, science as culture not technique. Topics: End of deterministic models; Complexity, limits, uncertainty; Energy and information as foundational pillars; Science as a civic investment.

13:00 – 14:00 | Networking Lunch

14:00 – 16:00 | Global Scenario Plenary | Industry and science facing a changing world. “Today’s industrial systems can no longer be governed with yesterday’s tools”. Format: Keynotes by major industrial leaders, moderated dialogues with scientists. Sectors: Energy and nuclear; IT and digital infrastructures; Quantum computer manufacturers; Large industrial systems. Focus: Where current models no longer work; Limits of incremental approaches; Crisis of scale, cost, and energy.

16:00 – 17:00 | Closing Dialogue Day 1 | Are we ready for a paradigm shift? “The world has already changed, even if not everyone has realized it”. Format: Moderated panel with Science + Industry + Institutions

.20:30 | Welcome Dinner

June 25 - THE TRANSFORMATION UNDERWAY – Industry, Science, Real Systems

09:00 – 11:00 | Opening Plenary| Technological convergence in complex systems. “Innovation today is systemic, or it is not innovation at all.” Format: Keynotes + short dialogues. Topics: AI, quantum, energy, materials, bio; End of technological silos; Convergence as the new normal. Sectors: Quantum computer manufacturers; Advanced IT and cloud; Energy industry; Advanced materials.

11:00 – 13:00 | Industry meets Science | Session 1: Energy, nuclear, and critical infrastructures. “Energy is a system problem, not just a technological one”. Format: Dialogues with 2–3 speakers, strong moderation. Participants: Industrial leaders from nuclear and energy sectors; Leading scientists (energy, materials, systems); Experts in advanced computing and quantum. Topics: Complex energy systems; Long-term planning; Safety, reliability, resilience.

13:00 – 14:00 | Networking Lunch 

14:00 – 16:00 | Industry meets Science| Session 2: Health, pharma, and life sciences. “The medicine of the future is a computational and systemic challenge”. Participants: Pharmaceutical industry; Biomedical research; AI, HPC, and quantum for health. Topics: Biological complexity; Data, simulation, prediction; Research timelines versus market timelines.

16:00 – 17:00 | Thematic Plenary | Advanced computing, AI, and quantum: governing information. “Computing has become a critical infrastructure.” Sectors: Quantum computer manufacturers; Major IT players; Computational science. Focus: Limits of classical computing; Energy cost of computation; Access, sovereignty, infrastructure.

20:30 | Special Dinner


June 28 - IMPACT, TALENT & LEGACY

09:30 – 11:00 | WTC Project Clinics

11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee break
11:30 – 12:30 | Quantum Impact Challenge – Final & Award
12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch
13:30 – 15:00 | Matchmaking Sessions (Startups / Partners / Public Administration)
15:00 – 16:00 | Education & Talent Track
16:00 – 16:30 | Coffee break
16:30 – 17:30 | Closing: “From WTC to the Next 12 Months”

17:30 | Official closing


June 26 - GOVERNING THE FUTURE – Choices, Responsibility, Direction

009:00 – 10:00 | Opening Plenary| Technology and systemic responsibility. “Technological neutrality is an illusion”. Topics: Technology as critical infrastructure; Systemic risk; Safety and reliability. Industries: Nuclear; IT; Quantum; Pharma.

10:00 – 12:00 | High-level Roundtable| Who governs complex systems? “Innovation alone is not enough. Governance is required”. Participants: Policymakers; Major industries; Science. Topics: Governance; Regulation; Shared responsibility.

12:00 – 13:00 | Networking Lunch

13:00 – 15:00 | Strategic Plenary| Long-term industrial decisions. Key sectors: Nuclear; Pharma; Digital infrastructures; Quantum computing. Focus: When the market is not enough; Patient capital and long-term investment; Role of the State.

15:00 – 17:00 | WTC Closing| Final Plenary: The role of the World Tech Conference. “The future is not something to be observed. It must be governed. And WTC is one of the places where this governance takes shape”. Contents: WTC as a permanent platform; Continuity between research, industry, and policy; Call to action for: institutions, large companies, research, young generations.

20:30 | Gala Dinner

June 27 - GOVERNING THE FUTURE – Choices, Responsibility, Direction

09:00 – 09:30 | Opening of the WTC Open Days

09:30 – 11:00 | Quantum Impact Challenge– Final Needs Presentations

11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee break

11:30 – 13:00 | QIC Technical Tables (closed / observers allowed)

13:00 – 14:00 | Networking Lunch (partners + participants)

14:00 – 15:30 | Partner & Industry Arena

15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee break

16:00 – 17:30 | Startup Pitch Arena – Live Session

18:00 | Aperitif & networking