Wmf 2022, Italy presents itself with the largest innovation festival on the planet

Three days of sharing, comparison and dialogue, for an innovation festival that confirms itself as the international reference point for building a fair and sustainable future. The tenth edition of Wmf, the largest festival on digital innovation on the planet, warms up the engines with over 100 events and a parterre of guests and speakers that has never been so dense. A grandiose event with which Italy presents itself on the world stage aware of being able to make a decisive contribution to international cooperation under the banner of innovation diplomacy. The appointment is on 16, 17 and 18 June at the Rimini fair, the new location of the event organized by Search On Media Group and which sees the Emilia-Romagna Region as the Main Sponsor of the event. The event is sponsored by the Emilia Romagna Region, the Municipality of Rimini, the Municipality of Bologna, the Italian Space Agency, Sport and Health Spa, Clust-Er, with an intense program full of speeches, training events, B2B meetings, awards, events musicians and guests from all over the world, the 2022 edition of the Festival is set up as the richest and most ambitious ever. Lots of news from Wmf2022, starting from the Innovation fair with the new spaces of the fair, which will boast over 250 exhibitors for a current photograph of the state of entrepreneurship and digital innovation – Italian and international – and that make the event earn more important on digital training – with 77 internships, more than 600 speakers and guests present – also the official title of International Fair. Among the partners and exhibitors Intel, Aruba, Huawei, Enel, Rai, Esa – European Space Agency, Chora Media, Ministry of Culture, Mediaset Infinity, Mailchimp, Storyblock, Nexi, Isipm, Mediaset Infinity, Manzoni, SiteGround, Oplon, Sap , Sprinklr, Active Powered, Eurid and Il Sole 24 Ore. Rds is radio partner of the event. Over 100 events in three days, including the Wmf future show, which will host technologies never seen before in Italy with live demonstrations, the possibility of interacting with still experimental technological devices, and moments of entertainment. Inside the exhibition spaces, the first flight in Italy – exclusively at Wmf – of the Gravity Jet suit flight display is expected, as well as the presence of the humanoid robot Sophia – which will co-conduct some panels of the Mainstage. The news also concern iCub, the humanoid robot of the Italian Institute of Technology, the dog of the Boston dynamics spot and the band of One love machine. Other events include the Digital Job Fair, the fair on digital professions with moments dedicated to smart working and job interviews. An entire pavilion will host the World startup fest, an event dedicated to the world of startups, scaleups and investors and incubators ready to meet. new companies and their innovative ideas. Numerous delegations of investors and startups were present from Croatia, Greece, the Czech Republic, Spain, France, Lebanon, Iraq, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Poland, Israel and Portugal. The event, which over time has become the international reference point for the sector, will in fact host over 300 national and international startups and investors in a space dedicated to startup pitches and meetings both at a B2B level and for visitors present at the fair. Also highly anticipated is the final of the largest international Startup competition in Italy – conducted this year by Cosmano Lombardo and Diletta Leotta – which will see 6 innovative projects compete against each other for the € 800,000 prize money up for grabs. The winner and 2 other startups will also fly to the Disraptors Summit in Prague. Finally, within Scaleup for future, the presence of Roboze, an Italian company selected as Technology Pioneers by the World Economic Forum, is waiting for the opening ceremony to be held on Thursday 16 June at 9:45 am when surprise guests and artists are expected. During the three days, topical topics will be addressed and future trends identified with a large parterre of guests from all over the world including Nicola Gratteri and Pif who will talk about the fight against the mafia, and Linda Sarsour, Andrea Scanzi, Federico Faggin, Stefano Quintarelli, Alan Friedman, Nino Cartabellotta, Siyabulela Mandela, Pupi Avati and Alessio Cremonini, director of ‘On my skin’. The Russian Natasha Stefanenko and the Ukrainian Anna Sanfroncik presented the Festival on the first day, for a message of peace and sharing that will be launched directly from the Wmf stage. “We Make Future is an acronym that places concrete attention on young people, on innovation and the future: 3 keywords that we really need today ”, explained Stefano Quintarelli, who spoke at the press conference to launch the Wmf. “I am honored to be present on the same stage that will host Federico Faggin, little known to most but the inventor of the technology that started microelectronics”, he said. “This edition – commented Cosmano Lombardo, creator and chairman of the Wmf – is the landing point of the innovation plan, the project launched after the two-year pandemic to spread innovation around the world and in small Italian towns. During the three days there will be all the actors with whom we worked during the year as an active part, the Valley of innovation as we have renamed it. It will be a party dedicated to the future, training, cooperation, peace and sustainability. We are constantly working to build open and inclusive communities, for a better future, where young people, technology and innovation work together “. Vassili Casula, from the Ministry of Culture, said: “The ministry is participating in the Wmf for the third year, with the awareness that it is a reality that can foster dialogue on digital and technology issues between public and private sectors, which must not overlap or replace but must dialogue with the State for the safeguarding of the Italian cultural heritage. The Wmf is a suitable showcase for this purpose. ”“ The acronym of the Wmf, We make future – explained Maria Chiara Andriello, of Rai Pubblica Utilità – represents the spirit of our daily activity; we take care of making all the products that are part of the Rai program accessible. The possible future is only one in which accessibility is put at the center. ”Also worth noting is the ‘trial of Mimmo Lucano’ panel in the presence of the two lawyers of the former mayor of Riace, Giuliano Pisapia and Andrea Daqua. Also on the Mainstage a wide representation of the world of Creators with influencers, streamers and TikToker: among the guests Camihawke, Giorgia Soleri, Mattia Stanga, Maria Cafagna, Raissa & Momo, the Sansoni and many others. “Our future runs on the web – underlined Andrea Corsini, Regional Councilor for Tourism of Emilia Romagna – also that of tourism. Today the holiday is decided and enjoyed on smartphones and over the years Emilia Romagna has managed to build a strong and highly attractive identity on the web as a holiday destination, first thanks to the Blogville project, launched in 2012 and subsequently with the activity of social channels of the Regional Tourist Promotion. We will be present at the important appointment of the Festival with a rich suggestion linked to our data and motor valley, with the new promotional projects on the TikTok channel of the Region and on the Villages, and with the videos that have made us known and appreciated on the web by millions of users. Good work at this edition of the Wmf which promises to be even richer and more engaging than the previous ones. “Participants and exhibitors from more than 26 countries will meet at the Rimini fair, and there will be moments of connection between institutions and players in the sector, aim to have a positive impact on the programmatic agenda of Italian innovation and to concretize the visions and perspectives of the country system on the future of Italy. Among the more than 90 representatives of the institutions: the undersecretaries of state Benedetto Della Vedova (Maeci), Andrea Costa (Salute), Anna Ascani (Mise) and Di Stefano (Maeci), the vice president of the Emilia-Romagna Region Elly Schlein and the president Carlo Ferro of Ice-Agency for the promotion abroad and the internationalization of Italian companies, partner of the event that will bring delegations of foreign investors and companies from G20 countries such as France, Germany, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Turkey, Israel , Spain, with investors ready to B2B meetings and to support new business ideas with Wmf companies and startups. Space also for many moments of music, shows and entertainment with concerts, live sets and numerous live performances including those of Irama, Roy Paci , Queen Mania, Godblesscomputer and many others. To allow participants to better organize their participation in the WMF, different types of tickets are available: in addition to the classic Full ticket, which allows them to take part in all Wmf events, including training ones, there is the Fiera ticket, with access to the exhibition area, 21 open stages, the Startup district and musical moments, and the visitor ticket, which allows you to attend all the events held at the fair, except the training rooms. To enhance networking, the dedicated hybrid.io platform has also been optimized, with which it will be possible, for all participants and companies, to schedule meetings and contact people.