Second annual

Genesis Accel Innovation Summit

14 October 2026

Be Human
Accelerating human intelligence in the age of AI

Join founders, business leaders, investors, and tech professionals to explore the opportunities at the intersection of AI and human intelligence—and what it takes today to lead, build, and scale a business.

Join us at Palazzo Brancaccio, Rome

Sponsors on our stage

Black Kite
AptusPAR
N-able
BidBerry
Tickets

A day that pays for itself.

Meet the Speakers

Meet the voices on our stage

Leaders from the world’s top tech and AI companies, live at Palazzo Brancaccio

Ernesto Di Giambattista

Ernesto Di Giambattista

Genesis Accel

Founder & CEO

Paul Paget

Paul Paget

Black Kite

CEO

John Pagliuca

John Pagliuca

N-able

President & CEO

Alessandra Relmi

Alessandra Relmi

Confimi Industria Abruzzo

Director

Diana Franca

Diana Franca

ScaleUp Company International

COO

Kevin Lee

Kevin Lee

NVIDIA

Sr. Content Developer, Deep Learning

Lazarus Vekiarides

Lazarus Vekiarides

Google

Senior Product Leader

Gene Kemp

Gene Kemp

AptusPAR

Principal AI Strategist

Dante Malagrino

Dante Malagrino

servescale.ai

CEO & Cofounder

Daniele Scoccia

Daniele Scoccia

Scaleup Facilitation

Evolution Manager

Christopher Holden

Christopher Holden

Crum & Forster

SVP & CISO

Andrea Crespi

Andrea Crespi

Andrea Crespi Studio

Panel Artist

Davide Quayola

Davide Quayola

Quayola Studio

Panel Artist

Ronan Lavelle

Ronan Lavelle

Black Kite

Director, Black Kite International

Emilia Garito

Emilia Garito

Deep Ocean Capital

Co-Founder/Chairman

Ernesto D’Amato

Ernesto D’Amato

RADAR

Founder & CEO

Mike Weaver

Mike Weaver

N-able

Senior Manager, Product Management

Giulio Maria Pezzini

Giulio Maria Pezzini

Zest Group

Acceleration Lead

Tom Meredith

Tom Meredith

Genesis Global

Managing Director

Shae Devlin

Shae Devlin

Stratus

VP of IT

Samuel Roberto

Samuel Roberto

AptusPAR

General Manager (Ita)

Francesco DiBartolo

Francesco DiBartolo

N-able

Dir, MSP Distribution Sales EMEA

Fabio Terragni

Fabio Terragni

Cineca

COO

Spencer Lichtenstein

Spencer Lichtenstein

SentinelOne

VP of Product Management

Domenico Nesci

Domenico Nesci

Deep Ocean Capital

Co-Founder/Managing Director

Daniel Coen

Daniel Coen

Microsoft

Technology Strategist

Discover the Event Program

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08:30–09:45

Coffee/Continental Breakfast in Sponsor Area

09:45–10:00

Kickoff/Welcome

10:00–10:25

Faster Isn’t the Goal. What should we optimize for in the AI age?

10:25–10:50

The Impact of Cybersecurity, AI and 3rd-Party Risk in the EU

10:50–11:15

The AI Factory

11:15–11:35

Break

11:35–12:00

Driving Business Value with AI — While Protecting Data and Managing Risk

12:00–12:15

Impact Startup Award Finalists

12:15–12:40

Leveraging AI and Innovation in Art

12:40–13:30

Lunch in Sponsor Area

13:30–13:55

Protecting a Growing Business Without Building Everything In-House

13:55–14:20

Build, Buy, or Partner? What M&A Means for Growth

14:20–14:45

Building Across Italy and the U.S.: Opportunities, Partners and Practical Barriers

14:45–15:00

Break

15:00–15:25

Investing in Italy/Building a Company

15:25–15:40

Innovator of the Year Award Finalists

15:40–16:05

Human Value in the Age of AI: Creativity, Skills, Culture, and the Future of Work

16:05–16:35

Tech Startups

16:35–17:00

Art and Technology

17:00–17:40

Award Ceremony & Closing Remarks

About Be Human

In this AI-driven world, the real differentiator for success is not AI alone, rather how it works with human intelligence.

Genesis Accel Innovation Summit 2026 is a curated gathering for leaders navigating AI, complexity and human performance, and exploring how humans and AI evolve together— where here technology, leadership, and mental resilience meet.

About Who Attends

Designed for Leaders Shaping What’s Next

This summit is for those organizations leading through rapid change, from executives at medium and large companies to founders and innovators building what’s next.

With a strong focus on networking, you’ll connect with leaders across technology, strategy, and innovation, grappling with the same questions around AI, culture, and resilience.

The event

Why attend the Genesis Accel Innovation Summit

At the Genesis Accel Innovation Summit, we will explore how technology can augment human capabilities—specifically how judgment, creativity, and experience guide its application. The discussion will connect AI with leadership needs, the resilience required to build a business, and the opportunities and risks associated with scaling, including across the Italy–U.S. corridor.

Hear leaders’ perspectives

Learn from leaders whose experience spans entrepreneurship, AI, business operations, and risk management.

Make better decisions

Discover where AI can create value, where human judgment remains irreplaceable, and what it takes to grow responsibly.

Explore Italy–U.S. opportunities

Gain insights into building businesses, investing, forming partnerships, and operating across both markets.

Expand your network

Connect with founders, executives, and technology leaders through discussions and networking.

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Genesis Accel Innovation Summit

Be Human

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Rome, October 14

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Innovation Award

Celebrating the innovators and startups driving real change

Meet the awards celebrating innovation at every stage

Genesis Accel Award

innovation award

Impact startup award

For high-potential startups driving industrial, social or technological change

Innovator of the year award

For founders, CEOs, and innovators turning vision into execution

Location

Spazio Field at Palazzo Brancaccio

A contemporary event space inside a historic Roman palace