The event

The Inauguration Ceremony, organised by CINECA, EUROHPC JU and LEONARDO CONSORTIUM, will be held on November 24th at the Tecnopolo construction site in Bologna, in via Stalingrado, 86, Bologna.

Agenda

09:00 10:00
Welcome

Entrance will be allowed only to registered guests until 10:00

10:30 11:00
inauguration ceremony
11:00 12:00
Institutional greetings

  • Mr. Matteo Lepore, Mayor of Bologna
  • Mr. Stefano Bonaccini, President of the Emilia-Romagna Region
  • Mr. Roberto Viola, Director General for Communication Networks, Content and Technology, European Commission (CNECT)
  • Ms. Ilaria Siloi, Researcher in Quantum Informatics
  • Mr. Francesco Ubertini, President of CINECA
  • Ms. Anna Maria Bernini, Minister of University and Research

12:00 13:00
first panel discussion

Moderator: Ms. Barbara Carfagna, Journalist specialised in digital impact

  • Mr. Michele Parrinello, Dreyfus Prize for Chemical Sciences and Benjamin Franklin Medal for Chemistry
  • Mr. Philippe Oliva, CEO Atos Corporate
  • Mr. Luciano Floridi, Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Information at the University of Oxford and Professor at the University of Bologna
  • Mr. Anders Jensen, Executive Director of EuroHPC
13:00 14:30
Light Lunch and guided tours
14:30 16:00
second panel discussion

Moderator: Ms. Barbara Carfagna, Journalist specialised in digital impact

  • Mr. Roberto Viola, Director General for Communication Networks, Content and Technology, European Commission (CNECT)
  • Mr. Sergio Dompé, President of Dompé
  • Mr. Giuseppe di Franco, CEO Atos Italia
  • Mr. Antonio Zoccoli, President of National Research Centre in High Performance Computing, Big Data and Quantum Computing Foundation
16:00
Conclusion of the ceremony

  • Mr. David Vannozzi, CEO of CINECA

Agenda

09:00 10:00
Welcome

Entrance will be allowed only to registered guests until 10:00

10:30 11:00
inauguration ceremony
11:00 12:00
Institutional greetings

  • Mr. Matteo Lepore, Mayor of Bologna;
  • Mr. Stefano Bonaccini, President of the Emilia-Romagna Region;
  • Mr. Roberto Viola, Director General for Communication Networks, Content and Technology, European Commission (CNECT);
  • Ms. Ilaria Siloi, Researcher in Quantum Informatics.
  • Mr. Francesco Ubertini, President of CINECA;
  • Ms. Anna Maria Bernini, Minister of University and Research;

12:00 13:00
first panel discussion

Moderator: Ms. Barbara Carfagna, Journalist specialised in digital impact

  • Mr. Michele Parrinello, Dreyfus Prize for Chemical Sciences and Benjamin Franklin Medal for Chemistry;
  • Mr. Philippe Oliva, CEO Atos Corporate;
  • Mr. Luciano Floridi, Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Information at the University of Oxford and Professor at the University of Bologna;
  • Mr. Anders Jensen, Executive Director of EuroHPC.
13:00 14:30
Light Lunch and guided tours
14:30 16:00
second panel discussion

Moderator: Ms. Barbara Carfagna, Journalist specialised in digital impact

  • Mr. Roberto Viola, Director General for Communication Networks, Content and Technology, European Commission (CNECT);
  • Mr. Sergio Dompé, President of Dompé;
  • Mr. Giuseppe di Franco, CEO Atos Italia;
  • Mr. Antonio Zoccoli, President of National Research Centre in High Performance Computing, Big Data and Quantum Computing Foundation.
16:00
Conclusion of the ceremony

  • Mr. David Vannozzi, CEO of CINECA

Logistic Information

The Inauguration Ceremony will be held at the Bologna Technopole site, in via Stalingrado, 86, Bologna.

We inform our guests that it will be possible to access the entrance only by public transport or taxi. For private cars, a shuttle service will be available from the parking “SS64 parking” at the beginning and at the end of the event.

by car

  • Highways A1, A13, A14 (Bologna Fiera exit, 1.5 Km)

  • Ring road exit 7 / 7bis, Bologna Fiera.

Participants in the event will be able to access for free to the “SS64 parking”  by providing their name. A shuttle service will be made available to reach the venue, at the beginning and at the end of the event.

Parking is reserved for those registered for the event.

Taxi and car rental with driver

  • Radiotaxi COTABO 051372727
  • Radiotaxi CAT 0514590
  • Cosepuri 051519090 (Reservation is recommended)

By train

  • “Bologna Centrale” Station

    From “Bologna Centrale” Station: Tper line 25 (Casoni stop), to reach the Technopole from the stop you have to walk for another 8 minutes.

    For more information, visit the  Tper website .

By plane

  • Bologna “Guglielmo Marconi” airport

    Distance from via Stalingrado 86: 7 Km.

    From Guglielmo Marconi airport, Tper lines: BLQ/Marconi express (Bologna Centrale station stop) + line 25 (Casoni stop), to reach the Technopole from the stop you have to walk for another 8 minutes.

    For more information, visit the Tper website.

Accommodation

The hotel booking service through Bologna Welcome gives you access to a 10 to 15% discount on the room rate. It is necessary to provide the discount code “LEONARDO” at the time of booking in the tab “coupon” (codice sconto).

It is possible to book on the Bologna Welcome page.