The European AI Rising Stars Award recognizes the most promising AI-driven companies emerging from the European startup ecosystem. To be featured at the Third Annual Rome Conference on AI, Ethics, and Governance, the Award is designed to spotlight ventures that combine genuine innovation with credible business models and encourage them into dialogue with the policymakers, investors, and institutional actors shaping the conditions in which they will thrive.
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Competition Agenda
Thursday, 18 June
Curia Iulia, Rome
9:30 – 11:30 a.m. | Startup Pitches and Judging
12:30 p.m. | Award Ceremony
Our illustrious committee of judges includes:
Maurizio Arrivabene | Co-Founder, Mach9 | Member
Mark Baudler | Partner, Wilson Sonsini | Vice Chair
Emanuele Calà | President & Managing Director, AdR Ventures | Member
Gabriele Capolino | Founder & CEO, Avvio Capital | Member
Fabio Corsico | Director of Institutional Affairs and Development, Caltagirone Group; Vice Chairman, Anima Holding | Member
Tara Doyle | Senior Vice President, Business Development, Boston Common Asset Management | Member
Valerio Durazzo | Venture Partner, Lumen Ventures | Member
Carmelo Fontana | Senior Regional Counsel, Google | Member
Penny Herscher | Chair of the Board, Lumentum & Chair of the Board, Penguin Solutions | Member
Edward Kliphuis | Head of Digital Medicine, Sofinnova Partners | Member
Iñigo López de la Osa Escribano | CEO, Lopez de la Osa & Franco Real Estate Group | Member
Bethany Mayer | Chair of the Board, Box; Independent Board Member, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Lam Research, and Astera Labs | Member
Ferruccio M. Sbarbaro | Professor of Comparative Law and Founding Partner, Libra Legal Partners | Vice Chair
Lila Tretikov | Head of AI Strategy, NEA; Board Director, UBS and Volvo | Chair
Brian Halligan | Co-Founder and Board Director, HubSpot; Senior Advisor, Sequoia | Member