Politecnico di Torino honors Mario Draghi | Foresight and Innovation International Award 2025

The second edition of the EU-Italy Energy Days last January ended with the announcement that Mario Draghi would receive the first edition of the international “PoliTO Foresight and Innovation” award, established by Politecnico di Torino to celebrate the most qualified European expertise in addressing the collective challenge of innovation and renewal with a medium- to long-term perspective at the national and European level.

On May 21, Mario Draghi will receive the award at a dedicated event, hosted at OGR Torino.

Program
Institutional greetings
Alberto Cirio, President of Regione Piemonte (to be confirmed)
Stefano Lo Russo, Mayor of Città di Torino

Roundtable “Innovation in Europe: an urgent challenge”
Partecipants:
Stefano Paolo Corgnati, Rector of Politecnico di Torino
Geraldine Naja, Director of Marketing, industry, and competitiveness, European Space Agency
Lucilla Sioli, Director for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Industry, Direzione Generale CONNECT, European Commission

Moderator:
Alessandra Perera, journalist

Award ceremony:
Reasons for the award:
Giovanni Federigo De Santi, Politecnico di Torino

Award presented by Rector Stefano Paolo Corgnati to President Mario Draghi.

Participation in the award ceremony is by invitation only. University staff can register at this link.