ISSNAF ANNUAL EVENT
November 6, 2025
Embassy of Italy, Washington DC
MORNING SESSION
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
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Young Investigator Awards Finalists Poster Conference
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AFTERNOON SESSION
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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Opening Remarks
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Marco Peronaci
Ambassador of Italy to the United States
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Cinzia Zuffada
SSAS Scuola Studi Avanzati Sapienza and President of ISSNAF
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Present and Future of Quantum Techonlogies
Institutional Perspective
Tommaso Calarco
National Quantum Strategy Coordinator, University of Bologna
Round table discussion ​​
Anna Grassellino
Director National Quantum Information Science Center, Fermilab
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Tommaso Macrì
Sr. Director of Business Development, QuEra Computing Inc.
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Stefano Poletto
Director Quantum Engineering, Rigetti Computing Inc.
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Massimo Ruzzene
Senior Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation and Dean of the Institutes, University of Colorado at Boulder
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Moderator:
Andrea Alù
Distinguished Professor, City University of New York
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Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation
Watch
Presented by Cinzia Zuffada
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Honoree:
Pietro De Camilli
John Klingenstein Professor of Neuroscience and Professor of Cell Biology, Yale University
Young Investigator Awards Presentation
Watch​
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EMBASSY OF ITALY AWARD
Presented by Andrea Alù
Distinguished Professor, City University of New York​
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INFN BRUNO TOUSCHEK AWARD
Presented by Patrizia Rossi
Deputy Associate Director for Experimental Nuclear Physics, Jefferson Lab
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MARIO GERLA AWARD
Presented by Leila De Floriani
Professor, University of Maryland
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PAOLA CAMPESE AWARD
Presented by Paolo Strati
Associate Professor, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
RnB4 CULTURE AWARD
Presented by Gianni Cicali
Professor, Georgetown University
Innovator Award Presentation
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TEF AWARD FOR STEM ENTREPRENEUR
Presented by Pierluigi Zappacosta
Awardee
Francesco Borrelli
Chief AI & Robotics Officer, Nextracker Inc.
​Professor, Fanuch Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California Berkeley ​​
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