ANNUAL EVENT 2026
Thursday, November 6, 2025
Embassy of Italy, Washington DC
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
MORNING SESSION
Young Investigator Awards Finalists Poster Conference
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1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
AFTERNOON SESSION
Opening Remarks
Marco Peronaci
Ambassador of Italy to the United States
Cinzia Zuffada SSAS Scuola Studi Avanzati Sapienza and President of ISSNAF
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"PRESENT AND FUTURE OF QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES"
Institutional Perspective
Tommaso Calarco
National Quantum Strategy Coordinator, University of Bologna
Round table discussion
Anna Grassellino
Director National Quantum Information Science Center, Fermilab
Tommaso Macrì
Sr. Director of Business Development, QuEra Computing Inc.
Stefano Poletto
Director Quantum Engineering, Rigetti Computing Inc.
Massimo Ruzzene
Senior Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation and Dean of the Institutes, University of Colorado at Boulder
Moderator:
Andrea Alù
Distinguished Professor, City University of New York
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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD PRESENTATION
Presented by Cinzia Zuffada
Honoree: Pietro De Camilli
John Klingenstein Professor of Neuroscience and Professor of Cell Biology, Yale University
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YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARDS PRESENTATION
EMBASSY OF ITALY AWARD
Presented by Andrea Alù
Distinguished Professor, City University of New York
INFN BRUNO TOUSCHEK AWARD
Presented by Patrizia Rossi
Deputy Associate Director for Experimental Nuclear Physics, Jefferson Lab
MARIO GERLA AWARD
Presented by Leila De Floriani
Professor, University of Maryland
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
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INNOVATOR AWARD PRESENTATION
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