What is it about?

The Convention its the annual meeting of the Politecnico di Milano with its Alumni.
Through its graduates the Politecnico opens a discussion space on innovation and professional growth of the Alumni, with the pragmatic approach of the Politecnico.

Previous editions speakers
"L’interdisciplinarietà dei saperi, nella ricerca come nell’industria, non è solo un tema di contenuti, occorrono formazione e competenze per saper gestire la loro integrazione."
Ugo
Govigli
Investment Director Intelligent Transport Systems
Mundys
CONVENTION 2023
"Non ho mai immaginato che “da grande” avrei fatto il lavoro che faccio adesso. Ma la natura del design è proprio il problem solving"
Monica
Dalla Riva
Senior VP Customer Experience and Design
Deutsche Telekom AG
CONVENTION 2023
"68% delle aziende non trova i talenti. 45% delle persone valuta cambiare lavoro entro 3 anni. 50% dei lavoratori dovrà essere riskillata entro il 2025. Serve un nuovo patto generazionale"
Walter
Ruffinoni
CEO
NTT DATA Italia
CONVENTION 2023
"We have the technology. We have the talents. We are training the skills."
Stefano
Rebattoni
CEO
IBM Italy
CONVENTION 2022
"We need to reconsider anthropocentrism characterized by a Western, patriarchal model."
Gaela
Bernini
Secretary General
Fondazione Bracco
CONVENTION 2022
"We will have managers who are no longer in charge of running business, but of running machines that run business."
Alberto
Mattiello
business futurist, entrepreneur and author

CONVENTION 2022
"Those who use innovation are on a path of growth, while who does not are destined to be obsolete"
Francesco
Caio
President
ALITALIA TAI
CONVENTION 2012
"Enrich your technical knowledge with a "software" dimension, more human-centered."
Paolo
Bertoluzzo
CEO
NEXI
CONVENTION 2013
"Treasure old people's advice and experience to think about the future."
Stefano
Pessina
Executive Chairman
Alliance Boots
CONVENTION 2013
"Technology is alive"
Francesco
Starace
CEO and General Manager
ENEL
CONVENTION 2016
"The house of the future? More common spaces. Sharing life in a shared economy"
Patricia
Viel
Architect

CONVENTION 2016
"We need to think about spaces again. In 2050 the 70% of human population will live in big cities".
Stefano
Boeri
Architect

CONVENTION 2015
"Innovation, sustainability, inclusion."
Giorgio
Gori
Mayor
BERGAMO
CONVENTION 2017
"Connectivity, Digital, AI are the roadmap for future mobility"
Grazia
Vittadini
CTO
AIRBUS
CONVENTION 2019
"The future is within our reach. We should not fear technology but get to know it: we will make more informed decisions"
Elena
Bottinelli
CEO
SAN RAFFAELE
CONVENTION 2017
"We need to start small, observing things when we are on the outside"
Piero
Lissoni
Architect

2017
"The more used to interpret complex data the more succesful in implementing successful strategies"
Carlo
Purassanta
Area Vice President
Microsoft France
CONVENTION 2015
"Be fast, do not strive for excellence"
Luca
Colombo
Country Manager Italia
FACEBOOK
CONVENTION 2015
"Time is shorter and the best choice is becoming an enemy of time".
Giampaolo
Dallara
Founder
DALLARA
CONVENTION 2018
"When faced with an irrational obstacle you should not get to its level but rather face it and engage a war to remove it"
Renato
Mazzoncini
DG
A2A
2017
"A person living in the present is living in the past. You need to think about the future"
Stefano
Paleari
Commissario Straordinario
ALITALIA
2017
"Bet on Italian design, a multi-discipline art that includes art, fashion and the beauty of the landscape"
Mauro
Porcini
SVP & Chief Design Officer
PepsiCO
CONVENTION 2012
"Behind every image there is a story to be told"
Fabio
November
Architect and Designer

CONVENTION 2012
"We have the chance to bring Made in Italy around the world, an extremely valuable resource"
Massimo
Roj
Architect
PROGETTO CMR
CONVENTION 2013
"If people are not able to lead themselves we will not be able to have people who can lead a country"
Paolo
Baratta
President
LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA
CONVENTION 2013
"Be curios! Everything you see could be the beginning of a long story"
Paola
Antonelli
Senior Curator Architecture & Design
MoMA New York
CONVENTION 2013
"Technology, business and community are interconnected and they influence each other as part of a complex organism"
Giordano
Albertazzi
Presidente Europe, Middle East and Africa
VERTIV
CONVENTION 2019
"Exprience and new sensibilities are keys to face the complex challenges of the future"
Giulio
De Carli
Founder
ONE WORKS
CONVENTION 2019
"Knowledge and listening to take on complex scenarios"
Leonardo
Cavalli
Founder
ONE WORKS
CONVENTION 2019
"In the future complexity will be multi-dimensional and it must be faced with correct instruments"
Valeria
Falcone
Managing Director
REAL ESATE BARINGS
CONVENTION 2019



Previous editions speakers
Ugo
Govigli
Investment Director Intelligent Transport Systems
Mundys
CONVENTION 2023
"L’interdisciplinarietà dei saperi, nella ricerca come nell’industria, non è solo un tema di contenuti, occorrono formazione e competenze per saper gestire la loro integrazione."
Monica
Dalla Riva
Senior VP Customer Experience and Design
Deutsche Telekom AG
CONVENTION 2023
"Non ho mai immaginato che “da grande” avrei fatto il lavoro che faccio adesso. Ma la natura del design è proprio il problem solving"
Walter
Ruffinoni
CEO
NTT DATA Italia
CONVENTION 2023
"68% delle aziende non trova i talenti. 45% delle persone valuta cambiare lavoro entro 3 anni. 50% dei lavoratori dovrà essere riskillata entro il 2025. Serve un nuovo patto generazionale"
Stefano
Rebattoni
CEO
IBM Italy
CONVENTION 2022
"We have the technology. We have the talents. We are training the skills."
Gaela
Bernini
Secretary General
Fondazione Bracco
CONVENTION 2022
"We need to reconsider anthropocentrism characterized by a Western, patriarchal model."
Alberto
Mattiello
business futurist, entrepreneur and author

CONVENTION 2022
"We will have managers who are no longer in charge of running business, but of running machines that run business."
Francesco
Caio
President
ALITALIA TAI
CONVENTION 2012
"Those who use innovation are on a path of growth, while who does not are destined to be obsolete"
Paolo
Bertoluzzo
CEO
NEXI
CONVENTION 2013
"Enrich your technical knowledge with a "software" dimension, more human-centered."
Stefano
Pessina
Executive Chairman
Alliance Boots
CONVENTION 2013
"Treasure old people's advice and experience to think about the future."
Francesco
Starace
CEO and General Manager
ENEL
CONVENTION 2016
"Technology is alive"
Patricia
Viel
Architect

CONVENTION 2016
"The house of the future? More common spaces. Sharing life in a shared economy"
Stefano
Boeri
Architect

CONVENTION 2015
"We need to think about spaces again. In 2050 the 70% of human population will live in big cities".
Giorgio
Gori
Mayor
BERGAMO
CONVENTION 2017
"Innovation, sustainability, inclusion."
Grazia
Vittadini
CTO
AIRBUS
CONVENTION 2019
"Connectivity, Digital, AI are the roadmap for future mobility"
Elena
Bottinelli
CEO
SAN RAFFAELE
CONVENTION 2017
"The future is within our reach. We should not fear technology but get to know it: we will make more informed decisions"
Piero
Lissoni
Architect

2017
"We need to start small, observing things when we are on the outside"
Carlo
Purassanta
Area Vice President
Microsoft France
CONVENTION 2015
"The more used to interpret complex data the more succesful in implementing successful strategies"
Luca
Colombo
Country Manager Italia
FACEBOOK
CONVENTION 2015
"Be fast, do not strive for excellence"
Giampaolo
Dallara
Founder
DALLARA
CONVENTION 2018
"Time is shorter and the best choice is becoming an enemy of time".
Renato
Mazzoncini
DG
A2A
2017
"When faced with an irrational obstacle you should not get to its level but rather face it and engage a war to remove it"
Stefano
Paleari
Commissario Straordinario
ALITALIA
2017
"A person living in the present is living in the past. You need to think about the future"
Mauro
Porcini
SVP & Chief Design Officer
PepsiCO
CONVENTION 2012
"Bet on Italian design, a multi-discipline art that includes art, fashion and the beauty of the landscape"
Fabio
November
Architect and Designer

CONVENTION 2012
"Behind every image there is a story to be told"
Massimo
Roj
Architect
PROGETTO CMR
CONVENTION 2013
"We have the chance to bring Made in Italy around the world, an extremely valuable resource"
Paolo
Baratta
President
LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA
CONVENTION 2013
"If people are not able to lead themselves we will not be able to have people who can lead a country"
Paola
Antonelli
Senior Curator Architecture & Design
MoMA New York
CONVENTION 2013
"Be curios! Everything you see could be the beginning of a long story"
Giordano
Albertazzi
Presidente Europe, Middle East and Africa
VERTIV
CONVENTION 2019
"Technology, business and community are interconnected and they influence each other as part of a complex organism"
Giulio
De Carli
Founder
ONE WORKS
CONVENTION 2019
"Exprience and new sensibilities are keys to face the complex challenges of the future"
Leonardo
Cavalli
Founder
ONE WORKS
CONVENTION 2019
"Knowledge and listening to take on complex scenarios"
Valeria
Falcone
Managing Director
REAL ESATE BARINGS
CONVENTION 2019
"In the future complexity will be multi-dimensional and it must be faced with correct instruments"