The Discovering Talents Fair will end the third edition of Meet no Neet, the programme promoted by the Fondazione Mondo Digitale in collaboration with Microsoft to provide young men and women with the key skills necessary to access the labour market.
Today in Peschiera Borromeo, at the headquarters of Microsoft Italy, high school students will meet with companies and youth incubators to present their social inclusion and innovation projects. They will have five minutes to convince the audience to invest in their entrepreneurial idea. The five winners will also receive an award in cash to develop their project.
This initiative also inaugurates the STEM Month that the Ministry of Education, University and Research has dedicated to women and scientific disciplines (STEM stands for: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) to overcome the gender divide in the field of ICT.
Female success stories amongst the elevator pitches, too.
DISCOVERING TALENTS FAIR
Peschiera Borromeo (MI), March 2, 2016 – 10:30 am
Microsoft Headquarters, via Lombardia 2/A
PROGRAMME
10:30 am – WORKS OPEN
- Paola Andreozzi, CSR Manager, Microsoft Italy
- Mirta Michilli, Director General, Fondazione Mondo Digitale
10:40 am - KEYNOTE SPEECH
- Paola Cavallero, Marketing & Operations Director, Microsoft Italy
10:50 am – INNOVATION AND SELF-ENTERPRISE – THE EMERGENCE OF NEW PROFESSIONAL PROFILES
- Alfonso Molina, Scientific Director, Fondazione Mondo Digitale1
11:00 am - VIDEO DISCOVERING TALENTS FAIR
11.05 - PITCH CONTEST: EXPERTS ASSESS SELECTED PROJECTS. STUDENTS FACE COMPANIES AND INCUBATORS
Mirta Michilli, Director General, Fondazione Mondo Digitale, will introduce the pitches:
- FRUIT-TI AMO, LS Cavalleri - Parabiago (Milan)
- I’M GREAT, LS Giovanni Gandini - Lodi
- MY ARTIST, IIS M.Pagano - Campobasso
- SMART BUONARROTI, LS Buonarroti - Pisa
- WALK IN ROME, IIS Via Copernico - Pomezia (Rome)
Paola Andreozzi, CSR Manager, Microsoft Italy, will introduce the experts:
- Riccardo Porro, Research & Technology Transfer Manager, Fondazione Cariplo
- Mario Salerno, Head of Business Development, Fondazione Filarete
- Lisa Di Sevo, Dpixel Associate and Founder, Associazione Techgarage
- Chiara Brughera, Community and Campus Lead, Talent Garden
- Alice Corinaldi, Director, Startup Do Solidale
- Lorenzo Polentes, CEO, eVeryride startup (Bizspark)
- Fabrizio Triglia, Business Incubator Project Manager, Parco Tecnologico Padano – Incubatore ALIMENTA
12.15 – AWARDS CEREMONY
Fondazione Mondo Digitale, Microsoft, Fondazione Cariplo
12.25 – CONCLUSIONS AND FOLLOW-UP
- Paola Andreozzi, CSR Manager, Microsoft Italy
