Not spectators, but protagonists. At Pact4Future 2026 (24–26 March 2026), the event organised by Corriere della Sera and Bocconi University in Milan, students from secondary schools and the ITS Academy did not just sit and listen: they took to the stage to ask questions, challenge assumptions and seek answers.
It is a shift in perspective that the Fondazione Mondo Digitale has been championing for years and which is now finding new avenues for growth: young people not sitting in the audience, but at the centre of the stage.
The format: when questions become a learning experience
In collaboration with Corriere della Sera, we guided students through a preparatory programme that led them to engage directly with experts, communicators and innovators. Not mere presentations, but carefully crafted questions capable of sparking reflection on technology, education, work and the future. An experience that serves as guidance, training in critical thinking and a concrete opportunity for active citizenship.
Young voices | 24 March
The following took the floor:
- Alessia Anglano (Liceo Casiraghi)
- → to Alfonso Molina: How can we practically prepare ourselves for the challenges of today’s world?
- Matteo Castrotta (IIS Lagrange)
- → to Letizia Sbarbato: What led you to take an interest in the link between emotions and technology?
- Marco Provato (University of Milan)
- → to Eleonora Orsi: What was the greatest resistance you faced in changing the school from within?
- Tommaso Palladini (Liceo Casiraghi)
- → to Elia Bombardelli: How aware are you of the impact of your content?
- Tipan Amiel (Liceo Artistico Boccioni)
- → to Pasquale Battaglia (VIK School): How can we turn the digital experience into real impact?
- Lisa Roffeni Tiraferri (IIS Lagrange)
- → to Antonio Pisante: How can we integrate AI without replacing students’ efforts?
- Erri Oggiioni Marchegiani (Boccioni Art School)
- → to Alfonso Molina: Has the Personal Ecosystem Canvas already been applied in schools?
Young people’s voices | 26 March
The following spoke:
- Matilde Laezza (ITS Academy Innovaprofessioni)
- → to Elia Bombardelli: What truly makes us irreplaceable in the age of AI?
- Giuseppe Saibene (IIS Severi Correnti)
- → to Elia Bombardelli: Is AI a ‘panacea’? How can we avoid its risks?
- Sara Bernardi (IIS Machiavelli)
- → to Alfonso Molina: How can we contribute to holistic sustainability?
- Alessandro Porro (IIS Machiavelli)
- → to Alfonso Molina: What can schools do and how can we be supported?
Young people at the centre
Young people’s questions are never trivial. They are direct, demanding, often uncomfortable. They remind adults of the need to be clear, credible and responsible. This is precisely the strength of the format: creating a space where young people can exercise their right to understand. Because this is where awareness is born. And without awareness there is no participation, no citizenship, no future.
A vision that grows
The Fondazione Mondo Digitale has always worked to bring young people into the world of innovation, as has been the case for years with the RomeCup. Today, thanks to its role as a knowledge partner in national events, this vision is expanding and influencing new spheres. The aim is clear: not to organise events for young people, but events with young people.
If we truly wish to understand how the younger generations think, we must offer them genuine opportunities to have their say. And perhaps the next step is even more radical: not just inviting them onto the stage, but allowing them to build it.
