The programme

Agenda

April 16-17, 2027 · Pompeii · Two days of Summit

The programme is still being finalised: times, sessions and speakers may change until the Summit opens.

HDAI Summit 2027

Five thematic areas, 23 panels

The 2027 programme is built on five areas. For each, the themes that companies, institutions and research bring to the stage.

  • Creativity & Arts

    The Soul

    • The New Sound — music, voice, generative composition
    • Visual Revolution — photography, video generation, copyright
    • Storytelling & Writing — human-machine co-authorship
    • Cultural Heritage — 3D reconstructions, digital restoration
    • Provenance & authenticity in the generative era
    • Compensation models for creative labour
  • Business & Professions

    The Work

    • Legal & Admin — bureaucratic automation, predictive justice
    • HR & Talent — intelligent recruiting, data management
    • Marketing & Sales — generative campaigns, empathic chatbots
    • Finance & Trading — fintech, risk analysis, automated investments
    • AI adoption in Italian SMEs
    • Training and change management
  • Society & Institutions

    The Governance

    • Smart Gov & Cities — digital services, urban management
    • Education & School — the Universal Tutor
    • Information & Truth — fact-checking against fake news
    • Ethics & Law — European AI Act, privacy, accountability
    • Democracy and synthetic disinformation
    • Technological sovereignty and digital infrastructure
  • Science & Life

    The Body

    • Health & Medicine — diagnostic imaging, drug discovery
    • Agritech & Food — precision agriculture, food safety
    • Sport & Performance — data analytics, injury prevention
    • Psychology & Mind — therapeutic chatbots, emotion analysis
    • Longevity and personalised medicine
    • Clinical dataset bias
  • Industry & Security

    The Matter

    • Robotics & Industry 5.0 — cobots, predictive maintenance
    • Cyber Security — offensive vs defensive AI
    • Space & Aerospace — satellites, air traffic
    • Coding & Dev — the future of software development
    • Energy and critical infrastructure
    • National security and AI geopolitics

Every panel follows the same method

  1. 1

    Problem

    What is changing, with data and real cases.

  2. 2

    Solution

    Who is already tackling it, and how.

  3. 3

    Risks

    What can go wrong for people.

  4. 4

    Actions

    What to do in the next twelve months.

2026 edition

Day 1 · Sala Nike · NexusDeep Dive · Practice

Registration

Opening

Society & Institutions09:35–10:00 · 3 sessions
Society & Institutions10:05–10:25 · 1 sessions
Creativity & Arts10:30–10:45 · 1 sessions
Society & Institutions10:50–11:05 · 1 sessions
Society & Institutions11:10–11:25 · 1 sessions
Society & Institutions11:30–11:45 · 1 sessions
Creativity & Arts11:50–12:05 · 1 sessions
Business & Professions12:10–12:25 · 1 sessions
Science & Life12:30–12:45 · 1 sessions
Science & Life12:50–13:05 · 1 sessions
Business & Professions13:10–13:25 · 1 sessions
Lunch break· 90′
Industry & Security15:05–15:20 · 1 sessions
Industry & Security15:25–15:40 · 1 sessions
Business & Professions15:45–16:00 · 1 sessions
Industry & Security16:05–16:20 · 1 sessions
Industry & Security16:25–16:40 · 1 sessions
Business & Professions16:45–17:00 · 1 sessions
Science & Life17:05–17:20 · 1 sessions
Business & Professions17:25–17:55 · 2 sessions
Society & Institutions18:05–18:20 · 1 sessions

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