Welcome to DEF Start-Up ECO

14:15-15:45 What makes startup ecosystems dynamic and successful?

• Peter Darling, SVP and Director, US Market Access Center (Silicon Valley)
• Sean Lindsay, VP Engineering, Tapjoy & Founder, Founder Mentors (Boston)
• Fausto Boni, General Partner, 360 Capital Partners (Milan, Paris)
• Liad Agmon, CEO Dynamic Yield (Tel Aviv)
• Moderator: Matteo Penzo, Founder & CEO, Frontiers Conferences & Co-founder Talent Garden Milan

15:45-17:00 Demos of ecosystem-building

• Maria Katris, CEO, Built In
• Paolo Lombardi, Program Coordinator, TechPeaks
• Augusto Coppola, Co-founder and President, InnovAction Lab
• Unity Stoakes, Co-founder, Startup Health
• Moderator: Leonardo Buzzavo, Director, Ca’ Foscari Digital Week

17:30-18:15 How can startups take advantage of the new Italian Startup Laws?What are the laws and what opportunities do they open up?

• Marco Bicocchi Pichi, President, Alleantia
• Cristiano Esclapon, Partner, Banca Esperia & Founder, siamosoci
• Andrea Messuti, Partner, Studio LCA
• Flavio Notari, Legalitax Studio Legale e Tributario & Co-founder, BAIA Italia
• Moderator: Federico Barilli, Segretary General, Italia Startup

18:15 Where should Italy go now?What main challenges remain? What should happen in the next 2 years?

• Riccardo Donadon, President, Italia Startup and Founder, H-Farm Ventures

18:45 Networking cocktail