Technology Forum 2026

The 15th Technology Forum will be held on May 21-22, 2026, at the Grand Hotel Des Iles Borromées in Stresa (Verbania, Piedmont, Italy).

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The Technology Forum is TEHA Group's annual event on innovation that brings together the brightest minds in research, technology, and business.

At the Forum, the most relevant insights and cutting-edge technologies are shared and commented by the Innovation and Technology Community (or “InnoTech” Community), TEHA Group's thematic platform that was established in 2011 and has since become the benchmark for in-depth analysis and discussion around issues related to the new frontiers of technology and innovation.

InnoTech Community's Mission

Understanding and embracimg the major transformative challenges arising from new and emerging technologies in order to build sustainable competitive advantages for territories and businesses and to improve people’s quality of life.

Innovation: what's the state of the art in Italy?

Ranked 30th globally in the TEHA Global Innosystem Index 2025 (47 countries, 31 KPIs), Italy lags behind in inputs but excels in results.

Of the five dimensions considered (Human Capital, Financial Resources to Support Innovation, Innovative Ecosystem, Attractiveness of the Ecosystem, and Effectiveness of the Innovation Ecosystem), our country lags most in Human Capital (36th) and Innovative Ecosystem (30th), while ranking in the top 10 for Effectiveness of the Innovation Ecosystem (7th).

The InnoTech Report 2025, presented at the last Forum, outlines the actions taken by top-performing countries in the dimensions where Italy struggles, offering insights on successful policies that could be adapted to our innovation ecosystem. Sweden, for instance – ranked 1st in “Human Capital” – invests 7.6% of its GDP in education (3.4 percentage points more than Italy), while Israel, leader in “Financial Resources to Support Innovation,” has a Venture Capital investment rate relative to GDP that is 2.84 percentage points higher than Italy’s (2.87% vs. 0.03%).

Topics of the 15th edition