The conference will explore the synergies and conflicts between two of the most powerful megatrends currently shaping the global economy: Artificial Intelligence and the Energy Transition. The event will feature both corporate and institutional speakers, providing a comprehensive perspective on how AI is influencing the shift towards sustainable energy. Corporate speakers will share real-world use cases, focusing on how AI can help reduce energy impact and optimize energy consumption, as well as the role of AI in enhancing energy efficiency in industries like data centers.

A key topic will be the energy consumption of AI itself, discussing how AI technologies, while offering efficiency improvements, also pose significant challenges in terms of their own energy requirements. Additionally, the conference will touch on the distillation of AI processes, where strategies are explored to make AI models more energy-efficient by reducing computational overhead. Institutional speakers will shed light on policy frameworks and the role of AI in achieving global sustainability targets. Through this dual approach, the conference aims to foster dialogue on the integration of these megatrends, highlighting both the potential benefits and the challenges they present for industries worldwide.

Session

Moderator Alessandro Piva, Research Director, Artificial Intelligence Observatory – Politecnico di Milano 

Luca Dozio, Research Director, Data Center Observatory – Politecnico di Milano 
Building a Sustainable Future for AI: Strategies for Energy-Efficient and Responsible Innovation 

Giancarlo Giacomello, Head of Data Center Offering – Aruba Enterprise

Andrea Manganaro, Head of ISG Technical Sales – Dell Technologies 
Accelerating Green AI at Scale: Transforming Data Centers for Sustainable Growth 

Riccardo Malabarba, Head of Data – Veolia 
Driving Sustainable Innovation in Healthcare Infrastructure with AI 

Floriano Francesco Monteduro, BU Data Center Director – N&C | President Energy @ IDA 

Denis Nalon, Field Marketing & Communication Leader – OVHcloud

Carlo Negri, Research Director, Space Economy Observatory – Politecnico di Milano 
Artificial Intelligence as a Catalyst for Sustainable Innovation 

Francesca Saraceni, CEO – Intellico.ai 
AI for a Sustainable Industry: Real-World Applications of Artificial Intelligence 

Stefano Schiavoni, CEO – Terna Energy Solutions 

Paolo Spreafico, Director Customer Engineering – Google Cloud Italy

Davide Tornatore, Chief Data Officer – A2A

Natale Vinto, Technical Evangelism Director, Global – Red Hat 
The Weight of Data: Rethinking Cloud-Native Systems for the Age of AI 

Simultaneous English-Italian translation will be available at all conference events

Agenda in progress

*Invited speakers

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  • Date : 16 May 2025
  • Time : 09:30 - 13:30 (Europe/Rome)
  • Venue : NetZero Milan

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