Phygital Sustainability Expo® 2025

Opening and institutional greetings

The Phygital Sustainability Expo opens as a laboratory of ideas, where the humanism of economic arts meets the urgency of systemic change.

Moderated by Fabiana Giacomotti, Curator, Il Foglio della Moda

• Valeria Mangani, President, Sustainable Fashion Innovation Society
• Antonello Aurigemma, President, Lazio Regional Council
• Alberto Pastore, Pro-Rector, Sapienza University of Rome
• Carlo Corazza, Director, European Parliament Office in Italy

Sustainable Made in Italy Award 2025

The award celebrates the business leaders strengthening the Italian production system through the relaunch, acquisition and development of the country's iconic brands.

Moderated by Fabiana Giacomotti, Curator, Il Foglio della Moda

• Adolfo Urso, Minister of Enterprises and Made in Italy, presents the award
• Renzo Rosso, Founder and President, OTB Group
• Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio, President, LMDV
• Marco Bizzarri, President, Elisabetta Franchi

Living Labs: open innovation ecosystems

Politecnico di Milano's Too Cool To Go Wasted Living Lab, within Spoke 3 of the MUSA programme, and the pilot projects started with Stella McCartney.

Moderated by Valeria Iannilli, Full Professor, Design Department, Politecnico di Milano

• Pasquale Coppolella, COO and Chief Sustainability Officer, Stella McCartney
• Alessandra Spagnoli, Associate Professor, Design Department, Politecnico di Milano

Keynote speech

• Fabio Rampelli, Vice President, Italian Chamber of Deputies

The dark side of sustainability: between consumerism and conservatism

An unfiltered dialogue on the contradictions of greenwashing, environmental policy and market strategies.

Moderated by Eleonora Tomassi, Host and podcaster, Il Tempo

• Rudy Giuliani, Former Mayor of New York City
• Marco Rizzo, Coordinator, Democrazia Sovrana e Popolare

The Sapienza and Sustainable Fashion Innovation Society research study

The findings show that the digital product passport supports transparency and sustainability in fashion, improving environmental management and consumer awareness.

• Valeria Mangani, President, Sustainable Fashion Innovation Society
• Idiano D'Adamo, Full Professor of Management Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome

World Environment Day opens: an integrated and digitalised energy market

The Minister for the Environment and Energy Security on research, materials, recycling and reuse, delegated by the Prime Minister.

Moderated by David Parenzo, Journalist, La7

• Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, Minister for the Environment and Energy Security

Technology: the industrial strategy for a competitive, green and digital Europe

Moderated by David Parenzo, Journalist, La7

• Tiziana Catarci, Director, Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, CNR
• Gianmatteo Manghi, CEO, Cisco Italy
• Antonio Squeo, CEO, Hevolus Innovation

Green Confidential: interview with Giuseppe Conte

Moderated by David Parenzo, Journalist, La7

• Giuseppe Conte, President, Five Star Movement

Green Confidential: interview with Daniela Garnero Santanchè

Moderated by Italo Bocchino, Editorial Director, Secolo d'Italia

• Daniela Garnero Santanchè, Minister of Tourism

Green Confidential: interview with Nicola Procaccini

Moderated by Italo Bocchino, Editorial Director, Secolo d'Italia

• Nicola Procaccini, Member of the European Parliament, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

MIMIT panel: strengthening Made in Italy, excellence and strategic supply chains

Cultural, creative and tourism businesses join the traditional strategic sectors. The panel also launches the Case del Made in Italy network.

Moderated by Alberto Pastore, Pro-Rector and Head of the Management Department, Sapienza University of Rome

• Luca Sburlati, President, Confindustria Moda
• Paolo Quercia, Head of Research and Analysis, Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy
• Amerigo Splendori, Director General for Territorial Services, Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy
• Elvira Raviele, Head of the Minister's Office, Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy

Land and water: inside textile recycling processes

Textile recycling is among the sectors most exposed to new environmental rules on water and chemicals: how production processes are changing.

Moderated by Sergio Barile, Full Professor of Business Management, Sapienza University of Rome

• Mario Furore, Member of the European Parliament, Committee on Culture and Education
• Vincenzo Gente, Policy Officer, European Commission, Circular Economy and Clean Industrial Policy
• Antonio Franceschini, National Head, CNA Federmoda
• Michele Priori, General Manager, COBAT Tessile
• Elisabetta Scaglia, Head of Sustainability, UNIC Italian Tanneries
• Sandrah Tubobereni, Founder, Tubo Woman, Nigeria

Green jobs: opportunities, skills and challenges for a resilient economy

Moderated by Marco Gisotti, Journalist, co-host of Gigawatt on La7

• Matteo Masini, Head of Consumer Goods, Italian Trade Agency
• Carlo Palmieri, President of the Fashion Group at Assolombarda, Vice President, Pianoforte Holding
• Stefano Armenia, President, SYDIC, member of the Club of Rome

Social justice and national television against gender violence

Moderated by Claudio Togna, Notary and journalist, board member of the Colosseum Archaeological Park

• Susanna Ceccardi, Member of the European Parliament, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
• Giusy Princi, Member of the European Parliament, Chair of the delegation for relations with Central Asia
• Roberto Natale, Board member, RAI

SHEIN keynote: transforming fast fashion

SHEIN, often criticised for its environmental and social practices, faces the challenge of turning its model into a more sustainable one.

Moderated by Eleonora Tomassi, Host and podcaster, Il Tempo

• Mustan Lalani, Global Head of Sustainability, SHEIN

The role of finance in the sustainable transition

Public and private finance, asset management, export promotion and climate neutrality technologies compared.

Moderated by Ida Claudia Panetta, Full Professor of Financial Intermediaries Economics, Sapienza University of Rome

• Fabio Massoli, CFO, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
• Lorenzo Liotta, Head of ESG, SIMEST
• Eugenio de Blasio, Founder and CEO, Green Arrow Capital
• Michele Milan e Claudia Lubelli, Heads of Neutralia

Global icons in conversation: the digital and cultural economy

Moderated by Ludovica Pagani, TV presenter

• Lucia Pecorario, Public relations and social media, European Parliament in Italy
• Nicola Paparusso, CEO, Paparusso Communication
• Mr. Thank You, Global icon and opinion leader, United Arab Emirates
• Valentina Vignali, Basketball player and creator

FAO panel: Italian excellence for ethical fashion

How Italian ethical fashion practice travels beyond its borders through the Italian Development Cooperation and FAO's Mountain Partnership, from Kyrgyzstan to Uganda.

Moderated by Eleonora Tomassi, Host and podcaster, Il Tempo

• Francesco Serpi, Directorate General for Development Cooperation, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Taalai Bazarbaev, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Kyrgyz Republic to FAO
• Maureen Anino, Principal Environment Officer, Ministry of Water and Environment, Uganda
• Giorgio Grussu, Mountain Partnership Secretariat, FAO
• Stella Jean, Fashion designer and FAO Mountain Partnership Goodwill Ambassador

Transnational partnerships: the impact of the new global tariffs

Moderated by Maria Pia Ebreo, Journalist, L'Espresso

• Lorenzo Galanti, Director General, Italian Trade Agency
• Beniamino Quintieri, President, Istituto per il Credito Sportivo e Culturale
• Giuseppe Bertuccio d'Angelo, Progetto Happiness, YouTuber and human rights activist

UNAR panel: opinion leaders with migrant backgrounds and inclusion in the social media age

Moderated by Ludovica Pagani, TV presenter

• Mattia Peradotto, Director, UNAR, Presidency of the Council of Ministers
• Kine Ndoye, Author
• Gilbert Nana, Athlete, record holder and global influencer
• Aida Diouf, Actress and creator

Transport towards carbon neutrality: utopia or reality?

Moderated by Livio De Santoli, Pro-Rector for Sustainability, Sapienza University of Rome

• Ilaria Giannoccaro, Head of the Department of Mechanics, Mathematics and Management, Politecnico di Bari
• Lorenzo Orsenigo, President and General Manager, ICMQ, President of the Sustainable Infrastructure Association
• Lucio Tropea, CEO, Smart Italy

Demography and sustainability: interview with Eugenia Maria Roccella

Moderated by Italo Bocchino, Editorial Director, Secolo d'Italia

• Eugenia Maria Roccella, Minister for Family, Birth Rate and Equal Opportunities

Sustainable tourism and Made in Italy exports

Made in Italy exports reached 625 billion euro at the end of 2023, up 6.8%. Tourism, meanwhile, calls for rethinking a model that has become unsustainable.

Moderated by Italo Bocchino, Editorial Director, Secolo d'Italia

• Francesco Felici, Director General for Tourism Planning and Policy, Ministry of Tourism
• Alessandro Vannini Scatoli, President, FS Treni Turistici Italiani
• Giuseppe Roscioli, Vice President of Federalberghi and President of Federalberghi Roma
• Onorio Rebecchini, President, Convention Bureau Roma e Lazio

Geopolitics and media: the Gulf's voice in the new global order

Moderated by Valeria Mangani, President, Sustainable Fashion Innovation Society

• Faisal Abdulhameed al-Mudahka, Editor in Chief, Gulf Times

Grazia Phygital Award 2025

The first edition of the award with which Grazia celebrates those who made a concrete impact in promoting a culture of sustainability.

Moderated by Silvia Grilli, Editor in Chief, Grazia Italia

• Annalisa Corrado, Member of the European Parliament
• Camilla Baresani, Writer
• Ludovica Pagani, Presenter and DJ, special guest