HumanTech | Unfolding Pathways for the More-than-Human Society

The Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano is organising a day dedicated to the relationship between technology and people. During the day, the results of cutting-edge research will be presented, and there will be contributions from pioneering companies in technological innovation and experts from various sectors.

Throughout the day, we will attempt to answer some highly relevant and challenging questions:
How is artificial intelligence changing the way people work? How can technology improve well-being and safety at work? How is the role of people evolving in manufacturing and logistics contexts with the adoption of advanced technologies? How are the most innovative companies positioning themselves to seize the opportunities offered by technology?

This is a unique opportunity to listen, discuss and network, as well as learn about new research laboratories.

This event forms part of the HumanTech – Humans and Technology project, which is funded by the Ministry of University and Research (MUR) as part of the "Departments of Excellence 2023-27" initiative which rewards departments that stand out for the quality of their research, and is organized in collaboration with the PNRR MICS – Made in Italy Circular and Sustainable project, Mission 4, "Education and Research", Component 2, "From Research to Business".

PROGRAM:

09:15 Registration and welcome coffee

09:45 Institutional greetings and presentation of the HumanTech project
Raffaella Cagliano, Director of the Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering - Politecnico di Milano
Federico Caniato, Program Manager HumanTech Project, DIG -Politecnico di Milano

10:00 Keynote speaker
Davide Scotti, Head of HSEQ Culture and Human Performance, Saipem
Stefania Ferrero, Chief Marketing & Solutions Portfolio, Comau

10:30 Regenerative Futures: Transforming Technologies with Purpose
Chiara Franzoni, Claudio Dell’Era, Josip Kotlar, Antonio Ghezzi, DIG, Politecnico di Milano

Roundtable
Marina Geymonat, Head of AI Lab, Leonardo
Marco Giglio, Vice President, BCG X
Francesca Morandi, Head of External Relations Siderweb & CdA Morandi Group
Anna Vinci, Co-Founder, Ciao Elsa

11:45- 12:15 Coffee break

12:15 Smart, Green, and Resilient: Rethinking Tomorrow’s Supply Chains through Human-Centered Technologies
Antonella Moretto, Stefano Elia, Giovanni Miragliotta, DIG, Politecnico di Milano

Presentation of three research projects:

• AI in Support of Procurement, Antonella Moretto
• The relationship between AI and managers in the management of global value chains: from automation to collaboration in decision-making processes, Giacomo Grassi
• Supply Chain Automation, Nizar Abdelkafi

Roundtable
Giuseppe Biffi, Senior Corporate Communication Manager, Siemens
Carmen Carulli, C-level Executive
Salvo Anello, Digital Humanist, Accenture
Stefano Mazzola, Chief Procurement Officer, Gefran SpA

13:30 Networking Lunch 

14:30 University and Business: Opportunities for Collaboration
Bianca Maria Colosimo, Chair of the Technical and Scientific Committee MICS
Elisa Negri, Scientific Coordinator MICS

14:45 Designing Inclusive, Tech-Enabled Work Systems
Guido Micheli, Evila Piva, Filomena Canterino, DIG, Politecnico di Milano

Dialogues on Trust in AI: Responsibility and Calibration
Omar Mazzucchelli, DIG, Politecnico di Milano
Massimiliano Gambardella, Head of University Relations, PagoPA

Human-centric manufacturing through up-skilling and social inclusion
Monica Rossi, DIG - Politecnico di Milano
Mauro Mantovanelli, People & Organization Manager FPZ
Duilio Amico, Head of Wearable Robotics, COMAU

16:00 Presentation of research laboratories
Marco Garetti Lab, Sergio Terzi, DIG, Politecnico di Milano
BRIEL | Behavioural Research in Immersive Environment Lab, Lucio Lamberti, DIG, Politecnico di Milano
HumanTech DataHub, Carlotta Orsenigo, DIG, Politecnico di Milano

16:30 Closing

The event is open to the public and free of charge. It will be held in Italian.