11:00 am –1:00 pm
Hall 4 – Conference Room
Inauguration and award ceremony of the "Lucio Mastroberardino" Innovation Challenge

2:00 pm – 2:50 pm
Hall 4 – Conference Room
Conference
From NoLo to naturally low volume: the light drinking segment
Moderator: Alessandra Biondi Bartolini
by Millevigne

2:00 pm – 2:50 pm
Hall 1 - Conference Room
The Benefits of Pulsed Electric Fields in Modern Winemaking: Quality, Efficiency and Process Sustainability
Speaker: Stefan Toepfl, Managing Director of Elea Technology GmbH and Professor of Food Process Engineering
Organised by Elea
 
3:00 pm – 4.20 pm
Hall 4 – Conference Room
Round Table Discussion
The Challenges of the 2026 Harvest: How Can Sparkling Wine Production Innovate and Adapt to Climate Change?
Speakers:
Daniele Pizzinato, Technical and Product Specialist in R&D, Oenofrance Italia
Mario Falcetti, Oenologist and Agronomist Consultant, Italy
Virginie Thollin, Oenologist in the Champagne Region, Representative of Pe.DI
Sébastien Struzik, Oenologist and Deputy Cellar Master, Champagne Henri Giraud
Cyril Egoroff, CEO of EFFEVENT, Reims
Moderator: Andrea Lonardi, MW
by Effevent

3:00 pm – 3:45 pm
Hall 3 – Area Talk
What’s Next for Europe’s Wine Sector?
Moderator: Nicola Tinelli, Head of Political Affairs, Unione Italiana Vini
Guest: Marzia Varvaglione, Vice President of UIV and President of CEEV
curated by Unione Italiana Vini
 
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Hall 3 – In Vino VeritArts Area
“In Vino VeritArts”
Painting, Literature and Music – An Artistic Project Dedicated to the “World of Wine”
by Roberto Sironi

Wednesday 18 November


10:00 am – 10:50 am
Hall 4 – Conference Room
Conference
curated by Pietro Russo MW

10:00 am – 10:45 am
Hall 3 – Area Talk 
Interview
hosted byUnione Italiana Vini Promotion department
 
12:00 pm – 12:45 pm
Hall 3 – Area Talk
(Re)inventing your tomorrow, inside and outside prison
Moderator: Fabio Ciarla, Editor of Il Corriere Vinicolo
Interviewee: Flavia Filippi from Seconda Chance

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Hall 1 – Oil Events
Wine and oil, two parallel worlds compared
Speakers:
Ilaria Santomanco, writer and sommelier
Antonello Maietta, past presidentof the Italian Sommelier Association
Coordinator: Luigi Caricato, Director of Olio Officina and Gastrorama
byOlio Officina
 
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Hall 3 – In Vino VeritArts Area
“In Vino VeritArts”
Painting, Literature and Music – An Artistic Project Dedicated to the “World of Wine”
by Roberto Sironi

Thursday 19 November

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Hall 1 – Conference Room
Water Credits: From a Scarce Resource to a New Asset
Speakers:
Michele Crivellaro, Senior Manager Sustainable Innovation Stream BDO Advisory
Pietro Gorgazzini, CEO and Co-Founder Hypercube
Moderator: Fabio Ciarla, Editor of Il Corriere Vinicolo
by Michele Crivellaro

12:00 pm – 12:45 pm
Hall 3 – Area Talk
The wine crisis behind the scenes: technology manufacturers speak out
Speakers: 
Michele Moglia, Crealis, Non executive President of the Board
Albano Vason, Managing Director Vason Group
Moderator: Carlo Flamini, Osservatorio del Vino
by Unione Italiana Vini

2:00 pm – 2:50 pm
Hall 3 – Area Talk
Interview
The process oenologist: from design to training
Moderator: Fabio Ciarla, Editor of Il Corriere Vinicolo
Interviewee: Stefano Venturi, SVC Project
Guest: Prof.ssa Francesca Venturi, Department of Agricultural, Food and Agro-Environmental Sciences (DiSAA), University of Pisa

3:00 pm – 3:50 pm
Hall 4 – Conference Room
Italian Sparkling Wines: looking ahead
Speakers:
Gianni Martini, Fratelli Martini
Alessandro Vella, Italian Wine Brands
Filippo Polegato, Astoria Wines
Tommaso Canella, Casa Vinicola Cannella
Moderator: Carlo Flamini, Osservatorio del Vino
by Unione Italiana Vini

3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Hall 1 – Conference Room
Round table
Artificial Intelligence and Big Data, the scientific approach from practical
applications to forecasting models
Moderator: Fabio Ciarla, Editor of Il Corriere Vinicolo
Speakers:
Carlo De Biasi, President of Lien de La Vigne
Carlo Ferretti, Geologist – Geo Identity Research
Davide Slaghenaufi, University of Verona

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Hall 3 – In Vino VeritArts Area
“In Vino VeritArts”
Painting, Literature and Music – An Artistic Project Dedicated to the “World of Wine”
by Roberto Sironi

4:00 pm – 4:45 pm
Hall 3 – Area Talk
Sustainability reporting: creating value for a cooperative
Interviewee: Gianfranco Gambesi, General Manager of Cantine Vitevis S.c.a.
Interviewer: Valentina Ellero, Consulting & Training Department, Unione Italiana Vini
by Unione Italiana Vini

4:30 pm – 5:20 pm
Hall 4 – Conference Room
Reducing winery energy costs
Speakers:
Gianni Trioli, Vinidea
Serio Morales Ruiz, EURECAT Technology Centre of Catalonia
Alessandro Tallini, ENEA, Department of Energy Technologies and Renewable
Energy Sources
by Vinidea

Friday 20 November

11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Hall 3 – In Vino VeritArts Area
“In Vino VeritArts”
Painting, Literature and Music – An Artistic Project Dedicated to the “World of Wine”
by Roberto Sironi

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Hall 3 - Area Talk
Viticulture and climate change
by Stefano Poni, Director of DIPROVES and Professor at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore