INSIDE THE 2026 PROGRAMME

From the Circular Economy Act to the Ecodesign Regulation, from textile EPR to Artificial Intelligence, the Intelligenza Circolare 2026 programme explores the issues that are making circularity a tangible matter of design, data, and production and consumption systems. These topics will be explored through Round Tables and Circular Speeches, while the Best Practices Corner curated by ISIA Roma Design will showcase eco-innovative projects and services already active across supply chains and local areas. At midday, a networking lunch and artistic performances.

9:00 AM Participant registration, welcome coffee and “Best Practices Corner” opening

introduced by Massimo Ciafrei, Full Professor at ISIA Roma Design

10:00 AM
Institutional greetings
Opening message by Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, Minister of the Environment and Energy Security


Anna Maria Bernini*
,
 Minister of University and Research (MUR)

Fabio Rampelli*, Vice President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies

Alessandra Gallone*, Advisor to the Minister for Universities and Research and ISPRA President
Sabrina Alfonsi, Councillor for Agriculture, Environment and the Waste Cycle of the Municipality of Rome

Giovanna Cassese, Member of the ANVUR Governing Board
Tommaso Salvatori, Director of ISIA Roma Design and President of the National Conference of ISIA’s Directors and Presidents


Moderated by Alessandra De Santis, President of Editrice Circolare

10:15 AM 
Keynote Lecture

Silvia Barbero, Vice Rector for PoliTO Communication and Promotion, and Founding Chair of Systemic Design Association

10:45 AM
Round Table
Inside the Circular Economy Act: Shaping the Next Framework for Circular Competitiveness

Stefano Soro
, Head of Unit for Sustainable Products & Textiles, DG GROW at the European Commission
Pierfrancesco Maran, President of the European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI)
Francesca Mariotti, President of ENEA – National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
Giorgio Arienti, General Manager of Erion WEEE
Eline Boon, EU Policy Lead of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Moderated by Raffaele Lupoli, Editor-in-chief of EconomiaCircolare.com

12:15 PM
Circular Speech

Jonas Liugaila, Design strategist and Board member of the International Council of Design (ICoD)

12:30 PM Circular Speech
Achille Ippolito, Emeritus Professor at Sapienza University of Rome

12:45 PM
Circular Speech

Sebastiano Marinaccio, President of Mercatino Franchising

12:55 PM
Circular Speech

Giacomo Chiarella, Owner of EcoprintWeb

1:05 PM 
Networking Lunch with artistic performances curated by GreenLoop Festival

2:15 PM
AFTERNOON SESSION 

Opening of the afternoon session by Pierluigi Sanna, Deputy Mayor of the Metropolitan City of Rome

2:30 PM
Circular Speech

Andrea Falchini, Director of Next Technology Tecnotessile

2:45 PM
Round Table | Textiles at the Crossroads of Design, Traceability and Responsibility

Laura D’Aprile, Head of the Department for Ecological Transition and Green Investments (DiTEI) at the Minister of the Environment and Energy Security (MASE)
Antonio Delre, Project Officer for Circular Economy and Sustainable Industry at the Joint Research Centre (JRC)
Martin Charter, Director of The Centre for Sustainable Design at the University for the Creative Arts (United Kingdom)
Stefano Sassone, Head of the Technical Department at Cisambiente Confindustria, Effective Member of the National Register of Environmental Managers

 

Moderated by Vittoria Moccagatta, journalist at EconomiaCircolare.com and PhD Student at ISIA Roma Design

3:55 PM 
Circular Speech

Daniela Piscitelli, Full Professor at the Department of Architecture and Industrial Design at the University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”

4:05 PM 
Circular Speech

Rita Biasi, Professor at Università degli Studi della Tuscia

4:15 PM
Round Table | Digital Product Passport and AI for Circular Business Models


Agnieszka Sznyk
, ECESP Co-Chair and President of the Board at Innowo
Giorgia Di Giovanni, Technical Officer, Division III “Circular Economy and Policies for Environmentally Sustainable Development” at the Minister for Enterprises and Made in Italy (MIMIT)
Elena Fernández Cubillo, UNITAR’s Representative in the CE-RISE project
Emanuele Frontoni, Full Professor of Computer Science at the University of Macerata and Co-Director of the VRAI Vision Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Lab
Antonello Lipori, Full Professor at ISIA Roma Design

Moderated by Silvia Santucci, journalist at EconomiaCircolare.com

5:25 PM  Circular Speech 

Claudia Brunori, Director of ENEA’s Department for Sustainability, Circularity and Climate Change Adaptation of Production and Territorial Systems (SSPT)

5:35 PM
Circular Speech

Giorgio Nanni, Head of the Energy and Environment Department at Legacoop

5:45 PM 

Closing Remarks
Tommaso Salvatori, Director of ISIA Roma Design and President of the National Conference of ISIA’s Directors and Presidents
Marco Pietrosante, Deputy Director of ISIA Roma Design
Alessandra De Santis, President of Editrice Circolare

* Invited, pending confirmation