The Digital Innovation Forum–ComoLake 2025

The third edition of the international forum dedicated to innovation and technology featured, for the first time, 17 startups from the Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center network, two of which received awards

From October 14 to 17, Villa Erba in Cernobbio hosted the third edition of the Digital Innovation Forum ComoLake 2025, organized by the Fondazione per l’Innovazione Digitale, Micromegas Comunicazione, and the Scientific Committee of the Fondazione Innovazione Digitale ETS, with the support of major players from the institutional, industrial, and academic worlds, including Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center.
This international event brought together institutions, entrepreneurs, and researchers to discuss key issues in technological innovation — particularly mobility, infrastructure, banking & finance, energy and sustainability, digital healthcare, and public administration — along with two cross-cutting themes: AI and Quantum Computing.
The aim was to foster dialogue between policymakers, industry, and academia, and to collectively address the challenges and opportunities of digital transformation.

This year’s edition spotlighted Italy as a leading player in the global discussion on these topics, underlining its alignment with European regulatory and market developments, and strengthening collaboration between the business world — from national companies to multinational corporations operating in the country — and the research excellence of Italian universities.

A Full Schedule of Events

The Digital Innovation Forum stage welcomed prominent figures from politics, business, academia, and science — including Nobel laureates. The packed program spanned seven thematic areas, featuring 215 speakers from 14 countries, each invited to share insights and experiences.

Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center also took part in several panels:

• Massimiano Tellini, Head of Circular Economy, was a featured speaker on October 15 during the plenary session on ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY, focusing on the Circular Economy.
• Stefania Vigna, Head of Innovation Intelligence, participated on October 16 in the thematic session “Science and Technology in Next-Generation Pharmaceuticals”, presenting the latest Innovation Center report on “Healthcare, Biotech & Pharma – AI & Precision Medicine.”

Startups on Stage for the First Time

This year, a new space was dedicated entirely to startups — the “Startup Initiative” pavilion — where 60 startups, including 17 from the Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center network, showcased their technologies to the public.

These startups operate across multiple sectors, from architecture to IT, environmental and energy technologies, new materials, and artificial intelligence.
The participating startups were: 3Bee, compri AI, Deix, DIGITARCA, ESGeo, Flowy, Green Future Project, Inspectiondrone, KNOBS, Matchplat, Ogyre, Phononic Vibes, Revolt, Skillgym, TEST1, Up2You, and Mipu.

These innovative companies took the stage on October 17 during the plenary session, in a talk moderated by journalist Riccardo Luna, together with a specialist from Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center. They presented their solutions to an audience of around 300 people, with the event also live-streamed online.

Best Startup Winners

This year at ComoLake, four innovative projects were awarded, each following different trajectories yet converging toward a single goal: technological innovation as a driver of regeneration, knowledge, and sustainability.

The winning startups — 3Bee, Ogyre, FloFleet, and Aike — with the first two belonging to the Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center portfolio, represent a new generation of European enterprises that combine scientific research, advanced engineering, and environmental responsibility.

These projects demonstrate how AI, data, and automation can create measurable and tangible impact.
Three out of the four use artificial intelligence as the functional core of their technological architecture, confirming that AI is no longer a separate field but rather a cross-cutting engine of transformation.

Together, they embody a model of enterprise that does not pit progress against sustainability but rather fuses the two into a single vision: innovation that improves the planet, understands people, and builds the future.

Awarded Startups in Detail

3Bee

3Bee applies IoT sensors and machine learning models to the biological and climatic monitoring of ecosystems. Its platform integrates predictive analytics and data fusion to assess biodiversity in real time. The collected data generate quantitative indicators of environmental health, usable within ESG frameworks. The architecture is scalable, interoperable, and scientifically validated, representing a European benchmark in NatureTech applied to territorial regeneration.

Aike

Aike leverages multimodal AI models to analyze and predict real purchasing behaviors. It combines transactional data, digital footprints, and socio-economic context into a unified predictive architecture. The platform provides real-time insights for strategic marketing and retail planning. Built in accordance with data ethics and privacy-by-design principles, Aike stands as a European reference point for evidence-based behavioral analytics.

Ogyre

Ogyre implements a circular model for marine waste recovery based on a global network of “fishing for litter” initiatives. It integrates digital tracking, material cataloging, and environmental impact metrics. Collected data are analyzed to optimize logistics and recycling in real time.
The system is scalable at an oceanic level and already operational across multiple continents, representing a synthesis of technology, circular economy, and advanced environmental monitoring.

FloFleet

FloFleet designs and manufactures autonomous electric airships powered by solar energy, dedicated to environmental and infrastructure monitoring. Its architecture integrates intelligent control systems, multi-spectral sensors, and AI-assisted stabilization algorithms.
The aircraft can operate continuously for several days, dramatically reducing costs and emissions compared to conventional drones.
The platform enables surveying, surveillance, and communication missions in areas that are difficult to reach with traditional means.
FloFleet represents an advanced synthesis of aerospace engineering, renewable energy, and intelligent automation.