The AI 4 Future Startup Competition:
3 Italians and 3 Americans, pitched in Silicon Valley in front of an AI-specialised audience. Go to the dedicated page to discover the winners!
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The WMF event in Silicon Valley
On March 18th 2025, WMF - We Make Future, International Trade Fair on AI, Tech and Digital Innovation held an exclusive AI ecosystem event in Silicon Valley, the breathing heart of AI and innovation technologies.
Organised by Search On Media Group, the event took place at the Innovit spaces in San Francisco, with a program full of in-depth content all around the topic of AI: featuring talks sessions led by international experts, discussion panels with VCs and investors on the AI investment landscape and a step of the "AI 4 Future" Startup Competition. 3 Italian and 3 American startups, who stood out for their innovative projects in the AI field, competed on the Silicon Valley stage to win the possibility to attend the WMF Main Event (WMF - We Make Future) in Italy on June 4-6, 2025.
The WMF event in Silicon Valley is part of the WMF International Roadshow, an initiative launched in 2021 that brings WMF - We Make Future to different continents through satellite events. Each stop creates valuable opportunities for connection, collaboration, and business growth, fostering relationships between international stakeholders. Through its global events, WMF strengthens its role as a platform for innovation and the building of a better future, helping to bridge cultures, industries, and markets.
An event to access the global AI ecosystem
B2B Synergies & Sponsorship
The sponsorship offered the opportunity to play a leading role, ensuring global visibility for brands.
It provided exposure to an audience of key AI stakeholders, including investors, VCs, experts, and companies from both the American and global markets.
AI Knowledge & Networking
An exclusive audience attended the WMF event in Silicon Valley to dive into the latest trends in AI technology.
Talks with field experts and panels dedicated to the AI investment ecosystem, with a particular focus on the American market.
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Some of the Speakers and Jury members
Sergio Strozzi
Consulate General of Italy in San Francisco
Giosafat Riganò
Trade Commissioner Italian Trade Agency - Los Angeles
Alberto Acito
Managing Director Innovit SF
Simona Capece
Engineering Program Management and Product Management
Google
Nestor Maslej
Research Manager Human-centered AI
Stanford University
Alicia Hanf
Head of Institutional Ecosystem Partnerships LG NOVA,
@LG Electronics
Federico Francioni
Design & Strategy Leader
Meta, ex-Microsoft
Meta, ex-Microsoft
Alfredo Coppola
Co-CEO
US Market Access Center
Scott Yusuke Sugino
President & CEO
Yamaha Music Innovations
Jonathan Speed
Alchemist Accelerator
Grace Park
CEO
Nuleep
Shruti Kothari
Director of industry initiatives
@Blue Schield of California
Carlo Rivis
Innovation Discovery
Alex Golod
Global Technology Executive and Consultant
Paolo dello Vicario
AI for Martech, Search Marketing & Digital Intelligence
@ByTek
Giorgio Taverniti
Co-Founder, Head of SEO & AI Tech | Consultant
Search On Media Group
Kishy Kumar
Director of Development, Oracle Database Transactions Engine
Zach Coelius
Managing Partner Coelius Capital
Veronica Pitea
Presidente ACEPER Associazione Consumatori e Produttori Energie Rinnovabili
Klaus Wehage
Author Global Class & Cofounder of
@Global Copilot
Julia Yan
Head of Growth
@TikTok
@TikTok
Scheduled Initiatives
AI Talk & Speeches
by WMF experts
Talks and sessions focused on AI trends and developments, exploring its applications and impact on global markets and societies. It was an opportunity to learn from and gain insights from leading international experts. Among the featured speakers was Nestor Maslej, Research Manager at HAI – Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence at Stanford University.
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Startup Competition
A startup competition featured a showdown between 3 Italian AI startups and 3 U.S. AI startups—a unique opportunity to discover emerging, innovative ventures leveraging AI to create new business models aimed at driving sustainable, inclusive, and equitable global development. The winning startups earned the opportunity to advance to WMF 2025, scheduled to take place on June 4–6 in Bologna, Italy.
Panel discussions
on the AI investment landscape
A panel was dedicated to exploring the U.S. investment ecosystem in comparison to the European market, featuring key stakeholders from Silicon Valley. This session provided a valuable opportunity to gain insights into the evolution and future growth prospects of the AI investment landscape.
An exclusive location in the Silicon Valley
The INNOVIT spaces, 710 Sansome Street San Francisco (CA)
Located in downtown San Francisco at 710 Sansome Street, between the Financial District and the iconic area of North Beach, INNOVIT provides a 11.200 sq. ft. (1.000m2) rented area of offices, meeting rooms and a large event space.
The space is designed to be a modern classic with a touch of Made in Italy. One floor is dedicated to the working area – coworking spaces, meeting rooms, networking areas and facilities – while another floor is dedicated to the event space – conferences, concerts, pitching competitions, trade shows, and more. It all makes INNOVIT one of the best locations to work and network in Silicon Valley.
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