The visit to the Italian Innovation and Culture Hub INNOVIT, opened at the end of 2021 by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an outpost of Italian innovation to Silicon Valley, was the focal point of the first day of Ambassador Mariangela Zappia’s mission to San Francisco, assisted by Consul General Sergio Strozzi.

“Over 100 startups and innovative SMEs accelerated in 2023, more than a hundred events organized, over 4,000 guests—these numbers demonstrate the success of this Italian project,” highlighted the Ambassador, who is also the president of Innovit’s advisory board, at the opening of the roundtable on strengthening Italy-United States collaboration in technology and innovation.