On April 28, 2026, the Embassy of Italy in the US and the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue, in partnership with Serics Foundation, convened senior leaders from government, industry, and academia for: “Trusted Technologies for Democracies U.S.-Italy Dialogue”, a focused effort to strengthen allied innovation and ensure technology advances freedom.
In his opening remarks, the Ambassador of Italy to the United States, H.E. Marco Peronaci, noted that “no democracy can secure the technological future alone. By acting together, trusted partners can generate the scale needed to reduce dangerous dependencies and strengthen democratic leadership.”