Conference

Converging Skills

Converging Skills is Start Attractor’s annual conference, organized with the University of Pisa to connect research, startups, companies and investors around concrete innovation opportunities.

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📍 Pisa · University of Pisa 🤝 Research × Industry × Startups × Investors 🎤 Talks, pitches, matchmaking
Converging Skills conference
Participants
4 ecosystems
Research
Startups
Companies
Investors
Signature moment
Start Pitch
Startup visibility
Investor feedback
Awards
About the conference

Where innovation actors meet with purpose

Converging Skills is designed to create more than conversations. It gives researchers, founders, companies and investors a setting to exchange ideas, identify opportunities and start real collaborations.

Format
Two-day program

Keynotes, panels and workshops connecting science, entrepreneurship and industry.

Startups
Start Pitch

A curated pitch moment for startups and research-driven projects.

Networking
Targeted connections

Business matching and partnership conversations across the ecosystem.

2026 edition

Converging Skills 2026 · 27–28 October

Day 1
Tuesday, 27 October
  • Opening keynote and converging trends
  • Panels across research and industry
  • Start Pitch with investor feedback
  • Networking aperitivo
Day 2
Wednesday, 28 October
  • Collaboration sessions and workshops
  • Startup, company and research exchange
  • Closing keynote and awards
  • Next steps and follow-up opportunities
Participation

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Speakers & partners
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The 2026 edition will feature academic leaders, entrepreneurs, corporate representatives, investors and ecosystem builders.

Keynotes Panels Founders Investors

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Venue

Pisa · Polo delle Benedettine

Location
How to reach the venue

Address: Piazza S. Paolo a Ripa d’Arno 16, Pisa, Italy.

  • By plane: Pisa International Airport (PSA)
  • By train: Pisa Centrale with direct national connections
  • From station: about 10–15 minutes by taxi or local bus
  • From airport: PisaMover to Pisa Centrale, then taxi or bus
Map
Conference venue
Committees

Scientific and organizing teams

Scientific Committee

Corrado Priami, Chiara Galletti, Giuseppe Iannaccone

Organizing Committee

Cristiana Barghini, Loredana Guarino, Rachele Di Maio, Serena Fortunato

Communication Committee

Marina Caterina Magnani, Fabiano Catania