ISSNAF Annual Event 2025

ISSNAF Annual Event 2025
Welcome to the yearly gathering of the Italian Scientists and Scholars in North America Foundation! Join us at Embassy of Italy in Washington, DC on November 6, 2025 for a day filled with insightful discussions, networking opportunities, and cultural celebrations.
More information about the detailed agenda will be published in the coming weeks.
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PROGRAM (WIP)
MORNING SESSION
Young Investigator Awards Finalists Poster Conference

AFTERNOON SESSION

Opening remarks

• Marco Peronaci
  Ambassador of Italy to the United States
• Cinzia Zuffada
  NASA/JPL and President of ISSNAF

Present and Future of Quantum Technology
Round table discussion
Panelists:

• Anna Grassellino, Director, National Quantum Information Science Center, Fermilab
• Stefano Poletto, Director of Quantum Engineering, Rigetti
• Massimo Ruzzene, Senior Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation and Dean of the Institutes, University of Colorado at Boulder

Moderator:
Andrea Alù, Distinguished Professor, City University of New York​

Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation
Honoree: Pietro De Camilli, John Klingenstein Professor of Neuroscience and Professor of Cell Biology, Yale University​​​​​​​​
Young Investigator Awards Presentation

• EMBASSY OF ITALY AWARD
  Presented by Andrea Alù, Distinguished Professor, CUNY
• INFN BRUNO TOUSCHEK AWARD
  Presented by Patrizia Rossi, Deputy Associate Director for Experimental Nuclear Physics, Jefferson Lab
• MARIO GERLA AWARD
  Presented by Leila De Floriani, Professor, University of Maryland
• PAOLA CAMPESE AWARD
  Presented by Paolo Strati, Assistant Professor, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
• RnB4 CULTURE AWARD
  Presented by Gianni Cicali, Professor,Georgetown University

Innovation Award Presentation
TEF AWARD FOR STEM ENTREPRENEURS
presented by Pierluigi Zappacosta

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