Overview
GITEX AI Mediterranean Italy is a technology and artificial intelligence event scheduled for 21–22 April 2027 in Rome, Italy. Presented as the official national technology and AI event of the Government of Italy, it aims to connect the Mediterranean region with international technology, investment and policy communities. The event is positioned as a platform for industrial transformation and Europe’s digital economy, bringing together government and policy representatives, established technology companies, startups, investors and other professionals. The listed venue is the Roma Convention Center La Nuvola. Admission to the exhibition is restricted to trade and business professionals aged 18 and above.
The event focuses on AI, cloud, cybersecurity, agritech and emerging technologies, alongside the infrastructure and investment needed to support digital transformation. Its sector coverage also includes intelligent manufacturing, quantum technology, aerospace and space technology, smart cities, data centres and energy, life sciences and biotechnology.
Conference themes
The conference programme is promoted as offering more than 60 hours of debates and panels, with over 100 global speakers. Themes include chips and advanced manufacturing; cloud for critical sectors; cybersecurity and critical infrastructure; data centres, power and grid capacity; deep tech and frontier computing; the green industrial transition; growth capital and scale-up finance; industrial AI for European factories; digital productivity for small and medium-sized businesses; and sovereign AI infrastructure. The page frames these topics around questions of technological sovereignty, policy, investment, industrial adoption and regional competitiveness.
Speakers featured on the event website include Henna Virkkunen of the European Commission, Canadian Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon, University of Toronto professor Geoffrey Hinton, OpenAI co-founder and CEO Sam Altman, Mammoth Biosciences co-founder and CEO Trevor Martin, Bolt co-founder and CEO Markus Villig, Siemens AG CTO Peter Koerte, and SoundCloud CEO Eliah Seton.
Networking and activities
Alongside the exhibition and conference, the event advertises an investor meeting programme offering curated, one-to-one matchmaking between investors and startups, based on investment criteria. Other features include an invite-only Investor Lounge, a Connections Programme for networking across priority sectors, and an Executive Boardroom for senior leaders and policymakers. Enterprise and national workshops are described as expert-led and hands-on, with subjects including fundraising, scaling, AI adoption and industrial automation. Training sessions are intended for founders, engineers and professionals, with an emphasis on AI, quantum technology and industrial transformation.
Startups can take part in the Supernova Pitch Competition, described as a pitch battle for ventures in AI, fintech, smart cities and emerging technologies. The programme also lists a cybersecurity and AI hackathon, where teams prototype solutions, and High Pitch by Night, combining startup pitching with an evening networking reception.
Who should attend
The event is aimed at technology and AI businesses, startups, investors and venture capital firms, government and policy representatives, industry leaders, and professionals interested in digital infrastructure and industrial innovation. The website offers registration for visitors and separate enquiries for enterprise exhibitors, startup pods, investors and speakers. The page does not provide a detailed session timetable or individual speaker session assignments.
