On Tuesday, 11 November 2025, the International Institute of Communications (IIC) Italy Chapter, with the support of Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (AGCOM), hosted a high-level meeting on Telecommunications in the Digital Transformation. The event took place at the headquarters of AGCOM and gathered leading voices from regulation, industry, and academia to discuss the evolving landscape of digital communications in Europe.
A highlight was the contribution of Augusto Preta, President of the IIC Italian Chapter, CEO of ITMedia Consulting, and Founding Member of MEDEA. Preta opened the proceedings alongside Elisa Giomi, Commissioner at AGCOM, setting the tone for a day of strategic dialogue on digital sovereignty, infrastructure, regulation, and investment in the digital ecosystem.
The agenda featured keynote interviews, roundtables, and thematic discussions involving:
Regulators
- Elisa Giomi – Commissioner, AGCOM
- Laura Aria – Commissioner, AGCOM
- Giacomo Lasorella – President, AGCOM
- Roberto Viola – Director General, DG CONNECT, European Commission
Industry Leaders
- Giuseppe Gola – CEO & General Manager, Open Fiber
- Pietro Labriola – CEO, TIM Group
- Benedetto Levi – CEO, Iliad Italia
- Walter Renna – CEO, Fastweb and Vodafone
- Massimo Sarmi – Chairman & CEO, FiberCop
- Diego Ciulli – Head of Government Affairs & Public Policy, Google Italy
- Antongiulio Lombardi – Regulatory Affairs Director, WindTre
- Livia Ferraro – Head of IT Digital Public Policy, Amazon
Academia & Legal Experts
- Sandro Frova – Senior Professor, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi
- Fabrizio Cugia – Partner, Cugia Cuomo & Associati
- Raffaele Giarda – International Partner, Baker McKenzie
Associations & Councils
- Alessandro Gropelli – Director General, Connect Europe
- Francesco Nonno – Vice-President, FTTH Council Europe
- Pinar Serdengeci – Regulation & Competition Affairs Director, ECTA
Media
- Andrea Biondi – Vicecaposervizio, Il Sole 24 Ore (moderator and interviewer)
Adriana Mutu, Founding Member of MEDEA, attended the event, representing MEDEA’s interest in the ongoing dialogue on telecommunications and digital policy across Europe.
The meeting emphasized the strategic role of telecommunications in Europe’s digital transformation, highlighting challenges such as infrastructure investment, regulatory frameworks, and the balance between competition and innovation.