Program

07:00 - 17:00

Hack The Peak

​50 selected builders. One day. One challenge. Hack The Peak is the AI hackathon of To The Peak 2026, hosted at Museion. ​The format is individual: one participant, one project. You build on your own laptop with your own stack, with mentors on site throughout the day. ​The top three projects are presented on stage at NOI Techpark during the To The Peak Opening Ceremony. MAIN PARTNER: Casavo TECH PARTNERS: Elevenlabs + Lovable SUPPORTING PARTNERS: Soource + Fercam

08:00 - 10:30

Ideas in Motion: An Early-Stage Start-up Showcase

REGISTRATION REQUIRED This event offers aspiring entrepreneurs coming from the academic environment an opportunity to present early-stage concepts, receive constructive feedback, and connect with potential collaborators. The focus is not on polished business plans, but on curiosity, experimentation, and turning promising ideas into possible ventures.

12:00

Building with purpose: the Enactus Italy way

What happens when the next generation of entrepreneurs builds not just for profit, but for impact? This panel explores what purpose-driven entrepreneurship looks like in practice, with Enactus Italy.

Brunella Airaudo - Vicepresident @ Enactus Italy

Andrea Nardelli - CEO @ Aquila Basket Trento

Daniela Niederstatter - Board Member @ Niederstatter

PURIFAS . - National Champion Team @ Enactus UNIPD

14:00

Hold on: the athlete and the founder

Both train for years before the moment that matters. Both know what it means to push through when the result is uncertain. Start with a climbing session, stay for the talk, end with a drink. You can register using the To The Peak’s web app.

Eline Le Menestrel - professional climber @ Salewa

Tomas Grönqvist - founder @ Mioo Cycling

16:00

Opening - Welcome To The Peak

Three days start here. A welcome from the Province and unibz, a keynote from the man who helped build Slush, and the first winners of the week: the Hack the Peak teams, on stage before anyone else.

Alex Weissensteiner - Quantitative Finance Professor @ Free University of Bolzano

Arno Kompatscher - President @ Autonomous Province of Bolzano-Bozen/ South Tyrol

Ulrich Stofner - CEO @ NOI Techpark Südtirol

Antonio Pisante - founder and CEO @ Yellow Tech

Victor Ranieri - Co-founder & General Manager @ Casavo

Matteo Biasi - CEO @ MetaEsse (CodeWorks)

Peter Vesterbacka - Founder @ FinEst Bay Area (ex Angry Birds & Slush)

17:00

Ar-Tech: a conversation with the author

Art and technology, one voice, one drink. An intimate invite-only session at the intersection of creativity and innovation.

Asia Benedetto - visual artist @ .

Claudio Erba - Former CEO, Founder and Board member @ Docebo

Lucrezia Lucotti - Partner @ 360 Capital

17:00

⁠The Ask - Powered by Superconnectors

The format that has helped founders make the connection of a lifetime: now for the first time in Italy. Startups pitch their most critical ask in 7 minutes. Superconnectors in the room respond with the introduction that can change everything.

Gianluca Bellan - Program Director @ Superconnectors Network