hours 11.40 – 12.35
BI-MU FUTURETECH AWARD ceremony

Friday 16 October ,11.40 am, BI-MUpiù arena

The BI-MU FUTURETECH AWARD 2026 is the new prize celebrating the most innovative manufacturing solutions on display in the exhibition halls. Designed to promote technological development in the fields of machine tools, robotics and automation, the competition undoubtedly highlights the value of the event, which continues to demonstrate its ability to document and anticipate technological advances in the world of industrial production. The winners will be selected by a jury comprising some of Italy’s most authoritative figures in the fields of digitalisation, sustainability, robotics, automation and production technologies: Luca Iuliano, Full Professor at the Polytechnic University of Turin and President of CIM Competenze per Industria e Manifattura; Stella Gubelli, Co-founder and Managing Director of ALTIS Advisory, an integrated strategic consultancy on sustainability – Lecturer in Business Economics at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart; Michele Monno, Full Professor of Manufacturing Technologies and Systems at the Polytechnic University of Milan – Scientific Director of the MUSP Consortium Laboratory at the Piacenza Technology Park; Paolo Rocco, Full Professor of Automation and Robotics at the Polytechnic University of Milan Marco Taisch, Professor of Digital Manufacturing at the Politecnico di Milano – Chair of MADE – Industry 4.0 Competence Centre – Chair of the MICS Foundation – Made in Italy: Circular and Sustainable.

Attendance at the inaugural conference is free. To enter the trade fair, a free Entry Pass is required.