International award The Technovisionaries® 2021: the 13 winners announced

Milan, June 10, 2021 - The event, now in its fifteenth edition, focuses this year on "ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, FEMALE EXCELLENCE." A fascinating and nuanced theme, in which the words innovation and determination represent the driving force that has characterized its development over the years. Over these years, 147 women have been awarded by prominent figures from the world of economics, business, and academia.

This year the appointment for the Awards Ceremony on June 10th at 4:30 PM will be held via live streaming on Zoom ( click here to participate ) .

"But why, in 2021, is it so important to talk about AI? Certainly because of the complexity that marks its history, from which to draw reflections, inspirations, and teachings. Artificial Intelligence is a definition that pushes us towards the future, but draws its strength from the past, articulating an evolution that combines progress and awareness: two essential elements in managing the challenges that characterize our present." states Gianna Martinengo, creator of the Award and President of Women&Tech.

According to the EU, excellence and trust are the two pillars of Artificial Intelligence: and it is in this direction that the awarded women, our thirteen Technovisionaries, lead their work with passion to advance research and apply its results with sensitivity, ethics, and vision. Women who, for years, have challenged a predominantly male academic and industrial world, to contribute to the success of AI now recognized globally.

Selected by a prestigious Jury ^{No translation needed as the text provided is (*).} composed of qualified representatives from the thematic areas of the various competition categories, and who have selected the winners from a rich and qualified list of 70 candidates, here are the Technovisionaries who will be awarded the 2021 Prize:

• AI Award - Big Data
  Fosca Giannotti , Director of Research, Institute of Information Science and Technologies, National Research Council of Italy (ISTI-CNR)
  Presented by : Prof. Maria Chiara Carrozza , President of the National Research Council (CNR); Lead Co-Chair of the T20 Task Force on Digital Transformation
• AI Health Award
  Isabella Castiglioni , Full Professor at Bicocca University – Founder of DeepTrace Technologies
  Award presented by : Dr. Diana Bracco , President and CEO of the Bracco Group and President of the Bracco Foundation
• Lifetime Achievement Award
  Luigia Carlucci Aiello , Full Professor of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence - Department of Computer and Systems Engineering Antonio Ruberti - Sapienza University, Rome
  Award presented by : Stefano A. Cerri , Emeritus Professor of Computer Science at the University of Montpellier, Vice-Director of LIRMM (Laboratory of Computer Science, Robotics, and Microelectronics of Montpellier), Distinguished Fellow of the Bruno Kessler Foundation, Trento
• AI Award - Data Science
  Tiziana Catarci , Full Professor of Information Processing Systems, Director of the Department of Computer, Control, and Management Engineering "Antonio Ruberti" at Sapienza University of Rome
  Award presented by : Domenico Lenzerini , physics student
• AI Award - Sustainability
  Michela Milano , Full Professor at the University of Bologna and Director of the Interdepartmental Center on Human-Centered AI
  Award presented by : Prof. Paola Mello , Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Bologna
• AI Prize - Culture
  Arianna Traviglia , Director of the Center for Cultural Heritage Technology at the Italian Institute of Technology - IIT
  Presents the award : Dr. Barbara Gallavotti , biologist, scientific journalist and popularizer, author of Superquark and scientific advisor of the National Museum of Science and Technology
• AI Industry Award
  Luisella Giani , EMEA Head of Industry Transformation, Oracle
  Award presented by : Dr. Gianna Martinengo , Founder of Women&Tech - Women and Technology Association, CEO of DKTS, Digital Knowledge Technologies Services and Member of INAB STOA (European Parliament)
• AI Award - Robotics
  Alessandra Sciutti , Head of the Cognitive Robotics and Interaction Laboratory at the Robotics, Brain and Cognitive Science Unit, Italian Institute of Technology - IIT
  Presents the award : Eva Kaili , Chair at STOA, Panel for the Future of Science and Technology, European Parliament
• AI Award - Astrophysics
  Viviana Acquaviva , Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at CUNY NYC College of Technology and at the Graduate Center of CUNY
  Presented by : Licia Verde , cosmologist and theoretical physicist, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, ICREA, University of Barcelona
• AI Award - Ethics
  Francesca Rossi , IBM Fellow and AI Ethics Global Leader - IBM Research, USA
  Award presented by : Luciano Floridi , Full Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Information and Director of the Digital Ethics Lab - University of Oxford, Professor of Sociology of Communication - University of Bologna
• Human Centered AI Award
  Cristina Conati , Professor of Computer Science at the University of British Columbia - Vancouver
  Award presented by : Claude Frasson , Emeritus Professor, University of Montreal, Director of GRITI (Inter-university Research Group in Intelligent Tutors, which includes seven universities in Quebec), Director of the HERON laboratory, Department of Computer Science and Operational Research - University of Montreal
• AI Award – Industrial Research
  Alessandra Sala , Director of AI and Data Science at Shutterstock
  Award presented by : Ing. Giuseppina Di Foggia , CEO and Vice President of Nokia Italy Spa
• AI Award - Fintech
  Serena Torielli , CEO of Virtual B
  Award presented by : Dr. Paola Bonomo , Angel Investor, Advisor & Non-Executive Director, Inspiring Fifty Italy.

Media partner of this edition is also the magazine ELLE, directed by Maria Elena Viola, the international brand born in France in 1945, which has always followed and supported the evolution of the female world.

The collaboration and networking capabilities of the Association are demonstrated by the support that all members ensure and have ensured. Thanks are also extended to those who, in this edition, have put in energy and their own organizations for the success of the event.

The International Technovisionary Award is promoted by Women&Tech - Women and Technology Association, founded by Gianna Martinengo to enhance female talent in technology, innovation, and scientific research, to promote projects and actions aimed at fighting stereotypes and gender discrimination, and to contribute to guiding young people towards future professions and sustainable entrepreneurial models. www.womentech.eu

(*) Jury Members :
Diana Bracco – President and CEO of Bracco Group and President of Bracco Foundation, Daniela Aleggiani - Brand & Communications 3M Italy, Sustainability South East Europe Region, Vice President of 3M Foundation, Deborah Chiodoni – Head of Press Office, National Museum of Science and Technology "Leonardo da Vinci", Milan; Gianna Martinengo – President of Didael KTS and Founder of Women & Technologies®, Franca Melfi – Director of Multidisciplinary Robotic Surgery Center, Pisa University Hospital, Patrizia Rutigliano – Executive Vice President Government Affairs, CSR and Communications at SNAM, Federica Villa – Executive Presidency and Institutional Relations Chamber of Commerce of Milan, Maria Elena Viola – Director of ELLE