PugliaTechs

👀 Not building? Still worth being in the room. On May 16, at PugliaHack 2026, 50 selected builders will go from idea to prototype in just a few hours, and pitch in front of a panel of investors. If you’re curious about: ⚔️ how real products get built under pressure 📈 how ideas turn into demos 💡 how founders think, decide, and execute …you don’t need to participate to learn. 🎥 Come as a visitor and experience it live. 📍 Apulia Digital Lab – Bari 🗓 May 16 👉 Link in bio. @datamasters.it @pugliatechs #PugliaTechs #PugliaHack #Hackathon #StartupEcosystem #Builders TechCommunity SouthIsNext

The network behind PugliaHack 2026. 🤝 PugliaHack is the first major tech hackathon in Southern Italy - 50 teams, one focused day in Bari, building real solutions for agritech, tourism, sustainability, and smart cities with AI-assisted tooling. Here’s who’s making May 16 happen. 🚀 @lovable.dev The platform every team builds on, with free credits for all participants throughout the competition. ☁️ @ovhcloud_com Cloud credits for the winning team - infrastructure to take a project from demo to real deployment. 🌍 @startupwiseguys Access to the international Founders Club program for the winner. The first step toward venture building. 🎓@datamasters.it Advanced education and masterclasses in AI, Data Science and Machine Learning for finalists. 💡 @leadernovahq Backing the vision and the recognitions reserved for finalists. 🏗️ @cte.bari - Open Innovation Hub Organizational support that makes an event of this scale actually run. 🎯 Coaching for the Top 3 Two hours each, from The @the_qube_incubator (growth and validation), @sprintx_incubator (strategy and delivery), and @pugliatechs (execution and project evolution). Six hours of senior operator time per finalist team - real conversations to turn a hackathon project into something that keeps moving. Together, these partners bring production-grade tooling, meaningful recognitions for finalists, direct access to investors and decision-makers, and real follow-through after May 16 - the way ecosystems actually form. 📅 PugliaHack 2026 | May 16 - Bari, Fiera del Levante ITS Academy Apulia Digital ⏳ Applications open until May 4th Apply now 👉 https://t.ly/48bfi #PugliaHack #EcosystemBuilding #TechPartners #SouthernItaly #BuildGlobal

🎥 Alessandro Pagano X PugliaTechs Talks – April Edition What we can’t measure, we can’t treat effectively. At PugliaTechs Talks, Alessandro Pagano, Assistant Professor X UniBa, shared how technologies like Virtual Reality and AI can turn something invisible — chronic pain — into something measurable, objective, and diagnosable. The key takeaway? Innovation in healthcare is not just about new treatments. It’s about making the invisible visible, measurable, and actionable. 🎥 Watch the full speech on our Youtube to see how technology is reshaping how we understand and diagnose complex conditions.

🎥 Grazia Marzovilla X PugliaTechs Talks – April Edition Innovation in healthcare is not just about discovery, it’s about making it work in the real world. At PugliaTechs Talks, Grazia Marzovilla, System Engineer @predict_care , shared a grounded perspective on what it really takes to turn scientific ideas into scalable healthcare solutions. 🎥 Watch the full speech on our Youtube for a practical look at how healthcare innovation actually gets built and delivered.

Puglia has never seen a hackathon like this! 🚀 𝗣𝘂𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 is the 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗵𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆, organized by Data Masters and PugliaTechs — and it goes far beyond a single day of competition. It’s a launchpad for 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, designed to give professionals and founders the concrete tools to move forward with their projects. Finalists will receive credits for entrepreneurial initiatives, training programs, and direct access to acceleration programs — all made possible by a network of 𝘁𝗼𝗽-𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 that we’ll be revealing soon. 📍 Apulia Digital Lab, Fiera del Levante — Bari 📅 May 16, 2026 🎯 𝟱𝟬 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 will compete on challenges tied to digitalization, sustainability, tourism, agritech, and smart cities. With a twist: thanks to Lovable, an AI-powered application development platform, the technical barrier is lowered. What matters is 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁, not the complexity of the code. On top of that, you’ll have the opportunity to meet and network with 𝗩𝗖 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀, local authorities, and the entire 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺. May 16 could be the day your idea becomes the first step toward building your company. 📌 Free registration, subject to selection — 𝗺𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗺 𝟱𝟬 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀. 📌 Applications open 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟳. Find out how to participate and apply now: https://datamasters.it/pugliahack-partecipa-allhackathon-tech-di-puglia/ #pugliahack2026 #hackathontechpuglia #datamasters #pugliatechs

🧬 Last night in Bari, we talked about life sciences, beyond the lab. At PugliaTechs Talks – April Edition, we explored what it really takes to bring innovation from research to real-world impact, across biotech, healthcare, and AI. A huge thank you to our speakers: 🎤 Nicola Di Fidio for showing how biotechnology can engineer resilience into society, from health to sustainability. 🎤 Grazia Marzovilla for breaking down what it takes to turn scientific ideas into real healthcare solutions. 🎤 Lucrezia Chiapparino for connecting Puglia to the UK ecosystem and highlighting real opportunities for international growth. 🔦 Alessandro Pagano for demonstrating how VR and AI can make invisible conditions like chronic pain measurable and diagnosable. 🎤 Alessandro Cestaro for bringing a European research infrastructure perspective on how data, collaboration, and networks accelerate life sciences innovation. The key takeaway? Innovation is not just discovery. It’s the ability to translate research into something that works in the real world. Thanks to everyone who joined us at Predict Healthcare – Bari and contributed to a thoughtful and high-level discussion. The ecosystem grows when science, technology, and business start speaking the same language. More soon. 🚀

🎥 Grazia Marzovilla X PugliaTechs Talks – April Edition Innovation in healthcare starts in the lab — but only matters when it reaches people. On April 14, at Predict SpA – Bari, Grazia Marzovilla, System Engineer X Predict, will explore what it really takes to turn scientific ideas into real healthcare solutions. 💬 From Idea to Healthcare Solutions If you’re working at the intersection of tech and life sciences, this is about execution — not just innovation. 📍 Predict SpA – Bari 🗓 April 14 · 6:30 PM CET 🎥 Live + YouTube streaming 💰 Free entry — /4t5ketdh

🧬 PugliaTechs Talks – April 2026 Life Sciences, Biotech & Healthcare | From Lab to Market Innovation in life sciences doesn’t stop in the lab. The real challenge is turning discovery into real-world impact. On Tuesday, April 14, we’re back in Bari at Predict Healthcare for a new edition of PugliaTechs Talks, focused on how biotech, healthcare, and AI move from research… to patients, markets, and society. This time, we’re building a bridge between Puglia and the UK — one of the world’s leading ecosystems in life sciences and healthcare innovation. No jargon. No abstract promises. Just how innovation actually scales. What we’ll explore 🧬 How biotechnology is shaping resilient, sustainable systems 🏥 Turning research into scalable healthcare solutions 🔗 The connection between academia, industry, and market 🌍 How Puglia fits into the global life sciences landscape 🤖 The role of AI in accelerating clinical and scientific applications 🎙 Speakers Nicola Di Fidio — Membro di Biotecnologi Italiani Boosting society through biotechnology and engineered resilience. Grazia Marzovilla — System Engineer Predict Healthcare From idea to healthcare solutions: when science meets industry. Lucrezia Chiapparino — Market Development Manager The Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the UK Connecting UK–Italy markets in Life Sciences and Tech Transfer. 🔦 Spotlight Alessandro Pagano — Assistant Professor Università degli Studi di Bari Using VR and AI to make chronic pain measurable and diagnosable. Alessandro Cestaro — Node Coordinator ELIXIR Italy ELIXIR-IT is the infrastructure for life science data for private and public research. 🗓 Tuesday, April 14, 2026 · 6:30–8:30 PM CET 📍 Predict Healthcare – Bari 🍷 Networking aperitivo after the talks 🎥 Physical event + YouTube livestream 💰 Free entry 📝 Registration required — limited seats 👉 /4t5ketdh

📈 Last night in Bari, we talked about growth, the real one. At PugliaTechs Talks – March Edition, we went beyond the usual noise around growth and focused on what actually makes companies scale: systems, not hacks. A huge thank you to our speakers: 🎤 Martina Andrulli & Dieter Schneider for breaking down how behavioral triggers and habit loops drive compounding user engagement over time. 🎤 João Mesquita for showing why campaigns don’t scale, but lifecycle systems do. 🎤 Francesco De Lorenzi for highlighting the gap between building fast and scaling securely in production. The key takeaway? Growth is not a tactic. It’s a system made of data, experimentation, infrastructure, and discipline. Thanks to BurdaForward Italia – Bari for hosting us and contributing to a sharp, high-level conversation. The ecosystem grows when we stop chasing hacks and start building systems. More soon. 🚀

🎥 João Mesquita X PugliaTechs Talks – March Edition Growth doesn’t come from campaigns. It comes from systems. On March 23, at BurdaForward Italia – Bari, João Mesquita, CEO & Founder @ StaysCo, will share how modern companies move from isolated campaigns to structured, data-driven lifecycle systems. 💬 From Campaigns to Lifecycle Systems: Building Modern Growth in a Legacy Market If you’re working on growth, this is a shift in mindset — from tactics to infrastructure. 📍 BurdaForward Italia – Bari 🗓 March 23 · 6:30 PM CET 🎥 Live + YouTube streaming 💰 Free entry — limited seats

🎥 Francesco De Lorenzi X PugliaTechs Talks – March Edition Shipping fast is easy. Scaling securely is the real challenge. On March 23, at BurdaForward Italia – Bari, Francesco De Lorenzi, CEO & Founder @leadernovahq , will dive into one of the most underestimated topics in growth: what happens when you move from rapid prototyping to production at scale. If you’re building products and pushing for speed, this is a conversation about what it really takes to scale without breaking things. 📍 BurdaForward Italia – Bari 🗓 March 23 · 6:30 PM CET 🎥 Live + YouTube streaming 💰 Free entry — /3mx35xd2

🎥 Lucia Capano X PugliaTechs Talks – February Edition Raising capital changes how a company operates, not just how fast it grows. At PugliaTechs Talks, Lucia Capano, Account & Operations Analyst Fahrenheit 2030, brought a crucial perspective often overlooked in fundraising conversations: what really happens inside a company after funding arrives. 🎥 Watch the full speech on our Youtube for a grounded, operational view of venture capital, beyond strategy and headlines.