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European Capital of Innovation (iCapital) Awards 2026

@Cities Innovate Summit, Turin – 4 December 2025

Institutional opening

Moderator: Veronica Maffei 

Speakers: Mayor of Turin, Stefano Lorusso; European Innovation Council & SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) Director, Momchil Sabev; EIC Board Member, Francesco Profumo; Eurocities Secretary-General, André Sobczak; President of OGR Torino, Davide Canavesio

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“Cities as innovation platforms”, plenary session

Moderator: Veronica Maffei

Speakers: EIC Board Member, Francesco Profumo; Lasse Frimand Jensen, Mayor of Aalborg (Denmark); Micaella Kythreoti Mhlaba, Municipal Councillor of Nicosia (Cyprus); Jon Insausti Maisterrena, Mayor of San Sebastian (Spain); Florent Cholat, Metropolitan Councillor, Grenoble-Alpes -Métropole (France); Andrew Lewis, Chief Executive Liverpool City Council (United Kingdom); Maaike van Asten, Director of Economic & Sustainability Affairs, City of Rotterdam (The Netherlands)

iCapital 2026 Awards ceremony

Moderator: Veronica Maffei

Speakers: EISMEA Director, Momchil Sabev; Mayor of Turin, Stefano Lorusso; Lasse Frimand Jensen, Mayor of Aalborg (Denmark); Micaella Kythreoti Mhlaba, Municipal Councillor of Nicosia (Cyprus); Jon Insausti Maisterrena, Mayor of San Sebastian (Spain); Florent Cholat, Metropolitan Councillor, Grenoble-Alpes -Métropole (France); Andrew Lewis, Chief Executive Liverpool City Council (United Kingdom); Maaike van Asten, Director of Economic & Sustainability Affairs, City of Rotterdam (The Netherlands)

European Capital of Innovation

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European Rising Innovative City

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iCapital Awards press conference

Moderator: Francesca Doria, Head of Unit EU & place-based Innovation Ecosystems, EISMEA; Francesco Profumo, EIC Board member; Michela Favaro, Deputy Mayor of Torino (Italy); Lasse Frimand Jensen, Mayor of Aalborg (Denmark); Micaella Kythreoti Mhlaba, Municipal Councillor of Nicosia (Cyprus); Jon Insausti Maisterrena, Mayor of San Sebastian (Spain); Elisabeth Debeunne, Vice-president responsible for social, solidarity and circular economy, Grenoble-Alpes -Métropole (France); Andrew Lewis, Chief Executive Liverpool City Council (United Kingdom); Maaike van Asten, Director of Economic & Sustainability Affairs, City of Rotterdam (The Netherlands)