Marco Pugliese

Leader of the Year (Industry Innovation Research) - Milan 2025

Marco Pugliese is a journalist, economist, and Adjunct Professor, founder and president of OpenIndustria, a think tank devoted to promoting Italian industrial culture and bridging innovation, manufacturing, and social responsibility. Under his leadership, OpenIndustria has become a hub connecting academia, industry, and communities to strengthen Italy’s productive identity. Pugliese combines economic analysis, artificial intelligence, and complexity theory to interpret industrial transformations and the dynamics of global competitiveness. His lectures and research explore the relationship between technology, society, and economic sovereignty, drawing inspiration from figures such as Enrico Mattei and Adriano Olivetti, advocates of ethical and community-based capitalism. Through OpenIndustria, he promotes a forward-looking vision of Italy as an industrial, creative, and human-centered nation, where innovation serves culture and progress. His work bridges tradition and future, showing that technological development must remain deeply connected to human and social values.