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Triple I Conversations: Riccardo Zacconi (King) – Massimo Sideri (Corriere della Sera)

The 11th “Triple I” (Italian Imaginative Innovators) event was held yesterday evening at the Italian Embassy in London. The Triple I initiative, consisting of a series of conversations between journalists and Italian entrepreneurs, was launched in May 2016 by the Embassy of Italy in London and is held on a monthly basis. Yesterday’s conversation featured Riccardo Zacconi, the founder of King, a social-network and mobile-gaming company, made famous by the game Candy Crush Saga, and Massimo Sideri, an economic journalist and innovation editor at Corriere della Sera, who spoke before an audience of journalists and investors.

The event was opened by the ambassador, Pasquale Terracciano, who explained that the discussion would focus on an iconic sector at the cutting edge of technological progress, one that is rarely associated with Italy: the creative high-tech industry. He pointed out that the developer of the first microprocessor, the inventor of the MP3 music format and the founders of the Logitech group, a world leader in the computer accessories, are all Italian.

Massimo Sideri then opened the discussion with Riccardo Zacconi on technology, business and the current situation in Italy. Asked why Italy is home to so few technological start-ups, Zacconi gave an encouraging response. He explained that the problem in Italy is not a lack of funding, creative ideas or risk capacity, but rather a reticence to target international markets in the early stages of start-ups. “We cannot stop evolution. We cannot stop the future,” he said. “If we try to stop it, we will get left behind and someone else will do it.”

The evening ended with the presentation of Corriere della Sera’s new weekly supplement, L’Economia, which was presented by Massimo Fracaro, the chief editor of the magazine, and Michele Lovison, a graphic journalist. The publication is dedicated to economic and financial matters and presents an engaging graphic interface and user-friendly content to appeal to a diverse audience, demonstrating that there is space for innovation even in a traditional sector like paper-based publishing.

 

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