Thanks to our partner Intesa Sanpaolo, we had the pleasure of speaking at BuildYourFuture, a series of events by Intesa Sanpaolo, designed and led by Elisa Zambito Marsala, Head of Education Ecosystem and Global Value Programs. The initiative took place within the Giffoni Film Festival 2025.

In particular, Jan Pachner spoke during the panel titled “The Research Perspective: Blue Natural Capital and Sustainable Mobility” alongside Claudio Brenna (Lecturer, Academic Fellow at Università Bocconi), Elisa Zambito Marsala (Head of Education Ecosystem and Global Value Programs at Intesa Sanpaolo), and Renato Vichi (Head of Institutional Affairs and External Communication, International Subsidiary Banks, Intesa Sanpaolo).

Following the conference sessions, the Blue Agents Challenge award ceremony took place, announcing the winning teams of the educational and creative program launched during the fourth edition of the One Ocean Summit Young in November 2024. The challenge involved students and schools from across Italy, inviting young people to develop projects linked to the Blue Economy and transform them into video pitches with the educational support of the Giffoni Film Festival.

The three winning groups are:

• IPS Enrico Falck – Milan (“Energie Rinnovabili” Group)

• Liceo Scientifico Marconi – Pesaro Urbino (“Mare di Rinascite” Group)

• Liceo Caccioppoli – Naples (“Blue Wave Project” Group)

For more details about the Blue Agents Challenge, visit https://giffoni.it/blue-agents/