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Gateway 1 · Discover and Develop

Executive Immersion

Three days to connect local excellence with a global innovation ecosystem. Protected space for Italian SME CEOs to step out of day-to-day operations, anticipate technological change and connect to international innovation ecosystems.

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Who
Italian SME CEOs
Format
3-day residential, fully in person
Where
Cambridge, UK
Cohort
Max 10 participants
Price
€5.5K per participant, first Circle only

The challenge

Friction points it addresses

  • Founder dependency

    Build leadership capacity beyond the owner-operator and create the conditions to scale.

  • Operational overwhelm

    Move from working in the business to working on the business, with time for strategic growth.

  • Entry in a mature ecosystem

    Structure your exposure to frontier tech and science to accelerate business growth.

Practical outcomes

  1. 01

    Operator to orchestrator

    Identify operational dependencies and define where leadership attention should shift.

  2. 02

    Connective leadership

    Connect silos, talent and disciplines around strategic priorities.

  3. 03

    Data and tech assets

    Identify tacit knowledge, data and technical capabilities that can be digitised or scaled.

  4. 04

    Frontier tech relevance

    Assess emerging technologies against real 24-month business priorities.

  5. 05

    Ecosystem partnerships

    Articulate a reciprocal value proposition for universities, research and international partners.

  6. 06

    Year 1 roadmap

    Translate the immersion into a prioritised 12-month action plan and continuation through the Gateway Circle.

The journey

Three days in Cambridge

  1. Day 1

    Connect, reflect and transition

    From operator to orchestrator

  2. Day 2

    Live at the frontier

    AI, data, computer vision and open hardware

  3. Day 3

    Exchange and act

    Partnerships and an actionable roadmap

People and perspectives

Who you will meet

Speaker participation subject to final confirmation.

  • Letizia Mortara

    Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge

  • Debora Lucarelli

    CTO, Tagomics · Founder, Enhanc3D Genomics

  • Mohamed Zaki

    Cambridge Service Alliance, IfM

  • Alexandra Brintrup

    Professor in Digital Manufacturing, Institute for Manufacturing

  • Jim Bruges

    Staff Engineer, Arduino

  • Roberto Cipolla

    Professor of Information Engineering, University of Cambridge

  • Federica Freddi

    Co-Founder, Sqwish Labs

  • Giorgia Longobardi

    Founder & CMO, Cambridge GaN Devices

  • Claudia Peverini

    Gateway Co-Founder

  • Giulia Rancati

    Gateway Co-Founder · Value Meets Innovation

Full agenda for members

Session times, venues and materials are shared with enrolled participants in the members area.

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Upcoming cohorts

  • 15–17 January 2027

    Cambridge, UK · Arrive Thursday 14 evening, leave Sunday afternoon

    Places available

  • Part of Cluster 1, 2027

    Cluster 1, 2027

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Max. 10 participants. Includes three nights’ accommodation at a University of Cambridge college, curated visits, workshops and the programme dinners. Travel to Cambridge, personal expenses and VAT excluded.

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