Pennarola
Marco Pennarola
Head of CEO Office, Investor Relations & Business Insights
Fastweb + Vodafone
June 26, 2026 15:20 - 15:50

Agentic AI

Contextual Intelligence: People, Culture, and Sovereignty in the AI ​​Era

AI is evolving rapidly: from support technology to an agent capable of analyzing, designing, and acting within processes.
In this scenario, the value of people is transforming: the importance of skills, the ability to interpret change, and leadership capable of giving direction, meaning, and responsibility to innovation are growing. Our role increasingly becomes one of orchestrating skills, data, technologies, and responsibilities, contributing to the governance of decisions augmented by artificial intelligence.
The quality of this transformation also depends on the context in which AI operates: the culture it reflects, the values ​​it incorporates, the data it is trained on, the infrastructures and platforms it relies on, and the rules that govern it. This is why digital sovereignty is the ability to choose and build a safe, reliable AI that truly serves people, businesses, and the national system.
Let's explore the new role of leadership in the age of agentic AI: guiding innovation, developing skills, preserving human judgment, and moving from theory to action. Because governing AI means understanding it, experimenting with it, and transforming it into sustainable solutions, with a conscious, courageous, and hands-on approach.