AI and Industry: Antonio Cerqua at the First National Forum dedicated to Artificial Intelligence
23 February 2026
The first National Forum dedicated to AI for production systems has concluded. The event, promoted by the Istituto Italiano di Intelligenza Artificiale, OGR Torino and Fondazione CRT, and moderated by Rai journalist Barbara Carfagna, provided a public platform for dialogue among institutions, businesses and the research community on the concrete opportunities offered by adopting AI in industrial processes.
During the roundtable “ACCELERATE / Redesigning processes, supply chains and products,” Antonio Cerqua, Chief Innovation Officer of Almawave, emphasized that the key is not only technological.
Almawave addresses this challenge with robust and flexible architectures capable of managing growing volumes of data and complex processes while maintaining high performance, and with agile organizational models that enable teams to integrate AI without disrupting operations. AI models must be constantly monitored to ensure reliability and security, while data must be treated as a strategic asset, in full compliance with regulations and the protection of sensitive information.
Alongside the technological component, multidisciplinary teams and strong partnerships with clients, suppliers and research centers are essential: only in this way is it possible to adapt solutions to different contexts, validate them on real use cases, and maintain quality and security as they scale.