ISUG Meets Startups: Building, Scaling, Connecting

❄️6:30 PM – Welcome & Community Opening

• Welcome from Italian Snowflake User Group (ISUG)

✨ 6:45 PM – Technical Session with Giacomo @hiop

• Giacomo Barone, CEO & Co-Founder @hio

✨7:10 PM – Technical Session with Andrea @PhotoSì

• Andrea Sozzo, Chief Data Officer @Photosì

✨7:30 PM – The 10 (+1) Things to Know (or Ask Yourself) Before Starting a Startup

• Alice Zarantonello, Head of Strategy & Operations @hiop

• Stefano Tolomeo, Head of Data & AI @JetHR

• João Pedro Cunha @Vertalis

A practical, honest talk that explores when it truly makes sense to start a startup, the real role of data and technology, team dynamics and mindset, the common mistakes no one warns you about, and the “+1” question that changes everything.

❄️Networking, Drinks & Community Time

• Open networking with founders, data engineers, analytics professionals, people curious about startups & Snowflake

Waiting for #SnowflakeSummit2026 ❄️🚀