iThanks has been awarded at the Innovation Oscars, the prestigious recognition promoted by ANGI, the National Association of Young Innovators, which aims to celebrate Italian excellence in innovation and recognize the most groundbreaking startups that make a real contribution to progress in the country.

The event, opened by Gabriele Ferrieri, President of ANGI, featured over 15 startups and numerous opinion leaders from the institutional, business, and research sectors.

iThanks won the Innovation Business & Leader Award for its innovative approach to shelf product management in supermarkets and large-scale retail.

Thanks to its cutting-edge technology, iThanks not only predicts the expiration dates of food products directly on store shelves, but for the first time, it processes real-time performance and sustainability analytics, providing valuable insights for retail operators, supply chains, and producers, paving the way for Retail 5.0.

Among the keynote speakers, in addition to a video address from Italy’s Minister of Environment and Energy Security, Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, were:

• Giuseppe Valditara, Minister of Education
• Roberto Gualtieri, Mayor of Rome
• Alessandro Morelli, Undersecretary of State at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers

who discussed the role of economic and social policies in supporting innovation.

Also in attendance were:

• Cardinal Angelo Comastri, Archpriest Emeritus of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, who spoke about the upcoming Jubilee 2025
• Father Paolo Benanti, President of the AI Commission for Information at the Presidency of the Council, member of the United Nations New Artificial Intelligence Advisory Board, and Professor at the Pontifical Gregorian University, who addressed the ethical aspects of Artificial Intelligence