Driving the Future: Technology and Innovation with Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna
Join Penn Engineering for a fireside conversation with Benedetto Vigna, CEO of Ferrari, as he reflects on his journey from physicist to industry leader and shares how a scientific approach drives innovation at scale. In discussion with Dean Vijay Kumar, Vigna will explore the future of technology and manufacturing, the role of AI in engineering, and what it means to build a career at the intersection of technical depth, luxury, and real-world impact.
This is a unique opportunity for attendees to gain insight into how ideas move from theory to industry and how to prepare for what comes next.
No registration is required; attendance will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Benedetto Vigna
Benedetto Vigna was appointed as Ferrari's Chief Executive Officer in September 2021. He has been instrumental in consolidating the Prancing Horse’s leadership across its three souls of racing, sports cars and lifestyle. Vigna set out the Company’s industrial plans in 2022 and again in 2025, outlining the group’s path to decarbonisation by 2030, and the evolution of Maranello’s manufacturing infrastructure. Central to this vision is the industry-leading e-building, designed to enable the production of Ferrari’s next generation of sports cars, reflecting the Company’s belief in technological neutrality. Before joining Ferrari, he was President of STMicroelectronics’ Analog, MEMS and Sensors Group, since January 2016, and a member of ST’s Executive Committee from May 31, 2018. Vigna joined ST in 1995 and founded the Company’s MEMS activities (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems). Under his guidance, ST’s MEMS sensors established the Company’s leadership with large OEMs in motion-activated user interfaces. His responsibilities were expanded to include connectivity, imaging and power solutions, and he piloted a series of successful moves into new business areas, with a particular focus on the industrial and automotive market segments. During his career he has filed more than 200 patents on micromachining, authored numerous publications, and has sat on the Boards of several EU-funded programmes including start ups as well as globally recognised Boards of Asian and American research centres. Benedetto Vigna graduated in Subnuclear Physics from the University of Pisa.