One year later, on March 11, Emotion Network returned to New York’s Core Club for the second edition of “Tech.Emotion in the US”.
What began last year as an opening toward the United States now feels more grounded. In a moment marked by uncertainty and fragmentation, bringing people from different worlds together around the same table carries even deeper meaning.
When connection becomes strategic
When Emotion Network first came to New York, the ambition was clear: to create dialogue between Europe and the United States. Over the past year, as global tensions, economic uncertainty, and political shifts have continued to reshape the landscape, that mission has become even more relevant.
As Mattia Mor, founder and CEO of Emotion Network, noted: “Last year, we spoke about the bridges Europe and the U.S. can build together.” In a world that has since chosen “more walls than collaboration,” he added, it feels even more important “to stay united with people who share the same values” and work together to create impact.
Angelo Moratti, Emotion Network’s Anchor Investor, brought that same outlook into more concrete terms. With his usual irony, he acknowledged how different today’s international context looks compared to a year ago, while making clear that this is exactly why continuing to invest in relationships still matters. Mentioning an upcoming trip to Omaha to meet Warren Buffett, he offered a glimpse of that instinct in practice: the belief that even a single connection, built at the right moment, can help shift a wider perspective. Or, as he put it, “maybe this little bridge can actually change the mindset of the financial market.”
The power of commonality
That same spirit emerged in the remarks by Rashida Jones, a member of Emotion Network’s advisory board, who brought the evening back to its most human dimension.
Reflecting on the kind of space Tech.Emotion seeks to create, she posed a question that quietly captured the mood of the night: “How do we find commonality?” It was a simple but central point – the idea that what matters in gatherings is not only who is in the room, but what can happen when people from different worlds begin to recognize something shared.
Her invitation made that feeling even more tangible: “Please meet someone that maybe you have something in common with and you don’t know it yet, because you never know where that’s going to lead.”
Knowing people, sharing values
That same thread also ran through the remarks by Caryl Stern, a member of Emotion Network’s advisory board. Drawing on a career that took her across 45 countries with UNICEF, she reflected on a lesson that experience had made clear: when people take the time to introduce themselves and truly listen, common ground often emerges where it might not have been expected. “The world is a better place when you know people” she said. In a room shaped by different backgrounds, sectors, and stories, her words gave simple expression to what was already visible: even without sameness, there can still be a strong sense of shared values. .
Toward a more conscious and human future
Massimo Redaelli, co-founder of Emotion Network, widened the lens and brought the conversation back to one of the deeper questions behind Tech.Emotion. Looking at how much the world has changed since the project first began, he suggested that the real challenge is not only technological, but human too. As he put it, we need to evolve “into better, more conscious species” better equipped to face complexity with empathy, compassion, and the ability to navigate difficult times together.
That, he said, is the purpose of Tech.Emotion and a reflection that speaks directly to the next Tech.Emotion Summit (“AGILITY | Surfing the unknown”) — returning to Triennale Milano on May 27 and 28, 2026, for its fifth edition in collaboration with Corriere della Sera — where agility will be explored not simply as speed, but as the ability to connect efficiency and empathy, analytical thinking and creativity, technology and emotion.
After all, this may be one of the best ways to surf the unknown.
