H2H Italia

H2H goes to Italy: H2H Italia at VicenzaOro

The Human2Human format has expanded to Italy. H2H Italia took place on 8 September 2026 at VicenzaOro in Vicenza. What it means for the community: a wider network built on the same idea.

John Smith
CEO @ run.events
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The Human2Human idea has a new address. On 8 September 2026, the H2H format expanded to Italy with H2H Italia, held at VicenzaOro in Vicenza.

For a community that grew out of one day a year in Dubai, this is welcome news. The idea at the heart of the summit is travelling, and this community is where the conversation can follow it.

At a glance

  • Event: H2H Italia
  • When: 8 September 2026
  • Where: VicenzaOro, Vicenza
  • Next in Dubai: a 2027 edition is planned; its date has not yet been announced

We will not guess at the programme or the people on stage in Vicenza. If you were there, we would much rather hear it from you.

Same idea, wider network

H2H rests on one conviction: as AI spreads, face-to-face connection becomes more valuable, not less. The organisers call human connection "the ultimate currency". In our view, nothing about that argument belongs to a single city or market.

From the community's perspective, the expansion matters in three ways:

  • A wider network. More H2H moments can bring more leaders into the conversation, and more peers for members to learn from.
  • An idea that travels. What sets H2H apart is that sectors which rarely meet share one room, so a theme-park operator and a trade-show organiser can compare notes on the same audience challenges. We see no reason that should depend on geography.
  • Continuity between events. Events are moments. The community is where the thinking carries on between them, whether it began in Dubai or in Vicenza.

At the Human2Human Summit 2026 in Dubai, a speaker presents a Venn diagram in which B2B exhibitions, large events and visitor attractions overlap on experience, emotions and engagement

A new market also raises fair questions. Do audiences in Europe expect the same things from an in-person experience as audiences in the Gulf? Which lessons transfer cleanly, and which need translating? Those are exactly the comparisons this community is built for.

Join the conversation

Were you at H2H Italia in Vicenza? Share what stayed with you and how it compared with Dubai. If you were not, tell us what you would want from an H2H event closer to home.