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DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260420T060000Z
DTEND:20260420T150000Z
SUMMARY:Registration + Badge Pick-Up
DESCRIPTION:\n
CATEGORIES:REGISTRATION
LOCATION:Machiavelli A\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/3fe553ffbeded287e5da1efbb82ee5f0
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DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260420T160000Z
DTEND:20260420T190000Z
SUMMARY:Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:The Social Hub Florence Lavagnini&nbsp\;- Meet us on the Rooftop!&nbsp\;\nV.le Spartaco Lavagnini\, 70-72\, 50129 Firenze FI\, Italy\n\nMenu:&nbsp\;\nZucchini and feta frittata with mint mayonnaise – Vegetarian\, Gluten-FreeBraised pork meatballs with chicory and black garlic saucePrawn skewers with seasonal vegetables – Gluten-FreePotato and leek croquettes with mixed herbs – VeganCheese and Salami Corner - Capocollo and lard of Cinta Senese\, Raw ham from Val d'Orcia\, Finocchiona\, Tuscan pecorino cheese in various maturities\, Tuscan bread\, and schiacciata.Tuscan Salads Corner - Tuscan Panzanella (Vegetarian)\; “Pappa al pomodoro” (Vegan)\; “Garfagnana Spelt” with dry tomato\, salad ricotta\, courgette and olive (Vegetarian).Pasta Corner:&nbsp\;Mediterranean-style fusilli with cherry tomatoes\, olives\, mozzarella and basil – Vegetarian (GF + Vegan portions made available)&nbsp\;Sweet Corner: Tiramisù\, assorted cookies and dry pastries\, Chocolate tenerina - GF + Vegan\n
CATEGORIES:SPECIAL EVENTS
LOCATION:The Social Hub Florence Lavagnini\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
UID:a145b9b9bae90c805bc2dceac4355ed2
URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/a145b9b9bae90c805bc2dceac4355ed2
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260421T060000Z
DTEND:20260421T150000Z
SUMMARY:Registration + Badge Pick-Up
DESCRIPTION:\n
CATEGORIES:REGISTRATION
LOCATION:Machiavelli A\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
UID:23bbf9df3376245d495ad2eeac3e058a
URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/23bbf9df3376245d495ad2eeac3e058a
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260421T070000Z
DTEND:20260421T073000Z
SUMMARY:Welcome + State of Overture - Will Mortenson\, Executive Director\, Overture Maps Foundation
DESCRIPTION:\n
CATEGORIES:GENERAL SESSIONS
LOCATION:Michelangelo\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/d52207a4d6c4447844a13d5a2be91aec
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260421T073000Z
DTEND:20260421T080000Z
SUMMARY:Steering Committee Live Q&A
DESCRIPTION:\n
CATEGORIES:GENERAL SESSIONS
LOCATION:Michelangelo\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/2c729508df3bde4caf9fc79a6cf25052
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DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260421T080000Z
DTEND:20260421T083000Z
SUMMARY:Coffee Break & Networking
DESCRIPTION:Menu:&nbsp\; \nBuffalo milk cherry mozzarella pearls with truffle and citrus zest (V\, GF)\nMini bruschettas with avocado and toasted seeds (V\, VN)\nMini farro salad bowls with seasonal vegetables (V\, VN)\nHomemade cake (V)\nHomemade apple crostata with crumble topping (V)\nFresh fruit skewers (V\, VN\, GF)\n\nEspresso Coffee\, Our Selection of Fine Teas (V\, VN\, GF)\nStill and Sparkling Mineral Water (V\, VN\, GF)\nFruit Juices (V\, VN\, GF)
CATEGORIES:BREAKS
LOCATION:Foyer\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
UID:46f4eea2686ab36565063b1330078dc5
URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/46f4eea2686ab36565063b1330078dc5
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260421T083000Z
DTEND:20260421T084000Z
SUMMARY:Overture Adoption at Esri - Steve Moore & Robert Jensen\, Esri
DESCRIPTION:In this session we will cover the ways in which Overture data is being adopted and used within Esri. We will provide an update on the products covered in last year's Member Summit as well as provide details on new efforts in 2026.
CATEGORIES:GENERAL SESSIONS
LOCATION:Michelangelo\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
UID:5a5e00238210086d8daea12fc4739eaf
URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/5a5e00238210086d8daea12fc4739eaf
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260421T084500Z
DTEND:20260421T085500Z
SUMMARY:Assessing Overture POI and Address Data: An Uber Perspective - Ran Li\, Uber
DESCRIPTION:In this talk\, we share Uber’s approach to evaluating Overture’s global POI and address datasets from a production maps perspective. \n \n We will describe the goals and scope of our evaluation\, including the international markets we focused on and the practical questions we aimed to answer as a downstream consumer of open geospatial data. The talk will outline how we assessed net-new coverage\, data quality\, and enrichment attributes\, with an emphasis on understanding where open data provides incremental value and where gaps remain. \n \n A key focus will be our evaluation methodology. We will walk through a multi-pronged approach that combines standalone sampling\, comparative analysis against existing datasets\, and trip-based coverage headroom to better approximate real-world user impact. Rather than relying solely on raw feature counts\, this framework prioritizes where missing or incorrect data most affects actual usage. \n \n Finally\, we will share high-level findings and lessons learned from the evaluation\, including observations on strengths\, limitations\, and areas where closer collaboration between data producers and consumers could improve outcomes.
CATEGORIES:GENERAL SESSIONS
LOCATION:Michelangelo\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/7c13280a8fc1ac5c71242e8ddb4f8e2e
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260421T090000Z
DTEND:20260421T091000Z
SUMMARY:From Global Maps To Local Meaning: Admin & Natural Features in Bing - Dami Onwah\, Microsoft
DESCRIPTION:Global search products break down when they treat geography as a flat and uniform monolith. This session argues that administrative boundaries and natural features are not “background/secondary data”\, but core product anchors that enable search products like Bing reason about Places the way users actually think (by country\, region\, colloquial area\, or natural landmark). Drawing from Bing’s experience evolving its Admin & Natural Features layer\, we show how a strong\, consistent regional model can enable region specific queries\, reduce market by market hacks\, and unlock scalable relevance across the world. The talk reframes Admin & NF investment as a product decision\, one that directly shapes user intent understanding\, regional correctness\, and long term search quality\, rather than a purely infrastructural concern.
CATEGORIES:GENERAL SESSIONS
LOCATION:Michelangelo\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/858a6e82fcd796716d1a2fcef61f32b1
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260421T091500Z
DTEND:20260421T092500Z
SUMMARY:How Overture Helps GEM Perform Global Seismic Risk Analysis and How You Can Join In - Paul Henshaw & Marco Baiguera\, Global Earthquake Model Foundation
DESCRIPTION:This presentation will outline how the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation is currently using Overture data to assess risk due to earthquakes and other natural hazards around the world\, the limitations of currently available data\, and potential opportunities for future improvements. \n \n We will also present the outcomes of a workshop hosted by GEM earlier this year\, bringing together organizations actively collecting and disseminating datasets regarding the built-up environment. \n \n GEM has a number of open software tools\, datasets and standards that can be used freely for risk analysis and we believe that there are a number of other organizations that might also be prepared to contribute their own tools\, data and expertise. \n \n We would like to use this presentation to invite other parties interested in working in Disaster Risk Reduction/Climate Adaption/Humanitarian Response and related fields to join us to explore ways in which we can collectively improve the Overture data ecosystem to reduce the barriers to risk analysis and risk reduction.
CATEGORIES:GENERAL SESSIONS
LOCATION:Michelangelo\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/10bc186d968a9eb132e87f4b693c94db
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DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260421T093000Z
DTEND:20260421T094000Z
SUMMARY:How Addresscloud Are Using Overture Data (TBC) - Matt Travis\, Addresscloud
DESCRIPTION:A summary of all the cool things we've been doing with Overture Data
CATEGORIES:GENERAL SESSIONS
LOCATION:Michelangelo\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
UID:013ec50aea914afd0d71f3f2af2b85a2
URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/013ec50aea914afd0d71f3f2af2b85a2
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DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260421T094500Z
DTEND:20260421T095500Z
SUMMARY:Connecting Data: Geospatial Insights Made Simple - Andy Bell\, Precisely
DESCRIPTION:Increase awareness of the value proposition of connected geospatial data and how companies are exploiting that capability. \n As geospatial data becomes increasingly critical for organisations seeking to make informed decisions\, data enrichment\, augmenting internal data with curated third-party data\, is fast emerging as a key strategy. \n In this presentation\, we will show how using unique and persistent IDs\, such as GERS\, and the PreciselyID\, makes it easier to integrate different geospatial datasets. This allows organisations to use and consume a wealth of trusted data for additional insight\, including address and property data\, points of interest\, streets\, demographics\, boundaries\, natural hazards\, and more. We will also discuss the common challenges that organisations face when onboarding data and explain how connected data solutions solve these issues with our connected data solutions. \n We will share examples of how leading companies use these capabilities to transform their operations and make geospatial insights accessible to everyone using a combination of Overture Places and Address GERs along with the extended attribution that can be connected to from Precisely.
CATEGORIES:GENERAL SESSIONS
LOCATION:Michelangelo\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/8aac01cdba7fbbed7c8af8860e0f5e3d
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260421T101500Z
DTEND:20260421T114500Z
SUMMARY:Lunch
DESCRIPTION:Menu:\n-Vegetable pickles and sprouts fingers (V\, VN\, GF)\n-Bruschetta with cherry tomatoes and basil (V)\n-Mini turkey sandwiches with lettuce\, tomato\, and mustard\n-Gourmet mini burgers\n-Mozzarella in carrozza (V) \n-Herb chicken breast\n-Vegan cocoa mousse (V\, VN\, GF)\n-Crispy fennel salad (V\, VN\, GF) \n-Vegetable caponata (V\, VN\, GF)\n-Cherry tomato salad with black olives (V\, VN\, GF)\n-Vegan cocoa mousse (V\, VN\, GF) \n\nBeverages: Water\, Espresso Coffee\, Fruit Juices in carafes
CATEGORIES:BREAKS
LOCATION:Panoramic Restaurant\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
UID:075d1576739386ea8f47d74e18769145
URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/075d1576739386ea8f47d74e18769145
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DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260421T114500Z
DTEND:20260421T115500Z
SUMMARY:From Advocacy To Action: Helping Governments Build National Address Systems - Thierry Jean\, AddressForAll Institute
DESCRIPTION:This presentation shares how the AddressForAll Institute advocates for national address projects worldwide. \n It explores the arguments\, evidence\, and narratives that resonate with governments. \n From pilot discussions to formal commitments\, we examine what works. \n Real cases show how addressing moves from idea to policy. \n A practical view of advocacy in action.
CATEGORIES:GENERAL SESSIONS
LOCATION:Michelangelo\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/70de8b390b7ef680bf9c41e7b76a41ee
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DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260421T120000Z
DTEND:20260421T121000Z
SUMMARY:From Classroom to Contribution: Growing the Overture Ecosystem through Education - Roman Kropyvnytskyy\, Intellias
DESCRIPTION:In this session\, Intellias shares how its educational initiative\, InteliMapLab\, brought Overture into the classroom - not just as open data\, but as a product ecosystem. Students worked hands-on with Overture datasets\, explored its schema and governance model\, and built real engineering solutions on top of it.The program resulted in two tangible contributions: adapting the GraphHopper routing engine for Overture data and developing a statistics tool that can further be used by Overture community.
CATEGORIES:GENERAL SESSIONS
LOCATION:Michelangelo\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
UID:fd6295f0fb88013f067bfe1ff04504e1
URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/fd6295f0fb88013f067bfe1ff04504e1
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DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260421T121000Z
DTEND:20260421T131000Z
SUMMARY:Places Deep Dive - Jan Popovic\, inHotel
DESCRIPTION:\n
CATEGORIES:GENERAL SESSIONS
LOCATION:Michelangelo\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
UID:49037771889167b8ece1f614e0b07ffd
URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/49037771889167b8ece1f614e0b07ffd
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DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260421T131000Z
DTEND:20260421T134000Z
SUMMARY:Coffee Break & Networking
DESCRIPTION:Menu:&nbsp\;\n-Mini seed-topped croissants with goat cheese and grilled vegetables (V)\n-Mini vegetable and quinoa tartlets (V)\n-Mini wraps with avocado\, sprouts\, and hummus (V\, VN)\n-Mini chocolate mousse (V\, GF)\n-Assorted mignon pastries (V)\n-Fresh fruit salad (V\, VN\, GF)\n\nEspresso Coffee\, Our Selection of Fine Teas (V\, VN\, GF)\nStill and Sparkling Mineral Water (V\, VN\, GF)\nFruit Juices (V\, VN\, GF)
CATEGORIES:BREAKS
LOCATION:Foyer\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
UID:b5bc59de285f5de62311ef9a311188b6
URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/b5bc59de285f5de62311ef9a311188b6
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260421T134000Z
DTEND:20260421T140000Z
SUMMARY:Beyond the Dataset: Why Overture's Schema Matters - Bogdan Bebić\, Microsoft
DESCRIPTION:In the AI era\, data usability matters as much as data quality. At Bing Maps\, we've learned that Overture's most lasting contribution to the Addresses theme may be its schema\, not its rows. This talk shares lessons from our ongoing journey: escaping closed-ecosystem formats\, adopting TomTom Orbis Maps address data\, migrating our pipelines toward GeoParquet and Overture-aligned schemas\, and starting conversations about format convergence. The work is not finished — but the direction is clear\, and the early wins are already tangible.
CATEGORIES:GENERAL SESSIONS
LOCATION:Michelangelo\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
UID:007d2abf56f272ace408c50bb9a2012f
URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/007d2abf56f272ace408c50bb9a2012f
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260421T140000Z
DTEND:20260421T142000Z
SUMMARY:Closing the Data Gap: Human-contributed Data in Overture in the Age of AI - Paul Uithol\, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
DESCRIPTION:In many areas of geospatial data\, we believe human experience and interactions are what makes data usable. While AI/ML generated datasets are steadily improving in quality\, these can’t capture numerous aspects of daily life.It is\, however\, still difficult to access and tap into the many sources of local knowledge. To improve this\, HOT is introducing the “Open Mapping Marketplace”\, which provides a platform for organizations\, including commercial companies\, to procure open geospatial data that is locally sourced by mapping communities all over the world.Data creation tasks can include imagery acquisition (mainly drone imagery for now)\, ground truthing of AI models\, creating locally relevant and applicable training datasets in a sustainable and ethical way\, and more traditional data collection and mapping activities.This session will offer attendees a practical framework for engaging with open mapping communities in a way that drives data quality while ensuring long-term sustainability and mutual benefit.
CATEGORIES:GENERAL SESSIONS
LOCATION:Michelangelo\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/b114479646ce3e56f814476b64173819
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DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260421T142000Z
DTEND:20260421T144000Z
SUMMARY:From Multiple Sources to One Map: The Challenges of Data Integration - Ksenija Bulatovic\, Microsoft
DESCRIPTION:Modern mapping systems depend on data coming from many different sources\, including internal datasets\, external providers\, and community contributions. While each source may be valuable on its own\, combining them into a single\, consistent map is far from trivial. Differences in schemas\, coverage\, update cycles\, and quality standards often lead to conflicts\, duplication\, and inconsistencies that must be resolved before the data can be reliably used.\n\nThis session explores the practical challenges of turning multiple heterogeneous datasets into one coherent map. Drawing from real world integration experiences\, it highlights the types of issues that commonly arise when aligning data across sources and the trade offs involved in resolving them. The talk frames data integration not just as a technical task\, but as a continuous process that directly impacts map quality\, scalability\, and the ability to maintain a trusted representation of the world.
CATEGORIES:GENERAL SESSIONS
LOCATION:Michelangelo\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/0d2107fdca53253fc58d33e2b4d5026c
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DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260421T163000Z
DTEND:20260421T190000Z
SUMMARY:Small Group Dinners
DESCRIPTION:Get ready to savor the flavors of Italy! Tonight\, we’ll break into smaller groups for an intimate dining experience across the beautiful city of Florence. You’ll receive an email the day of the event with your assigned group and restaurant details. Expect phenomenal food\, exquisite wine\, and even better conversation as you connect with your fellow Overture members. Buon appetito!
CATEGORIES:SPECIAL EVENTS
LOCATION:Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/f73d78dbcd885e3df41a8b75b1b9a510
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DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260422T060000Z
DTEND:20260422T150000Z
SUMMARY:Registration + Badge Pick-Up
DESCRIPTION:\n
CATEGORIES:REGISTRATION
LOCATION:Machiavelli A\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
UID:49eb30333011fa57ba87175eea92a02e
URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/49eb30333011fa57ba87175eea92a02e
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DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260422T070000Z
DTEND:20260422T073000Z
SUMMARY:Engineering Priorities for 2026 + Product Priorities for 2026 - Amy Rose & Albi Wiedersberg\, Overture Maps Foundation
DESCRIPTION:\n
CATEGORIES:GENERAL SESSIONS
LOCATION:Michelangelo\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
UID:a67eae994b5333c2ed2aaa90cf761090
URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/a67eae994b5333c2ed2aaa90cf761090
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DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260422T073000Z
DTEND:20260422T080000Z
SUMMARY:Agentic Coding 101 - White Board Session - Mike Harrell\, TomTom
DESCRIPTION:\n
CATEGORIES:GENERAL SESSIONS
LOCATION:Michelangelo\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
UID:45ea13481c4499554d235f1caed487ff
URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/45ea13481c4499554d235f1caed487ff
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260422T080000Z
DTEND:20260422T083000Z
SUMMARY:Coffee Break & Networking
DESCRIPTION:Menu \n-Assorted Mini Croissants (V\, GF/VN)\n-Selection of Homemade Cakes (V\, Tweakable to GF/VN)\n-Assorted Roman-Style “Pinza” Flatbread (V\, VN/GF topping)\n-Mini Hot Dogs \n-Vegetarian Mini Club Sandwiches (V\, Tweakable: Use GF Bread)\n\nBeverages:\nEspresso Coffee\, Selection of Fine Teas\, Water (V\, VN\, GF)\nFruit Juices (V\, VN\, GF)
CATEGORIES:BREAKS
LOCATION:Foyer\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
UID:4f9430d88f09ad7bc34ec0fcbaaa8c12
URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/4f9430d88f09ad7bc34ec0fcbaaa8c12
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260422T083000Z
DTEND:20260422T085000Z
SUMMARY:Overture's Release Artifacts: STAC\, GERS Registry\, Changelogs\, & More - Jennings Anderson\, Meta
DESCRIPTION:While Overture's regular release of more than 4B map features is the main character\, each release also includes a number of other data artifacts that play significant supporting roles in making it easier to find\, consume\, and understand the larger Overture ecosystem. This talk will cover each of the items in the GERS Ecosystem and show how the SpatioTemporal Asset Catalog (STAC) is a powerful\, single entry point. If you've ever wondered "How do I make sure I'm using the latest Overture data?" — this is for you!
CATEGORIES:GENERAL SESSIONS
LOCATION:Michelangelo\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
UID:932737a886bb00838bb962df827192d6
URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/932737a886bb00838bb962df827192d6
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260422T085000Z
DTEND:20260422T091000Z
SUMMARY:Introducing the Places+Imagery Task Force and Vector Map Embedding Tiles - Sean Gorman\, Zephr.xyz
DESCRIPTION:At the beginning of 2026 Overture kicked off a new task force with a mission of improving places data using imagery. Initially this work has been focused on using street level imagery to improve the geolocation accuracy of POIs\, and in the process confirming their existence. This session will share the early benchmark results from this work\; testing the accuracy of POI placements to real world survey measurements. The conflation of street level imagery with places opens the door to several follow on opportunities 1) accurate conflation of buildings and places\, 2) seeding the discovery of new/changed places and 3) generating AI native places data. For the last point we'll introduce the concept of vector map embedding tiles: a data format that augments Overture place and geometry layers with semantic and visual embeddings\, entrance and signage primitives\, and lightweight visual-language descriptions derived from street-level imagery. The goal is to demonstrate how Overture datasets can be transformed into agent-ready assets\, small and simple enough to be utilized by on-device spatial memory that is suitable for modern AI assistants.
CATEGORIES:GENERAL SESSIONS
LOCATION:Michelangelo\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/b144df6aff00c0b3303d6e04f2631cf1
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260422T091000Z
DTEND:20260422T093000Z
SUMMARY:Deep Dive: Overture Place Categories Taxonomy - Ron Rice\, Meta
DESCRIPTION:Let's dig into the Overture Place Categories taxonomy\, covering its history\, evolution\, and plans for ongoing governance. We'll explain how the taxonomy is organized\, introduce the concept of "basic level categories"\, and describe some of the ways the taxonomy can be used. The Overture Places theme is focused on points of interest (POI)--real-world entities such as hospitals\, museums\, parks\, and schools. A core component of the Places theme is a taxonomy of about 2000 categories\, organized into a hierarchy to facilitate exploration and discovery. The taxonomy has been significantly updated in recent months to improve ease of use\, provide greater interoperability between different systems and platforms\, and optimize the accuracy and coverage of POI classifiers. In addition to overhauling the taxonomy\, we introduced the notion of "basic level categories"--a subset of Place Categories used for generalization and industry alignment. There are a wide range of user-facing and backend use cases for the taxonomy\, ranging from labeling and iconography in mapping interfaces to AI-assisted data ingestion and classification.
CATEGORIES:GENERAL SESSIONS
LOCATION:Michelangelo\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
UID:f329d6ac5ba065ad773e6f4177783b0c
URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/f329d6ac5ba065ad773e6f4177783b0c
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260422T093000Z
DTEND:20260422T100000Z
SUMMARY:Networking Break
DESCRIPTION:\n
CATEGORIES:BREAKS
LOCATION:Foyer\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
UID:ffad685f6d05c10971558e0048cb4085
URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/ffad685f6d05c10971558e0048cb4085
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260422T100000Z
DTEND:20260422T102000Z
SUMMARY:Confidence Model - Felix Wagner\, Overture Maps Foundation & Florian Nachtigall\, The Linux Foundation
DESCRIPTION:A deep dive on the confidence model developed for assessing the quality of every input record.
CATEGORIES:GENERAL SESSIONS
LOCATION:Michelangelo\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
UID:9859c924eba78f26b59e106190b16c9e
URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/9859c924eba78f26b59e106190b16c9e
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260422T102000Z
DTEND:20260422T104000Z
SUMMARY:Building a Self-Healing Places Dataset With Signals - Greg Nieuwenhuis\, Sparkgeo
DESCRIPTION:Modern maps cannot be static. Places open\, close\, change sentiment\, and shift relevance constantly. A single data point can be useful\, but it is rarely trustworthy on its own. The real value emerges when signals are observed over time and in aggregate. \n \n This session explores how historical and regular signals help create a self-healing Places dataset. Weekly signal updates allow the system to continually validate place confidence\, improve accuracy\, and prevent failures like navigating to a business that closed last week. \n \n We will ground this discussion in the Overture Maps Foundation approach to Places and Signals\, with a focus on the Contributor Club. Attendees will learn how the system aggregates signals from multiple providers to strengthen place confidence while protecting proprietary data. \n \n This session is designed for members and contributors who want to understand how data fits into the pipeline\, how signals compound in value\, and what we can do to make contribution easier and more impactful.
CATEGORIES:GENERAL SESSIONS
LOCATION:Michelangelo\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
UID:253834b9f19092583b45fb7cde666fb4
URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/253834b9f19092583b45fb7cde666fb4
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260422T104000Z
DTEND:20260422T105000Z
SUMMARY:Project Terraforma - Sridhar Rao\, University of California Santa Cruz
DESCRIPTION:The Overture Maps Foundation and UC Santa Cruz have launched Project Terraforma\, a collaborative research initiative to explore the feasibility of leveraging modern-day foundation models and AI to address the complexities in creating\, and maintaining geospatial data at a global scale.
CATEGORIES:GENERAL SESSIONS
LOCATION:Michelangelo\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
UID:bdf3f3f0296984be67ad887bdd80f6e1
URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/bdf3f3f0296984be67ad887bdd80f6e1
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260422T105000Z
DTEND:20260422T122000Z
SUMMARY:Lunch
DESCRIPTION:Menu:\n-Legume hummus with vegetable crudités (V\, VN\, GF)\n-Caprese salad with light pesto (V\, Likely GF)\n-Mini bagels with marinated salmon and avocado\n-Crostini with burrata and anchovies in parsley oil\n-Mini turkey sandwiches with lettuce\, tomato\, and mustard\n-Roasted turkey with white wine \n-Crispy baby spinach with lemon (V\, VN\, GF)\n-Roasted new potatoes (V)\n-Crunchy purple cabbage salad\n-Homemade cake (Vegan option available)\n\nBeverages: \nWater\, Espresso Coffee\, Fruit Juices in carafes
CATEGORIES:BREAKS
LOCATION:Panoramic Restaurant\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
UID:8ae011d36f402f36456bfa9adba6e48b
URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/8ae011d36f402f36456bfa9adba6e48b
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260422T122000Z
DTEND:20260422T124000Z
SUMMARY:Places Matching: Labels\, Blocking\, Feature Engineering - Dominik Weckmueller & Felix Wagner\, Overture Maps Foundation
DESCRIPTION:This session will give an overview about ongoing efforts to increase the quality of our Places matching pipeline. Key topics: \n 1. Labeling with LLMs - Evaluating human alignment \n 2. Blocking Strategy \n 3. Feature Engineering - New features under development
CATEGORIES:GENERAL SESSIONS
LOCATION:Michelangelo\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
UID:bbf667c277da86074c21bef24336bda0
URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/bbf667c277da86074c21bef24336bda0
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260422T124000Z
DTEND:20260422T130000Z
SUMMARY:Agents for Places Data Evaluation - Sajjad Anwar\, Development Seed
DESCRIPTION:I'd like to present on our ongoing project to build a toolkit that uses agents and LLMs to evaluate places data sources quickly. This process can prepare a QA report about potental places data to decide if they are worth considering for ingesting to Overture Places. \n \n LLMs are somewhat good at these evaluation tasks. Combined with good instructions\, evals\, and deterministic tools the toolkit can scrape arbitrary data source web pages\, transform the source data in different formats into Overture Places schema along with matching categories\, and finally do several hueristics based QA and comparisons. \n \n We'll walk through some examples and discuss the future of this toolkit as part of the Overture Places ecosystem.
CATEGORIES:GENERAL SESSIONS
LOCATION:Michelangelo\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
UID:536592f80bad47560ff21974714af63e
URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/536592f80bad47560ff21974714af63e
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260422T130000Z
DTEND:20260422T132000Z
SUMMARY:DuckDB + H3 for Fast Entity Conflation in the Browser - Max Lenormand\, Fused
DESCRIPTION:DuckDB is rapidly becoming the FOSS tool of choice for fast\, local analytics. Beyond being the onboarding tool for many to explore Overture data\, DuckDB can also be used to build more powerful analytical tools. In this talk\, we will discuss our experience at Fused using DuckDB and open source extensions like h3-duckdb to perform interactive cross-filtering and aggregation. \n \n H3\, an open source project originally developed by Uber\, enables efficient entity conflation through fast spatial indexing for identity matching and deduplication\, especially when combined with DuckDB for scalable local joins. This pairs naturally with Overture data and Overture’s Global Entity Reference System (GERS)—reducing reliance on brittle string matching and custom reconciliation pipelines. \n \n In this talk\, we describe the preprocessing and partitioning of Overture data\, SQL analytics using DuckDB\, and developing interactive and beautiful dashboards in the browser—highlighting how open\, accessible entity IDs via Overture’s GERS and H3 make joining\, sharing\, and onboarding datasets dramatically easier.
CATEGORIES:GENERAL SESSIONS
LOCATION:Michelangelo\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
UID:87c61432e2e5c353f36f2a923b0c664e
URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/87c61432e2e5c353f36f2a923b0c664e
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260422T132000Z
DTEND:20260422T135000Z
SUMMARY:Coffee Break & Networking
DESCRIPTION:Menu: \n-Assorted Mini Ring Doughnuts (V\, Tweakable to GF/VN)\n-Mini Quiche Lorraine (V)\n-Herb Focaccia (V\, VN\, Tweakable: Serve with VN/GF topping)\n-Multigrain Bread with Legume Hummus (V\, VN\,)\n-Mini Club Sandwiches (V)\n\nBeverages:\nEspresso Coffee\, Selection of Fine Teas\, Water (V\, VN\, GF)\nFruit Juices (V\, VN\, GF)\n\n
CATEGORIES:BREAKS
LOCATION:Foyer\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
UID:ef1ff5b229096dd46f01231f0056a029
URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/ef1ff5b229096dd46f01231f0056a029
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260422T135000Z
DTEND:20260422T144000Z
SUMMARY:Breakout Session: Places Deep-Dive
DESCRIPTION:\n
CATEGORIES:BREAKOUT SESSIONS
LOCATION:Michelangelo\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
UID:e49f01e25a97ef3df57b4b0817c85f29
URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/e49f01e25a97ef3df57b4b0817c85f29
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260422T135000Z
DTEND:20260422T144000Z
SUMMARY:Breakout Session: Transportation
DESCRIPTION:\n
CATEGORIES:BREAKOUT SESSIONS
LOCATION:Giotto\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
UID:ac4477d7ea3fb2fe1d1c3209d0d678a4
URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/ac4477d7ea3fb2fe1d1c3209d0d678a4
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260422T144000Z
DTEND:20260422T154000Z
SUMMARY:Lightning Talks
DESCRIPTION:\n
CATEGORIES:LIGHTNING TALKS
LOCATION:Michelangelo\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
UID:47c6e4fb527221d5e13ceffcb17ee22c
URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/47c6e4fb527221d5e13ceffcb17ee22c
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260422T160000Z
DTEND:20260422T183000Z
SUMMARY:Florence Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:Meeting Location: Grand Hotel Baglioni Lobby&nbsp\;\n\nLet’s ditch the shop talk\, leave the laptops behind\, and hit the cobblestones for some pure fun.\n\nJoin us for a guided stroll through the beautiful streets of Florence to check out the iconic sights\, enjoy the fresh air\, and unwind with fellow members.\n\nOur route includes:&nbsp\;\nPiazza della Repubblica: Starting at the city's historic center.Piazza del Duomo: Heading to the iconic Cathedral and Dome.Piazza della Signoria & Palazzo Vecchio: Exploring the open-air museum and town hall.Ponte Vecchio: Ending at the famous goldsmith shops along the bridge.
CATEGORIES:SPECIAL EVENTS
LOCATION:Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
UID:b72e9ff96c757dd2073f63760c669073
URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/b72e9ff96c757dd2073f63760c669073
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260423T063000Z
DTEND:20260423T150000Z
SUMMARY:Registration + Badge Pick-Up
DESCRIPTION:\n
CATEGORIES:REGISTRATION
LOCATION:Machiavelli A\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
UID:f525f9ad5f25a7641dbd6f1311d3e3c4
URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/f525f9ad5f25a7641dbd6f1311d3e3c4
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260423T070000Z
DTEND:20260423T070500Z
SUMMARY:Welcome Back + Opening Remarks - Will Mortenson\, Executive Director\, Overture Maps Foundation
DESCRIPTION:\n
CATEGORIES:GENERAL SESSIONS
LOCATION:Michelangelo\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
UID:4b437e4393e422dfc29dbc84c960ff63
URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/4b437e4393e422dfc29dbc84c960ff63
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260423T070500Z
DTEND:20260423T072500Z
SUMMARY:Graphlication: Making Overture Themes AI-Ready With a Provenance-Aware Spatial Knowledge Graph - Daniel Smith\, Wherobots
DESCRIPTION:Large language models are improving quickly\, but place understanding still breaks in predictable ways: unclear building/POI containment\, conflicting addresses\, and duplicate or near-duplicate POIs. Graphlication turns Overture themes (Buildings\, Places\, Addresses\, Transportation) into a provenance-aware spatial knowledge graph and retrieves small\, evidence-bearing subgraphs for a specific query so an LLM can answer with traceable support. Rather than forcing early "golden record" merges\, Graphlication keeps relationships (containment\, adjacency\, access\, candidate conflation) explicit and audit-friendly. The talk shares a repeatable architecture and practical patterns that teams can apply to ship grounded place Q&A\, streamline conflation review\, and run systematic quality checks.
CATEGORIES:GENERAL SESSIONS
LOCATION:Michelangelo\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
UID:6e3efe8674da71ab33e049a87bfbdb56
URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/6e3efe8674da71ab33e049a87bfbdb56
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260423T072500Z
DTEND:20260423T074500Z
SUMMARY:Visualizing Places - Interactively Exploring Millions of Points in Your Browser - Dominik Weckmueller\, Overture Maps Foundation
DESCRIPTION:Overture's Places database counts more than 72 million places (02/2026). Interactively exploring geospatial databases of this size is a challenging task. This session presents an open source tool based on DuckDB\, Mosaic and WebGPU to discover artifacts in a playful way.
CATEGORIES:GENERAL SESSIONS
LOCATION:Michelangelo\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
UID:fb12f4ce3c1affeb32d77e15d5cce332
URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/fb12f4ce3c1affeb32d77e15d5cce332
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260423T074500Z
DTEND:20260423T081500Z
SUMMARY:Coffee Break & Networking
DESCRIPTION:Menu: \n-Homemade Torta della Nonna (V\,)\n-Chocolate Brownies (V\, GF/VN)\n-Dried Fruit Selection (V\, VN\, GF)\n-Mini Pizza Bites (V\,)\n\nBeverages:\nEspresso Coffee\, Our Selection of Fine Teas\, Water (V\, VN\, GF)\nFruit Juices (V\, VN\, GF)
CATEGORIES:BREAKS
LOCATION:Foyer\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
UID:5cceb67ebb651c974d48ab25e0fae2ee
URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/5cceb67ebb651c974d48ab25e0fae2ee
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260423T081500Z
DTEND:20260423T101500Z
SUMMARY:Interactive Session
DESCRIPTION:\n
CATEGORIES:GENERAL SESSIONS
LOCATION:Michelangelo\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
UID:680492cb0ced9a8f73cb413337b05921
URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/680492cb0ced9a8f73cb413337b05921
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260423T101500Z
DTEND:20260423T114500Z
SUMMARY:La Dolce Geo: Connecting the Women of Overture
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special La Dolce Geo: Connecting the Women of Overture Luncheon! We’ve reserved a designated spot in the restaurant specifically for the women of the Overture Maps community to connect\, unwind\, and share ideas. Whether you want to network with fellow professionals or simply take a relaxing break from the day's sessions over some great food\, we’d love to see you there. Grab your plate and come say hello!\n\nMenu:\n-Potato salad with olives and whole grain mustard (V\, VN\, GF)\n-Vegetable pickles and sprouts fingers (V\, VN\, GF)\n-Mini quiche Lorraine (V)\n-Mini bagels with marinated salmon and avocado\n-Bruschetta with cherry tomatoes and basil (V)\n-Meat chicken skewer with salmoriglio sauce\n-Cherry tomato salad with black olives (V\, VN\, GF)\n-Mixed vegetables sautéed with coriander (V\, VN\, GF)\n-Mini vegan red berry tart (V\, VN)\n\nBeverages: Water\, Espresso Coffee\, Fruit Juices in carafes
CATEGORIES:BREAKS
LOCATION:Panoramic Restaurant\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
UID:09438ee1ff247624bd546dd1b1c9f05a
URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/09438ee1ff247624bd546dd1b1c9f05a
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260429T142735Z
DTSTART:20260423T101500Z
DTEND:20260423T114500Z
SUMMARY:Lunch
DESCRIPTION:Menu:\n-Potato salad with olives and whole grain mustard (V\, VN\, GF)\n-Vegetable pickles and sprouts fingers (V\, VN\, GF)\n-Mini quiche Lorraine (V)\n-Mini bagels with marinated salmon and avocado\n-Bruschetta with cherry tomatoes and basil (V)\n-Meat chicken skewer with salmoriglio sauce\n-Cherry tomato salad with black olives (V\, VN\, GF)\n-Mixed vegetables sautéed with coriander (V\, VN\, GF)\n-Mini vegan red berry tart (V\, VN)\n\nBeverages: Water\, Espresso Coffee\, Fruit Juices in carafes
CATEGORIES:BREAKS
LOCATION:Panoramic Restaurant\, Florence\, Italy
SEQUENCE:0
UID:62a4ba4b579761344f9e2bba43d9c61b
URL:http://overturesummit2026.sched.com/event/62a4ba4b579761344f9e2bba43d9c61b
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