Fabio Sciarrino, Sapienza Quantum Lab PI, has been invited to a panel discussion on Panel Discussion: Italian Research and Technology Transfer at the broad audience event on Quantum in progress: strategies from revolution to industry dedicated to the different stakeholders organized by the Quantum Computing & Communication Observatory from Politecnico di Milano. In particular he presented the excellence of Italy in the field of photonics, with a focus on collaborations at the Italian and international level and the synergy with new startups.