On 27 and 28 January 2026, the Small Industry division of Confindustria Lombardia will be in Brussels for an institutional mission dedicated to Lombardy's small and medium-sized enterprises, the heart of the regional and European production system.

L’iniziativa ha l’obiettivo di instaurare un confronto diretto con le istituzioni europee, portando all’attenzione delle istituzioni europee le principali esigenze delle PMI e approfondendo i dossier UE che incidono in modo sempre più concreto sull’attività delle imprese. Il quadro regolatorio europeo, dagli aspetti normativi alle certificazioni fino alle criticità legate all’insufficiente revisione del pacchetto auto, richiede oggi un dialogo strutturato e una rappresentanza autorevole.

The mission is designed as a working opportunity on key issues of interest to the production system, aimed at contributing to the European decision-making process and fostering a regulatory environment more consistent with the competitiveness and development needs of Lombardy's SMEs.

On 28 January, as part of the Enterprise Europe Network activities and in collaboration with the Agence Bruxelloise pour l’Accompagnement de l’Entreprise, Confindustria Lombardia is organising a business mission that brings together Italian and Belgian companies. The visit aims to strengthen existing cooperation and create new commercial partnerships between Italy and Belgium by promoting direct dialogue between companies, innovation stakeholders, and support organisations. Through targeted meetings, participants will explore opportunities for cross-border collaboration, joint projects, and market development in key industrial and innovation-oriented sectors.

The following will take part in the mission:

• Alina Candu, Secretary General - Confindustria Lombardia

• Pierluigi Petrali, Director - Digital Innovation Hub Lombardia

• Giorgio Luitprandi, President of Small Industry - Confindustria Lombardia

• Walter Pozzi, President of Small Industry - Confindustria Como

• Paolo Aramini, President of Small Industry - Associazione Industriali Cremona

• Paola Guffanti, President of Small Industry - Confindustria Alto Milanese

• Mattia Macellari, President of Small Industry - Assolombarda

• Andrea Bonfanti, President of Small Industry - Confindustria Varese

• Gian Luca Bonazzi, President of Small Industry - Confindustria Lecco e Sondrio

• Barbara Ulcelli, President of Small Industry - Confindustria Brescia

• Dorika Franchini, Vice President of Small Industry - Confindustria Brescia

• Fabio Luigi Ghioldi, Vice President of Small Industry - Confindustria Como

• Marco Tresoldi, Vice President of Small Industry - Associazione Industriali Cremona

• Mattia Adani, Vice President of Small Industry - Assolombarda

• Michele Malvestiti, Head of EU Liaison Office - Confindustria Bergamo, Brescia, Como, Lecco e Sondrio

• Gaia Bortolotti, EU funding and Policy Advisor - Confindustria Bergamo, Brescia, Como, Lecco e Sondrio

• Margherita Pasqual, European Affairs, Public Affairs and Internationalization Department - Assolombarda

• Giacomo Bianchi, EU Liason Office - Confindustria Varese, Confindustria Alto Milanese, Associazione Industriali Cremona, Confindustria Mantova, ANCE Lombardia