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23 March 2026

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March 23, 2026

Presentation event for the report "Foreign companies in Italy and regional development: the Lombardy region"

The innovating enterprise. The impact of foreign multinationals on the Lombardy economy

Event venue

Sala Camerana, via Pantano 9, Milan

Target audience

Open to all interested parties, subject to registration.

Description

Foreign multinational companies are an increasingly significant factor in the competitiveness and innovation capacity of local areas. This topic is the focus of the meeting “The innovating company. The impact of foreign multinationals on the Lombard economy”, scheduled for 23 March 2026, from 11:00 to 12:30, at the Sala Camerana, Via Pantano 9, Milan.

The event will provide an opportunity to present the new report, the result of a collaboration between Confindustria (Foreign Companies Observatory), Confindustria Lombardia and Assolombarda, dedicated to the presence and role of multinational companies in Lombardy, with an analysis of their contribution to economic development, innovation and the growth of the regional production system.

Programme

10:30 - Registration and welcome coffee

11:00 - Opening remarks

  • Barbara Cimmino, Vice President for Export and Investment Attraction, Confindustria
  • Giuseppe Pasini, President of Confindustria Lombardia

Introduction

  • Giuseppe Notarnicola, Special Advisor, Assolombarda Research Centre and Foreign Investment Attraction

Foreign multinationals in Lombardy - Presentation of the Report

  • Matteo Laffi, Professional, Assolombarda Research Centre
  • Armando Rungi, Professor of Economics, IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca

Round Table - Foreign companies, engines of innovation

  • Roberto Baldan, Head of Operations and Energy/Environmental Officer, Area Operations, Zeiss Vision Care
  • Giorgio Gobbi, Director of the Milan Branch, Bank of Italy
  • Marco Travaglia, President and CEO, Nestlé Italiana
  • Gianmario Verona, President of the Supervisory Board, Human Technopole Foundation

Conclusions

  • Guido Guidesi, Regional Minister for Economic Development, Lombardy Region

Moderator

  • Giannino della Frattina, Chief Reporter at Il Giornale

Materials

The presentations given by the speakers are attached.
Click here to download the Report.

Event recording

Contact

For further information, please contact: a.morosini@confindustria.lombardia.it.

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