COMPETITIVENESS AND TRANSFORMATION IN THE AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY CHAIN – CONFAPI

Name: COMPETITIVENESS AND TRANSFORMATION IN THE AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY CHAIN – CONFAPI
Start: 2026-11-05T17:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-11-05T19:00:00+00:00

November 5 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

“Future – Many Ways to Define Innovation”returns with a new event titled“Competitiveness and Transformation in the Automotive Supply Chain – The Role of SMEs in the Transition to Electric and Digital Technologies.” The conference, followed by a light dinner hosted by Confapi Brescia and Intesa Sanpaolo, partners of the initiative, will be held on Thursday, November 5, at 5:00 p.m. at the Brescia Historic Car Museum (Viale della Bornata, 123 in Sant’Eufemia (Bs); registration and museum tours begin at 4:15 p.m.).

TheEuropean automotive industry It is undergoing a profound transformation that is redefining it technologies, production geographies and companies in the industry. The shift in EU parameters opens the door to a discussion on the sector’s industrial prospects, and even if it is not yet certain that the time has come for Europe to dismantle “the industry of industries“, there is an urgent need for a profound rethinking of one’s supply chain and its international relations. This event will examine how the European auto industry can continue to drive key manufacturing sectors, develop production synergies and strategic partnerships, thereby creating significant economies of scale. For regions such as the Brescia area, which derive a fundamental portion of their economic activity from the automotive industry, it will be vital to understand how this can be achieved Industry Tomorrow, at what cost and with what prospects.

PROGRAM

Official Greetings

Williams Salvini – President of Confapi Brescia
Guido Guidesi – Councilor for Economic Development, Lombardy Region
Paola Lecci – Regional Director for Southern Lombardy, Intesa Sanpaolo

Presentation of the 23rd Alix Partners Global Automotive Outlook Report

Dario Duse – Italy Country Leader, EMEA Leader of Automotive & Industrial, Partner & Managing Director at Alix Partners
Fabrizio Mercurio – Director, Automotive & Industrial, Alix Partners

Roundtable Discussion

Giuseppe Giulio Calabrese – Researcher at CNR-IRCrES and the TEA Observatory
Marinella Franzoni – Owner of Facchini Francesco Spa
Giovanni Foresti – Head of Regional Research at Intesa Sanpaolo
Saverio Gaboardi – President of the Lombardy Mobility Cluster

Conclusions

Giovanni Marseguerra – FullProfessor of Political Economy and Director of the Observatory for the Territory (OpTer), Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Pierluigi Cordua – President of Confapi Lombardia

Moderator: David Giudici – Editor-in-Chief of “L’Automobile” – the magazine of the Automobile Club of Italy (ACI)

Participation is also open to non-member companies, up to a maximum of two participants per company.
Confirmation of your spot will be sent in a follow-up email.

To confirm your attendance, please fill out the form by clicking HERE.

In the event of unforeseen circumstances or if you are unable to attend after registering, please kindly notify us in writing at eventi@confapibrescia.it.

Among the speakers is our President, Dr. Saverio Gaboardi.