{"id":11731,"date":"2026-10-27T07:48:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T07:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clusterlombardomobilita.it\/event\/competitiveness-and-transformation-in-the-automotive-supply-chain-confapi\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T07:48:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T07:48:43","slug":"competitiveness-and-transformation-in-the-automotive-supply-chain-confapi","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/clusterlombardomobilita.it\/en\/event\/competitiveness-and-transformation-in-the-automotive-supply-chain-confapi\/","title":{"rendered":"COMPETITIVENESS AND TRANSFORMATION IN THE AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY CHAIN  &#8211; CONFAPI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u201cFuture \u2013 Many Ways to Define Innovation\u201d<\/strong>returns with a new event titled<strong>\u201cCompetitiveness and Transformation in the Automotive Supply Chain \u2013 The Role of SMEs in the Transition to Electric and Digital Technologies.\u201d<\/strong> The conference, followed by a light dinner hosted by Confapi Brescia and <strong>Intesa Sanpaolo<\/strong>, partners of the initiative, will be held <strong>on Thursday, November 5, at 5:00 p.m.<\/strong> at <strong>the Brescia Historic Car Museum <\/strong>(Viale della Bornata, 123 in Sant\u2019Eufemia (Bs); registration and museum tours begin at 4:15 p.m.).<\/p>\n<p>The<strong>European automotive industry<\/strong>  It is undergoing a profound transformation that is redefining it  <strong>technologies<\/strong>,  <strong>production geographies<\/strong>  and  <strong>companies in the industry<\/strong>. The shift in EU parameters opens the door to a discussion on the sector\u2019s industrial prospects, and even if it is not yet certain that the time has come for Europe to dismantle \u201c<em>the industry of industries<\/em>&#8220;, there is an urgent need for a profound rethinking of one&#8217;s  <strong>supply chain<\/strong>  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  <strong>significant economies of scale<\/strong>. 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  <strong>Industry Tomorrow<\/strong>, at what cost and with what prospects.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PROGRAM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Official Greetings<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Williams Salvini<\/strong> \u2013 President of Confapi Brescia<\/li>\n<li><strong>Guido Guidesi<\/strong> \u2013 Councilor for Economic Development, Lombardy Region<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paola Lecci<\/strong> \u2013 Regional Director for Southern Lombardy, Intesa Sanpaolo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Presentation of the 23rd Alix Partners Global Automotive Outlook Report<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Dario Duse<\/strong> \u2013 Italy Country Leader, EMEA Leader of Automotive &#038; Industrial, Partner &#038; Managing Director at Alix 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Lombardia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Moderator: David <\/u>Giudici<\/strong> \u2013 Editor-in-Chief of \u201cL\u2019Automobile\u201d \u2013 the magazine of the Automobile Club of Italy (ACI)<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>Participation is also open to non-member companies, <\/strong><\/mark><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>up to a maximum of two participants per company.<\/strong><\/mark><br \/>\n<mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>Confirmation of your spot will be sent in a follow-up email.<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>To confirm your attendance, please fill out the form by clicking <a 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