CONNEXT, Confindustria’s national industrial partnership meeting, is coming back.

Built on the successful experience of the last edition, Connext 2021 strengthens its international dimension opening to all foreign companies interested in participating.

A unique opportunity for companies and economic partners to meet.

Particularly companies from Mediterranean and European countries are involved, which are priority areas for the development of private-private partnerships.

Qualified foreign delegations will be present thanks to the cooperation of Confindustria's International Representations and strategic partners, involving companies in particular from Europe and the Mediterranean area, priority areas for the development of private-private partnerships with Italian companies.

Connext will be held in physical dimension in Milan, in the innovative MiCo Convention Center, with redesigned installations to ensure maximum safety for all participants in accordance with current guidelines.

Alongside the physical dimension, CONNEXT will have a renewed and stronger digital dimension:

A DIGITAL EXPO AREA is set up to further enhance business, matching opportunities and B2B meetings, to guarantee full digital participation.

The large virtual space will allow participants to create their own profile within the Digital Marketplace.

Participants are guaranteed a direct dialogue with other participating companies through remote interaction in real time and the realization of B2B meetings in a digital formula, expanding business opportunities.

DRIVERS

A look into the business of the future and the 4 thematic drivers, updated in the light of the Covid-19 emergency, are the basis for business growth.

SMART FACTORY

The companies that have been able to continue their activities are the so-called smart factories, which can remotely initiate orders, analyze data, remotely maintain networked machines, produce spare parts with 3D printing and use services available in the cloud. Technologies such as robotics, cybersecurity, big data, IoT, 3D printing even in crisis conditions.

CITIES OF THE FUTURE

Cities are the engine of global economic and social development: more than 60% of GDP is produced in urban agglomerations and almost 90% of resources are consumed.
The cities of the future therefore represent an enormous development basin in which to tackle the new post-Covid challenges of energy and city regeneration, placing care for the environment, easy access to services and quality of life for citizens at the center of change.

SUSTAINABLE PLANET

Sustainability is one of the major drivers of policy, innovation and investment, and the Covid-19 emergency has further highlighted its importance.

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PEOPLE AT THE HEART OF PROGRESS

The global scenario of the last year, characterized by Covid-19 pandemic, has highlighted two issues that are very relevant to the economic and social system of our country.

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The past edition of Connext: facts and figures of a success story

1.000

Italian and International companies on the Marketplace

7.000

participants among entrepreneurs, managers, start-uppers, institutions, entities and stakeholders

2.500

B2B meetings at MiCo

40.000

users on the Connext’s platform since January 2019

450

exhibitors

200

company presentation
& speed pitches

6million

people reached by the digital communication

Are you a foreign company?

Participation for International Companies is free of charge.

Free

Marketplace

Il Marketplace sarà presto aperto, stiamo raccogliendo le adesioni per la prossima edizione, iscriviti anche tu e entra a fare parte della grande vetrina di Connext.