by InTrieste
The Italy-US Tech Business & Investment Matching Initiative, hosted at the Italian Embassy in Washington, D.C., brought together key government and business leaders from both Italy and the United States to foster transatlantic partnerships in innovation and high-tech industry.
Among the Italian delegates were Massimiliano Fedriga, Governor of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, and Sergio Emidio Bini, the region’s councilor for Economic Development and Tourism. Their goal: to strengthen the growing technological and economic ties between the two countries, setting their sights on life sciences, aerospace, and artificial intelligence for 2025.
The initiative builds on years of collaboration led by the Transatlantic Investment Committee (TIC), with support from the Transatlantic Harmonic Foundation (THF), to enhance Italy’s role as a global player in tech innovation. Held in parallel with the third THF-TIC US Stakeholders’ Meeting, this year’s event took the collaboration a step further, facilitating one-on-one “matching” sessions between Italian and American institutions and companies. These connections aim to drive investment flows and forge industrial partnerships in strategic sectors, with Friuli Venezia Giulia taking a prominent role in the life sciences and AI segments.
“Friuli Venezia Giulia is delighted to participate in this pivotal event that strengthens partnerships with American enterprises,” Governor Fedriga remarked, highlighting his region’s classification by the European Union as a ‘strong innovator’ due to its deep connections between scientific research and the industrial sector. For Friuli Venezia Giulia, already recognized for its advanced manufacturing and research capabilities, this is a chance to extend its reputation beyond Europe, Fedriga added.
Supported by the Italian Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Enterprises, along with Confindustria, and 14 Italian regions, the Italy-US Tech Business & Investment Matching Initiative emphasizes Italy’s commitment to fostering international growth in high-tech sectors. The U.S. Department of State, the Department of Commerce, and a coalition of organizations from 18 American states joined in, recognizing the mutual benefits of combining technological resources and know-how.
“This initiative allowed us to analyze key elements shaping the trade between Italy and the U.S.,” said Councilor Bini, underscoring Friuli Venezia Giulia’s recent increase in exports to the United States and the growing interest among international tech players. “Our approach to overseas collaboration and international expansion is already bearing fruit,” Bini added.
The event gathered an influential roster of attendees, including Italy’s Ambassador to the United States, Mariangela Zappia; the President of Harmonic Innovation Group, Pasqualino Scaramuzzino; Transatlantic Harmonic Foundation President Andrea Gumina; Transatlantic Investment Committee President Ernesto Di Giovanni; and Giorgio Marsiaj, Confindustria’s aerospace sector delegate, alongside senior representatives from Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy.
As both Italy and the United States navigate the future of technology and innovation, partnerships such as these may prove to be catalysts for growth, spurring job creation, technological advances, and shared solutions across the Atlantic.
