Today, the country once best known for fine cuisine and romantic vacations has become a world leader in manufacturing, machinery, and related fields. Now Italy’s leaders are staking their future on digitalization, education, and strategic collaboration. To read the full article at MIT Technology Review online click here. Click below watch the full panel discussion of the Italian Trade Agency / FEDERMACCHINE "Advanced Manufacturing: Through Collaboration Comes Innovation" sponsored luncheon of October 18th at MIT Technology Review 2016 edtion of EmTech in Boston.

On the heels of the Italian Ministry of Economic Development’s launch of the Industrial National Plan 4.0, Machines Italia USA and the Italian Trade Commission (ITA) Chicago office hosted a conversation on the ground-breaking collaborations between Italian and US companies in advanced manufacturing and the emergence of the Industry 4.0. The event took place on October 18th, 2016 at the Samberg Conference Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, MA, as part of EmTech 2016. Among the panelists: • Michele Scannavini, President of the Italian Trade Commission (ITA) • Stefano