Milano & Partners

On November 8-10, Milano & Partners went on a mission to rekindle the ties that bind Milano and Shanghai after the pandemic had paused the trend in growing interactions between the two cities. There is currently a daily flight linking Malpensa to Shanghai Pudong International Airport. From November 1 to November 20, our visual campaign “Milano. Home of Design” was featured in the Shanghai metro system, in the Shaanxi South Road Subway Station, a major transit hub in a prime district that sees 700,000 travelers passing each day. The campaign was locally implemented with the support of the Shanghai Promotion Center for City of Design. The collaboration with them was crucial in achieving the C2C (City-to-City) and B2B objectives of our mission, with Salone del Mobile.Milano organizing the exhibition “Orbit’s Orbit” curated by Matilde Cassani. The exhibit featured a conference with Luo Zhiwei, Director for the Center, and Milano&Partners’ representatives on November 10. We invited more than 60 guests interested in meeting key actors in the Italy-China trading system and discussing opportunities for working with Lombard firms and investing in Milano metro area. In Shanghai, as elsewhere in cities and markets that are crucial for Milano’s future, Milano & Partners seeks to pool the city's energies to maximize the promotional impact of marketing actions targeting the city’s key drivers (e.g. design, research, technological investment) as expressed by our two major stakeholders, the Municipality and the Chamber of Commerce, so as to spread the contemporary image of Milano as a dynamic, sophisticated, cultured global city with an Italian charm and a European mind.

Milano & Partners launches its new program Resonate which puts smart people at the center of the city narrative.

Milano takes the stage at the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona, led by Mayor Giuseppe Sala to present its vision of a smart city that places people and sustainability at its heart. As a leader in urban innovation, Milano is redefining the smart city concept by integrating technology, inclusivity, and sustainability to improve the quality of life for its citizens and visitors. Milano's presence at Smart City Expo reinforces its position as a global hub of innovation, sustainability, and people-first solutions, attracting international talent and investment. Milano Smart City Alliance #SCEWC24

More than 650 delegates - 300 with LP positions and 350 with GP positions - representing over 300 investment funds and private equity players, i.e. a significant network of potential investors in Milano. These are the numbers of the Zero One Hundred Conferences Mediterranean, the transnational get-together of the world of private equity and venture capital held in Milano from October 28-30. For two days Palazzo Mezzanotte, the art deco headquarters of Borsa Italiana, turned into a dynamic hub connecting global investors, business innovators and public institutions. The event is the result of the collaboration between Zero One Hundred Conferences, the Department of Economic Development of the City of Milano, and Milano & Partners whose Director General Fiorenza Lipparini (pic) had the chance to address attendees on the opportunity to invest in Milano leveraging four pillars: public and private sector cooperation; universities and talent pool; financial ecosystem; quality of life.

Our #FDI team is ready to attend BIO-Europe in Stockholm, from November 4th to 6th, the leading European biotech event. #Milano stands out as a strategic hub for innovation in #LifeSciences: the city is home to over 260 companies in the sector, boasts two major science and technology parks, and a growing ecosystem attracting Italian venture capital funds. With our presence at #BIOEurope, we aim to promote these investment opportunities in a setting that supports research, development, and business growth. If you’re considering #Milano as a destination to expand your business, we’d be happy to meet you in Stockholm! ➡ Reach out to #YesMilano on the Partnering platform to arrange a meeting at the conference and discover how we can support your growth journey. See you in Stockholm! #YesMilano #BioEurope

And off they go! Destination: Barcelona. Today at 7:00 AM departure from Piazza Duomo in Milano. Final Destination: the Sagrada Família in Barcelona. A brave contingent of bicycle tourists is ready to pedal for more than 1,200 km with the aim of exploring and improving the current bike itinerary connecting Milano to Barcelona. The journey will be assisted and supported along the entire route by watsonx, the artificial intelligence developed by IBM, in order to promote sustainable mobility between the two Smart Cities. The initiative will be documented by and narrated on the Instagram profile @bikes_highway_miba. It is going to be presented on November 5-6 on the occasion of the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona. All our encouragement to the team composed of Nico Losito, Marcello Torcelli, Lucia Lops, valeria morandi and Alberto Rio. See you in Barcelona! #scew24

Milan has its sights set on becoming one of Europe’s top-tier life science innovation hubs. It’s taking strides towards this goal by fostering greater collaboration between investors and its world-class research institutes, leveraging its industrial heritage as a pharmaceutical manufacturer, and attracting some of the sector’s biggest global events. Check out the fDi Intelligence report by Danielle Myles exploring how our city is expanding the scope, innovation and reputation of its thriving life science ecosystem. https://lnkd.in/eSRruHu4

With 2,800 fintech startups, Milano is becoming an increasingly diverse and competitive hotspot for international innovators looking to set shop in Europe. Milano & Partners is working to attract and welcome them, facilitating their integration in this rich local ecosystem, including via specific support programmes such as the soft landing programme developed together with the Fintech District. Director General Fiorenza Lipparini seats with Milan Fintech Summit to briefly discuss challenges and opportunities milanese ecosystem is facing to become even more competitive on a european/global scale.

The global pharma industry arrives in Milano for CPHI Milan - the world’s biggest pharma event - now officially underway at Fiera Milano (8-10 October). In the last decade, Milano has become Europe’s key contract manufacturing location, and many global players are now investing in the region as centre for advanced manufacturing and biologics. The city of Milano is set to gain from an expected influx of 62,000 visitors from over 170 countries as global manufacturing growth is expected to accelerate in 2025, particularly in Lombardy. In fact, #CPHI Milan is projected to inject more than €120 million directly into the local economy, alongside billions in contracts finalised during the week.

The Milan Fintech Summit is opening! Tomorrow, October 8, the 5th edition of the Milan Fintech Summit takes off! This year, we are thrilled to welcome: Rohit Bhosale, Founder at Synapze; Simran K. Kang, Co-Founder and CEO at MyFO; Vytautas Karalevičius, Co-Founder at Bankera and Wouter Lachat, Co-Founder at Oper Credits to our city for the second edition of the Milan Fintech Summit VIP Program, a 3-day exclusive experience to discover Milano and engage with its fintech ecosystem. On Wednesday, October 9, from 10:40AM to 11:15AM our General Manager Fiorenza Lipparini will participate in the roundtable entitled "WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD" which will explore what high-potential markets have learned from pioneer countries in fintech. We will discuss lessons learned from various fintech cultures and innovation ecosystems and ways to improve the attraction of companies and talent.The session will be moderated by Alessandro E. Hatami, Managing Partner of Pacemakers, and will feature FinanceMalta and  on the panel as speakers. If you are an international fintech company interested in learning about the Milano ecosystem and its investment opportunities, come visit us at YesMilano booth S08 at Allianz MiCo - Milano Convention Centre or connect with our FDI team through the networking app. https://lnkd.in/dHy7UgfH We look forward to meeting you! #MilanFintechSummit #MFS #MFS24 #highpotentialmarkets #fintechecosystems #talents #YesMilano