USA-Italy Bridge: Paths of growth towards the United States: great participation at the event [PHOTO]

Great participation on Tuesday, 7th May, as part of the International Acceleration Programme of Infiniti Mondi - Casa delle Tecnologie Emergenti di Napoli, promoted by the Municipality of Naples, for the second meeting dedicated to internationalisation titled "USA-Italy Bridge: Growth Paths to the United States".

The proceedings were opened by Dr. Vincenzo Lipardi, President of SPICI srl, who focused on the ambitious goals of CTE di Napoli. The Consul Charles Lobdell, Consul for Political-Economic and Commercial Affairs at the US Consulate General in Naples, presented investment opportunities for Italian SMEs and startups in the USA, concentrating on the programmes and financial tools available to companies.

This was followed by two roundtables on US opportunities and some successful startup cases in the country, featuring: Dr. Edoardo Imperiale, President of the AMERIGO Association; Dr. Massimo Petrone, Ambassador for Campania of AmCham Italy; Dr. Federica Feltrin, External Relations of SIMEST Spa; Dr. Daniela Terracciano, AWE Italy Lead Coordinator, University of Naples Federico II; Dr. Riccardo D'Aquino, Board Member of Sbarro Health Research Organization. The startup roundtable included Fabrizio Perrone of 2WATCH, Giuseppe Scotto d'Antuono of easysea, and Roberto Esposito of DeRev.

Particularly interesting was the connection with Dr. James Reginald Colimon and Dr. Alia Hamada Forrest from the City of Boston, Prof. Paolo Gaudenzi, Science and Technology Counselor - General Consulate of Italy in Boston, and Dr. Antonella Pirone from Comites Boston, who presented the innovative ecosystem of the City of Boston – the youngest and most innovative city in the USA - and its programmes for attracting talent, startups, and SMEs.

The session was concluded by Dr. Valeria Fascione, Councillor for Research, Innovation and Startup of the Campania Region, who recounted some of the bilateral cooperation initiatives between the Campania Region and the United States, highlighting cases of excellence such as the collaboration between the University of Naples “Parthenope” and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

The next appointments will be on United Arab Emirates, France, China, Japan, Canada, Finland, and Korea.