Right now is Italy’s time to shine – and the time to invest in the country. In 2017, Italian exports beat forecasts and grew by nearly eight percent, with a value of about 450 billion euros. Italy is the second largest manufacturer in Europe, after Germany, and among the top five biggest manufacturers in the world. Economic growth in 2018 is expected to be even better, bolstered by government incentives for R&D investment. The Industry 4.0 plan, launched in 2016, generated around 80 billion euros of investment in technology research and innovation in 2017 alone.

“We are very much ready to take the flag of Italy and to go abroad, to dare to go away from Italy, and to say we are the best, we are Made in Italy,” says successful Italian entrepreneur and former European Parliament member, Luisa Todini.