What Confindustria does

Confindustria (Confederazione Generale dell'Industria Italiana), founded in 1910 in Turin and headquartered in Rome, is Italy's principal private business association representing 151,731 manufacturing and services enterprises that collectively account for 34% of national GDP and employ 5,390,110 people. The confederation operates as a non-profit membership-funded federation through a network of 210 territorial, sectoral, and regional associations, with a Brussels representation office established in 1958 to engage EU institutions. Governance is led by President Emanuele Orsini (elected May 2024 with 99.5% consensus) and Director General Maurizio Tarquini, supported by a structure of Vice Presidents covering exports, finance, labor, energy, aerospace, ESG, and other policy domains, plus Special Advisors on AI, digital transition, life sciences, and the National Recovery Plan.

Confindustria's product and service portfolio combines representational services with an expanding set of proprietary digital platforms and research outputs. The Centro Studi Confindustria produces macroeconomic forecasts, sectoral studies, and the Rivista di Politica Economica. Digital platforms include EXPAND, an export-market intelligence dashboard; ConneXt Filiere, a supply-chain matching platform launched in June 2026 for aerospace, defense, and security; and a digital catastrophic-insurance platform co-developed with Unipol Assicurazioni, Poste Assicura, and Intesa Sanpaolo Protezione. The IT4LIA AI Factory initiative provides member access to CINECA's Leonardo supercomputer and AI expertise. The Lake Como Venture Lab, launched April 2026 with Politecnico di Milano, is a deep-tech incubator for mechatronics and medtech startups.

Confindustria owns or controls a portfolio of operating subsidiaries including Il Sole 24 Ore (Italy's leading business newspaper, founded 1965), LUISS university (founded 1977), Italian Welfare Solutions, Fondazione MAI, Fondimpresa (jointly controlled training fund), RetImpresa, Innovation Hub, 4.Manager, Confindustria Servizi, Confindustria Medical Devices, and regional entities such as Confindustria Lecco e Sondrio and Confindustria Veneto Est. Revenue is generated through membership dues, service fees, events, and subsidiary operations, but consolidated figures are not publicly disclosed. The confederation's role in policy advocacy, EU representation, internationalization support, and national industrial strategy is institutionalized through formal agreements with the Italian government, ICE, SACE, SIMEST, CDP, and bilateral counterparts in Korea and Saudi Arabia.

Name

Confindustria

Legal name

Confindustria - Confederazione Generale dell'Industria Italiana

Website

https://confindustria.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1910

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Founded in 1910, Confindustria is Italy's principal business association representing 151,731 manufacturing and services enterprises that generate 34% of national GDP. It delivers policy advocacy, economic research via Centro Studi, digital export tools including EXPAND, and operates a federated network of 210 territorial and sectoral associations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rome

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Confindustria is a private, non-profit industry federation that represents Italian manufacturing and service enterprises before national and EU institutions, providing policy advocacy, economic research and forecasting, internationalization support, training, networking, and collective services such as catastrophic risk insurance. It is funded by membership contributions from its 210 associated territorial and sectoral organizations representing approximately 151,731 member companies.

Product overview

Confindustria is Italy's principal business association for manufacturing and services enterprises, operating a portfolio of digital tools, platforms, and research services alongside its core representational activities. The portfolio includes EXPAND, an export analysis dashboard for market intelligence; ConneXt Filiere, a proprietary digital platform connecting large enterprises with SMEs across strategic supply chains; the IT4LIA AI Factory providing access to supercomputing infrastructure and AI expertise; and a digital platform for catastrophic insurance products developed with major Italian insurers. Confindustria's Centro Studi complements these with economic research and forecasting publications. These products serve member enterprises, policymakers, and the broader Italian industrial ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Centro Studi Confindustria: The research department providing economic analysis, forecasts, and studies on the Italian economy and industrial sectors.
• Il Sole 24 Ore
• ConneXt Filiere
• EXPAND
• Lake Como Venture Lab

Products and services

• Confindustria Membership Representation Services Core membership-based representation and advocacy service for Italian manufacturing and service enterprises, delivered through a federated network of 210 territorial and sectoral associations and a Brussels EU representation office. Includes policy advocacy, institutional engagement, collective bargaining, training, and networking.
• EXPAND Advanced digital tool designed to support companies, organizations, and associations in understanding and developing their export potential. Through an intuitive dashboard, EXPAND enables users to analyse markets, products, and competitors, identifying where to grow their international presence.
• ConneXt Filiere Proprietary digital platform developed by Confindustria to favor connections between large enterprises and SMEs, facilitating the matching of skills, technologies, and production capacities present in the country. Starting with aerospace, defense, and security sectors, the platform aims to create new collaboration opportunities across Italy's strategic industry sectors.
• Polizze Catastrofali Digital Platform Digital platform dedicated to member companies offering catastrophic risk insurance coverage, developed in collaboration with Unipol Assicurazioni, Poste Assicura, and Intesa Sanpaolo Protezione. Provides preferential economic conditions and facilitates access to catastrophe insurance for associated enterprises.
• IT4LIA AI Factory Advanced computing resources and AI expertise offered to businesses, SMEs, startups, research institutions, and public administrations, providing access to one of Europe's most powerful computational infrastructures including CINECA's Leonardo supercomputer. Bridges the gap between Italian and European innovators and specialized computing resources.
• Centro Studi Confindustria (CSC) Research and Publications The research arm of Confindustria producing economic analyses, forecasts, and sectoral studies. Publishes reports including Congiuntura Flash, forecast reports, Real Time Turnover Index, and the Rivista di Politica Economica journal, covering macroeconomic forecasting, geo-economic scenarios, industrial trends, and public policy evaluation.
• Lake Como Venture Lab Deep-tech startup incubation program focused on mechatronics and medtech, offering up to 12-month incubation cycles, pre-seed grants, access to labs and prototyping facilities, and mentorship to selected startups on an equity-free basis. Led by Confindustria Lecco e Sondrio with Politecnico di Milano and the Como-Lecco Chamber of Commerce.

Quantifiable outcome

• Member companies generate 34% of Italy's GDP
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Luiss Guido Carli, Istat, ICE Agenzia, LIUC, Scuola IMT Alti Studi Lucca, Centro Studi Assolombarda, Cassa Depositi e PrestiticoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 July 2026Osservatorio Imprese Estere (Foreign Companies Observatory) 2026 Report developed with scientific collaboration of Istat, ICE Agenzia, LIUC, Luiss Guido Carli, Scuola IMT Alti Studi Lucca, Centro Studi Assolombarda, and with contribution from CDP. The report analyzes the contribution of foreign-owned companies to Italian competitiveness.
• Transparency International ItaliaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026Confindustria and Transparency International Italia joined forces to promote integrity, transparency, and a culture of legality in Italian business practices.
• Korea's Federation of Korean Industries (FKI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2026Confindustria and FKI are tasked with converting dialogue between Italian and Korean business communities into stable and structured cooperation in aerospace, defense, high technology, energy, infrastructure, and advanced manufacturing sectors following the elevation of bilateral relations to a Special Strategic Partnership.
• Politecnico di Milano (Lecco Campus) and Como-Lecco Chamber of CommercecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026Lake Como Venture Lab is a deep-tech startup incubation program led by Confindustria Lecco e Sondrio in partnership with the Lecco Campus of Politecnico di Milano and the Como-Lecco Chamber of Commerce. The program offers up to 12-month incubation cycles, pre-seed grants, and access to labs and mentorship.
• ANIMA ConfindustriacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 January 2026Iraq-Italy Business Council signed MoU with ANIMA Confindustria (the national federation of industrial associations) as part of broader bilateral industrial cooperation efforts between Italy and Iraq. ANIMA represents mechanical engineering and other industrial sectors.
• ICE Agenzia, SACE, SIMESTcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 November 2025At the Italy-Saudi Arabia Business Forum in Riyadh, organized by ICE with support from SACE and SIMEST and Confindustria, over 430 Italian companies and 600+ Saudi entities participated. SIMEST opened a Riyadh office and major Italian firms secured contracts tied to Saudi Vision 2030 projects.
• Unipol Assicurazioni, Poste Assicura, Intesa Sanpaolo ProtezionecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 November 2025Confindustria launched a collaborative initiative with three major Italian insurance providers to develop a digital platform offering catastrophic risk insurance solutions for member companies. The insurance product is underwritten by Unipol with co-insurance from Poste Italiane Assicura and Intesa Sanpaolo Protezione.
• Conference of Regions and Autonomous ProvincescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 November 2025Confindustria and the Conference of Regions signed an agreement in Trieste to promote Italy's attractiveness to foreign investors. Collaboration aims to enhance competitiveness, simplify administrative processes through digitalization, and support territorial growth, especially in the Mezzogiorno region.
• Anitec-Assinform, Confapi, Confesercenti, Formaper, Unimatica, Confindustria Medical Devices (AI Skills Alliance)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 September 2025Microsoft Italy launched AI Skills Alliance coalition including Confindustria member associations to bridge Italy's digital skills gap and promote responsible AI adoption, as part of Microsoft Elevate initiative backed by $4 billion investment over five years.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/@confindustria
• Facebookfacebook.com/confindustria
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/confindustria
• Instagraminstagram.com/confindustria

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Number of profiles

Profiles26 records

Subsidiaries15 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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