Start@25 | Match&Innovate – 6 November- 15.30

Match & Innovate – Connections that shape the future

6 November 2025 | 15:30 | Incubator Auditorium, Navacchio Technology Hub

The START@25 series of events, dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Navacchio Technology Hub, continues with a special event: Match & Innovate, an afternoon for networking, inspiration and discovering new opportunities for collaboration.

The goal? To foster connections between businesses, start-ups and innovators, showing how innovation can be the key to reducing development times and costs thanks to the Tuscany X.0 project.

By participating, you will have the opportunity to:

• discover how to innovate while saving time and money
• connect with a qualified network of start-ups, SMEs and technology companies
• initiate collaborations to make your business more competitive.

The Tuscany X.0 project supports open innovation services with up to 100% non-repayable funding, offering a unique opportunity to develop tailor-made solutions without burdening your company’s budget.

To make matchmaking truly effective, we ask you to let us know your innovation needs and what you are looking for by filling out this short form by 27 October.

Programme

15:30 – Welcome and registration
Welcome to participants and informal networking.

15.45 – “Surprise connections”
An icebreaker to break the ice and create initial connections between participants.

16.00 – START25@|Match & Innovate
How to innovate while reducing costs and time thanks to the TuscanyX.0 project.
Andrea Di Benedetto, CEO and President of the Navacchio Technology Hub.

16:15 – Speed-matching
A concrete opportunity for companies and innovators to meet and collaborate.
Paolo Alderigi, Head of Open Innovation at the Navacchio Technology Hub.

17:30 – “Roots and Visions”
A Tuscan artisan family history spanning over fifty years, capable of innovating and facing the challenges of the future with vision.
Maurizio Fagni, President of FABO S.p.A.
Maria Sofia Fagni, CEO of FABO S.p.A.
In conversation with Alberto Di Minin, Professor at the Institute of Management of the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies and Director of MIND.

Followed by: Aperitif & Networking

Mark the date in your diary and don’t miss it:

Thursday 6 November, 15:30.

Navacchio Technology Incubator – Via Giuntini 63, Navacchio di Cascina (PI)