Italian Tech in India & Impresa Awards 2025

The Nehru Centre, Worli, Mumbai – Saturday, 20th September 2025

Mumbai, 20th September 2025 – The second day of the Italian Tech in India 2025 brought insightful discussions on regulatory frameworks, talent development, and the roadmap for future Indo-Italian collaborations. Building on the momentum of Day 1, today’s sessions focused on compliance, skills, and long-term partnerships between India, Italy, and the EU.
The day began with a keynote speech by Anish Damania, Managing Director – Group Relationships, JM Financial Ltd. stating multinational corporations today leverage capital markets not only to raise funds but also to build global credibility and align with investor expectations. India’s fast-growing markets offer scale and demand, while India gains from Italy’s technological and design strengths. Regulatory compliance across SEBI, EU frameworks, and cybersecurity rules makes capital access both a challenge and an opportunity.

The keynote address was followed by a panel discussion: Ease of Doing Business in India – Compliance, Certification, and Cybersecurity

The session opened with a deep dive into the complexities of regulatory frameworks. With increasing linkages between India’s BIS, QCOs, DEMAT, and EU regulations such as the Cyber Resilience Act, experts explored how Italian companies can navigate this “regulatory maze” with clarity and confidence. The session was moderated by: Bhavin Shah, Feedstory Media and the panel included Avv. Riccardo Verzella & Avv. Bosky Tanmay Gokani, from D’andrea and Partners Consulting India Pvt Ltd, Mr. Alok Kesari, Director, Policy Advocacy & Trade Facilitation, FEBI and Simone Ciampi from Exprivia IT Solutions

The discussion highlighted cybersecurity, certification pathways, and the urgent need for digital trust across borders.

The second session of the day was on skills, education & Human Capital for Tech Collaboration.

With India’s youthful workforce and Italy’s engineering and design expertise, panelists emphasized the creation of cross-border innovation campuses, vocational training ecosystems, and competence centers. The session was moderated by Prof. Dr. Uday Salunkhe, Group Director, Welingkar Institute of Management. With the panelists comprising of Prof. Venkata Santosh Kumar Delhi from IIT Bombay, Alessandro Giuliani, Managing Director of SDA Bocconi Asia Centre, Alok Kumar, CEO, NSDC International, New Delhi, Prof. Rekha S. Singhal, Institute of Chemical Technology and Prof. Alessandro Biamonti, Rector’s Delegate for International Relations with India, Politecnico di Milano joined in online.

Panelists underlined the need for building globally connected talent pools, mobility programs, and stronger academia-industry partnerships.

Concluding note –

Over the past two days, Italian Tech in India brought together over 700 visitors, 120+ corporate leaders, 15 pioneering exhibitors, and 34 inspiring speakers. The Impresa Awards, had 39 applicants, 6 winners,18 remarkable runners-up. With 6 sector-focused panels, supported by 5 corporate partners and 8 media partners