For the first time the Italian System was the protagonist in Nashville in Tennesse of 3686, the most important conference in the South of the United States dedicated to startups, investors and innovation, reached its twelfth edition, bringing on stage talent, creativity and concreteness. Thanks to the commitment of the Italian Consulate in Detroit, led by Consul Allegra Baistrocchi, who also has jurisdiction over Nashville, and the collaboration with RetImpresa Confindustria, three Italian startups had the opportunity to present themselves in front of a qualified audience of over 300 international investors.
The three selected realities – 2hire, Alba Robot and Volvero – represent some of the most promising projects of the national landscape in the field of sustainable mobility, and their founders arrive in Nashville after a long selection process, which has seen the Confindustria network engaged.
2hire, with Filippo Augustine, showed how their technological solutions can transform any vehicle into a digital device, opening new scenarios for mobility services. Alba Robot, with Daniel Chiaravalli, struck for the strength of his project that integrates robotics and artificial intelligence to propose autonomous options to transport people and things. Volvero, led by Marco Filippi, presented his innovative car sharing platform, which connects private owners and vehicle users making mobility more sustainable and inclusive.
Their presence in Nashville is the result of the second edition of the competition “The Perfect Pitch – Rock Your Startup”, promoted by RetImpresa Confindustria, which gave the opportunity to these Italian excellences to access one of the most important ecosystems of relations and capital in the United States.
«With The Perfect Pitch we have shown that Confindustria not only supports startups, but accompanies them to conquer international stages, generating concrete results and real growth opportunities. The collaboration between enterprises and institutions is the winning card to produce value and be more competitive in Italy and abroad”, said Carlo La Rotonda, Director of RetImpresa.
“Being the first foreign country invited with our companies to refer to innovation in the state, after having helped to record in Tennessee a +40% of imports in a year, is the concrete proof of the strength of the Italian System. The future of mobility is moving people, things, energy and data, and Italy is ready to drive this sustainable transformation, said Consul Allegra Baistrocchi.
To make this experience even more meaningful is the television story: the entire mission has been documented in the docufilm “Italian Mindset”, a production designed for the American public who testifies to the concrete results of this route and enhances the image of Italy as a hub of innovation and creativity. A project that surpasses the common places and tells a Italy capable of competing globally, thanks to the collaboration between institutions, enterprises and the world of innovation and that will be distributed on TV in the spring of 2026.
The docufilm is realized in partnership with Italy America Reputation Lab and with the New York publishing group, the Italian American Media Powerhouse founded by Davide Ippolito, confirming a communication strategy that is not limited to promoting individual startups, but strengthens the brand “Italy” in the United States.
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