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Discover APPLITECH 2025 and join the international trade show for appliances and consumer electronics manufacturing

APPLITECH 2025, the first and only European trade show exclusively dedicated to the supply chain of appliances and consumer electronics, will take place at the prestigious

Bologna Exhibition Centre, halls 29-30

5-7 November 2025

The international trade show APPLITECH 2025 (5-7 November 2025, Bologna Exhibition Centre, halls 29-30) will bring together hundreds of top companies to present the very latest in technologies, machinery, design, equipment, components, accessories, materials, logistics, and services that shape the appliance and consumer electronics industries.

Why attend APPLITECH 2025?

Co-organized by SENAF Srl and A151 Srl, APPLITECH 2025 is much more than an exhibition – it is a true business and networking event designed specifically for professionals working in:

  • Domestic, professional, and industrial appliance production
  • Consumer electronics manufacturing and supply chains
  • Logistics, recycling, and maintenance services
  • Design, engineering, and R&D
  • Distribution, retail, and spare parts

Who should visit the fair and participate to the conferences? 

APPLITECH 2025 welcomes:

  • Managers, engineers, technicians, planners, designers, and consultants
  • Installers, dealers, distributors, retailers, wholesalers
  • Spare parts and service centers, repair centers, rental companies
  • Certification bodies, suppliers, traders, investors, and R&D teams
  • Educational institutions, associations, media, and policy-makers

Together with the exhibitors and other protagonists of the entire supply chain involved, participants will witness and experience an event that is intended to be original and unique for the speakers and for contents and topics like:

  • Appliances in Italy and Europe: economic, production and distribution scenarios
  • From design to sustainable buildings
  • The future production scenarios of Made in Italy
  • Smart appliances: how artificial intelligence is changing the sector
  • Innovation in the supply chain: subcontracting as a driver of change
  • Designing for reparability: towards durable and sustainable products
  • Demographic change: national and global scenarios for tomorrow's markets

Meet the industry’s experts and discover the themes of the conferences of APPLITECH 2025

In parallel with the exhibition, APPLITECH 2025 will host a three-day conference, round table and talks with many guests. In JACOB PERKINS CONFERENCE ROOM, Hall 29, industry leaders, technical experts, academics, associations and institutions will share the latest research, analyses, practical cases, market trends and technological solutions driving the sector forward.

Co-located with REFRIGERA 2025

APPLITECH 2025 will run alongside REFRIGERA 2025, the fourth edition of the international exhibition dedicated to the refrigeration industry, offering even more networking and business opportunities across overlapping sectors.

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
(JACOB PERKINS CONFERENCE ROOM, Hall 29)

  • 5 November
  • 6 November
  • 7 November

11:00-11:10

WELCOME GREETINGS

Ivo A. Nardella, CEO Tecniche Nuove Spa
Alessandro Garnero, Editorial Director of Ha Factory and Divisione Manufacturing Tecniche Nuove Spa
Andrea Carinato Cavalieri Ducati, Sales, Marketing & Communication manager Appliances & Electric Motor Engineering Division Tecniche Nuove Spa

11:10-12:40

TALK | Designing the future: challenges and opportunities in the international reference scenario

Alberto Gilardi, Senior Consultant TEHA – The European House – Ambrosetti

Followed by a dedicated round table with the participation of:

Carlo Alberto Carnevale Maffè, Associate Professor of Practice di Strategy and Entrepreneurship SDA Bocconi School of Management
Salvatore Majorana, Director Kilometro Rosso
Massimiliano Mastalia, Head of Wealth & Large Corporates UniCredit
Gianni Simonato, CEO Mentor MyAcademy GmbH
Moderator: Ferruccio De Bortoli, Journalist

14:00-15:30

TALK | The domestic and professional appliance industry and supply chain: prospects and scenarios

Marco Imparato, Director General APPLiA Italia
Matteo Rambaldi, Senior Policy Director, Energy APPLiA Europe

Followed by a dedicated round table with the participation of:

Roberto Fogliata, Commercial Director NIQ
Andrea Rossi, EFCEM President and PMO & SysEng Manager Electrolux Professional
Davide Rossi, General Director Aires
Davide Passarella, Business Unit Director Zoppas Industries Heating Element Technologies
Moderator: Alessandro Garnero, Editorial Director of Ha Factory and Divisione Manufacturing Tecniche Nuove Spa

15:30-17:00

TALK | Made in Italy: driving excellence in appliances

Julia Ruth Adam, Industrial Mechanics Officer at ICE – Capital Goods Office

Followed by a dedicated round table with the participation of:

Maurizio Gorato, Sales Director General Vapeur – Menikini
Diana Micca, Export Sales Manager Fulgor Milano
Lorenzo Poser, Marketing Director Falmec
Andrea Pozzolini, CEO Rhea Vendors Group
Luca Sabbatini, CEO Elchim
Alessandro Spagnolo, Industrial Designer
Moderator: Alessandro Garnero, Editorial Director of Ha Factory and Divisione Manufacturing Tecniche Nuove Spa

10:00-11:30

TALK | What kind of intelligence for the home? Critique of the present and probable evolution

Ernesto Santini, Founding member and Councillor of SBA

Followed by a dedicated round table with the participation of:

On. Andrea De Maria, Secretary of the Parliamentary Commission of inquiry into security conditions and the state of decay in cities and their suburbs
Domenico Di Canosa, President of Smart Buildings Alliance for Smart Cities
Alberto Di Luzio, General Manager Midea Italia
Sabrina Giannarelli, Marketing Manager Ha Built-In division Samsung Electronics Italia
Ettore Jovane, Vice President Samsung Air Conditioner Europe
Moderator: Dario Colombo, Digital Content Manager Tecniche Nuove Spa

11:30-13:00

TALK | The role of plants and digital technologies in the building system

Pietro Cerami, President ACISM

Followed by a dedicated round table with the participation of:

Gabriella Cadorin, General Manager Tecnoplast Italy
On. Andrea De Maria, Secretary of the Parliamentary Commission of inquiry into security conditions and the state of decay in cities and their suburbs
Domenico Di Canosa, President of Smart Buildings Alliance for Smart Cities
Alberto Di Luzio, General Manager Midea Italia
Ettore Jovane, Vice President Samsung Air Conditioner Europe
Lauro Prati, Director of commercial/industrial and swimming pool business unit, Grundfos Water Treatment
Moderator: Dario Colombo, Digital Content Manager Tecniche Nuove Spa

14:00-16:30

TALK | The innovation of the finished product stems from subcontracting

Mauro Barchiesi, President CONFAPI Industria Ancona

Followed by the session “The ELDOM supply chain and new international challenges”, divided into three round tables:

The coffee supply chain

Participating companies:
ABAG
CROMOPLASTICA C.M.C.
CROSS POINT
CTF AUTOMAZIONI
MARPOSS
ZOPPAS INDUSTRIES
and Maurizio Santini, Associate Professor at University of Bergamo, Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences

The cooking supply chain

Participating companies:
BUSINESS COMPANY
CTF AUTOMAZIONI
EVEREL GROUP
FULGOR MILANO
NEW NEV
NUOVA SAIMPA
TB ENGINEERING

The hood – aspiration supply chain

Participating companies:
ABAG
BORA Spa
CAGNONI
CAPPE BARALDI
CTF AUTOMAZIONI
NTT
Moderator: Alessandro Garnero, Editorial Director of Ha Factory and Divisione Manufacturing Tecniche Nuove Spa

10:00-12:00

TALK SPACE for exhibiting companies

REGISTER NOW TO VISIT APPLITECH 2025 AND JOIN THE CONFERENCES

Don’t miss your chance to be part of Europe’s first and only trade fair dedicated exclusively to the production of appliances and consumer electronics.

Meet key players, explore innovations, and expand your business at this unique event in Bologna!

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List updated as at 23 October 2025

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