Andrea Bianchi, Director of industrial policies of Confindustria, Italy

As an Economist, he began his career working on Industrial Policy Research and Studies and then undertook roles of great responsibility within the Public Administration. He was formerly the General Managing Director and then Chief of the Competitiveness Department of the Ministry of Economic Development . He created and developed the Industry 2015 program, a plan designed to relaunch the competitivity of the entire Industrial System. He is Chief Managing Director of the Ministry of Economic Development and is currently the Director of the Industrial Policies Department of Confindustria.