AI for business growth, with IT4LIA AI Factory as a key national asset for enterprises
AI for business growth, with IT4LIA AI Factory as a key national asset for enterprises
AI and its impact on small and medium-sized enterprises were at the centre of the Confindustria Innovation Hub Roadshow stop held in Turin on 17 November 2025 at the Centro Congressi Unione Industriali Torino.
The event, titled “AI per le PMI: Innovazione, opportunità e crescita”, was organised by Confindustria Innovation Hub together with Digital Innovation Hub Piemonte and Confindustria Piemonte, in collaboration with local industrial stakeholders.
Within this broader programme on AI and business transformation, AI4I contributed by presenting IT4LIA AI Factory.
– the national consortium led by CINECA, within which AI4I is responsible for enterprise-oriented services – as one of the strategic tools available to Italian companies.
– the national consortium led by CINECA, within which AI4I is responsible for enterprise-oriented services – as one of the strategic tools available to Italian companies.
Representing AI4I, Yari Nardiello delivered the session “IT4LIA AI Factory: laboratory and solutions for SMEs”, illustrating how the consortium supports firms with platforms, methodologies and concrete projects to accelerate AI adoption.
Programme: regulation, tools and business cases
The morning opened with institutional greetings from:
Andrea Amalberto – President, Confindustria Piemonte
Paolo Conta – President, DIH Piemonte
Marco Gay – President, Unione Industriali Torino
The agenda then featured:
Silvio La Torre (Confindustria)
From regulation to concrete AI use cases
Manuel Astuto (DIH Lombardia) & Marco Di Furia (DIH Piemonte)
ConfIN Hub and “Data Readiness Towards AI”: tools to assess data maturity
Yari Nardiello (AI4I)
IT4LIA AI Factory: laboratory and solutions for SMEs
*Business testimonies – “How AI can transform business and processes”
Roberto Cozzo – Manager of Operations, Rayonics
Pietro Durando – R&D Basic Research Director, ITT
Alessio Viticchiè – Founder, Alphawaves
The event concluded with an interactive Q&A session moderated by Luca Orlando (Il Sole 24 Ore), giving space to questions from entrepreneurs and managers on practical adoption paths.
AI4I’s role: making AI adoption concrete for Italian enterprises
By contributing to the Roadshow and through its role in AI Factory, AI4I works alongside national and regional partners to:
help SMEs understand the opportunities and risks of AI;
provide structured access to tools, competences and experimentation environments;
support companies in turning AI into a lever of competitiveness and growth.
The Turin stop confirmed the importance of combining policy updates, operational tools and real-world business experiences to make AI adoption a tangible option for Italian SMEs.
