Business innovation requires a financial ecosystem able to recognize the value of ideas, skills and international networks. This event focuses on the role of both private and public finance as a strategic lever to support the growth of Italian companies and the Alpe Adria region, strengthening competitiveness and fostering internationalization. Through dialogue between institutions, investors, businesses and research centers, the session will offer an overview of best practices and the tools available to turn research into industrial development and innovation into social and economic value. A panel discussion that looks to the future of enterprises and territories, placing collaboration and sustainability at the center.