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Piazza del Duomo in Milan at sunrise, with the cathedral, the Galleria arch and the Victor Emmanuel II monument.

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Milan

Milan runs Italy's advertising, media and fashion business, and increasingly its technology one. We cover where those meet: retail and commerce technology, the agency market, and the companies scaling out of Lombardy.

Visitors at a Milan Design Week exhibition hall, under a wall reading A more human, conscious future.
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marketing

Kia, Samsung, IKEA and Fiat descend on Milan Design Week 2026

Seven consumer brands with no furniture to sell are turning Milan Design Week into their biggest experiential-marketing stage of the year.

26 August 20264 min
A workshop group building models with coloured bricks around a table, with Milan cathedral through the window.
startups

The state of innovation with LEGO Serious Play

25 August 20263 min
A designer at a desk covered with colour swatches, printed mood boards and branding books.
marketing

The value of colour: chromatic identity in personal branding

25 August 20264 min
A technology showcase with robots, drones and headsets, with Milan cathedral through the glass wall.
media

CES Unveiled lands in Milan as CTA courts Italy's tech scene

22 August 20263 min
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People working at cafe tables on a Milan street, with the cathedral behind.
funding

Algorithmiq moves HQ to Milan with €18m quantum round

21 August 2026
A yellow historic tram on a Milan street heading towards the cathedral.
funding

Milan's Beelzebub raises €3m to trap AI-driven cyberattacks

21 August 2026
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Conferences in Milan

All 12 in Milan

Industry events happening in Milan, from our European directory. We do not organise these.

  1. ServerlessDays Milano

    Milan, Italy

    Tech & development

  2. Netcomm Focus – Digital Marketing & Channel Strategy

    Milan, Italy

    E-commerce & retail

  3. B2B Marketing Conference

    Milan, Italy

    Marketing & advertising

  4. 0100 International

    Milan, Italy

    Startups & VC

  5. Codemotion Milan

    Milan, Italy

    Tech & development