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Insider Access
Understanding from within how new technologies are redefining processes, productivity, and industrial organization through privileged access to exceptional manufacturing realities.
An immersive experience in the heart of Chinese industrial innovation: privileged access to the most advanced ecosystems of automation, humanoid robotics, and advanced manufacturing, where the most sophisticated technologies are not just discussed, but observed up close in their concrete application.
The context
China is currently one of the world's leading laboratories for industrial innovation. The strong push in research and development and the transformation of the production system are accelerating the evolution towards high-tech manufacturing models, where automation, robotics, and digital integration are becoming decisive levers for global competitiveness.
This Learning Experience is designed to offer privileged access to these ecosystems. Not just to observe advanced technologies, but to understand their concrete impact on productivity, organization, flexibility, and growth potential. A real opportunity to broaden your vision, accelerate decision-making capabilities, and bring practical inspiration and replicable models to your own business.
Observe firsthand how the most advanced technologies are designed, integrated, and scaled in the world's most evolved production environments. Automation, humanoid robotics, next-generation production lines: not on a screen, but in person.
Read the organizational and industrial models behind innovation, going beyond the surface of the visit. Daily briefings and debriefings with our Industrial Advisors to transform every observation into strategic understanding.
Bring ideas, practical inspiration, and new perspectives into the company to guide tomorrow's decisions. Replicable models, international benchmarks, and concrete insights to accelerate the transformation of your business reality.
The value added
Understanding from within how new technologies are redefining processes, productivity, and industrial organization through privileged access to exceptional manufacturing realities.
Exclusive company visits to observe the new frontiers of automation, humanoid robotics, and advanced manufacturing in the field, guided by Industrial Advisors.
Structured moments of discussion every day, to give depth to the experience, critically analyze the companies visited, and translate insights into possible applications for one's own company.
Broaden your perspective beyond the individual plant to grasp the trajectories, patterns, and industrial logics that are shaping the future of global manufacturing.
Discovering the cultural context that supports speed of execution, organizational discipline, and innovation capability: the key to fully understanding the observed industrial models.
Create opportunities for qualified discussion with Italian and international entrepreneurs and managers, and explore potential collaboration opportunities with the local industrial ecosystem.
What will you see
Avant-garde factories
Production facilities where advanced automation, collaborative robotics, and artificial intelligence systems operate at full capacity in real-world contexts.
Research & Development Centers
Laboratories and innovation centers where technological solutions will be designed to reshape manufacturing in the coming years.
Industrial Innovation Hub
Ecosystems where startups, major players, and universities collaborate to scale the most promising advanced manufacturing technologies.
Comparison with Local Leaders and Experts
Direct meetings with Chinese managers and entrepreneurs to grasp their vision from the inside and understand ongoing competitive dynamics.
“Seeing technologies in action allows for a clearer understanding of their real impact on productivity, organization, flexibility, and competitiveness.”
Bonfiglioli Consulting Method: Learning by Seeing
Technological focal points of the tour
The program
The program includes company visits, meetings with local experts, managers, and entrepreneurs, daily briefing and debriefing sessions, in-depth workshops, and cultural experience opportunities. The sequence of the stages is designed to alternate operational intensity with space for strategic reflection.
* The program is under development and may be subject to change up to 10 days before the tour. The final itinerary will be shared with confirmed participants.
CHINA EXPERIENCE PREVIEW –> Preparatory meeting
Sunday, November 1
Orientation Workshop and Welcome Dinner.
Monday 2 – Tuesday 3 November
The days alternate between briefings and cultural focus sessions with field visits. Factory tours at LikeWise, ThunderSoft, KUKA, and KONE. Debriefings for discussion and processing of the experience.
Wednesday, November 4
Workshop “The Future of Industrial Manufacturing: AI & Robotics”, Cultural Experience in Suzhou.
Thursday, November 5–Friday, November 6
Briefings, cultural insights, and company visits punctuate the two days, with factory tours at CONTINENTAL, MAHLE + SANY, BYD, and BAIC Heavy-Duty Truck, followed by evening debriefings.
Saturday, November 7
ALIBABA CLOUD Factory Tour. Final Session of Key Takeaways and Lessons Learned. Farewell Dinner.
To whom it is addressed
The China Experience is designed for entrepreneurs, CEOs, and senior managers who wish to directly engage with the world's most advanced industrial models and understand how to apply these insights to their own business realities.
It is particularly suitable for those working in manufacturing, operations, supply chain, R&D, and product innovation.
Opportunities for your business
Practical information
Registration Fee
Euro 5,800 (+VAT).
Available spots are limited to ensure the quality of the experience.
China Experience · Bonfiglioli Consulting
Participating in the China Experience means getting direct access to models, technologies, and visions that are already redefining global manufacturing. It's a concrete opportunity to inspire new choices, strengthen leadership, and open up development prospects for your company.