SFIM 2026 in Rome confirms the growing interest of under 35s in the economy. A day with over 40 guests including economists, managers and experts dedicated to the generation that no longer wants to suffer from finance
The Salone delle Fontane in Rome is transformed into a formidable generational observatory, where over three thousand young people have chosen to spend a day immersed in stock market indices and geopolitical scenarios. It is not the usual audience of professionals, but a mosaic of students, recent graduates and young professionals who have arrived from every corner of Italy to claim a fundamental right: that of understanding the mechanisms that move the world. The Starting Finance Investment Meeting (SFIM) 2026 thus stops being a simple sector event to become the manifesto of a generation that has decided to stop being subjected to economic dynamics and finally start governing them.
The new world disorder on stage
The rhythm of the day is marked by an urgency for concreteness that ranges from the analyses Carlo Cottarelli on global balances to the “new world disorder” told by Francesco Costa. Finance, too often perceived as an abstract and distant entity, is here brought back to its daily and operational dimension. It is a story that passes through the evolution of CFO of the future dashed by Valeria Brambilla and pushes itself to the new boundaries of venture capital explored with Emanuele Levioffering participants a compass to orient themselves in an economic system in constant transformation.
From theory to market practice
«For too long, in Italy, finance has been described as something sectoral, capable of affecting only a small circle of people», he observes Marco Scioliunderlining how the objective is precisely to break down these barriers through direct comparison with those who experience the market every day. This philosophy translates into a training offer that focuses entirely on operations. «Our courses are built to teach what is really done in finance, not just to tell about it», he adds Fabio Tomassiniexplaining how the use of sector professionals in the classroom allows children to acquire tools that can be used immediately in an increasingly demanding job market.
Digital innovation plays an accelerating role in this democratization process. Second Andrea Faveroaccess to markets is now simpler and more inclusive, as long as you maintain consistency with your long-term objectives. It’s not about looking for the perfect time to invest, but about starting to do so with awareness, benefiting from the creation of value over time. A concept also reiterated by Andrea Ferrerowhich sees in this enormous demand for knowledge the sign of a structural change: young people are not just looking for profits, but the ability to make informed decisions about their future
