Excellence in science, industrial leadership, responsiveness to societal challenges, sustainability, will guide the EU Industrial policy for growth in the coming years and are featuring the action of Horizon 2020. Cross cutting Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) are the drivers to attain these goals. NanotechItaly2014 will highlight, with the contribution of specialist coming from industry and academia, how nanotechnologies, together with the other KETs, can sustain a Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) assuring a competitive advantage to a variety of industries, relevant to EU and National economies. The three-day event, with oral and poster presentations, will focus on:  HEALTHCARE & WELLBEING  RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND RAW MATERIALS  SMART MANUFACTURING  BIO-BASED INDUSTRY  SPACE RELATED APPLICATIONS