ITALIAN EXHIBITION GROUP EXPORTS ECOMONDO’S KNOW-HOW TO CHINA

On 20^th September ITALIAN EXHIBITION GROUP (IEG) inked an agreement with Chengdu ZhongLian Exhibition Co. Ltd., the Chinese company that organizes the Chengdu Environmental Protection Expo (CDEPE).

The agreement was signed in the presence of the undersecretary for Economic Development Prof. Michele Geraci during the inauguration day of the Italia Pavilion at the 17^th edition of the Western China International Fair di Chengdu (WCIF), the most important governmental expo event of south-western china, at which Italy was the Guest of Honour country.

Stipulated through EAGLE, the joint venture between IEG and VNU Exhibitions Asia – the agreement foresees an operation for the purchase of 60% of the CDEPE exhibition, ratifying the launch of the partnership between the two companies for the development and organization of expo events in the industry of green technologies and environmental protection with a particular focus on Western China.

The operation has the advantage of the expertise of Ecomondo, the leading expo on the circular economy in the Mediterranean, organized by IEG (Rimini Expo Centre, 6-9 November 2018)

The collaboration aims at the development of CDEPE (being held in 2019 from 22^nd to 24^th March, precisely in Chengdu), with an increase in the participation of high-tech international enterprises with innovative products and services, international buyers and know-how on European technology in the field of green technologies. CDEPE will feature the participation of over 300 exhibitors, a layout divided into functional targeted areas, and the supervision of an authoritative scientific committee. The partnership’s objectives also include the commitment of CDEPE to favouring the incoming of qualified Chinese industry/trade members to Ecomondo 2018.

Ecomondo was also a key player at the Western China International Fair di Chengdu (WCIF), thanks to the long-term collaboration between IEG and ICE Italian Trade and Investment Agency, where in fact it was part of the Italian delegation of 55 companies in the Italia Pavilion, in one of the five thematic areas dedicated to the Environment and Sustainable Urbanization.

Lastly, in the context of the program of international cooperation between China and Italy held during the exhibition, on the 23^rd of September, the Sino Italian Summit on Circular Economy and Green Growth was organized by the Italian General Consulate of Chongqing in collaboration with IEG, the Department of Environmental Protection of Sichuan, the Department of Exhibition Business of Sichuan, the Italian Chamber of Commerce in China and EEGEX – Energy Environment Global Exchange. In the context of the Forum, IEG organized a technical session involving two members of the Ecomondo Technical-Scientific Committee, extraordinarily authoritative personalities on the international research scenario, Professors Gian Marco Revel and Francesco Fatone, as well as Sandro Bisello, Technical Director of Venice Newport Container and Logistics SpA of the North Adriatic Sea Port Authority.

Prof. Gian Marco Revel, Lecturer in Measurement at the Department of Industrial Engineering and Mathematical Sciences of the Marches Polytechnic University, gave a speech on “Urban Circular Economy and Digital Technologies for Happier Citizens”; whereas the speech by Prof. Francesco Fatone, also of the Marches Polytechnic University, focused on “Challenges and eco-innovative solutions towards circular economy and industrial symbiosis in urban environment”. Lastly, Sandro Bisello covered the important topic “Environmental Restoration and Economic Development of Industrial Parks and Ports: case study of Venice”.

Gian Marco Revel – biographical notes

Gian Marco Revel is lecturer in Measurement at the Department of Industrial Engineering and Mathematical Sciences of the Marches Polytechnic University, where he also has  the role of Deputy Rector for European research. Has written over 100 publications and is co-inventor of international and national patents. Is responsible for numerous industrial collaborations and research projects, in particular in the context of the Programs of the European Commission.

Francesco Fatone – biographical notes

Francesco Fatone is associate professor of Chemical-Environmental Plants in the Engineering Faculty of the Marches Polytechnic University. Francesco Fatone’s research activities are mainly focussed on biological processes for the treatment and exploitation of municipal sewage, purification sludge and wet organic waste. Has written over 70 scientific articles.

Sandro Bisello – biographical notes

Sandro Bisello is Director of the North Adriatic Sea Port Authority, as well as Technical Director of Venice Newport Container and Logistics SpA, Asset Management company of the Sea Port Authority with a particular focus on the logistic industrial recovery of contaminated areas of the Porto Marghera zone in Venice.

FOCUS ON IEG

The Italian Exhibition Group (IEG) is the Italian leader in the organization of trade expos organized and one of the main players in Europe in the expo and conference sector, with its venues in Rimini and Vicenza. The IEG Group stands out for the organization of events in five categories Food & Beverage; Jewellery & Fashion; Tourism, Hospitality and Lifestyle; Wellness and Leisure; Green & Technology. In recent years, IEG has launch an important process of foreign expansion, also by means of joint ventures inked with local players (e.g. in the United States, Arab Emirates and China). IEG ended the 2017 financial year with a total consolidated turnover of 130.7 million euros, an EBITDA of 23.2 million and a net consolidated profit of 9.1 million euros. In 2017, in its expo and conference venues in Rimini and Vicenza, IEG hosted an overall total of 50 expos and 206 conferences. www.iegexpo.it

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