EEN at EXPO 2015
EEN Iniziatives at Expo 2015 Milan (Italy), 1 May – 31 October 2015 Title of the presentation | Date |‹N› Expo 2015: an Innovative Universal Exposition • From 1 May 2015 to 31 October 2015, Milan will host the Universal Exposition, whose central theme is “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”. • Expo 2015 is an extraordinary opportunity to promote the Enterprise Europe Network, as 20 millions of visitors are expected during the six opening months. • As the European Commission requested, a first proposal for EEN initiatives has been prepared, exploiting the synergy with other activities and events already planned in Milan during Expo. Title of the presentation | Date |‹N› Expo 2015: EEN Brokerage Events With the aim of giving visibility to the results of applied research and innovative research projects of the agro-food sector in Lombardy, an International Conference will be held on 5 May 2015 and involve international experts as speakers. Moreover the international EU-CELAC Summit will take place in June 2015 and missions from North America and from South East Asia are planned in July and September. To exploit the synergy with these events, the Italian EEN consortia are organizing the following matchmaking events: Month (2015) Events/topics Related EEN Brokerage Event May International conference “Food “Safurity”: Bridging Food Safety and Security” Agro-Food Manufacturing June EU-CELAC Summit (Bruxelles) Creativity, cultural heritage and local traditional food September - October mission from ASEAN countries October mission from North America Meet in Italy for Life Sciences Eco-Efficient Management of Resources in Agro-Food Sector Title of the presentation | Date |‹N› Expo 2015: BE Topics Brokerage Event Topics Agro-Food Manufacturing 6 – 7 May 2015 Food and drink manufacturing (machines and technologies for production, automation, monitoring systems, etc.) Innovative and high quality food products (functional ingredients and food, nutraceuticals, specialty and fine food, etc.) Safety and quality control, food traceability Food conservation and shelf life, packaging materials and design Food chain management, logistics and retail Protected Denomination of Origin (PDO) and Protected Geographic Indication (PGI) food Creativity and innovation in the Agro-food sector 12 June 2015 Food design HO.RE.CA. design Food and wine tourism Food tradition and culture Technologies for agriculture Meet in Italy for Life Sciences 29 September – 2 October 2015 Biotechnologies Medical devices Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical ICT for health Services and related activities Eco-Efficient Management of Resources in Agro-Food Sector October 2015 Management and wastewater reuse Reduction of water consumption Monitoring and decision support technologies in agriculture Enhancement of wastes from agro-food production Renewable energies Title of the presentation | Date |‹N› Expo 2015: EEN Initiatives Organization • The EEN BEs will be co-organized by the Italian EEN consortia together with EEN partners from other countries attending Expo and in collaboration with the EEN SGs • The EEN BEs should be held within the European Commission area, which is adjacent to the Italian Pavilion • For the organization of the BEs, it will be used a b2match website dedicated to all the EEN b2b initiatives within EXPO • For each BE we expect from 300 to 500 participants Title of the presentation | Date |‹N› Expo 2015: EEN Initiatives Organization • Each BE will provide specific sessions devoted to start-up companies, women entrepreneurs and clusters (e.g. pitch elevators, cluster-to-cluster meetings, presentations to international investors, etc.) • The EEN will provide also a continuous b2b service to the international delegations that will visit EXPO. This service will be delivered through the b2match website designed for the EEN activities • To ensure continuity in the EEN presence at Expo, a presentation of innovative technologies (selected from the POD Technology Offers and from the results of research projects funded by the European Commission) could be offered to the European Commission area visitors, using multimedia tools and equipment. Guido Dominoni [email protected] Tel. +39 02 66737307 www.simplernet.it
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