Expo 2015: the European Commission promotes investment and business opportunities among European and Chinese companies

The second of the EU-Third Country Events dedicated to China will take place from 9 to 11 June, 2015 in Milan at Palazzo delle Stelline.

In the framework of the Universal Exposition, Expo Milano 2015, from May 1st to October 31st 2015, the European Commission organizes a series of events dedicated to the central theme of Expo 2015 “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”

In particular, seizing the occasion of Expo 2015, a global event with the presence of 145 Countries and 3 International Organizations, the Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW) of the European Commission is promoting a series of high-level events in Milan to boost the European SMEs system and facilitate their internationalization.

The aim of the EU-Third Country events is to support the development and competitiveness of European companies and to facilitate their access to strategic markets.

EU-Third Countries events are organized in collaboration with Promos – Special Agency of the Milan Chamber of Commerce and the Enterprise Europe Network, the network created by the European Commission to support SMEs. Events include free-of-charge Business-to-Business Meetings among European companies and those from targeted Third Countries and Regions. Companies operating in specific sectors related to Expo themes are invited to participate: agro-food industry (food production, machineries, packaging, logistics, technologies, quality control), renewable energies, biotechnologies, and resources management.

Partners of the initiative are the European Commission Representative Office in Milan, the Lombardy Regions, Assolombarda, CNA and AICE.

With 1,37 billion inhabitants and high growth rates for the population class with an income above 7,000 euro per year, a group that will reach 230 million subjects by 2020, China represents an outstanding opportunity for the growth of European companies. Today, the commercial trade EU - China exceeds 600 billion of euro.

The EU-China event will be structured as follows:

A conference on 9th June afternoon (see the annexed agenda) will present the framework of the policies and tools to improve the business environment, and to promote the industrial cooperation, investments and trade between the EU and China.

On 9th and 10th June morning, Business-to-Business meetings will take place among European and Chinese companies from the following sectors: agro-food, renewable energies, biotechnologies, resources management, ICT, pharmaceutics and health, smart cities.

On 8th June a visit to Expo is organized by the European Commission.

On 11th June, Parma Alimentare will offer companies the possibility to visit the finest examples of the agro-food industry in Parma.

See the whole program here.

Companies operating in the abovementioned industries and willing to participate on the dates dedicated to China, including business meetings, are invited to register on the website: www.euexpo2015-china.talkb2b.net. Companies have to cover their travel expenses.

Next events will be with Latin America (12–13 June), Japan (10-11 July), Sub Saharan Africa (18-19 September), South East Asia (29-30 September), United States and Canada (5-6 October). For further information: www.euexpo2015.talkb2b.net