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EU-CELAC Day at EXPO Milano 2015

As part of EXPO Milano 2015, an event on creativity and innovation in the agro-food sector will take place on Friday 12 June with the participation of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).

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date:  12/06/2015

venue:  Palazzo delle Stelline - Sala Volta

Organiser:  Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMES

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This day will have the same format as the Missions for Growth conducted by this Directorate-General over the past years:

  • the morning will be dedicated to presentations of EU-CELAC business opportunities in the European, Latin-American and Caribbean markets;
  • business-to-business (B2B) meetings will start in the late morning and focus on specific industrial sectors related to the Expo themes: agro-food manufacturing, packaging, bio economy, creative industry, space applications for agriculture and environmental management.

Finally, a visit to the exhibition is foreseen for participants.

Companies operating in the above-mentioned sectors who are interested in participating in the EU-CELAC day, including the B2B meetings, can register on the following website: https://www.b2match.eu/expo2015-creativityindustry

CELAC is a bloc of 33 Latin American and Caribbean countries. EXPO Milano 2015 is taking place from 1 May to 31 October with the central theme of 'Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life'.