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Euro-CELAC Day at EXPO Milano 2015

19 May 2015

(From ec.europa.eu)

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).

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'.