Italian Chamber of Commerce Canada West, Author at ICCC West

Registration Open for ECOMONDO – KEY ENERGY

The Trade Commissioner Service in Italy is happy to invite interested canadian companies to take part in the Canada stand at Ecomondo-Key Energy, which will take place in Rimini (Italy) from November 6-9, 2018.

WHAT IS OFFERED

Canada will be present with a 50 m2 flagship stand where Canadian companies will have the opportunity to showcase their technology to an international audience made up of key decision-makers and professionals while taking advantage of the structured coordination and organization of the Trade Commissioner Service in Italy. In addition, your company will be inserted in all web-based and paper material and be featured in a social media campaign prior to and during the event.

ABOUT ECOMONDO – KEY ENERGY

Ecomondo-Key Energy is the leading Italian green and circular economy expo with an international focus on Southern Europe and Mediterranean area, the Balkans and the Middle East. Under one umbrella, it encompasses all sectors of the circular economy: from material and energy recovery to sustainable development. In 2017, Ecomondo-Key Energy registered the presence of over 116,000 visitors (up 10% from last year) and 1,200 exhibitors in a space of 113,000 m2 with more than 200 events, 12,000 international visitors and 11,000 experts and professionals in the cleantech sector.

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THE ITALIAN OPPORTUNITY & MORE

With a population of over 60 million inhabitants and GDP of $1.9 trillion, Italy is one of the largest economies in Europe. Climate change, mitigation and adaptation, urban air quality, waste management, reclamation, ground water pollution and over-exploitation, and hydro-geological instability are issues Italy is currently tackling. As for energy, in 2016 renewable energy covered 17.6% of Italy’s primary energy consumption and 38% of the whole Italian electric power demand.

PARTICIPATE

The contribution from the companies is C$1,500. However, Global Affairs Canada is helping pay for 50% of the travel cost. This is done through Ecotech Quebec who has requested and received the funds but can support companies also from other Provinces.

See attached the fillable form as well as the Agreement to send the contribution to the Embassy. For information regarding the reimbursement of the travel cost I will introduce the interested company to Ecotech Quebec who will manage this part.

Travel and hotel expenses will be covered by participants. The Trade Commissioner Service in Italy will book the pre-selected hotel at a special rate.

LEARN MORE | REGISTER

For further information and registration contact:

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Patrizia Giuliotti
Trade Commissioner, Embassy of Canada
Tel: +39 06-85444.3352
patrizia.giuliotti@international.gc.ca
www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca/it

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Ruggero Zen
Délégation du Québec in Rome
Tel: +390642034501
ruggero.zen@mri.gouv.qc.ca
www.international.gouv.qc.ca/fr/rome

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Import / Distribution Opportunity: Face to Face with KIWINY

Kiwiny Jam Vancouver Italian Chamber Of Commerce

Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada West will be hosting in Vancouver on September 20th-21st the company Kiwiny.

The company commercializes annually about 1,000-1,300 tons of organic kiwis and aims to reach 2,000 tons within the next three years. The Kiwiny line of products feature kiwi pulp smoothies which come in three flavours:

‘Pure’ 0avours, with 80% kiwi,
‘Red’, with kiwi and apple, and
‘Yellow’, with kiwi and pear.

The line also contains three jams with the same range of flavours and four summer juices, which combine kiwi with classic flavours such as apple, pear and banana or exotic notes of coconut, pineapple and spicy ginger. Around 80% of the firm’s products are exported, of which half goes to Europe. The rest is exported overseas, despite the various phytosanitary barriers.

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Kiwiny Jam Vancouver Italian Chamber Of Commerce Juice

Kiwiny Jam Vancouver Italian Chamber Of Commerce Smoothie

Interested food importers, distributors, and retailers who like to work with an experienced exporter of quality organic fruits can meet face to face with the company senior representatives through scheduled meetings.

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To schedule your meeting with Kiwiny in Vancouver or for more information, send an email to ilaria@iccbc.com or call 604 6821410.

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Marmomacc tradeshow, selecting buyers

Marble By Benedetta Tagliabue And Decormarmi For Marmomacc

The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada West in collaboration with VeronaFiere is organizing a trade mission to the international tradeshow Marmomac in Verona Italy.

With nearly 68,000 visitors in 2017, Marmomac is a global tradeshow, fundamental international meeting, and an influential platform for the natural stone industry from raw material to finished products, from processing machinery and technologies to applications of stone in architecture and design.

Marmomac is believed to be the ideal venue in terms of quality and completeness of exhibits combined with the most advanced know-how in the natural stone processing operations.

A delegation of selected Canadian buyers operating in the marble/stone industry (marble machinery importers, stone importers, contractors, construction companies, developers, architects, etc) will be visiting the fair and participating in B2B meetings, workshops, and seminars.

Selected qualified participants will be offered the following incentives:

Partial refund ($500 ) of the airfare*
Complimentary 4 nights (Sep 25-26-27-28) 4 star hotel accommodation
Complimentary tradeshow pass and the show’s official catalogue
Complimentary daily breakfasts and lunches
Complimentary transfer hotel/tradeshow/hotel
Business matching and customized B2B agenda (min 6 meetings for architects; min 12 meetings for buyers)

If you wish to participate in this initiative please follow the instructions by August 20^th:

Please click at the following link https://my.marmomac.veronafiere.it/Home/Login and choose the English version (top right of the page)
Click REGISTER to create your account
Fill in the required fields (name, surname, email and password) and give your privacy consents
After the registration, you will receive an email asking to confirm your new account
Click again the link https://my.marmomac.veronafiere.it/Home/Login
Go to SIGN IN to have access to your personal area
Click the B2IN banner and then SIGN IN to have access to the questionnaire.

*Please note that in order to be qualified you must be a corporate member to the Chamber.

This trade mission is sponsored by Veronafiere and the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada – West.

If you have any questions please contact Alex Martyniak at alex.martyniak@iccbc.com or Geraldine Pinzon at iccbc@iccbc.com or call us at 604-682-1410.

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Photo: Marble by Benedetta Tagliabue and Decormarmi for Marmomac

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Documentario “The Art of Espresso”

Here is a sneak peek behind the scenes of our upcoming documentary “The Art of Espresso” that will be on screens fall 2019. An ongoing project in collaboration with the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada West and the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Ontario.

Special thanks to Chris Monette Films, and to all the businesses and Espresso lovers we interviewed yesterday in Vancouver.

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Culture Across the Pond Project

We are very proud to announce that the project “Culture Across the Pond” that the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada West developed with Venetica Cooperativa Sociale has been approved for fundings under the INN Veneto Program.

The project aims at developing best practices for social innovation in the culture and design sector, and at developing partnerships between the Veneto cultural scene and British Columbia.

http://www.cliclavoroveneto.it/-/bando-regione-veneto-inn-veneto-cervelli-che-rientrano-per-il-veneto-del-futuro

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Paid Membership Opportunity

The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada West is offering a 4-week paid internship at its office in Vancouver downtown, as part of the “Canada Summer Jobs” program.

The candidate needs to:

– be not older than 30 years of age at the start of employment

– be registered as a full time student during the preceding academic year

– intends to return to school on a full-time basis during the next academic year

– be a student in a post-secondary school, vocational or technical program

– be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or person on whom refugee protection has been conferred

– be legally entitled to work in BC

Description of job and activities:

– assist the Project Manager and ED in activities related to planning of activities and events of Fall 2018

– assist office’s daily operations (emails, phone calls)

– assist in data management operations

– assist in the Membership recruiting campaign

The hourly rate paid to the student will be $12.65

If interested, please submit your application by August, Friday 3rd at francesca@iccbc.com

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Who was SERGIO MARCHIONNE

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Mr. Marchionne and President of ICCCW – 2017 Canada-Italy Trade mission.

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Our Chamber was saddened to learn of the death of Sergio Marchionne.

As president Mattarella stated, Marchionne wrote an important page in the history of Italian industry, he was an extraordinary leader and visionary and represented the best of Italian entrepreneurship in the world. At this difficult time, we would like to express our sympathies to the Marchionne family.

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Sergio Marchionne was an Italian Canadian leader best known for his critical role in reviving the Fiat Group in just 18 months after a disastrous 2003, where the car company announced a $6 billion loss. His recovery strategies included partnering with General Motors, laying off workers, and introducing new car models. He was awarded the order of Cavaliere del Lavoro on June 2006.

Behind his outstanding popular achievements there is a little-known dramatic family history. Marchionne’s grandfather, Giacomo Zuccon, member of fascistic police was killed in September 1943 in Istria by the partisans of Tito, and the uncle was shot the same year by the Nazis. His father fell in love with an Istrian, mother of Sergio, when he was serving as a carabiniere in Istria. In 1945, when the region was given back to Croatia by the Yugoslav army, Marchionne’s parents moved to Chieti in Abruzzo, where Sergio was born. The dramas in Istria left a lasting wound in the family and led the family to immigrate to Canada. There is a beautiful interview that Marchionne released to Voce del popolo newspaper under the title of: “Marchionne, strong and sensitive like a true Istrian.” In which he shares with affection the mourning that struck his family.

These events led the family to move to Canada, where Marchionne grew up, studied, and became one of the most enlightened leaders. Marchionne was the chairman of Swiss-based SGS and vice chairman of UBS from 2008 to 2010, as well as the chairman of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association for 2012. As an influencer and an icon in Auto industry, he was the CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, the chairman and CEO of FCA US LLC, the chairman and CEO of Ferrari, and the chairman of Maserati. He was a member of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, the chairman of CNH Industrial, and the chairman of the Italian branch of the Council for the United States and Italy.

Inline with his achievements, his preferred clothing choice of black sweater and pants is something to remember him by & learn from.

“I prioritize in the morning. I made a decision to start wearing black sweaters and pants a long time ago, because (otherwise) I have to make a choice between spending three seconds deciding whether to wear a blue one or a black one, and I don’t want to spend the three seconds….It’s an allocation of time and resources. I like simplicity almost to the point of being monastic. But it’s clear. I’m not confused. All my bloody pants look the same; all my sweaters look the same. The shirts change; they’re all blue….But fundamentally my life is a lot easier. It takes me exactly a minute and a half to get dressed in the morning…And I have the same clothing everywhere I live. The bloody airplane here, in Italy, in Switzerland; it doesn’t matter.” Marchionne in an interview with DW

“His extraordinary leadership, candor and passion for the industry will be missed by everyone who knew him. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family at this difficult time” Bill Ford

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Has CETA Been Truly Effective In Boosting Bilateral Trades?

Nearly 10 months has passed since the implementation of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) on 21 September 2017.

CETA is a bilateral trade agreement between the EU and Canada that by removing 99% of customs duties bilaterally has aimed to boost bilateral trade and create predictable conditions for both EU and Canadian investors. But has it lived up to its objectives for top EU countries including Italy or has it mainly benefited Canadian companies? This has been an ongoing debate.

According to statistics provided by Christian Sivière of Solimpex to us, while the export from Canada to some European countries including France, UK (to be soon excluded from CETA), and Belgium has been reduced compared to the last year, import from all major European countries has seen an increase since the implementation of CETA.

Italy’s Export to Canada [Import to Canada Column on the Image] has seen an increase of 11% while its import from Canada [Export from Canada Column on the Image] has increased for 10% making Italy one of the top 4 beneficiaries of CETA agreement based on this statistics result when it comes to exporting (after Belgium, France, & Austria). Same wise, italy ranks among the top 5 whose import from Canada [Export from Canada Column on the Image] has been positively affected by CETA. Moreover, Italy is in the top 2 countries whose import to and export from Canada has been affected proportionally with 11% and 10% respectively preceded by Austria (14% for both import and export).

In short, while it may be too early to judge CETA’s performance, based on these statistics it is fair to conclude that CETA is already helping companies in the European Union including Italy to sell their products in Canada and compete with their Canadian competitors with less barriers in the Canadian Market.

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Rome Gathering of Italian Chambers Abroad…

Ms. Ilaria Baldan, the Executive Director of Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada West is in Rome to attend the 18th Meeting of the General Secretaries of the CCIE by Assocamerestero.

On Tuesday, 4 July, at the NH Hotel Villa Carpegna, the one-to-one meetings were held by the delegates of the CCIE and the Companies.

Development of innovative services, communication, European planning are just some of the issues addressed during the first day of this gathering.

On top of it, the goal of this gathering for the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada West has been to further strengthen chamber’s ability to promote its members’ activities and the activities related to our core projects namely the Extraordinary Italian Taste, Italian Design Map, Flavours of Italy, and Up for IT mentoring through collaboration, and exchange of ideas and practices.

This gathering concludes on July 5 2018. For more information please visit Assocamerestero Related News.

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Italian Chamber of Commerce Canada West’s Members and Friends are welcomed to share with us through our social media platforms the topics that they would like us to discuss and share as their representatives during this gathering.

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THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AT THE AUTHENTIC ITALIAN PIAZZA – JUNE 10

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The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada-West would like to THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AT THE AUTHENTIC ITALIAN PIAZZA AT THE DRIVE Sunday, June 10th, 2018.

We really hope you had fun, enjoyed the authentic italian food and that the event increased your knowledge and awareness of authentic Italian DOP & IGP products!!

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