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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

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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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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Authentic Italian Table at the Drive

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For the first time, Italian Day will feature an entire intersection dedicated to food and wine samplings presented by the Italian Chamber of Commerce as the ‘Authentic Italian Table’ Piazza, showcasing more than 10 stations with a variety of participants and products.

Taking up the whole depth of the Grant street intersection, the attraction will offer attendees an opportunity to experience authentic Italian food products, fine wines and liquors, and gastronomic delights created in collaboration with local chefs.

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Tickets to enter the Piazza can be purchased in advance via our Eventbrite page or on site at the festival. You receive 1 ticket FREE for every group of 10 !

Buy your ticket in advance to skip the line up!

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Food, Wine and Beverage Vendors at the Authentic Italian Table piazza:

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Today, Italian cuisine is re-interpreted and reconstructed across the globe. The end result is that what Canadians may be familiar with as Italian food isn’t really Italian due to misused ingredients or using products without DOP and IGP certifications. The Authentic Italian Table is bringing back pure
flavours, celebrating certified Italian ingredients and bringing Canadians the extraordinary taste of
traditional dishes.

The EXTRAORDINARY ITALIAN TASTE program

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The program The Extraordinary Italian Taste – Promotion and Enhancement of the authentic Italian
agri-food products is promoted and financed by the Ministry of Economic Development in
collaboration with the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada West (ICCC) and other eight Italian
Chambers of Commerce in North America (Montreal, Toronto, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles,
Miami, New York and Mexico City).
The project is part of a national campaign whose main goal is to promote awareness in North
America about the authentic and certified agri-food Italian products, as in the continent
supermarkets’ shelves extensively host many products evoking Italy, neither having any connection
to Italy, nor involving an Italian manufacture.

To learn more about Italy’s project for the promotion of authentic Italian DOP and IGP products in North America, visit the official website of the project www.trueitaliantaste.com.

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Destination Business Québec

FREE TRADE AGREEMENT CANADA-EU (CETA) AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITALIAN COMPANIES

Wednesday 13 June 2018, from 9.00 to 13.00

Sala Industria – Chamber of Commerce of Verona, Corso Porta Nuova, 96 – Verona

The seminar is organized by the Delegation of Québec in Italy in collaboration with Confindustria Verona and is aimed primarily at Italian companies and bodies interested in investing or concluding partnerships with Québec. In this regard, various issues will be addressed: the economic and traderelations between Italy and Québec in the CETA era, Québec’s economic strategies and investment opportunities, the circulation of people, goods and services, the technical aspects related to immigration.

Click here for the registration to the event