Technology: circular economy and Italian technological excellence at TECHITALY 2016

The Italian technological excellence will be at the centre of TECHITALY 2016, the event taking place from 29 November to 30 November in Brussels, organized by the Italian Embassy in Belgium and ICE, in collaboration with the Italian Permanent Representation at the EU, the CNR, ENEA, Confindustria and the Belgian-Italian Chamber of Commerce. The theme of this fourth edition is the circular economy, the new production and consumption model proposed by the European Commission in December 2015 with the Package “Closing the loop: an EU action plan for the circular economy”, which sets out concrete goals and measures to be implemented by 2020 to stimulate Europe’s transition towards a circular economy.

The event will be an opportunity to discuss the circular economy theme in a European context, focusing on the challenges and opportunities awaiting Industry and SMEs, the world of research and universities. The program will include a conference at the European Parliament in Brussels on 29 November envisaging two round-tables.

In the first, strictly political, representatives of the main European institutions involved in the procedure for approval of the package, including MEP Simona Bonafè, rapporteur of the draft legislation, and representatives of the EU Directorates General “Environment” and “Energy”, of the Ministry of the Environment, ENEA, CNR and Confindustria, will intervene. The second will highlight the Italian landscape in the circular economy.

A workshop to promote industrial, commercial and technological collaborations between Italian and Belgian enterprises on key sectors of the circular economy such as waste, energy efficiency, sustainable building and construction, green chemistry and plastics, metals and textile will be held on 30 November at the Espace Monte Paschi Belgio.

The first session will present the opportunities of the circular economy in Belgium and some Italian and Belgian best practices while the second will focus on the EU funding programs Horizon 2020 and LIFE, which support the circular economy model in Europe, with interventions of officials of the Directorate General for Research and Development of the European Commission and of the EASME. Finally, a session of B2B meetings to encourage partnerships between italian and Belgian enterprises is scheduled.

Participation is free: for more information and for single day registration please log on to the official event site www.techitaly.eu or write to info@techitaly.eu