The Indo-Italian MetalHub event: A doorway to India, Italy cooperation

The Indo-Italian MetalHub event, to be held in Milan on July 2, is expected to mark a new definition of cooperation between the intellectual inquiry and industrial districts of Italy and India as it is going to witness a significant moment of interaction between the two countries in the field of metals and materials engineering. The initiative is dedicated to the industrial and cultural resources of India and features a special focus on the State of Odisha in Eastern India, where a large part of India’s mineral and metallurgical resources are concentrated.

The event will be hosted at the Belvedere of Palazzo Lombardia, in the Panoramic Room on the 39th floor of the Regione Lombardia Headquarters in Milan: Italy’s highest conference room. It will be a day of dealing with crucial issues, including the geopolitical context of raw materials, and will offer an opportunity to look at both districts which share strong production traditions.

The programme was inaugurated in 2017 and organized by ArtValley and A&L magazine – with the official endorsement India’s Ministry of External Affairs (Economic & States Division), of the Italian Embassy in New Delhi in India, of AAI the Aluminium Association of India, of the Government of Odisha and of the major Italian metallurgy associations. This time it will focus on the industrial and cultural exchange between India and Italy while targeting the decision makers in the industrial sectors. In this context, India, according to the values given by the IMF regarding the gross domestic product (GDP) in purchasing power parity (PPP), is already the world’s third-largest economy, with which Italy can engage in a fruitful exchange of advanced technologies, know-how and educational contributions.

The institutions that have pledged their patronage are:  CentroAl;  Assomet-Confindustria; Amafond-Confindustria, Assofond-Confindustria. The institutions that have collaborated with the project are:  METEF, FACE (Federation of Aluminium Consumers in Europe), the Indian Embassy in Rome, the Italian General Consulate of Kolkata, FICCI, Al Circle, FOSMI (Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises India), DITECFER (District for Rail Technologies, High Speed, Safety & Security).

The event will be graced by the honourable ministers and eminent figures from the industry, namely:

1) Chairman Sanjeev Chopra, IAS, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Government of Odisha 

2) Ananta Das, Minister of Industries, Government of Odisha, India

3) Damiano Francovigh, Italian Consul General for Eastern India

4) Charanjeet Singh, India's Consul General in Milan

5) Carlo Edoardo Valli, President Promos, CCIAA Milan

6) Francesco Esposito, CEO Danieli India ltd

7) Francesca Bruni, President ArtValley

The companies invited are: Nalco, Hindalco, Danieli&C, Vedanta,  Italcertifer Techinnova, CGM, JS Group,  Tenova, Sideridraulic, Foundry Ecocer, Metra, Ekoplant, Ciesse, Rustici.

Itinerary of the programme:

The programme will start at 10 AM with a presentation on the Industrial exchange between India, Lombardy and Italy by Attilio Fontana, President of the Lombardy Region, and end at 8:30 PM with delegates dinner.  There will be five panel discussions, starting from 10:15 AM, to speak on the various aspects of the industry by notable personalities like  Kamal Prakash, Chairman, JS Group; Sanjeev Chopra, IAS, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Government of Odisha, India; Mauro Cibaldi, CentroAl; Cavicchiolo, President, IIMH; Daniela Morelli, VP Tucano and Alberto Cavicchiolo; Abhijit Pati, CEO, Vedanta Aluminium; Chairman Alberto Cavicchiolo, President, IIMH and many others.