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Ekaterinburg will Host the 3rd Visiting Session of the Eurasian Economic Forum in Verona

Ekaterinburg will Host the 3rd Visiting Session of the Eurasian Economic Forum in Verona

On 1 July, the residence of Sverdlovsk Region Governor will host the 3rd Visiting Session of the Eurasian Economic Forum in Verona entitled ‘Russia and Italy. The Art of Innovation’.  The event is organized by the Conoscere Eurasia Association, the Roscongress Foundation, the Government of Sverdlovsk Region, Banca Intesa, the Italian-Russian Chamber of Commerce, and the association of Italian entrepreneurs in Russia GIM-Unimpresa.

Confirmed participants include Governor of Sverdlovsk Region Yevgeny Kuyvashev, Ambassador of the Italian Republic to Russia Pasquale Terraciano, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Banca Intesa and President of the Conoscere Eurasia Association Antonio Fallico, as well as public officials, representatives of entrepreneurial organizations and business communities of both countries. 

The business programme of the 3rd Visiting Session of the Eurasian Economic Forum in Verona will offer the following discussions: Business on Its Way to Environmental and Digital Safety; Metallurgy and Machine Building: Opportunities for International Cooperation and Ways to Restore Economic Growth.   

“We will be hosting a visiting session in Ekaterinburg for the third year in a row.  The Urals are Russia’s centre of metallurgy, which is one of the strategic areas in trade and economic relations between our countries. Another important topic we will cover during our events is environmental and digital transformation,” noted Chairman of the Board of Directors of Banca Intesa and President of the Conoscere Eurasia Association Antonio Fallico.

Earlier, on 18 June 2021 a visiting session of the Eurasian Economic Forum in Verona entitled ‘Kazan and Tatarstan Innovative Enterprises and Technologies’ took place in Kazan. The event was attended by Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, Ambassador of the Italian Republic to Russia Pasquale Terraciano, leaders of entrepreneurial organizations, and businesspeople from Tatarstan, Italy, and France. During the meeting, participants discussed the outlook for economic and industrial cooperation in light of scientific and technological development. 

The 15th Eurasian Economic Forum in Verona will take place on 28–29 October 2021. The Forum is organized by the Conoscere Eurasia Association (an Italian non-profit) and the Roscongress Foundation.

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