Bhubaneswar: A high-level delegation from Italy, including the Consul General of Italy, President of Italian Aluminium Association, senior government officials, CEOs and senior executives of different organizations will attend Indo-Italian Metal Hub seminar in the Odisha capital on Saturday.
The three-day seminar, organised by the Aluminium Association of India (AAI), will be inaugurated by Industries, Housing & Urban Development, Niranjan Pujari, and presided over by Dr Tapan Kumar Chand, CMD, NALCO and President, Aluminium Association of India (AAI) while Additional Chief Secretary-cum-Principal Secretary, Industries, Housing & Urban Development will be the chief speaker.
The Italian delegation will be represented by HE Damiano Francovigh, Italian Consul General in India, Maurizio Sala, President, Amafond, Ms Francesca Bruni, President, Art Valley, among other dignitaries.
The Italian delegation will look at the prospect of investing in the Angul Aluminium Park and collaborating for strategic tie-ups with their Indian counterparts.
The seminar will pave way for discussion amongst important players, businesses, state government and government agencies and associations of Indian and Italian industry in the engineering, metals and transportation sectors covering smart metals, finance, industrial challenges, industrial park, global scenario and East-West future prospects, automotive, food and pharma packaging and future prospects. The Indo-Italian Metal HUB tour is a programme aimed at decision makers in the industrial sector in India, Italy and Europe.
The seminar was preceded by a site visit by the delegation to proposed Angul Aluminium Park today.
The Nalco CMD and AAI chairman said the Angul Aluminium Park, promoted by NALCO and IDCO has attracted global technology suppliers and project proponents and will emerge at par with global standards.
The Indo-Italian Metal Hub has the endorsement and the cooperation of several institutions, associations and independent bodies including, the Italian Consulate in Kolkata, Indo-Italian Chamber of Commerce, District for Rail Technologies (DITECFER), High Speed, Safety and Security Amafond, Federation of European Consumers of Aluminium in cooperation with the Odisha government, Indian Embassy in Rome, AAI, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Federation Of Small & Medium Industries India (FOSMI), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Utkal Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UCCI), Sinfonet, and METEF, among others.
