The Food Summit, the prestigious event dedicated to the businesses and top managers of the consumer goods industry, hosts its fourth edition. The event is organized by Gruppo Food and sponsored by Banca Intesa Sanpaolo, Alix Partners, Fiere di Parma, Number 1, Finservice, and Consorzio Italia del Gusto, with Parmacotto, Saclà, Benvolio 1938 and Acqua Minerale San Benedetto as technical sponsors. The Food Summit takes place today at the fascinating Teatro Regio in Parma, the historical opera house where, from 5pm, institutional leaders, top managers, business owners of the F&B industry, financial officials, celebrities, and buyers from international retail groups come together to participate in an exclusive event.
Food Summit 2018: main topics on the agenda
The Food Summit 2018 will discuss the expansion of Made in Italy in three regions: North America, Middle and Far East, and Europe. The event will address many important issues, including the escalation in trade tensions with the United States, non-tariff barriers, and the initiatives to support authentic Italian products (with ICE president Michele Scannavini and European Parliament member Paolo De Castro). The Food Summit will also address the best export strategies to grow internationally; establishing relations with international retail chains; receiving support from financial partners to boost growth; acquisitions and the creation of consortia and associations to preside over global markets and reach critical mass; the online channel to sell without foreign intermediaries, and the participation in international trade shows and events. The evening event will animate a lively debate among participants, with final remarks by the renowned art critic and writer Philippe Daverio.
Food Summit 2018: the program
Opening Remarks
Federico Pizzarotti – Mayor of Parma
Antonio Cellie – Fiere di Parma
Marco Preve – Consorzio Italia del Gusto
Scenarios
Gregorio De Felice – Intesa Sanpaolo
Marco Eccheli – Alix Partners
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Michele Scannavini – ICE (Italian Trade Agency)
Paolo De Castro – European Parliament
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Roberto Moncalvo – Coldiretti
Francesco Casillo – Casillo
North America
Stefania Trenti – Intesa Sanpaolo
Ettore Nicoletto – Santa Margherita
Lorenzo Beretta – F.lli Beretta
Kevin Sherlock – HY-VEE
Pat Pessotto – Longo’s
Video Interview: Jacopo Giustiniani – La Centrale
Europe
Raffaello Ruggieri – Intesa Sanpaolo
Marco Lavazza – Unione Italiana Food
Gianpiero Calzolari – Granarolo
Alessandro Montanari – Auchan Retail Italy
Małgorzata Szupke-Dębska – Auchan Retail Poland
Gregoire Kaufman – Carrefour
Video Interview: Rose Price – Ocado
Middle and Far East
Luca Esposito – Intesa Sanpaolo
Antonio Ferraioli – La Doria
Xiangdong Zhang – Anyway Group
Xi Chu – Anyway Group
Video Interview: Sony Samy – Lulu Hypermarket
Good news
Lino Banfi
Closing Remarks
Philippe Daverio