Opening Conference and TECNAwards Ceremony

• 2:30 PM – Institutional Welcome Remarks
  • Maurizio Renzo Ermeti, President, Italian Exhibition Group
  • Bruno Bettelli, President, ACIMAC
  • Mattia Morolli, Municipality of Rimini
• 2:45 PM – Keynote Speech: MAECI Initiatives Supporting Italian Companies and the Opportunities Arising from the EU–Mercosur Agreement
  • Alessandra Pastorelli – Head of the Office for Policy Guidance and Supervision of the Italian Trade Agency (ICE) for the Promotion Abroad and Internationalisation of Italian Companies, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
• 3:00 PM – Address by the Ambassador of Mexico
  • Genaro Lozano – Ambassador of Mexico to Italy
• 3:20 PM – Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
• 3:30 PM – TecnAwards Ceremony – Country of Honour: Brazil
  • Award recipients: Delta Ceramica, Ceramica Villagres, Ceramica Carmelo Fior, Lef Pisos e Revestimentos, Embramaco, Incepa
  • Awards presented by: Marcus Vinicius de Menezes, Honorary Consul of Brazil in Bologna
• 3:50 PM – Industry Outlook: The Ceramic Market in the Americas
  • Luca Baraldi, MECS Research Centre
• 4:00 PM – Round Table: Three TecnAwards Winners Discuss Their Vision for the Future of the Industry with the President of ACIMAC
  • Participants:
    • Lourdes SPL (Argentina), Jorge Gallo, President
    • Grupo Corona (Colombia), Jaime Alberto Angel Mejia, COO
    • Florida Tile/Panaria Group (to be confirmed)
    • Bruno Bettelli, President, ACIMAC
  • Moderator: Paola Giacomini
• 4:40 PM – TecnAwards Ceremony – New Plant, New Technology, Italian Technology Ambassador, Heavy Clay
  • • Award recipients: Lourdes (Argentina), New Plant; Graiman (Ecuador), New Technology; Florida Tile (USA), New Technology; Interceramic (Mexico), Italian Technology Ambassador; Grupo Corona (Colombia), Sanitaryware; Palmar (Argentina), Heavy Clay
• 5:00 PM – Tile Person of the Year Award
  • Mauro Vandini, President of the Global Ceramic Division, Mohawk Industries
• 5:10 PM – Closing Remarks

Click here for the Italian version: Convegno Inaugurale e Premiazione TECNAwards