Press release 2009

TOMORROW MILAN WILL BECOME THE CAPITAL OF INNOVATION
Press release no. 181/09
(08/12/2009)

Important representatives from institutions, the academic and industrial worlds will take part in the inaugural conference of the Italian show dedicated to renewable energies, robotics, biotechnologies, science, research and high-tech.

Milan, 24 November - Six events, all with the same theme of innovation, which can represent the driving force able to boost industrial and economic development.

From 25 to 27 November HTE-Hi.Tech.Expo, the event dedicated to science, research and high-tech, and which looks to the future, but promoting technological solutions that are already applicable; Robotica (humanoid and service robots); CHEM-MED (scientific and laboratory instrumentation); Biotech (biotechnologies) will take place. From 25 to 28 November, EnerSolar+ (photovoltaic and thermal solar power) and Greenergy Expo (renewable energies) two new events representing growing sectors, with the effective slogan "Producing energy while saving the planet". The fair will have the participation of 600 companies, on an exhibition area of 30,000 square metres.

The inaugural conference, which will be held Wednesday 25 November, at 10.45 in the Sagittarius Room of the Congress Centre of fieramilano, will have, as participants, important representatives of the academic world, institutions and industry such as: Roberto Formigoni (President of the Lombardy Region); Guido Podestà (President of the Milan Province); Letizia Moratti (Mayor of Milan); Diana Bracco (Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce of Milan); Nikolay Churkin (Vice President of the Committee for the Protection of Natural Resources and the Environment of the Assembly of the Russian Federation); Roberto Gradnik (President of Assobiotec); Giulio Mogol (poet and songwriter). The conference will open with an introductory speech from Attilio Fontana (Counsellor of Fiera Milano) and will be chaired by Giampio Bracchi (President of the Polytechnic Foundation and President of the Honorary Committee).

The opening session is entitled Research, innovative technologies, renewable energies: obligatory steps for development and industrial competitiveness in the near future. Investing in high-tech means, in fact, thinking about a progress model different from that of the past, which knows how to combine economic growth with respect of the environment. And the events that will start to take place tomorrow at fieramilano will offer a vast range of opportunities - of both business and professional updating - to all those who believe in innovation as a factor able to favour sustainable development.

There will also be numerous "events in the event" and attractions that will bring fieramilano to life in the next few days, among which:
 the demonstrations of robots (from humanoid robots for entertainment to prototypes for assistance of disabled people, from exoskeletons to consumer robotics) Pavilion 18;
http://www.hitechexpo.eu/it/index_rbt.asp
 the show on superconductivity (Pavilion 14, stand G2);
http://www.hitechexpo.eu/it/mostra_sce.asp
 Enerjob - energy provides jobs (for those interested in working in the renewable energies sector), Pavilion 14, stand L19/M20;
http://www.enersolar.biz/it/enerjob.asp
 the area on sustainable mobility (which will have on show a hybrid scooter and a zero emission super sports car), Pavilion 14, stand L46/M47;
http://www.greenergyexpo.eu/it/mob_sostenibile.asp
 the PAEA EcoLogica House, an example of a completely self-sufficienct bio-built house, with low energy consumption, equipped with water, heating and electricity from renewable energy (the press conference will be held in the external area of Pavilion 14, at 13.15);
http://www.enersolar.biz/it/casa_ecologica.asp
 the presentation, by Giulio Mogol, the well-know poet and songwriter, of the CET (Centro Europeo di Toscolano -European Toscolano Centre), a "city" with a culture dedicated to the formation of young songwriters, musicians and singers, but which is also aimed at renewable energies (Pavilion 14, stand B45/C44, 15.00);
 the Russian-Italian energy forum Problems and outlooks of safety and energy efficiency in Italy, the first official presentation of the new Russian energy policy to the Italian market, which will be attended by, among others, two vice-ministers (Energy and Industry and Commerce) of the Moscow Government (Franci Room, Congress Centre of fieramilano, 14.00);
http://www.enersolar.biz/it/forum_energetico.asp
 the hydrogen-powered Christmas tree (Pavilion 18 - stand I13);
http://www.hitechexpo.eu/it/albero_idrogeno.asp
 Meet the authors, with the presentation of recently published books. The first part, scheduled for tomorrow, is entitled Big and small actions to save the planet (Pavilion 14 - stand B45/C44).
http://www.enersolar.biz/it/programma_incontro_autori_2009.asp

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