Tipo Evento Generico: Presentation

22 February 2022

The Caab of Bologna participates to Expo Dubai with an event that will present sustainability strategies adopted by the regional agri-food system, actions to support innovation, leading projects as well as its active role in the technological and economic development of innovative start-ups in the Agri Tech sector.

The Caab of Bologna will show its capability to strengthen the relevance of the agri-food system of the Emilia Romagna Region and launch technological innovation at an international level. The event designed for Expo aims to raise the awareness of the Italian agri-food heritage potential and relaunch the Made in Italy in the world.

Thanks to its strategic position, the functionality of its structures, the presence of important companies, as well as the high level of market services and marketed products, Caab Spa is recognized for the regional production system as a focal point of the agri-food sector, in Italy and in Europe.

The day will be dedicate, starting form the afternoon of Thursday 9, December, to the excellence of Motor Valley with an opening ceremony of the most representative cars and brands of the Motor Valley (4:00 pm Dubai Opera), with the Motor Valley Top Table taking place at 5:00 pm (The Address Sky View Hotel Downtown), the Ducati DesertX World Première (6:45 pm Dubai Opera) and a Motor Valley dinner ending the dedicated activities of the day (8:00 pm M-Eating Italy Expo Dubai)

9 December 2021

The Emilia-Romagna Region during Dubai Expo 2020 Mission, along with the official program, will also focus on marketing activities promoting the Region as Tourist Destination.

APT Servizi Emilia-Romagna Regional Tourism Board will organize a B2B Workshop on Luxury Travel, Motor & Food Valley of Emilia-Romagna. Sellers from the Region will have the opportunity to meet with selected Buyers from the Gulf Countries. The Workshop aims at relaunching the entry and positioning within the Arabian market for the regional tourist offering (first time entering the market was in 2017 when the Region participated at ATM Dubai fair).

An important role is played also by Emirates, operating a connected direct flight Dubai-Bologna , opening and strenthening the opportunity to develop inbound tourist flow. Following this, a Press Conference held by Regional Tourism Minister Mr. Corsini will introduce the Tourist Offering to International Journalists. The entire event will be supported by a local agency in order to better position the Emilia-Romagna Region in entering the market in the right segment.

11-13 January 2022

Clust-ER Mechatronics and Motoristics organizes a mission to EXPO, during the Travel & Connectivity thematic week, with the aim of representing the ability to collaborate in the development of innovative projects between companies and industrial research laboratories of the regional High Technology Network.

The projects were selected through a call for interest dedicated to the members of the Clust-ER MECH. The mission will be attended by four companies and four laboratories that have collaborated or are collaborating in the development of four projects in the fields of sustainable mobility, autonomous driving and applications in the Industry 4.0 (predictive maintenance) field.

The mission includes:

• B2B meetings with delegation representatives in a dedicated and personalized space
• an event to present the projects and the Clust-ER MECH
• the visit to a research and innovation center related to the reference issues of Clust-ER MECH

The objectives of the mission are the generation of collaboration opportunities for companies and laboratories in the network with UAE or other countries’ interlocutors and the promotion of the attractiveness of the territory in the reference areas for investment, research and training actions.

The mission takes place in conjunction with the Thematic Business Forum Travel & Connectivity (January 12th), the Emilia-Romagna Regional Day and the Forum on Artificial Intelligence (both January 13th).

20 February 2022

Il 20 febbraio, a EXPO DUBAI, presso lo spazio M-Eating Italy gestito da Fiere di Parma, i Clust-ER Agrifood e Greentech della Regione Emilia-Romagna organizzano un evento sull’impatto del settore agroindustriale su ambiente e clima.

L’evento è composto da un convegno e da una cena sostenibile presso il ristorante italiano stellato di M-Eating Italy che si trova nell’area tematica delle Opportunità, non lontano dal Padiglione Italia.

Un’opportunità per affrontare un tema attuale di rilevanza globale quale quello della necessità di produrre, distribuire e consumare il cibo in modo sostenibile, minimizzando gli impatti sul clima e sull’ambiente.

La crescita continua della popolazione mondiale, la necessità di produrre e mettere a disposizione di tutti cibo indispensabile alla salute e al benessere di ognuno, in un contesto di evidenti cambiamenti climatici ed eventi estremi che influiscono su ogni fase della catena di valore del sistema agroalimentare, rende sempre più necessario trovare soluzioni innovative a basso consumo energetico e minimo impatto ambientale. 

Questo tema si integra perfettamente con la partecipazione della Regione a Expo, nell’ambito della strategia ER GO GLOBAL 2021-2025, che intende valorizzare gli ambiti settoriali regionali digital, healthy, green, creative, in coerenza con le aree tematiche prioritarie dell’evento e con riferimento alla programmazione delle azioni previste dal Padiglione Italia.

24 January – 2 February 2022

The Clust-ER HEALTH, in line with its internationalization strategy and that of the entire regional system, participates in the international exhibition EXPO 2020 DUBAI to promote the most distinguished expressions of the Health and Wellness sector of the Emilia-Romagna region.

During the Health and Wellness thematic week, 24 January – 2 February 2022, the Cluster will promote the regional strategic assets identified by EY as those with very high prospective activity for international investors.

The main sectors that will be presented are: biomedical, advanced therapies used for the purposes of regenerative and restorative medicine, big data and digital health, nutraceuticals, veterinary pharmaceuticals, orthopedic specialties, neuroscience and neurology.

Partners and startups that best represent these sectors will participate in the creation of information material and events on site. Various companies, SMEs and startups will also be involved, also through participation in collateral events at the EXPO 2020 DUBAI event, including Arab Health, one of the most important fairs dedicated to the medical sector in the MENA region.

The action is carried out in coordination with the ALISEI National Technology Cluster which, through the working group dedicated to internationalization, coordinates the strategy of regional clusters at the national level.

28 February 2022

Bioristor is a biocompatible and flexible electrochemical device, which is inserted into the stem of the plants and is able to continuously and in real time monitor the composition of the plant sap. Plant sap is a liquid transported in the crystalline vessels of the plant (both xylem and phloem), the content of which is highly variable depending on the conditions in which the plant is found, influencing its physiological state. This technology allows to measure unprecedented data on the physiological condition of plants over a long period of time (the entire season).

Bioristor allows you to calculate the optimal irrigation, promptly detect drought stress and save up to 40% of water reserves. A fertilization optimization saves the fertilizers to be used by reducing soil pollution. Bioristor can also be used to prevent diseases and physiopathies, by understanding the health conditions of the plant.

During Expo 2020 Dubai, 16 biosensors will be installed inside the Giardino Italia to monitor different types of Mediterranean plants. The sensors will measure the health and irrigation status of the plants from the opening of the hall until the dedicated event of 26 February 2022, during which the CNR IMEM research group will present the results of all the recorded data and report on the characteristics of the measurements made for each plant.

17 January 2022

The growing use of renewable sources for the production of electricity has made it necessary to adopt both an even more ‘intelligent’ management of electricity systems and a greater diffusion of storage systems to cope with the random nature of these sources (solar and wind). In particular, the increasing use of these technologies makes it necessary to manage energy flows coming from generation plants and their temporary storage through skilled professionals. 

With a view to representing the triple mandate of universities to provide training, to cultivate scientific research and to promote technology transfer, the Universities elaborated a communication methodology that allows the skills of research groups in the field of “Smart Energy” to be presented to the public of the Italian Pavilion in a simple and captivating way through a serious game. The visitor-player is placed in front of choices to “manage” different situations and scenarios proposed by the game. Based on the choices that are made, the game shows the consequences of these choices and their energy and social impact.

The main targets of this project are high school students, university students, researchers and university professors, professionals working in the field of renewable energy and grid management, representatives of energy policy-making agencies, ordinary citizens interested in the field of energy.

15-16 October 2021

The event dedicated to the SHARE (Sustainability Health and AgRicolturE) project aims at demonstrating that the agrifood model of the Emilia-Romagna Region adopts innovative solutions from farm to fork. 

The project, based on the educational offer proposed by the universities and on the innovative research in the agrifood field of the universities involved in the project, has the primary objective of strengthening the image of the Emilia-Romagna Region as an international center of scientific and technological research in a context like Expo.

During the two days in the Italy Pavilion, representatives from the Universities will demonstrate that the agrifood model of the Emilia-Romagna Region adopts innovative solutions to make the whole supply chain “from farm to fork”, that is: sustainable from a production, economic and environmental point of view; resilient to climate change, while preserving the quality and gastronomic tradition; attentive to the improvement of nutritional aspects related to health; highly innovative in all processes.

The main expected result is the strengthening of the image of the Region as an international center of scientific and technological research.

The project is therefore aimed at both students, academic staff and researchers, the wider public of citizens and visitors, but also local and international entrepreneurs and professionals in the agrifood sector who will visit EXPO Dubai. The method of implementation, based mainly on videos, will make the contents accessible to all, so that the promotion of the Emilia-Romagna regional system in the agrifood sector has the maximum diffusion.

The event takes place in conjunction with the World Food Day and the Conference on the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition at the Anfiteatro of the Italy Pavilion.

Click here to see the SHARE related sub-projects.

16 January 2022

The ‘Cultural Heritage. Our Roots, our Future’ Project intends to highlight the virtuous interaction between training, research and production through the research and teaching activities of four universities in Emilia-Romagna: Bologna, Ferrara, Modena e Reggio, Parma. These are offering courses focused on the enhancement of cultural heritage through new technologies.

For this reason, the 2-day event foresees the presentation of some case studies, among the various projects developed within the university research laboratories, in order to demonstrate the potential and the results of the interaction between research, technological innovation and production system, particularly in the field of creative and cultural industries sector. Furthermore, the articulated regional training offer is presented, at all levels of university and post-university education, in the context of the enhancement and conservation of cultural heritage (material and intangible) intended as a fundamental resource for the growth of young generations and for development of a democratic and inclusive society.

The project is aimed at an international audience, made up of students and researchers, professionals from the cultural sector, entrepreneurs in the cultural and artistic sector, tourists and also to a wider audience, which may be present at the Dubai Universal Exposition.