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1. Surname: Rocca 2. Name: Riccardo Federico 3. Date and place of birth: 12 September 1962 4. Nationality: Italian 5. Civil Status: Single Address (phone/fax/e-mail): Piazza Belgiojoso, 2-20121 Milan ITALY Tel: +39 02 76318101- Fax: +39 02 76390984 - Email: [email protected] 6. Education: Institutions: State University of Genoa Date: 1981 From (months/year) To (months/year) 1986 Degree: "Economics and Business Administration" obtained Cum Laude

7. Language skills (Mark 1 to 5 for competence, where 5 is the highest): Language Level Passive Spoken Written Italian Mother Tongue 5 5 5 English 5 3 4 Spanish 4 4 3

8. Membership of Professional Bodies: Certified Public Accountant (CPA) 9. Other skills (e.g. computer literacy, etc.): computer literacy: Windows 98 – Office ‘00 10. Present Position: Managing Director of Cromwell – an international consultant firm 11. Years of professional experience: 17 years 12. Key qualifications: supporting SME in the process of internationalization

13. Professional experience: Date 1993-Present Location Milan Company C.C.I.S.E.A. – Italian Chamber of Commerce for the South East Asia Position President Job Description Economic, social, cultural activities for the promotion of the SEA (trade mission, public speeches, pubblications) and the official liaison with the external bodies.

Date 1992 - Present Location Milan Company Italian Chamber of commerce for Serbia nad Montenegro Position Past President Job Description Consulting to Italian companies willing to do business in Eastern Europe Date 1998 - Present Location Milan Company Cromwell Italia International Consulting Position Managing Director Job Description Assistance and consulting on the strategies of internationalisation of Italian companies

Date 2002- Present Location Milan Company UNIONEST – Chambers of Commerce for Eastern European Countries Position Director of Research Center- ISI Job Description Union of the Italian Chamber of Commerce for Eastern Europe

14 Others: Several public speeches organised by the following entities  Banca Popolare Novara  MATRADE  Indonesian Embassy  MIDA  Assolombarda  Promos  Chamber of Commerce of Reggio  Embassy of Vietnam Emilia  Thai Trade Center  Banca Popolare Milano  Bocconi University  Chamber of Commerce of  Manila Chamber of Commerce  Philippine Board of Investment  European Union-Asia invest  API Milano  Università di Castellana  API Brescia  Pedmont Region  AssoIndustria Genova

15. Publications: Publication -  Tax and financial taxation- International Trade IPSOA 1996 Books  Doing Business in South-East Asia - Sole 24ore editor and publisher July 1997  Doing Business in Poland - Sole 24ore editor and publisher April 1999

Publication - Several articles for the following newspapers, magazines Articles  Cartasi  Sole 24ore  International tax and financial planning IPSOA  International trade – IPSOA  International tax and financial planning IPSOA  Chamber of Commerce of Netherland  Chamber of commerce of Spain  La Tribuna dei dottori commercialisti

16.Seminars:

ICCSEA 2005 Vietnam Delegation Assolombarda, Milan, 15th December

Cooperation and trade-economic opportunities between Italty and Vietnam in Smes Italy and Viet nam Hanoi, 25th October

Malaysia- Italy: Business Opportunities in Rubber Products Gallia Hotel Milan, 13rd September

China and South East Asia Banca Popolare di Milano, Milan ,8th June

Agriculture Machinery: Korean delegation Promos, Milan 5th September

Machinery: Strategic Aliance between Europe, Thailand,. Malaysia Varese- 12 September ICCSEA-2004

Indonesia Ultimate in Diversity Italy- Indonesia Business Matching Rome, 29th September

India, China and South East Asia: a new world Banca Popolare di Milano- Millan, July 2004

Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Tailandia, Indonesia Alessandria, 21st January

ICCSEA-2003 Opportunity of cooperation between china and Lombardy SMEs Shangai, 1st-6th November

Delegation: Malaysia Fiera di Milano- UCIMU- Milan, 27th-28th September

Delegation: Vietnam API-Milan 20th October

Seoul International food exhibition 2003 KOTRA- Seoul, 21st –25th April ICCSEA-2002

The New course of Viet Nam Promos- Milan, 27th November

The South East Asia is rising again?: the opportunities for the Lombardy companies: Tailandia- Filippine –Indocina Asia Invest and Banca Popolare di Milano- 10th October

The South East Asia is rising again?: the opportunities for the Lombardy companies: Malaysia- Singapore-Indonesia Asia Invest and Promos- Milan, 26th September

EU- Malaysia Partenariat 2002 European Union- Kuala lumpur Mission 29th May-7th June

The role of the Chamber of Commerce for South East Asia and of the Chamber of Commerce for Eastern europe in supporting Italian Companies Operating abroad ISUFI – Bari, 23rd March

17. References:

Body Address Reference Position Centro estero Camere di Via Oldofredi, 23- Sergio Valentini President Commercio Lombarde 20124 Milan Assolombarda Via Pantano 9- Fabio Aromatici Director 20122 Milan International Area MIDA Via Vittor Pisani, Noor Aieda Ahamad Consul/Director 31- 20124 Milano MATRADE Via Vittor Pisani, Rapida Hanim Abdul Consul- Trade 31-20124 Milano Razak Commissioner Università di Castellanza Corso Matteotti- Prof. Alessandro Professor Castellanza Cortesi Bocconi- ISESAO Via Gobbi 5-20136 Prof. Corrado Professor Milan Molteni Promos Via Camperio, 1- Raffaello Benetti Asian Operator 20123 Milan manager EDB Singapore Corso Matteotti Ang Choon Beng Director 1/A-20121 Milan Thai Trade Center Via Albricci, 8- Mrs. Duangkamol Director 20122 Milan Jiambutr Taiwan Trade Center Via Stradivari, 4- Mr. Chou Ching Wei Director 20131 Milan European Commission- Rue De la Loi 41, Tamryn Barker Member of EuropAid Co-operation B- 1049 Bruxells Europe Aid Office- Asia Invest Cooperation Office