This agenda represents a draft and may be subject to change

The future of Fashion With the patronage of Wednesday, 16 October | 16.30 – 18.30 Room P4B001 | Place du Luxembourg | Brussels

During the Conference Deloitte and the Holden School of Turin will recount the faces and the stories of the Italian fashion industry, In collaboration with describing managers, artisans, designers and industry professionals. Their constant ability to innovate, combined with long-standing craftsmanship and artistic talent, will represent the central themes of the publication "Making IT – Fitting the future".

By exploring the numerous success stories of a sector increasingly oriented towards technological innovation, the initiative, promoted in collaboration with Confindustria and the Italian Initiative Group, aims to showcase the entrepreneurial and productive excellences of the Italian fashion, also in light of the industry-wide challenge of improving sustainability and competitiveness on a global scale.

The publication will also provide the basis for a high-profile forum of discussion on the evolution of the sector, with the involvement of prominent representatives of the national and European institutions and business community. This agenda represents a draft and may be subject to change

Agenda

Welcome by MEP

Opening Remarks

MEP | President of the European Parliament (TBC) H.E. Elena Basile | Italian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium & Honorary 30 50 16. - 16. President of the Italian Initiative Group Fabio Pompei | President and CEO of Deloitte Italy Matteo Borsani | Managing Director of the Delegation of Confindustria to the EU

Presentation of the publication

16.50 - 17.05 Patrizia Arienti | Deloitte EMEA Fashion & Luxury Leader Alessandro Fontana | Partner of Deloitte Italy responsible for the publication

Sector’s perspectives 17.05 - 17.20 Claudio Marenzi | President of Confindustria Moda

Round Table Roberto Viola | Director-General of DG CONNECT Alessandro Mari | Head of Holden Studios 17.20 - 17.55 Licia Mattioli | CEO of Mattioli Gioielli and Vice-President for Internationalization of Confindustria Ercole Botto Poala | CEO of Successori Reda S.p.A.

Perspectives from the European Parliament MEP Massimiliano Salini | INTA Committee 17.55 - 18.10 MEP | IMCO Committee

MEP | ITRE Committee (TBC)

18.10 - 18.20 Discussion with MEPs

Closing Remarks

18.20 - 18.30 MEP | Vice-President of the European Parliament Gianmario Crescentino | President of Deloitte Central Mediterranean

Cocktail

Moderator: Paolo Saraca Volpini | Press Officer at the European Parliament