On May 24, 2024, the EIFI General Assembly was held in Florence, Italy, where the following topics were addressed:
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1. EIFI Automotive Market Group Meeting
(EIFI Full, Affiliated and Associated Members only)
- Welcome and introduction by Wolfgang Scheiding, Chairman of the Automotive Market Group.
- Presentation by Dario Duse, Automotive & Industrial Partner and Managing Director, AlixPartners.
2. EIFI General Industry & Distribution Market Group Meeting
(EIFI Full, Affiliated and Associated Members only)
- Welcome and introduction by Ramón Ceravalls, Chairman of the General Industry & Distribution Market Group.
- Presentation by Luca Bonaccorsi, Innovation Manager, PwC.
3. EIFI General Assembly (1st Session)
(EIFI Full, Affiliated and Associated Members only)
- Welcome and introduction by Paolo Pozzi, President of EIFI.
- Presentation by Ines van Lierde, General Manager of AEGIS EUROPE Industry Alliance.
4. EIFI General Assembly (2nd Session)
(Open to the Public, Guests and Speakers)
- Welcome and introduction by Paolo Pozzi, President of EIFI.
5. Presentations by EIFI Affiliated Members
- Ori Martin SpA – Roberto de Miranda
- Caleotto SpA – Giorgio Motta
- Dörken Coatings GmbH – Christos Tselebidis
- MKS Atotech GmbH – Pasquale Cozzolino
- NOF Metal Coatings Europe SA – Frédéric Bouvier
6. Presentations by EIFI Associated Members
- O’Connor & Co. European Lawyers – Bernard O’Connor
- Randstad Italia Srl – Marco Ceresa
7. European Report and Board Score
- Presented by Hans Führlbeck, General Manager of EIFI.
8. Speech by Andreas Bertaggia
- President of EFDA – European Fastener Distributors Association.
9. Speech by Kevin Chiu
- Chairman of the International Committee, TFTA – Taiwan Fasteners Trading Association.
10. Speech by Enrico Letta
- President of the Delors Institute (via webcast).
11. Round Table:
“The Challenges Lying Ahead of Us”
Moderator
- Mauro Campus, Associate Professor of History of International Relations, Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Florence.
Speakers
- Economics and Finance – Mauro Campus
- Labour and Talent – Marco Ceresa, CEO, Randstad Italia
- Automotive Sustainability – Benjamin Krieger, General Secretary, CLEPA
- Geopolitics – Nicoletta Pirozzi, Head of the EU Politics and Institutions Programme, Istituto Affari Internazionali
- European Commission Perspective – Denis Redonnet, Deputy Director-General, DG Trade, European Commission
- Artificial Intelligence – Marco Siciliano, Managing Director, Accenture Applied Intelligence, Accenture Italia
12. Closing of the Meetings
