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illustrate the most modern technologies.
In its Pavillion, Italy will showcase its innovation and
sustainability capabilities in order to contribute to the
common goal of tacking the most urgent global
challenges.
But we will also present practical, effective and useful
solutions , which is where our industry excels in any
case.
I like to extend the concept of ‘beauty’ to our industrial
world: to demonstrate that the proposed solutions are
socially and environmentally good, ethical, real,
correct…right, in one word.
The Expo will not be a fair nor a simple exhibition, but
rather an articulated global platform to demonstrate
what we have to offer. Yes, there will be commercial
events too, but I believe that the most important single
challenge will be for our enterprises to illustrate and to
prove innovative solutions”. business forums on specific themes.
We will also try to join the activities of other countries,
How will you support the participation of Italian in order emphasize the international cooperation”.
companies at the Dubai Expo?
“There will be lots of events organized by our Embassy, Lastly and perhaps most importantly – what did I
by the ICE – Institute for Foreign Trade and by the forget to ask you?
Italian Expo Commissariat. “Just a thought: there is lots of talking today about
For example, ‘Theme Weeks’ and ‘Innovation Talks’ to ‘reshoring’ the manufacturing activities.
discuss critical and important issues, such as mitigating I think the pandemic showed very clearly the need for
climate change, water treatment, waste recycling, Italian and European manufacturing companies to
food production, health care and wellbeing – and of optimize their global supply chains in order to make
course energy. As I said, the concept of innovation will them more concentrated and less scattered.
be the one ‘connecting the dots’, and therefore a Within this main driver, if
challenge to our capacity to implement innovative we look not only at back-
solutions. reshoring, but also at near-
We will also organize commercial initiatives, many of reshoring, the UAE and the
them specifically put in place by the Italian Trade GCC area present some
Commission. For example, in November we will have a competitive advantages (in
conference on renewable energy. terms of geography, incentives, connectivity, regulatory
Also, geographical conferences (e.g. for ASEAN framework) that could be carefully evaluated by our
countries, but also Africa and Latin America) and companies”.

Nicola Lener

Nicola Lener was born in Cagliari on 18 August 1968. He 2010 he was Vice Ambassador in Ottawa, Canada.
is graduated in Law from the University of Cagliari and In 2014 he returned to the Ministry, in the General
entered the diplomatic career on 18 June 1993. Directorate for the Promotion of the Country System,
He began his career by serving in the Diplomatic where he dealt with the internationalization of the Italian
Ceremonial of the Republic and in the General Directorate economic system and from 2016 he was Deputy General
for Political Affairs. From 1997 to 2004 he was Head of Manager.
the Economic and Commercial Office of the Embassy in Since the 1st October 2019 he has been the Ambassador
Lima, Peru, and subsequently of the one in Amman, of Italy to the United Arab Emirates.
Jordan. He speaks English, French and Spanish. Married with four
Back in Rome, he was assigned to the General Directorate children, he is passionate about art and travel.
for Italians Abroad and Migration Policies. From 2006 he Since 2014 he has been an officer of the Order of Merit of
was Consul General in Casablanca, Morocco, and from the Republic.

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