24 March 2015

Congress updates

World Chambers Congress• The only global meeting place for chambers of commerce and businessmen worldwide

• Taking place every 2 years in a different continent (back to Europe in 2015!)

• Growing every year: 91 countries in Marseille (1999), 109 countries in Doha (2013)

General Congress goals

• to share best-practices• to be updated on the last economic trends• to widen the international cooperation network• to develop innovative projects

9th WCF Congress Objectives• More than 120 countries involved• More than 1600 participants

Organizers

From Europe: Germany, Austria,UK, Belgium, Italy, Spain, France,Ireland, Greece, Denmark, Croatia• From Extra-UE: Brazil, Peru, Chile,Argentina, USA, Russia, China, Japan, Turkey, Malaysia, Australia, Qatar,Pakistan, Senegal, Congo, Zambia;Afghanistan, India, Thailand

Countries

Pre-programme

Plenaries

-Global Trade in the 21st century-Global mobility-A sustainable world - food, water and energy

Speakers invited

- Mario Draghi, President BCE- Harold McGrawHill, CEO McGrawHill Companies and ICC Chairman- Carlo Petrini, President Slow Food- Ban-Ki Moon, Secretary General UN- Roberto Azevedo, Executive Director International Trade Centre, Geneva

World Chambers Competition

Total numbers of applicants for each category

-Best CSR project: 18

-Best job creation & business: 25 development project

-Best policy advocacy project: 8

-Best unconventional project: 29

Record number of projects – 80 from 40 countries

International sponsors

Media partners

Chamber partners

National sponsors

Institutional supporters

Congress official airlines

ECONOMY CLASS DISCOUNT up to 10% BUSINESS CLASS DISCOUNT up to 20%

ECONOMY CLASS DISCOUNT up to 25% BUSINESS CLASS DISCOUNT up to 25%

Exhibition area• 2,500 sqm exhibition area• Located in the Congress centre• Networking and business areas inside• Visitors free entrance

Rates bare space: € 400,00 sqm basic stand: € 500,00 sqm

Exhibition benefits

• Free access to coffee breaks & Congress participants relax area

• 1 complimentary access to the business programme

• Unlimited invitations for your customers to the exhibition area

Open to all Congress participants and exhibitors

Self-made business agenda through the Congress matchmaking software

Up to 9 appointments – 20 minutes sessions

All countries and sectors involved

Business programme – Network connections

Social programme

10 JUNE 2015

WELCOME COCKTAIL AT THE «REGIO» TEATRE

PROGRAMME

• Welcome by the Torino City Mayor, Mr. Piero Fassino

• Welcome by the organizers ICC WCF and Torino CCI

• Networking cocktail

• Free evening in the Torino City Centre

Social programme

PROGRAMME

• Welcome Cocktail in the Royal Garden

• Competition Awards Ceremony

• Congress closing remarks and handover ceremony

• Dinner at the “Citroniera”

• Jazz music entertainment

12 JUNE 2015 GALA DINNERAT «LA VENARIA REALE» ROYAL RESIDENCE

Leisure programme

TOUR NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE

• Torino “historical city”

• Tour of the Royal Palace of Venaria Reale

• Piemonte Langhe Hills: Food & Wine Tour

• The Olympic mountains

• Piemonte lakes

• Portofino seaside

• Milan 2015 Expo

We’re waiting for you in TORINO!

We’re waiting for you in TORINO!