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The Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Australia (ICCIAUS) proudly presents the second edition of Made in Australia with Italian Engineering, one-day forum and exhibition where Italian and Australian companies will have a unique opportunity to stand out and initiate a strategic dialogue with sector operators, key stakeholders, and local institutions.

With a focus on ingenuity and the development of sustainable solutions, this forum will foster collaborations in advanced manufacturing that will drive the transition agenda toward a cutting-edge and environmentally greener future.

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For more information contact us at: trade@icciaus.com.au

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📌A one-day forum and exhibition event organised by ICCIAUS, supported bythe Embassy of Italy in Canberra and the Consulate General of Italy in Sydney.

📅 Tue, 21st May 2024

⏰ 9:30 am - 4.00 pm

📍Opera Room, L2 Watersedge at Campbell's Stores, 25 Hickson Road, The Rocks NSW 2000

May 21, 2024

09:30 - 16:00 GMT+10

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Opera Room L2 at Watersedge at Campbell's Stores
25 Hickson Road, The Rocks 2000
The Rocks, New South Wales, Australia
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Agenda

09:30 - 10:00Doors Opening - Networking with the Exhibitors
Networking with the Exhibitors
10:00 - 10:15Opening Remarks
- Rachele Grassi ICCIAUS Secretary General and CEO

- Gianluca Rubagotti Consul General, Consulate General of Italy in Sydney

- The Hon. Anoulack Chanthivong, MP Minister for Better Regulation and Fair Trading, Minister for Industry and Trade, Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology, Minister for Building, and Minister for Corrections
The Hon Anoulack Chanthivong, MP
NSW Minister for Industry and Trade, Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology, Minister for Better Regulation and Fair Trading, Minister for Building, and Minister for Corrections at NSW Government
Rachele Grassi
CEO & Secretary General of ICCIAUS
Gianluca Rubagotti
Consul General of Italy in Sydney at Consolato d'Italia a Sydney
10:15 - 11:00Biesse: Machineries and advanced materials
SECTOR'S INSIGHTS
The speakers will present Biesse, emphasising their role in the advanced material sector with case studies and success stories of how Biesse machinery has supported Australian production capabilities.
Michael Bullock
CEO of Biesse Group Australia Pty Ltd
Marco Sigismondi
Technical Sales and Application Manager at Biesse Group Australia Pty Ltd
11:00 - 11:20Coffe Break
Kindly offered by Illy
11:20 - 12:10Transforming Manufacturing: Innovations and Circular Economy
PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A

This panel features industry leaders discussing a range of topics, from the role of technology in promoting sustainability to the development of a circular economy and tackling environmental challenges through research and collaboration. The discussion will highlight specific initiatives and projects that promote circularity and waste reduction. Panelists will also explore effective ways for manufacturing industries to utilise waste as a resource, sharing insights into innovative technologies and approaches for converting waste materials into value-added products. The goal of the discussion is to provide perspectives from industry leaders on the intersection of manufacturing and sustainability, showcasing innovative approaches and strategies for building a more sustainable future.
Dr. Steve Gower
Chief Executive Officer at Australian Composites Manufacturing CRC
Ruilong Lu
Oceania Energy R&D Manager at PRYSMIAN GROUP
Veena Sahajwalla
Professor and Founding Director of Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT) Centre
12:10 - 12:55Lunch and Networking with the Exhibitors
12:55 - 14:00Connecting Countries to accelerate the transition towards sustainable solutions
PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A

This panel brings together key players from the fields of international trade, infrastructure development, banking, and renewable energy to discuss collaborations between Italy and Australia. The focus will be on accelerating the transition to renewable energy and sustainable solutions. The panel aims to highlight the crucial role of collaboration in driving innovation and fostering sustainable. Through insightful dialogue and practical examples, panelists will share their perspectives on the challenges, opportunities, and success stories related to advancing infrastructure projects, achieving renewable energy targets, and promoting environmental excellence.
Adam Gifford
Head of Engineering at Enel Green Power Australia
Arif Tan
Business Director of Intesa Sanpaolo
14:00 - 14:30Cutting-edge research and implementation strategies
PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A

This panel discussion explores how two leading Australian academic institutions—the Sydney Manufacturing Hub and HILT CRC—support companies in adopting sustainable manufacturing and energy technologies. Panelists will share insights into the support systems their institutions offer to the manufacturing and energy sectors. This session will highlight the specific strategies and technologies being developed and implemented to assist companies in transitioning towards more sustainable practices. The conversation will also address the challenges businesses face when adopting these technologies and the future direction of sustainable innovations within the Australian industry context.
Alfonso Chinnici
Senior Lecturer at The University of Adelaide
Bruce McLean
Chief Engineer at Sydney Manufacturing Hub - The University of Sydney
14:30 - 15:10Networking with the exhibitors

Speakers

Michael Bullock
CEO of Biesse Group Australia Pty Ltd
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The Hon Anoulack Chanthivong, MP
NSW Minister for Industry and Trade, Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology, Minister for Better Regulation and Fair Trading, Minister for Building, and Minister for Corrections at NSW Government
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Alfonso Chinnici
Senior Lecturer at The University of Adelaide
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Adam Gifford
Head of Engineering at Enel Green Power Australia
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Dr. Steve Gower
Chief Executive Officer at Australian Composites Manufacturing CRC
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Rachele Grassi
CEO & Secretary General of ICCIAUS
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Ruilong Lu
Oceania Energy R&D Manager at PRYSMIAN GROUP
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Bruce McLean
Chief Engineer at Sydney Manufacturing Hub - The University of Sydney
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Gianluca Rubagotti
Consul General of Italy in Sydney at Consolato d'Italia a Sydney
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Veena Sahajwalla
Professor and Founding Director of Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT) Centre
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Marco Sigismondi
Technical Sales and Application Manager at Biesse Group Australia Pty Ltd
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Arif Tan
Business Director of Intesa Sanpaolo
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Exhibitors

Major Partner

Biesse Group

Event Partner

Prysmian Group

Prysmian Group

www.prysmiancable.com.au/

With a rich Italian heritage of over 130 years history, from outer space to under the sea, Italian cable know-how via Prysmian Group connects us all. Prysmian Group is an innovative world leader in energy and telecoms systems, with headquarters in Milan, Italy and an impressive worldwide presence.
Drawing from Prysmian’s Group experience and support, Prysmian Australia has the strategic
footprint that allows for the servicing of emerging markets and communities across the nation
with ease.
Prysmian Australia has been locally manufacturing energy and telecom cables for more than
70 years. With two state-of-the-art sites located in the Sydney suburbs of Liverpool and Dee
Why, Prysmian Australia generates a total annual capacity of 57,000 cable tonnes a year. It is
their local development capability which allows for the adaption to client’s developing needs in many different aspects.
Prysmian Australia has a solid experience as supplier of cables and solutions, with a portfolio of successful construction projects such as the Sydney North West Rapid Transit, Sydney Light Rail, WestConnex M4 East and M8 Tunnels. This is also extended to Telecomm with the supply of optical ribbon cables for the National Broadband Network (NBN) roll out, as well as the Renewable sector, where a number of local wind and solar farm projects have been successfully delivered to drive Australia’s “green aspirations”.
The diverse landscape of Australia has also seen Prysmian’s social ambitions at the forefront of their operations. Prysmian has adopted a global Diversity and Inclusion Policy focusing on diversity in terms of gender, age, and culture. Prysmian is developing Talent through training and development as well as attracting new talent through their Build the Future, Graduate Program. In addition, Prysmian seeks opportunity to carry out responsibility for the Australian environment. With 87 points in the ELQ Electrical Components Equipments, according to the results of the 2021 annual review conducted by S&P Global CSA, Prysmian is the only pure cable maker included in the most recognised sustainability index at global level, covering over 5,300 companies.

Webuild Australia Branch
Enel Green Power Australia

Collective

De Nora

De Nora

www.denora.com/

ndustrie De Nora is an Italian multinational company listed on the Euronext Milan stock exchange, specializing in electrochemistry, a leader in sustainable technologies, and has a vital role in the industrial green hydrogen production chain. The Company has a portfolio of products and systems to optimize the energy efficiency of critical industrial electrochemical processes and a range of products and solutions for water treatment. Globally, Industrie De Nora is the world's largest supplier of activated electrodes (serving a broad portfolio of customers operating in the fields of chlorine and caustic soda production, components for electronics, and non-ferrous metal refining). Industrie De Nora is also among the world's leading suppliers of water filtration and disinfection technologies (for the industrial, municipal, and marine sectors) and the world's leading swimming pool disinfection components supplier. Leveraging its well-established electrochemical knowledge, proven manufacturing capability, and a supply chain established over the years, the Company has developed and qualified a portfolio of electrodes and components to produce hydrogen through the electrolysis of water, which is critical for the energy transition.

The Company's growth process has developed organically through continued penetration of new markets and applications and through acquisitions in the U.S., Asia, and Europe. De Nora’s continuous innovation drives its growth, represented by its evolving intellectual property portfolio, which currently includes more than 260 patent families with more than 2,800 territorial extensions.

DFV Australia

MEI Systems

MEI Systems

meisystem.com/

MEI leads the global market of edging machines for eyeglasses lenses
Since its foundation, in the early nineties, the company has been driven by passion for innovation and dedication to the customer’s needs.
MEI has distinguished itself designing and manufacturing visionary equipment for the lens edging process, whose robustness, reliability and flexibility has no comparison with any other available product. The “thinking out of the box” inclination of the company, brought in the dry cut technology, which is used in all MEI edging machines, comes with many advantages over the oldfashioned grinding method.
The dry cut technology has made the dream of the blockless edging a reality, giving the company the opportunity to become the leading manufacturer in its Field and the key supplier of edging machines for large lens corporations as well as for independent labs of any size all over the world.
The edgers are completely manufactured in Italy.

Race for 2030

Race for 2030

racefor2030.com.au/

We are an industry-led cooperative research centre for energy and carbon transition established in
2020 with $68.5M of Commonwealth funding. Our 80+ partners who cover the whole value chain from end user to networks including technology companies, governments, and many of Australia’s leading
energy researchers provide us with cash and in-kind contributions. This combined funding allows us to invest approx. $350m of total resources over 10 years to catalyse lower energy costs and a substantial reduction in carbon emissions.
RACE has five programs comprising 11 research themes. The five research programs are: RACE for
Business, RACE for Homes, RACE for Networks, RACE for EVs and RACE for Change (covering cross-sectoral issues). RACE’s research learnings will be driven into the market through our market
transformation programs to deliver our targets of reducing energy costs, cutting carbon emissions and increasing customer load flexibility to allow increased penetration of renewables in the grid and improved reliability.
Our aim is to deliver over $3.8 billion of cumulative energy productivity benefits and 20Mt of cumulative carbon emission savings by 2030. We want our legacy to be transformative and sustainable change in energy service provision and carbon emission reductions.
We launched three key projects in 2023 aimed at influencing transformative change as Australia
transitions to better energy productivity and strives towards decarbonisation. The key projects are
Strategic EV integration, Energy upgrades for Australian Homes and Pathways to Net Zero Precincts.

Sydney Manufacturing Hub - The University of Sydney

Smart Energy Answers

Smart Energy Answers

www.smartenergyanswers.com.au/

Smart Energy Answers is a leading solar energy retailer, committed to providing clean, affordable, and sustainable smart energy solutions for Homes and Businesses in Australia. Our expertise includes Smart Solar, Smart Batteries, EV Charging, and Pool Heating. With years of industry experience, our dedicated team of solar experts delivers high-quality solar energy projects tailored to the specific needs of each client. Recognised for excellence, we have received prestigious awards, including Best Solar Energy Retailer from ProductReview.com (2020-2023), Sunwiz Top Solar Company 2022-2023, and EUPD Research Top Brand PV Installer 2023. We offer end-to-end services from initial consultation to design, engineering, seamless installation, and ongoing support. Our mission is to empower people to save money and become energy independent while we accelerate the transition to 100% renewable energy.

Merlo Group Australia Pty Ltd

Merlo Group Australia Pty Ltd

www.merlo.com/aus/en/

Merlo Group Australia is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Merlo S.p.A Group, an Italian machinery group recognised for its high-quality in telehandler and construction equipment manufacture. Merlo’s vision is to lead in technology and safety throughout these industries. Merlo Australia offers a range of innovative telehandler solutions and machinery designed to meet the needs of the Australian construction, agriculture, and material handling industries.
Merlo Group is recognized the world over for its commitment to engineering excellence advanced technology and safety standards, which has earned it a solid reputation in the global market. The Australian division provides sales, support, and service to cater to the specific requirements of the local target industries and customer base.

Speakers

Australian Composites Manufacturing CRC

Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade)

Enel Green Power Australia

Biesse Group Australia Pty Ltd
Heavy Industry Low-carbon Transition Cooperative Research Centre - HILT

Intesa Sanpaolo
Prysmian Group

Prysmian Group

www.prysmiancable.com.au/

SMaRT@UNSW Sustainable Materials Research & Technology

Sydney Manufacturing Hub - The University of Sydney

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Agenda

The Hon Anoulack Chanthivong, MP

NSW Minister for Industry and Trade, Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology, Minister for Better Regulation and Fair Trading, Minister for Building, and Minister for Corrections at NSW Government

Rachele Grassi

CEO & Secretary General of ICCIAUS

Gianluca Rubagotti

Consul General of Italy in Sydney at Consolato d'Italia a Sydney

Michael Bullock

CEO of Biesse Group Australia Pty Ltd

Marco Sigismondi

Technical Sales and Application Manager at Biesse Group Australia Pty Ltd

Dr. Steve Gower

Chief Executive Officer at Australian Composites Manufacturing CRC

Ruilong Lu

Oceania Energy R&D Manager at PRYSMIAN GROUP

Veena Sahajwalla

Professor and Founding Director of Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT) Centre

Adam Gifford

Head of Engineering at Enel Green Power Australia

Arif Tan

Business Director of Intesa Sanpaolo

Alfonso Chinnici

Senior Lecturer at The University of Adelaide

Bruce McLean

Chief Engineer at Sydney Manufacturing Hub - The University of Sydney

Speakers

Michael Bullock

CEO of Biesse Group Australia Pty Ltd

The Hon Anoulack Chanthivong, MP

NSW Minister for Industry and Trade, Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology, Minister for Better Regulation and Fair Trading, Minister for Building, and Minister for Corrections at NSW Government

Alfonso Chinnici

Senior Lecturer at The University of Adelaide

Adam Gifford

Head of Engineering at Enel Green Power Australia

Dr. Steve Gower

Chief Executive Officer at Australian Composites Manufacturing CRC

Rachele Grassi

CEO & Secretary General of ICCIAUS

Ruilong Lu

Oceania Energy R&D Manager at PRYSMIAN GROUP

Bruce McLean

Chief Engineer at Sydney Manufacturing Hub - The University of Sydney

Gianluca Rubagotti

Consul General of Italy in Sydney at Consolato d'Italia a Sydney

Veena Sahajwalla

Professor and Founding Director of Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT) Centre

Marco Sigismondi

Technical Sales and Application Manager at Biesse Group Australia Pty Ltd

Arif Tan

Business Director of Intesa Sanpaolo

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