"IT’S TISSUE—The Italian Technology Experience" will be held in Lucca, Italy, June 22-30. This will be the first for this nine-day event, being hosted by 12 key technology suppliers—A. Celli Paper S.p.A. (Lucca), Elettric 80 S.p.A. (Reggio Emilia), Fabio Perini S.p.A. (Lucca), Futura S.p.A. (Lucca), Gambini S.p.A. (Lucca), MTC - Macchine Trasformazione Carta S.r.l. (Lucca), Omet S.r.l. (Lecco), PCMC S.p.A. (Lucca), Pulsar S.r.l. (Bologna), Recard S.p.A. (Lucca), TMC – Tissue Machinery Co. S.p.A. (Bologna), and Toscotec S.p.A. (Lucca).
The event will feature a diverse program of meetings, information, and in-depth analyses, and also includes several cultural experiences—art, music, local culture, and more. The organizers emphasize that the event is not a trade fair, a festival, or a convention. It is a special event created by the Tissue Italy Network, made up of the above 12 sponsoring Italian tissue equipment suppliers. It will take place every three years. The "open house" format allows participants to fully experience the Network’s world of production, starting in Lucca, Italy’s most important tissue capital, through the packaging Valley in Bologna and Reggio Emilia, all the way to the northern city of Lecco.
To analyze fundamental business aspects and global economic trends in tissue, a plenary Forum will become a meeting and debate table for some of the greatest global experts in tissue who will be joined by several expert economists, opinion leaders, and international journalists. The cultural experiences, which will be held in the historical center of Lucca, begins with an exhibit of one of the most famous photographers of the Twentieth Century, Henri Cartier-Bresson, followed by a concert featuring a world famous pop star. Every night, in the Piazza Anfiteatro, international jazz artists will perform live. Concerts will be held in the city of Puccini, dedicated to this renowned composer, and recitals will be conducted daily in the Basilica di San Giovanni, along with a selection of operas and special concerts.
The cultural program will be complemented by visits to the Paper Museum in Pescia as well as other museums in the province of Lucca, including those in the heart of the marble caves of Carrara to discover the secrets of Michelangelo and in the historical foundries of Pietrasanta where the world’s greatest sculptors have worked and continue to work to this day. Itineraries will be dedicated to physical and internal wellness with the "white nights" at Spas, shopping at the outlets of the most well-known brands in Italian fashion, and wine and oil tastings in wineries and agriculture companies in the area.
For more information, contact Paola C. Manfredi Studio.
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