Welcome to episode 1321, the first installment of many interviews to come in Dusseldorf, Germany. Today Stevie is speaking with Matteo Zoppas, the new President of the Italian Trade Agency

More about Matteo Zoppas:

Born in 1974 in Pordenone, Matteo Zoppas graduated in Business Economics at the Luigi Bocconi University in Milan, later he obtained two Masters at CUOA, in Lean Manufacturing and in Business Administration. Analyst at the Mediobanca Investments Office from 2002 to 2003, he was a Director of Operation Smile Italia and was a member of the Central Council of the national Confindustria. He is a Director of Acqua Minerale San Benedetto SpA. Elected President of Confindustria Venezia in 2013, from May 2015 he was President of Confindustria Venezia Metropolitan Area of Venice and Rovigo and then, from 2017 to 2019, President of Confindustria Veneto.

More about ICE (Italian Trade Agency)

The ICE Agency operates, with 78 offices around the world, in order to develop the internationalization of Italian companies, as well as the marketing of Italian goods and services in international markets and to promote the image of the Italian product in the world. According to the indications of the Government and, in particular, of the Control Room in which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy sit, the ICE Agency coordinates all internationalization strategies and tools of the country system, in order to effectively support the export and growth abroad of Italian companies as well as the attraction of foreign direct investments in Italy, sectors of fundamental importance for the recovery of growth and the domestic employment market.

To learn more visit:

linkedin.com/in/matteo-zoppas-6867314

www.ice.it/en/

More about the host Stevie Kim:

Stevie Kim hosts Clubhouse sessions each week (visit Italian Wine Club & Wine Business on Clubhouse), these recorded sessions are then released on the podcast to immortalize them! She often also joins Professor Scienza in his shows to lend a hand keeping our Professor in check! You can also find her taking a hit for the team when she goes “On the Road”, all over the Italian countryside, visiting wineries and interviewing producers, enjoying their best food and wine – all in the name of bringing us great Pods!

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