Mario Boselli (left), President of Italy China Council Foundation, and Rodrigo Cipriani Foresio, General Manager of Alibaba Group in South Europe, hold up a sustainability-themed statuette. Photo credit: Alibaba Group
Alibaba Group hosted more than 600 designers, executives and business people last week to celebrate seven years of supporting Italian businesses in the Chinese market.
General Manager of Southern Europe Rodrigo Cipriani Foresio welcomed representatives from over 500 Italian companies, who shared their experiences using e-commerce marketplaces like Tmall Global and Taobao to export and grow their businesses.
Diego della Valle (left), Chairman and CEO of Tod’s Group, and Christina Fontana, Director, Strategic Partnerships, Southern Europe, Alibaba Group, share a moment. Photo credit: Alibaba Group
Ana Candida Chiappetta (left), Senior Channel Marketing & Client Success Manager Italy and Portugal at Alibaba Group, takes a selfie with Lapo Tanzj (center), Digital Advisor at Adiacent China, and Daniela Auletta, Marketing and Communication Manager at Vitalfarco Hair Cosmetics. Photo Credit: Alibaba Group
Manfredi Minutelli (left),
Director International Government Affairs, Europe, Alibaba, and Valentino Valentini, Deputy Minister of Made in Italy, smile for the cameras during Alibaba’s Customer First event in Milan. Photo credit: Alibaba Group
From left to right: Francesca Aceti, Chemical Engineer and Chief Executive Officer at Deltha PharmaAna, Daniela Auletta, Marketing and Communication Manager at Vitalfarco Hair Cosmetics, and Mauro Biasutti, Export Manager at Moka Efti. Photo credit: Alibaba Group
Chairman and CEO of Tod’s Group Diego della Valle (right) addresses the audience at Alibaba’s Customer First event in Milan. Rodrigo Cipriani Foresio, General Manager of Alibaba Group in South Europe, looks on. Photo credit: Alibaba Group
From left to right: Angelica Lin, Business Development Health & Wellness Brands at Alibaba Group, Liu Danqing, E-commerce Manager & APAC Area Manager at Coswell, Carlo Alberto Carnevale Maffe, Associate Professor of Practice of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at SDA Bocconi School of Management, and Pierpaolo Palmieri, Commercial Director at Piquadro. Photo credit: Alibaba Group
From left to right: Mario Boselli, President of Italy China Council Foundation, Alessia Cappello, Councillor for Economic Development of the Municipality of Milan, and Riccardo Monti, President of Triboo Group and Executive Vice President of the Italy China Council Foundation. Photo credit: Alibaba Group
The Vice President of Alibaba.com, Andrew Zheng, gave a presentation on the power of Italy’s B2B exports. Photo credit: Alibaba Group
Carlo Alberto Carnevale Maffe (front), Associate Professor of Practice of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at SDA Bocconi School of Management, presents to the audience with Stefano Riela, an academic fellow in Bocconi University’s Department of Social and Political Sciences. Photo credit: Alibaba Group
From left to right: Rodrigo Cipriani Foresio, General Manager of Alibaba Group in South Europe, Paola Castellacci, Executive Chairman at Adiacent, Lapo Tanzj, Digital Advisor at Adiacent China, Albert Antonini, Marketing Director of Alibaba Global Business Southern Europe, Maria Amelia Odetti, COO at Adiacent, and Aleandro Mencherini, Vice President at Adiacent. Photo credit: Alibaba Group
Rodrigo Cipriani Foresio (right), General Manager of Alibaba Group in South Europe, presents Valentino Valentini, Deputy Minister of Made in Italy, with a gift. Photo credit: Alibaba Group
Yann Fontaine, CEO of Miravia, graces the stage at Alibaba’s Customer First conference. Photo credit: Alibaba Group
Alessia Cappello, Councillor for Economic Development of the Municipality of Milan, takes the stage. Photo credit: Alibaba Group
Matthew Bassiur, Vice President, Head of Global IP Enforcement, Alibaba Group, speaks during the IPR Conference at the Customer First Event. Photo credit: Alibaba Group
From left to right: Francesca Aceti, Chemical Engineer and Chief Executive Officer at Deltha PharmaAna, Candida Chiappetta, Senior Channel Marketing & Client Success Manager Italy and Portugal at Alibaba Group, and Daniela Auletta, Marketing and Communication Manager at Vitalfarco Hair Cosmetics. Photo credit: Alibaba Group
Rodrigo Cipriani Foresio is the General Manager of Alibaba Group in South Europe. In 2015, he opened the platform’s office in Milan, where the Customer First event was held. Photo credit: Alibaba Group
Pierpaolo Palmieri, Commercial Director at Piquadro, speaks on a Customer First panel. Photo credit: Alibaba Group
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Attendees included Italy’s Deputy Minister of Enterprises and Made in Italy MP Valentino Valentini and Diego della Valle, President of luxury leather brand 富国配资_在线配资炒股:Tod’s.
“The protection of intellectual property and brands in collaboration with the group’s platforms contributes to the development of Italian exports and the growing presence of Made In Italy in China,” Valentini tweeted after the event.What is behind Chinese consumers’ love of Italy-based brands? Read more stories from Italian companies now
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