Ecomondo, Italy’s flagship event for green, blue and circular economy sectors, will be back for its 28th edition from November 4 to 7 with an expanded international agenda and over 800 experts expected to participate.

Organised by Italian Exhibition Group (IEG), the trade fair and conference will be held at the Rimini Expo Centre and will feature more than 200 sessions spanning topics from climate mitigation and digital twins to water management and regenerative design.

Debates will also touch on crucial topics such as digitalisation, the use of cutting-edge technologies and collaboration and financing plans for the green economy. Space will also be given to eco-design, waste prevention and regenerative practices, said the event organisers.

A major green technology expo - Ecomondo - is increasingly positioning itself as a platform for cross-border collaboration in sustainability, drawing interest from public institutions, private sector players, and financial actors.

The notable sessions on the opening day include:

Technological Solutions for Resource Recovery in the Mediterranean – Organised by the Ecomondo Scientific Committee and international partners including ISWA and Società Chimica Italiana.

Innovative Water Management Initiatives – Featuring EU and Mediterranean digital and cyber-physical projects.

The second day of the event will see experts discuss Green Economy. The international plenary will be hosted by the Sustainable Development Foundation with Italy’s Ministry of Environment and Energy Security.

It will be followed by a talk on Circularity in Electrical and Electronic Equipment – Organised by Emilia-Romagna Region and ART-ER and then Circular Fashion: Supply Chains & Storytelling – Organised by RE&UP.

The afternoon session will be dedicated to the Earth Observation for Critical Raw Materials Management – being hosted in collaboration with Turin Polytechnic and CINECA followed by a talk on the Future of the Bioeconomy – Organised by the Italian Standards Body (UNI).

The third day's events will kick off with talk on Blue Horizons – Trans-Mediterranean Cluster Collaboration – Organised by the Blue Italian Growth Cluster followed by a lecture titled 'Reuse, Repair and Eco-Design in the Circular Economy' organised by the Ecomondo Scientific Committee.

The afternoon session will begin with Africa Green Growth Forum – The Mattei Plan – A high-level dialogue on sustainable development in Africa, featuring Italian government ministries and African institutional and private sector representatives.

The event comes amid rising investment in climate technologies and sustainability-led innovation across Europe and the Mediterranean, said the organisers. 

It will continue to serve as a policy and market touchpoint for green transformation initiatives, they added.

Ecomondo is expected to draw participants from business, government and academia, thus reinforcing its role as a major platform for environmental innovation and sustainability policy in Europe.-TradeArabia News Service