The countdown has begun to GOLD/ITALY, the Show that promotes the very best of Made in Italy jewellery production on an international scale, organized in Arezzo by Italian Exhibition Group S.p.A. (IEG) and scheduled to take place from 20th the 22nd October.

An exclusive stage that presents the world with the creative innovation of selected manufacturing companies from all the Italian gold districts: Arezzo, Vicenza, Valenza, Torre del Greco, Milan.

An indispensable event for specialized buyers from 30 countries that will be hosted and introduced to the exhibitors to favour a profitable dialogue in a strategic moment of the year.

An intensely business-oriented new format with an innovative digital business matching programme will accompany the traditional and successful trade show model.

The value of the Show, which offers the entire sector a moment for business and comparison, is enormous and this year, the new digital format will make it even more effective.

The new project is a perfect integration between a digital and physical tool: it provides an on-line platform in which companies will be able to select buyers from the organizations that, in terms of type, target and dimension, most suit their own distribution needs and buyers will be able to identify the producers that are most in line with their clientele to prepare and lay the foundations for factual and concrete meetings.

Operating on the platform, each company can fix up to 12 appointments in order introduce themselves, exchange preliminary information and preview the contents of meetings which will then take place inside the Arezzo Exhibition Centre during the course of GOLD/ITALY.

And, on its debut, the new format is already a success! To date, over 650 meetings have already been fixed between the companies and expectant buyers even before the trade show turnstiles open.

Truly a great result which, on the one hand affirms IEG's ability to offer functional and concrete tools to support the sector, and on the other, proves Italian small and medium-sized enterprises' receptiveness to innovative incentives and the manufacturing districts' propensity towards experimenting new forms and ways to do business.

In regard to the traditional trade show model, as usual the Show, now at its 6th edition, will feature three special exhibition areas.

The first exhibition area dedicated to jewellery will present the most qualified Italian gold-art production with the best expression, extraordinary design and excellent innovative creativity of gold manufacturing.

The second area is Cash & Carry which offers companies the opportunity to sell ready-made goods; a dynamic and innovative space aimed at Italian and foreign retailers that will be able to select and buy a wide variety of products and admire the latest ideas for the coming Christmas season, a peak moment for the market.

The third area, called Gold/Italy Tech, is an exclusive technology showcase which, the more techniques and machinery evolve and the possibilities of putting creativity into production increase, is becoming more and more important.

Last but not least, is the important and highly attractive section dedicated to packaging. Here, retailers and producers can come directly into contact with experts in visual merchandising and packaging able to offer personalized products and solutions.

The trade show's plentiful offer is joined by the splendid hospitality of the city of Arezzo which is preparing to celebrate the Show and its guests with a "Gold Night"- an evening of open boutiques, events and special initiatives in the historical centre streets. Exhibitors and traders will also be most welcome to attend the opening cocktail event, on invitation, in the new SUGAR showroom on Saturday, 20th October at 7.30 pm in Palazzo Lambardi with the collaboration of UNOAERRE.

A valuable partner of the Show is UBI Banca which has activated the promotion of services specifically for the sector in all the Italian gold districts, serving a growing number of companies as qualified players for the gold market. It is therefore particularly involved in the Show.

AREZZO FIERE E CONGRESSI

Arezzo Fiere e Congressi Srl, the company whose stakeholders include the Tuscany Region, Arezzo Chamber of Commerce, Arezzo Council and Province, is presided over by Andrea Boldi. For 40 years the company has been organizing the OROAREZZO Show - now managed by IEG as part of the IEG Jewellery Agenda - which gathers together exhibitors from all the Italian gold-silver districts. The congress facility has a Congress Centre Auditorium with seating for 950 and was designed by the GMP Studio in Hamburg. The company has organized cultural initiatives and workshops in prestigious locations in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Spain, Belgium, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Chile and Argentina.

ITALIAN EXHIBITION GROUP SPA: FOCUS ON

Italian Exhibition Group (IEG), with structures in Rimini and Vicenza, is leader in Italy for organized trade fairs and among the main European operators in the exhibition and congress sector. IEG Group specializes in organizing events in five categories: Food & Beverage; Jewellery & Fashion; Tourism, Hospitality and Lifestyle; Wellness and Leisure; Green & Technology. In recent years, IEG has embarked on an important path of expansion abroad, also through the establishing of joint ventures with local operators (for example in the USA, United Arab Emirates and in China). IEG closed the 2017 financial reports with total consolidated revenues of 130.7 million euro, an EBITDA of 23.2 million and a consolidated net profit of 9.2 million. In 2017, IEG, in the exhibition and congress venues of Rimini and Vicenza, totaled 50 organized or hosted events and 206 congress events. https://en.iegexpo.it/