Say, Do, Attract. Made in Italy and foreign capitals
The traditional Leonardo Committee Forum, scheduled to take place on 26 October 2016, in Rome, at the Confindustria Auditorium of Technology. Fulfilled in collaboration with the ICE (Italian National Institute for Foreign Trade) and Confindustria, it is entitled “Say, do, attract. Made in Italy and foreign capital” and will include the presentation of the outcomes of research carried out by KPMG Advisory on the opening up of capital from Italian businesses to international investors.
The Minister for Economic Development, Carlo Calenda, the President of ICE, Michele Scannavini, and the President of Confindustria, Vincenzo Boccia, are all expected to be present at the Forum and this highlights the importance of the topic being dealt with and particularly the size of the phenomenon, the effects on local production systems and sectors involved and the implications for the Italian industrial system. It is a current topic, considering the Industry 4.0 national plan recently presented by our Government, as recounted in the pages of this special section, that aims to transform and support the Italian production system, an element necessary for making our country more competitive and attractive to foreign investors.
The Comitato Leonardo (www.comitatoleonardo.it) was established in 1993, based on the joint initiative of Senator Sergio Pininfarina and Senator Gianni Agnelli, of Confindustria, of the Italian National Institute for Foreign Trade (ICE) and of a group of entrepreneurs, with the goal of promoting and asserting ‘Italian Quality’ throughout the world. Today, its members include entrepreneurs, artists, scientists and men of culture and it avails itself of the sponsorship and the cooperation of the Institutional Bodies responsible for promoting Italian companies abroad. Comitato Leonardo does not want to be a mere showcase for promoting the Made in Italy brand, but it intends to play an active role in a variety of initiatives, among which that of granting scholarships to graduating university students in topics linked to internationalization. Among the members of the Comitato Leonardo, there are 161 companies, the overall turnover of which was approximately 310 billion euro over the past year, with a 55% quota abroad. If we consider the manufacturing companies only, the export quota increases to 80%.

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The Assembly co-opts new Members
The Leonardo Committee Assembly, presided over by Luisa Todini, was convened on 22 September and deliberated the co-optation of new, highly representative business entities that contribute to developing and highlighting the value of the Made in Italy services and industry.
The new Active Members formally entering to become part of the Committee are: CARGO COMPASS, GRUPPO ELICA, GRUPPO VERONESI, IMA, PASTIFICIO RANA, PIANOFORTE HOLDING, SALONE DEL MOBILE – FEDERLEGNO ARREDO, SINA HOTELS and VETRYA.
Cargo Compass has been operating in the field of international shipments for over 30 years. Today, it is recognized by the most prestigious international delivery associations and can once more be confirmed as a safe partner for a demanding clientele that seeks the most modern and effective solutions. They perform various services: maritime air transport, customs import and export services, warehousing and storage of goods, door-to-door pick-up and delivery, logistics and transportation. The company has numerous offices in Italy: Milan, Pisa, Genoa, Venice, Padua, Vicenza, Turin, Bologna, Modena and Ancona. Across the globe, it has direct subsidiaries in Argentina, Columbia, Brazil, Peru, Chile, China, Hong Kong and offices in South Africa.
Elica Group is world leader in terms of units sold on the kitchen extractor hood market. It also boasts a European leadership position in the design and production of electric motors for electrical appliances and heating boilers. Elica has approximately 3,700 employees and an annual production of over 19 million units, with a turnover in 2015 of 421 million euro. The production platform is organized into eight production sites, which are located in Italy, Poland, Mexico, Germany, India and China. Elica receives numerous awards and acknowledgements every year, among which Great Place to Work, Top Employers Italy, Imprese X Innovazione (Businesses for Innovation), Etica and Impresa (Ethics and Enterprise), Good Design Award and ADI Design Index.
The Veronesi Group is a national leader and one of the first European companies to produce and distribute fresh poultry meat and is also prominent in the pork sector. The organizational structure consists of AIA and NEGRONI (foodstuffs) VERONESI and LA PELLEGRINA (agriculture and livestock). In 2015, its turnover remained stable, reaching 2,824 million euro, while its sales volume increased consistently with the trend recorded in the previous years. The Group is present in 78 countries throughout the world. In Italy, it operates with four 4 fresh food platforms, 1 frozen food platform, 8 distribution centres and 33 transit points.
Founded in 1961, IMA is a world leader in the design and production of automatic machinery and complete product lines for the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, food, tea and coffee market. Alberto Vacchi covers the role of President and CEO of IMA S.p.A. and he represents the Vacchi family, founders and main shareholders, who made it possible for the company, which has been listed on the Milan stock exchange since 1995, to become world leader in the sectors of reference. IMA boasts a global presence in over 80 countries and is supported by a broad commercial network and by its 34 production plants in Europe, the United States, India and China.
Pastificio Rana. For more than 50 years, Giovanni Rana has been sharing his passion for freshness with the whole world, becoming an ambassador of unique Italian taste. These are the ingredients of a winning recipe that has made it possible to raise awareness and appreciation of fresh pasta in 38 countries. The Rana Group is leader in the fresh pasta, sauces and ready meals market and has been successful in exporting its recipes to the whole of Europe and, since 2012, also to the United States. Production takes place in 6 plants: San Giovanni Lupatoto (VR), Pavia, Paratico (BS), Gaggiano (ME), Nivelles (Belgium) and Bartlett (USA). There are currently 22 restaurants in Italy, 1 in London, 1 in Luxembourg and 1 in Manhattan, in the heart of New York.
Pianoforte Holding is an Italian Group operating in fashion with the Yamamay, Carpisa and Jaked brands. The company offers a business model founded on fast fashion that links the continuous commitment to research and development to the enhancement of design and creativity, thus offering high quality and always fashionable products to its young and modern clientele. The Group boasts 1,000 sales points in Italy and over 200 around the world. The objective for the next few years is to generate 25% of business abroad, against the current 18%, with focus on the countries in the Middle East, Spain, Greece and Germany.
Salone del Mobile – Federlegno Arredo Eventi S.p.A. The Salone Internazionale del Mobile (Milan Furniture Fair) has been taking place since 1961 in Milan. It is now the most important fair and meeting point in the world for those operating in the home-interior design sector and expresses the best of Italian and international decor. At the 2016 edition, which took place at the Rho trade fair district from 12 to 17 April, there were over 1,300 exhibitors, with almost 400,000 participants present. Since 2005, WorldWide Fairs continue to be organized in Moscow. From 19 to 21 November 2016 it will be inaugurating its first exhibition at the Exhibition Centre in Shanghai.
SINA Hotels Group is unique on the country’s tourism scene and is a reflection of the values and dedication of Bernabò Bocca and his sister Matilde Salvo Bocca. The Sina Hotels Group, established in 1958, is present in Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Perugia, Parma, Viareggio, Romano Canavese in Piedmont, Cortina d’Ampezzo and now also in France, with the Castle of Mirambeau near Bordeaux: none of the facilities are overly large and they are all located inside charming historical buildings that boast excellent restaurants and an extremely high level of service.
Vetrya is Italian group and leader operating in the digital, media, mobile, advertising, entertainment, telecommunications, Internet and television sector. Vetrya offers its customers – Italian and international multinationals, telecommunications operators, media companies, broadcasters, editors, consumers and vendors –- services for broadband telecommunications networks, platforms for the distribution of multimedia contents, media asset management, mobile entertainment, digital advertising and Internet TV. In Italy, the company has its own 7,000 sqm corporate campus, located in Umbria, and sales offices in Rome and Milan. Its presence abroad is in the United States, Germany, Brazil and the UAE.
During the Assembly, the co-optation of CONI (Italian National Olympic Committee) as Honorary Member was also decided.

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110 years of history
The value of a Group lies also in its history and origins
The excellence represented by Italian ingenuity is narrated through epic works, including: the Abu Simbel temples (Egypt), Africa’s dams (from Kariba to Ethiopia’s hydroelectric plants), the metro systems of Paris, San Francisco, Copenhagen and Riyadh (which are redesigning sustainable mobility in some of the world’s most densely-populated cities), Italy’s “Autostrada del Sole” and its high speed railway that has facilitated the economic and social integration between the north and south of the country.
On occasion of the 110th anniversary of Salini Impregilo, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi set a challenge for Group Chief Executive Pietro Salini concerning the project to build a bridge over the Strait of Messina.
“We have to bring Sicily closer by creating 100,000 jobs,” Renzi said in a speech at the inaugural event at the Triennale di Milano museum. “If you are in condition to show us that your papers are in order and can unblock what has been halted for 10 years, we’re behind you.”
Salini accepted the challenge at the event “Present and Future of Infrastructure”, which was attended by U.S. Ambassador John Phillips, Lombardy Governor Roberto Maroni and Jeffry Frieden, professor at the Department of Government at Harvard University.
“The negative stories about Italy’s lack of competitiveness are proven wrong by the men and women of business and engineering,” Renzi said.
Renzi then lauded the Italian companies that had ventured abroad. “Long live the companies that risk and give it all they’ve got and are not satisfied with simply looking at the past. Recovering the ability to dream is very much tied to engineering and planning. In Italy, planning for the future has been missing for years.
“During the crisis we lost 927,000 jobs in construction, more than half of that in civil buildings. We have to start again as much with small projects as we do with big ones,” he added.
“That is what I am talking about when I talk of dreams and the horizon,” Renzi concluded. “The stories of companies that believed in the future and built this country make us proud – but that is not enough. It is nice to look at the past but it is even better to look towards the future.” In his reply, Salini spoke of the need to plan for the future and set in motion measures to help the country grow.
“We can no longer wait,” he said. “We are in a country that lives in a globalised world. We cannot always say no – to the Olympics, the country, the future, children… because we will reap tomorrow what we sow today. We cannot rob our children of the future.
“Infrastructure is not beautiful in itself,” he continued. “But it serves to fill a need, to help imagine a future for a country. This means that it is necessary to plan for infrastructure. I would like to see this happen in our country – a plan that foresees the generation of the future will do.”
Attending the event were many representatives of Italy’s public and private sectors, including Renato Mazzoncini of Ferrovie dello Stato, Gianni Vittorio Armani of Anas, Claudio Costamagna of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, Fabrizio Palenzona of UniCredit, Alberto Nagel of Mediobanca, Mauro Moretti of Leonardo, Urbano Cairo of RCS MediaGroup, Gaetano Miccichè of Intesa Sanpaolo, Luigi Abete of BNL, Diego Della Valle of Tod’s, Marco Tronchetti Provera of Pirelli and Giorgio Squinzi of Mapei.
THE GROUP IN NUMBERS. Salini Impregilo is present in 50 countries with 35,000 employees of 100 nationalities. The Group is expected to reach t 6.1 billion in revenues in 2016 and arrive at t 9 billion in 2019 under a new industrial plan. Its Construction Backlog is expected to reach t 39 billion by 2019.
SALINI IMPREGILO IN THE WORLD. From 1906 to the present day, Salini Impregilo has completed about 2,000 projects on five continents. Of these, 1,017 in Europe, 412 in Africa, 222 in North America, 213 in South America, 66 in Asia and Oceania and 54 in the Middle East. The Group ranks first in the water segment and is one of the leaders in the construction of large, complex infrastructure as a whole. It has done 257 dams and electric plants; 7,230 kilometres of railway and metro lines; 1,450 kilometres of tunnels and 350 kilometres of bridges and viaducts.
COMPLETED WORKS IN 2016. This year the Group has delivered some of the most significant public works in the world, such as the Panama Canal, the Gibe III dam in Ethiopia, and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens.
FUTURE PROJECTS. By July 2016, Salini Impregilo had won t 6.8 billion in new orders. Among these are the Koysha Dam in Ethiopia worth t 2.5 billlion; the light transit rail in Perth, Australia for t 792 and in Maryland for t 543 million, as well as the Rogun dam in Tajikistan whose first lot is worth $1.7 billion.
HISTORY OF THE GROUP. In 1906, Vincenzo Lodigiani in Milan and Umberto Girola in Piacenza founded their respective companies, building projects close to home. Thirty years later in 1936, Pietro Salini began his own business.
It is a story of more than a century of families and infrastructure that have contributed to the development of countries throughout the world, families whose companies would eventually merge to create the Salini Impregilo Group.
WHY PUBLIC WORKS. The International Monetary Fund estimates that every dollar spent on infrastructure generates three in direct output. So its impact is decisive. As shown by the projects built by Salini Impregilo, they are investments that help improve people’s lives.
The Gibe III dam, opened this year in Ethiopia, has increased the amount of energy produced in the country by 85%.
The new Panama Canal opened in June 26, giving a boost to maritime trade and increasing income for the Central American country from $2.5 billion to up to $6 billion a year. Once completed, the Rogun dam in Tajikistan will allow for the doubling of energy production in the country.

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The appeal of the Made in Italy brand is growing and foreign investors honour Italian industry 
The Made in Italy brand attracts foreign investors. In fact, M&A linked to Italian companies are recovering, with significant implications for the National Economic System. So, what is the scale of this phenomenon? What are the main sectors of the Made in Italy brand that are attracting foreign capital and what is the impact on the companies acquired? These considerations were the focus of the 15th Forum of the Leonardo Committee, the yearly event that brings institutions, entrepreneurs and representatives from the financial world together, the aim of which is to take stock of the situation of the Made in Italy brand and the development prospects for our businesses.
Participants at the Forum, which is entitled “Say, Do, Attract. Made in Italy and foreign capital”, included the President of the Leonardo Committee, Luisa Todini, the Minister of Economic Development, Carlo Calenda, the President of the Agenzia ICE – Foreign Trade Agency, Michele Scannavini, and the President of Confindustria, Vincenzo Boccia. The business round table saw the participation of Stefano Sassi (CEO of Valentino), Michael Thamm (CEO of Costa Crociere), Paolo Cuniberti (CEO of H-Farm) and Chiara Palmieri (CEO of Laprima Holding). During the meeting, the research carried out for the Leonardo Committee by KPMG Advisory was presented. This year, it was dedicated to the topic of the opening up of capital of Italian businesses to foreign investors. The study showed a recovery, over the last two years, of the flow of M&A operations towards Italian businesses, thanks to factors like the strengthening of the financial markets, the availability of capital in several emerging economies and an improvement in the climate of confidence towards our country. In fact, by mapping out the phenomenon, the study shows a growth in foreign transactions in Italy of +16.5% over the last 5 years, with an increase in amounts traded in deals over the same period of +15.5%, especially in the middle market sector. In 2015, the contributions from foreign transactions in Italy relative to the Italian market were equal, in value, to 57% (32.1 billion euro against a total of 56.4 billion for the Italian market).
“The M&A operations are an indicator of the appeal of Italy’s national economic system and their growth over the last few years is a very positive sign” in the words of Luisa Todini, President of the Leonardo Committee. “In a moment of deep geopolitical tension and uncertainty in the global economy, the growing interest in foreign capital towards Italian businesses is a strong sign of the appeal of our country’s production system. It is confirmation that the excellence of our businesses continues to be a global point of reference. The governmental instruments implemented, from the Jobs Act to the Reform of the PA and the Industry Plan 4.0, not to mention the measures taken to resolve the problem of non-performing bank loans, are highly appreciated by the investors, who are now also expecting greater political stability and efficiency in the functioning of the institutions. We must take into account the testimonies of entrepreneurs who were successful in consolidating and developing their own companies through contributions from foreign capital. In a global world, the funds are global. We must act to ensure that the added value generated makes the activities that take place in our country unique and attractive based on history, quality, beauty and growth capability.”
“This is a moment in which great focus is placed on the topic of investments” as the President of ICE, Michele Scannavini, pointed out “and the reforms under way are headed in the right direction. Italy is improving the way in which it is perceived abroad and, today, it is more capable of attracting and highlighting the value of productive investments, which inevitably translate into further growth, development, employment and well-being. To this end, ICE is engaged in providing support and assistance to foreign investors in order to guide them through the complexities of the Italian system. The recent investments made by Westfield in Segrate, by Apple in Naples and by IBM Watson in Milan are an example of the renewed interest shown by large companies in our country.
“The focus chosen for the annual Forum of the Leonardo Committee is on a primarily cultural question that represents a particularly important lever for companies and for our country. The ability of our businesses to open up, attract investments and intercept the flow of growth at global level does, in fact, require significant cultural growth, which – as research demonstrates – translates into greater competitiveness” said the President of Confindustria, Vincenzo Boccia. “To become great, our companies need to think big, and our role is to be by their side and support them through the various stages of this journey, with an increasingly reliable and attractive national economic system. The increase in the flow of M&A operations towards our businesses – as emerges from the KPMG study presented today – represents a positive trend that must be sustained by providing all the necessary conditions to foreign investors who show that they want to gamble on our products, on our skills and on our country” the President concluded. The research carried out by KPMG shows that the M&A operations almost always have positive effects on the businesses acquired, both economically and in terms of size and also on productivity. Virtuous processes are activated, often transforming “family businesses” into global enterprises, increasing their capitalization, international exposure and operational capability, without losing the brand’s identity (the “Made in Italy” effect). Furthermore, the changing figure of the stakeholder, with the entry of new investors, brings with it not only new capital, but also new managerial capabilities and more effective governance in business management. Lastly, through the impact on work productivity, M&A operations positively influence the growth of GDP.

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110 years to collect
The stamp belongs to “The Excellence of the national production and economic system” series. It celebrates the 110th anniversary of Salini Impregilo. More than a century of impossible challenges that have become tangible solutions and that drive forward forward the frontiers of technical and engineering excellence.

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“Beyond. Delivering the Future for the Past 110 Years”
“Beyond: Delivering the Future for the Past 110 Years” celebrates the role of large, complex infrastructure in the world by offering an immersive multimedia journey, an engrossing experience that presents the beauty and functionality of these public works. It takes visitors to the new Panama Canal; to dams and hydroelectric plants that produce clean energy instead of big nuclear plants, like those in China, Ethiopia, Argentina and Colombia; the roads and bridges that are the backbone of vast countries such as the Unites States; the railways that transport cargo; the metros that move people in cities like Paris, New York and Riyadh; and iconic buildings that replicate nature’s beauty such as the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens; the Auditorium of Rome and the Grand Mosque of Abu Dhabi. It is a journey through eight zones, each of them telling the story of iconic public works.
The exhibition at La Triennale di Milano September 27 – November 6

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“Salini Impregilo: 110 years of future” 
“What does the largest artificial lake in the US have in common with the most sophisticated European public mobility system? A challenge and a name: Salini Impregilo. 110 years of experience of national and international projects in every large-scale infrastructure sector. 110 years to build a great company, capable of representing the Italian excellence that wins abroad.”
Giovanni Minoli’s film gives a compelling account of the Group’s 110 years. It tells the story of the families and of the companies that merged and transformed themselves. He interviews the protagonists and by provides documentary reportage of five mega-projects, which have set new records in global engineering: Copenaghen’s Cityringen Metro, The New Panama Canal, Lake Mead’s Hydraulic Tunnel, Athens’s Cultural Centre and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam “We firmly wish to go beyond our successes and meet new challenges by offering innovative solutions.
Our engineering know-how is unrivalled. We focus on building large-scale projects everywhere, because Man always wishes to improve the quality of his life”. Pietro Salini, CEO

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I benefici attesi

Maggiore flessibilità attraverso la produzione di piccoli lotti ai costi della grande scala
Maggiore velocità dal prototipo alla produzione in serie attraverso tecnologie innovative
Maggiore produttività attraverso minori tempi di set-up, riduzione errori e fermi macchina
Migliore qualità e minori scarti mediante sensori che monitorano la produzione in tempo reale
Maggiore competitività del prodotto grazie a maggiori funzionalità derivanti dall’Internet delle cose

Investments, productivity and innovation
These are the watchwords of the national Industry plan 4.0 presented by Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and by the Minister for Economic Development, Carlo Calenda
During the conference organized at the Museum of Technology in Milan, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi spoke, demonstrating the strategic importance of the topic of Industry 4.0 for the country’s competitiveness. “Basically, we need to make Italy a land of opportunities and no longer a museum of memories in which, when we speak about innovation, Leonardo Da Vinci still comes to mind”, said the Prime Minister, referring to the location hosting the event. “Today, we are committed to achieving tangible results. We may not succeed in achieving them all, but they are issues on which, thanks to your help”, Renzi added, speaking to the audience of industrialists, “we will be able to carry out thorough verification in six months’ time. All this implies a complete change in our modes of action, but it also entails a new role for the entrepreneurs.”

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