Annual Festival of International Fashion Industry alliance - Qingdao 29 November 2020

Dear Members and Friends of CICC,

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Italy and the China-Italy Year of Culture and Tourism, the Annual Festival of International Fashion Industry alliance (Qingdao) themed on “New Fashion, New Pattern, New Hope” was successfully held on November 29th in Qingdao. The summit was hosted by Qingdao Jishihainuo New Industrial Development Co., Ltd., representatives from Qingdao Municipal Government, China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Textiles, Italian National Fashion Chamber (CNMI), and Chinastone Industrial Services Group were invited to attend the event.

A number of industry leaders and experts attended the conference and delivered speeches, including Mr. Geng Tao, Vice Mayor of Qingdao, Ms. Stefania Commegno, First Secretary of the Italian Embassy in China, Mr. Cao Jiachang, President of China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Textiles, Mr. Carlo Capasa, Chairman of CNMI, Mr. Zhang Wenfeng, CEO of Chinastone Industrial Services Group, Mr. Gianpaolo Bruno, Chief Representative of ITA Italian Trade Agency Beijing and General Coordinator for China and Mongolia and Ms. Giulia Gallarati, Secretary General of China-Italy Chamber of Commerce.

(Mr. Geng Tao, Vice Mayor of Qingdao)

(Ms. Stefania Commegno, First Secretary of the Italian Embassy in China)

(Mr. Carlo Capasa, Chairman of CNMI)

(Mr. Gianpaolo Bruno, Chief Representative of ITA Italian Trade Agency Beijing and General Coordinator for China and Mongolia)

(Ms. Giulia Gallarati, Secretary General of China-Italy Chamber of Commerce)

Through the joint show of Chinese and Italian fashion designers and the static exhibition of emerging Italian designers, all participants felt the natural complementarity between China and Italy in the fields of fashion and culture, providing opportunities for in-depth exchanges and industrial cooperation between Chinese and foreign fashion ecosystem companies. In addition, the International Fashion Industry Internet Centre was officially unveiled. Through the platform's empowerment in design and branding, the respective advantages of China and Italy will be fully utilized to achieve mutual benefit and win-win results.

Affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the global fashion industry is encountering a major impact. The central government has proposed for the first time “to establish a new development pattern whereby domestic and foreign markets can boost each other”, while the industrial Internet is also ushering in a period of acceleration, and the industrial ecology of the global fashion industry is being reconstructed. At the conference, the attendees communicated face-to-face with fashion industry leaders to learn about the innovative practices of the fashion industry Internet, and have a better idea of the development trend of the fashion industry.

Facing an era of counter-cyclical economy, the conference aims to point out the direction for the development of China’s fashion industry, jointly build an industrial ecology, and create a new fashion industry Internet platform.

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Kind Regards,

CICC Team