On 13th October our our Chamber’s President, Mr Michele Dossi and Operations Manager, Ms Sue Anne Choo had the pleasure of attending the Business Dialogue on “Lifestyle and Luxury Retail: challenges and opportunities for the positioning of Made in Italy in the Greater Bay Area and ASEAN countries”, organised by The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and Macao, China-Italy Chamber of Commerce, hosted by Deloitte Hong Kong!
The Business Dialogue focused on the growing opportunities for the Italian luxury sector in China, and it was organized with the great contribution from the Italian Quality Lifestyle Council of both Chambers and Assocamerestero.
The event was held under the patronage of the Italian Embassy in Beijing and of the Consulate General of Italy in Hong Kong & Macao.
Before diving into the first-panel discussion, a video by Stefania Lazzaroni, CEO of Altagamma, shed light on the global perspective of luxury and lifestyle retail, highlighting how Asia, and especially the Chinese market, will be leading the consumption of luxury goods.
The first panel discussion “Unleashing the Potential: High Net Worth Individuals and Luxury Consumption in Hong Kong and the GBA” was moderated by Christian Foddis, President Asia Pacific, Ermenegildo Zegna featuring Blondie Tsang, President at Lane Crawford & Joyce, Gian Luca Traverso, President APAC at Giuseppe Zanotti and Dimitri Gouten, CEO Asia Pacific at Buccellati.
The second panel, “Italian Design in Orient between Localization and Centralization of Style” was moderated by Donato Medici, CEO at Galileo Global Education Italy & Managing Director at NABA and featuring Attilio Tettamanti, CEO at Boffi Asia Pacific & Director APAC, Jacopo Pesavento, CEO at Branding Records, Fabio Rossi, CEO at Rossi & Rossi and Giovanni Di Salvo, President at Xpansion.
The event saw an enthusiastic participation of a hundred guests among which major industry leaders, Italian and Chinese firms and institutional representatives.
Inspired by shared insights and the exchange of ideas, the Business Dialogue was a resounding success, uniting industry leaders, brands, and esteemed representatives in the pursuit of enhancing Made in Italy in the Greater Bay Area and ASEAN countries.
