Milan, Thursday 26th November 2015 The China Awards is an awards giving ceremony for Italian companies that have best seized the opportunities of the Chinese market and for those Chinese enterprises that have chosen Italy for their business development and internationalization. Thanks to the strong media coverage the event provides a communication platform to underscore of the benefits of internationalization resulting from the bilateral flows of capital, goods, services, people and ideas between Italy and China. CHARITY DINNER in favour of LifeLine Express . The proceeds of the Charity Dinner will be donated to Lifeline Express, a non-profit organization that provides free care and surgery through custom-built Hospital Eye-Trains which travel to remote areas to bring eyesight and hope to China’s neediest patients. The President, Nellie Fong, is very influent in China (she is a member of the Consultative Assembly) and the project is supported by the Chinese government through the Ministries of Health and of Railways; the United Nations (UNDP) have awarded the project for its impact on development. Edition 2015 1 Capital Elite Award Italian and Chinese companies, institutions and personalities which have distinguished themselves in bilateral relations 2 Top Investors in China Award Italian companies which realized the most significant investments in China 3 Top Investors in Italy Award Chinese companies which realized the most significant investments in Italy 4 Value Creators Awards Italian companies which achieved the best performance in China, operating in top exporting industrial clusters and sectors 5 Golden Lion To Italian and Chinese personalities from culture, sports and show business 6 Italian Excellence Companies which represent Italian excellence for Chinese tourists and business people who visit Italy and are attracted by “Made in Italy” 7 Corporate Social Responsibility Chinese or Italian companies which have distinguished themselves for Corporate Social Responsibility projects towards a more sustainable development in China Companies awarded in 2014 Capital Elite TRAVAGLINI WE CHAT ICBC (EUROPE) S.A. MILAN BRANCH RAINBOW GROUP BRACCO LAURA FINCATO POLITECNICO DI MILANO Value Creators CUBE-LABS ENDURA B&C SPEAKERS PARADISO OROBIANCO A.TESTONI ROMIT LAFER Italian Excellence MAURIZIO BALDASSARI GALLERIA CONTINUA Golden Lion CONSORZIO VERO VOLLEY - WAN CHENG JIN JU GIACOMO CARINI Top Investors DIASORIN SALOV RISEN - CHEMTECH GROUP Expo 2015 SEA AEROPORTI MILANO Companies awarded in the previous editions AGUSTA WESTLAND ALSTOM ASJA AMBIENTE ASSICURAZIONI GENERALI AZIMUT BENETTI BANK OF CHINA BRACCO BREMBO CANDY CECEP COSTA CROCIERE MARCEGAGLIA MAX MARA MERLONI PROGETTI MERLONI TERMOSANITARI MORELLATO & SECTOR NATUZZI PIRELLI PRADA PRYSMIAN SAFILO DANIELI DE LONGHI DIESEL ELICA ERMENEGILDO ZEGNA EURIZON FINANCIAL GROUP FATA FIAT GENERTEC ITALIA GI GROUP GIACOMINI GIUSEPPE BOTTIGLIERI SHIPPING COMPANY HAIER EUROPE HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES ITALIA ICBC EUROPE INTESA SAN PAOLO INVESTINDUSTRIAL ITALCEMENTI IVECO LAURA BIAGIOTTI LOTTO SPORT ITALIA LUXOTTICA MAGNETI MARELLI MAPEI SALVATORE FERRAGAMO SIMEST STMICROELECTRONICS TECHNOGYM TESMEC TOD'S TRUSSARDI VIBRAM VICENZI GROUP ZOOMLION ZTE JURY AND COMMITTEE Edition 2014 JURY Presidents Cesare Romiti (Presidente Fondazione Italia Cina) Paolo Panerai (Vice-Presidente e Amministratore Delegato Class Editori) Members Margherita Barberis (Direttore Generale, Fondazione Italia Cina) Gabriele Capolino (Direttore ed Editore Associato, MF-Milano Finanza) Franco Cutrupia (Presidente, Camera di Commercio Italiana in Cina) Pierluigi Magnaschi (Direttore ItaliaOggi e MF/Milano Finanza) Marco Mutinelli (Professore ordinario di Gestione aziendale, Università degli Studi di Brescia e Responsabile della Banca dati Reprint sugli investimenti italiani all’estero ed esteri in Italia) Pierluigi Streparava (Presidente Camera di Commercio Italo Cinese) COMMITTEE Fabrizio Guelpa (Responsabile Industry & Credit Research, Intesa Sanpaolo) Alberto Rossi (Responsabile Marketing Operativo e Analista CeSIF – Centro Studi per l’Impresa, Fondazione Italia Cina) STRUCTURE •About 30 awards •About 250 participants •Charity dinner (7.30 – 10.30 pm) •Interviews during the dinner •Presence of special guests •Broadcast by Class-NBC PROGRAM Thursday 26th November 2015 – 7.30 pm Milan (Location to be defined) 7.30 pm Opening cocktail 8 pm Greetings from Cesare Romiti and Paolo Panerai 8.15 pm Dinner and awards giving ceremony 10.30 pm Conclusion