PARTNER EVENT: ITALIAN CRITICAL PROCESS EQUIPMENT DAYS
10 years of AIPE

Welcome to Italian Critical Process Equipment Days

We at EPC, are honoured to have been selected as Conference Programme Partner by the Italian Association of Pressure Equipment (AIPE) for their inaugural "Italian Critical Process Equipment Days" EXPO & Conference - to be held at the Pirelli HangarBicocca, Milan, on October 22-23, 2024.

This two-day event will bring together Italian pressure equipment manufacturers with the downstream industry players, from Italy and beyond, to network and showcase the latest innovative technical solutions for the process industries. The event will cover the different trends and collaborations, helping our industry meet energy transition, process, and energy efficiency objectives.

In addition, there will be a special focus on the partnerships and business development between industry players from Africa and Europe, with Italy playing a leading role.

With the participation from institution representatives and industry leaders, this event promises to be an extraordinary platform for knowledge exchange and business development opportunities.

Programme Highlights

• Key Speakers include
  • Sen. Matteo Salvini, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport
  • Alessandra Ricci, CEO, SACE
  • Carlo Messina, CEO, INTESA SANPAOLO
  • Giovanni Foresti, Head of Territorial Analysis, Research Department, INTESA SANPAOLO
  • Paolo Agnelli, President, CONFIMI INDUSTRIA
  • Paolo Fedeli, President, AIPE
  • Luca Mancuso, Technical Director, Process & Chemicals, Technical Consulting, WOOD
• Closing Session Organised be EPC - 23 October at 2pm:

"Navigating the Energy Transition in Downstream Oil & Gas Industry"

Moderator: the TV presenter Thomas Incontri

Presentations:

• Valentina Depetri, Principal Technology Process Engineer, WOOD – "Blue SMR+: Wood's Solution for Low Carbon Intensity Hydrogen"

• Federico Zanellotti, Commercial Manager Biorefineries, SAIPEM – "Reducing Carbon Emissions from a Global Contractor's Perspective"
  • Transforming conventional assets into sustainable ones
  • Biofules production using alternative and sustainable feedstock
  • Examples from real projects including Venice Green Refinery

• Panel Discussion: Collaboration & Partnerships - The Pillars for a successful transition

Panellists:

• Luca Mancuso, Technical Director, Process & Chemicals, WOOD
• Izabela Santos, Energy Transition Leader, JOHN CRANE
• Colin Chapman, President, EURO PETROLEUM CONSULTANTS
• Federico Zanellotti, Commercial Manager Biorefineries, SAIPEM

At the panel, we plan to discuss the role of different stakeholders involved in the pathway to energy transition in the process industries and how their companies contribute to the energy transition. We will review the techno-economic conditions that can enable the deployment of a successful transition, such as government policy, available infrastructures, the need to bring costs down and the role of R&D.