A morning of work that, through the intervention of international keynote speakers and a round table involving CEOs from the main industrial and distribution sectors, explored the interaction between two major emerging trends, Artificial Intelligence and the Circular Economy, and how AI represents the most powerful boost to accelerate the transition towards a new model of production and consumption.

Organised by Business International, a division of Fiera Milano specialising in the conception and realisation of events and training, the Circular Economy Summit - Artificial Intelligence and Circular Economy Models: Towards a Regenerative Industrial Ecosystem inspired reflection on the urgency of a virtuous ecosystem and a non-linear economy, in which today's goods can represent tomorrow's resources and which is based on the principle of "closing the loop", the closing of the life cycles of products, services, waste, materials, water and energy.

In the first part of the Summit, moderated by Mariangela Pira, journalist of Sky Tg 24, intervened Alice Bodreau, Strategic Partners Manager of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Rob Dellink, Senior Economist at OECD, William Neale, DG Environment's Directorate B-Circular Economy of the European Commission, Laura D'Aprile, Head of Department of Ecological Transition and Green Investment of the Ministry of Ecological Transition of the Italian Government and  Gianluigi Greco, Full professor in Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Calabria, President of AIxIA- Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence and member of EurAI.

The second part of the Summit featured a round table discussion of CEOs from international industries representing the main production and distribution sectors, who presented the best existing solutions and best practices at global level: Carlotta de Bevilacqua, CEO & President, Artemide; Giulio Bonazzi, CEO, Aquafil; Christophe Rabatel, CEO, Carrefour; Simon Pietro Felice, CEO & General Director, CAVIRO Group;; Sara Scrittore, Vice President and General Manager, Southern Europe Hub, Colgate-Palmolive; Nazzarena Franco, CEO, DHL; Lamberto Vallarino Gancia, CEO, Domori – Illy Group;; Francesco Pintucci, CEO, Isem Group; Pierroberto Folgiero, CEO & Managing Director, Maire Tecnimont; Radek Jelinek, CEO & President, Mercedes-Benz; Valentina Pasqui, Owner & Managing Director, Pasqui Coating Converting Printing Company; Giuseppe Di Martino, CEO, Pasta Di Martino; Massimo Zonca, Board member, Poplast.

Through the story of their experiences, opportunities emerged related to the application of new circular models, capable of renewing business logic and positively contributing to the future of the entire planet, reducing the impact on future generations.

On the way to the trade fairs, the Summit provide therefore an opportunity to spread knowledge and create new awareness on a topic - the Circular Economy - which, together with increasing digitalisation and Industry 4.0, is revolutionising the industrial world, imposing new skills, new professionalism, but also renewed awareness. Issues that will also be the focus of the exhibitions opening on May 3 - Ipack-Ima, Greenplast, Print4All e Intralogistica Italia -, when companies of the entire supply chain will present concrete technological applications that, at the technological level, will contribute to the development of manufacturing in a circular perspective.