Opening Ceremony, Milano Unica – 42nd edition

THE STRATEGIC ROLE OF TEXTILES, FROM THE RAW MATERIALS TO THE FINAL PRODUCT

Tuesday, January 20, 2026, h 11.00 a.m.

Auditorium, Centro Servizi
Fiera Milano (Rho)

Opening Speech

Simone Canclini – President of Milano Unica

Institutional Greetings

Attilio Fontana – President of the Lombardy Region

Claudio Sgaraglia – Prefect of Milan

Maurizio Forte – Central Director for Exports – ITA, International Trade Agency

Giovanni Bozzetti – President of Fondazione Fiera Milano

Giuseppe Valditara, Minister of Education and Merit, in conversation with Nicola Porro

Round Table

Stefania Saviolo – Professor in the Department of Management and Technology at the Bocconi University

Claudio Marenzi – President of Herno – President of Montura

Luca Solca – Managing Director, Luxury Goods at Sanford C. Bernstein Schweiz

Simone Marchetti – European Editorial Director & Editor in Chief Vanity Fair

Closing

Valentino Valentini – Deputy-Minister of Enterprises and Made in Italy

Moderator

Nicola Porro – Journalist, essayst and TV anchorman

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