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GEC 2015 Say buongiorno to Milan Invitalia SNAPSHOT GEC 2015 Venue: Milano Congressi, Milan, Italy Dates: 16th - 19th March 2015 Hosts:  lobal Entrepreneurship Week, G META Group & the Kauffman Foundation Web:  www.gec.co www.meta-group.com Follow: #GEC2015 In Milan, you can: Invitalia manages a number of grants and incentives that cover a wide spectrum of needs, from startups to large multinationals, including: • Development contract A measure aimed at financially supporting large-scale investment projects in three sectors: industrial, tourism and commercial. Milan is the vibrant venue for GEC 2015 in March The event will be hosted by META Group who is “the premier international investment and advisory group, with a pioneering integrated approach to foster knowledge-intensive entrepreneurship at macro and micro scale,” explains Luigi Amati, CEO. The independent company supports entrepreneurs keen to start up or further develop a new company, researchers interested in capitalising on their findings and early stage investors looking for fresh and potentially lucrative deals. To date, META Group has assisted over 50 regions worldwide to boost their economies, through a permanent process of challenge based on innovation. We are looking for innovative ideas and problem solvers, able to convert challenges into opportunities. We are looking for ideas to make Milan, and every city in the world, smarter and more competitive cities” says Anna Amati. Follow us on #GEC2015 Meet us in Milan Luigi Amati, CEO of META Group Page 6 GEW Magazine Anna Amati, Vice President of META Group and Country Manager for Italy Andrea Di Anselmo, Vice President, Global Sales and Director for MENA Region Emma Fau, Head of Brussels office Jacek Blonski, Director CEE Region Johan Gorecki, Global Sales Alessia Melasecche, COO Lars Iversen, Director Scandinavia Region An environment that does not drain your energy and time with red tape and unreasonable taxes. “We believe that new innovative high-tech businesses have a great role to play in our future wellbeing. If you are an innovator eager to set up a new groundbreaking business, you should be seriously considering Italy as the home for your new enterprise. Here is a legal system that lets you register your brand new company quickly, online and at the lowest cost possible. • Interest free enterprises A brand new scheme to encourage self-employment by supporting young people (aged 18-35) and women looking to set up a business with interest free loans of up to 1 million euros. • Patents+ Patents