The Italian Blue Growth firm and the Italian Navy would like to present SEAFUTURE 2023, an
Exhibition and Business Convention that will take place at the Naval Base of La Spezia from the
5th to the 8th of June 2023.
The event, at its 8th edition, has been growing over the years and it has now established itself
in the national and international scene as a business platform and technical-scientific
comparison that brings together the big players of the blue economy, the Navy, SMEs,
academics and research, marine e maritime clusters.
The strength of this edition is the presence of over 80 Foreign Navies that will intervene with
highly qualified representatives so to tighten commercial agreements both the Italian Navy and
the enterprises. Here, in fact, the Foreign Military Attachés will be able to view the technologies
and solutions proposed by the Italian enterprise system.
At SEAFUTURE 2023 will be present, among others, FINCANTIERI, NAVIRIS, ELETTRONICA
GROUP, CABI CATTANEO, TELSY, LEONARDO, INTERMARINE, MBDA, BAGLIETTO NAVY, SAAB,
VOLVO PENTA, FERRETTI SECURITY DIVISION and many more, together with SMEs
consortiums’ of technology districts and major industrial clusters and innovative Startups.
The aim is to be the first event in the Mediterranean that takes into account all aspects of the
integrated maritime policy and that is based on the strategy of ‘Blue Growth’, as indicated by
the European Commission. The keywords are: GREEN&BLUE INNOVATION, ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY, SECURITY, DEFENSE, UNDERWATER.
The topics at the heart of the eighth edition of SEAFUTUE will be the ones dictated by the
international agenda, that deals, even dramatically, the main guidelines: security, not only in the
defence field, but also to guarantee a free, shared and sustainable use of the marine environment, from the surface to the seabed; technology developments regarding emerging
research fields, such as cyber security, unmanned underwater; logistics and infrastructure that
must necessarily be redesigned to ensure the “blue growth” in order to provide a sustainable
development, as recommended by the United Nations. Furthermore, the UN has strongly
wanted to establish the Decade of the Sea, recommending to all the Institutions represented to
work for a blue approach: “a blue cluster approach in the Ocean Decade”.
An asset that characterizes SEAFUTURE, is to offer SMEs a breeding ground to tighten
synergies that allows them to grow in terms of alliances, structures and sharing, so to expand
the quotas of turnover of all the supply chain. In a market where about 90% of the economic
system depends on the skills, knowledge and quality of SMEs, it is necessary to develop
processes of aggregation and internationalization, with the intention of being steadily
competitive and to be valuable in the balance of power, also towards the big players, going from
a subcontracting deal to a partnership one.
Chosen by over 200 firms, SEAFUTURE confirms itself as an international event capable of
evoking great interest. For this reason, the event has planned more than 3.000 B2B organized
through a specific platform. This year, the exhibition area will exceed 20.000 square meters and
it will be divided as follows:
– an Exhibition Area, almost sold out, divided into four pavilions where companies and partners
will present their know-how;
– an Exhibition Tensile Structure, designed to meet the several requests for participation;
– a Dock Area, for the exhibition of boats, which can be visited both by professionals and by a
large qualified public;
– three Conference Room, that will host international workshops of high political, scientific and
economic profile;
-the “Vespucci Tall Ship” area, where it will be held the Italian Navy Hydrographic Institute
conference on June the 7th;
– a GREEN & BLUE INNOVATION HUB (Pavilion A), for companies of this specific sector;
– the ACADEMY AWARD, dedicated to the most innovative master or specialization theses;
– a START UP Area, which will host the companies selected by a specific selection;
– a PITCH Area, in order to share your business idea to potential investors;
– a LOUNGE VIP Area, reserved for companies that request it;
– a PRESS ROOM, with a specific corner available for meetings and interviews.
During SEAFUTURE, training seminars for the media will be organized in collaboration with the
Order of Journalists.
The Navy, the Ligurian District of Marine Technologies, the General Secretariat of Defence and
the Chamber of Commerce Riviere di Liguria support SEAFUTURE 2023. The Federation of
Italian Aerospace, Defence and Security Companies (AIAD), the ICE Agency for the promotion
abroad and the internationalization of Italian companies – Italian Trade & Investment Agency,
the European Institute for the EurAsia Dialogue and the Ligurian Region, are co-organizers of
the event. The municipality of La Spezia, Lerici and Porto Venere has given their patronage.
FINCANTIERI is the strategic sponsor. ELETTRONICA GROUP is the silver sponsor. C.A.B.I. Cattaneo is the bronze sponsor.
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