WUSME Mission to China

From 6 to 9 November, WUSME was in China to take part in a series of meetings and in the China International Import Expo (CIIE).

On 6 November, WUSME President Barbara Terenzi, together with Board Member YANG Rongyong, met Mr. XU Hui, Vice Chairman of the Shanghai Federation of Industry and Commerce (SFIC), to discuss future opportunities for collaboration under the MoU already in place between the two organizations.

The mission continued with participation in the UNIDO event held during the CIIE, the Conference on Economic Integration in the Asia-Pacific Region, attended by distinguished speakers including deputy ministers and assistant secretaries from several Asia-Pacific countries, such as Cambodia, Bangladesh and Malaysia.

On 7 November, WUSME also took part in the side event organized by UNIDO ITPO Shanghai, the 5th Campaign of Carbon-Neutral Technology & Solutions Evaluation Workshop, “Sharing the Blue: From Local Pier to Global Frontier”. There, President Terenzi, as an observer, presented WUSME’s planned activities for COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, highlighting opportunities for MSMEs to engage in climate action, green supply chains and cross-border cooperation.

During these days, WUSME also had the opportunity to meet our WUSME Ambassador in Shanghai and representatives of the China International Association for Promotion of Science and Technology, including the Chairman of its Water and Air Purification Professional Committee.