The 19 companies of Sicily Fashion Week taught internationalization lessons during the days dedicated to B2B with foreign buyers at the Guglielmo II monumental complex in Monreale. The new appointment, in the busy calendar of the fashion event, saw artisan businesses as protagonists in a round table with Tommaso Di Matteo, manager of Sprint Sicilia, the regional desk for the internationalization of the business system and Mauro Galligari, director of communications of Camera Show Room Milan. Also at the table were Andrea Di Vincenzo, secretary of Confartigianato Sicilia and Flavia Pinello, regional president of the Fashion category.
Among the needs expressed by the entrepreneurs, who also spoke about their reality, in particular the importance of participating and being involved by the Region in the drafting of tenders dedicated to companies. And also create synergies and team up between companies. the training of the youngest should not be underestimated.
“As a Sprint desk – said Di Matteo – it is a pleasure to be involved in this Confartigianato event which represents a very precious moment of discussion in a strategic sector such as fashion. We have found an important quality among companies with a great desire to invest and stay on the markets. We need to work more on B2B support and meeting services, so that Sicilian companies can truly operate on all markets and always make a difference.”
“This is a historic moment for fashion – underlined Galligari – and Sicily, with its elegance of Borobonic tradition, has many things to say in the ceremonial collections, for elegant moments of the day that can begin even after 6pm, with a cocktail or a vernisage, or even for an important dinner. I believe there is all this in the DNA of the Sicilian brands associated with Confartigianato. We need to create a system, create sales opportunities by focusing on the current markets, which could be in central-southern Italy, in the Middle East or in the former Soviet Union. There is a lot of work to be done, this edition of Sicily Fashion Week is a zero number but we can and must grow. There’s just something to build.”
