Host City - Milan

MILAN, THE CONFERENCE LOCATION

Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital of Lombardy as well as of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area is the 5th largest in EU and the largest in Italy with an estimated population of over 4.3 million.

It is the main industrial, commercial and financial centre of Italy.

Its business district hosts the Italian Stock Exchange and the headquarters of the largest national banks and multinational companies. The city is recognized as a major world fashion and design capital, and it has thus been ranked by GaWC as an Alpha world city in 2010, as well as the 42nd most important global city.

Thanks to its important museums, theatres and landmarks (including Santa Maria delle Grazie, decorated with Leonardo da Vinci paintings, a UNESCO World Heritage Site) Milan attracts 2 million annual visitors.

It hosts numerous cultural institutions and universities, including Bocconi University, which ranks 5th among European Business Schools.
The city is also well-known for several international events and fairs and will host the 2015 Universal Exposition. For detailed information about Milan please visit: http://www.turismo.milano.it 

For more information about what is going on in Milan but also in the rest of Italy in June/July 2015 please visit: http://verybello.it/

The city will welcome you with its excellences: art and history, fashion and shopping, the Italian cuisine and its sparkling night life.

EXPO 2015, taking place in Milan from May to October

Milan will be the hosting city of EXPO and all eyes of the world will be focused on it.

Each Expo has a universal theme and is held in an area which has been masterminded as a place of exchange and encounter to promote a unique experience for participants and visitors who discover and experiment with the theme. More than displaying major technological novelties the Expo’s role is oriented towards interpreting the collective challenges to which mankind is asked to respond. The great issues of this edition are sustainable development, the frontiers of science and technology, a world of opportunities for promotion and communication.

Expo 2015 will be an extraordinary universal event displaying tradition, creativity and innovation in the business of food. It will bring together many themes that have already been handled by this event in the past, and set them out a new light of new global possibilities whose common core is the idea that everyone on the planet should have access to food that is healthy, safe and sufficient.

Learn more about EXPO Milano 2015 projects and events at http://www.expo2015.org/en/learn-more
If you want to purchase directly your EXPO2015 entrance ticket, please link at: http://www.expo2015.org/en/tickets

TRANSPORT LINKS TO MILAN

Milan is perfectly connected by three International Airports and one main railway station

BY AIRPLANE

All the main airlines companies operate flights from/to Milan International Airports. All of the most important European Tour Operators offer package tours to the Milan area known for the business opportunities, Italian Fashion events, museums and the quality of the services for tourists.

Malpensa International Airport is 48 km from the city centre.
It’s the most important International airport in northern Italy and can be easily reached by public transports (bus and rail services). Malpensa Express: rail connections from Piazza Cadorna Station and Milan Central Station to Malpensa airport. Milan Cadorna-Malpensa: 41 trains, one every 30 minutes in both directions.
Countries connected:

• Europe: Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Luxemburg, Malta, Moldova, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, Ukraine.
• Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Mauritius, Senegal, Tanzania, Tunisia
• America: Brazil, Cuba, Mexico, Dominican Republic, US
• Asia: Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan, China, Japan, Jordan, Hong Kong, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan

Milan Linate International Airport is 7 km from the city centre. It can be reached from Milan Central Station with bus number 73.
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Milan (Bergamo) Orio al Serio Airport is located 45 km from Milan and it’s the most important centre for low cost flying companies in Italy. It is connected by bus to Milan Central Station. European cities connected: