Ep. 2160 Vinitaly USA with Matteo Zoppas | On The Road With Stevie Kim

Welcome to Episode 2160 of On The Road Edition with Stevie Kim. Today Stevie’s guest is Matteo Zoppas, President of ITA - Italian Trade Agency. On today’s episode Stevie and Matteo meet in Chicago for Vinitaly USA, to talk about the event, the rationale behind it and its impact so far. More about today’s guest: Born in 1974 in Pordenone, Matteo Zoppas graduated in Business Economics at Luigi Bocconi University in Milan, and subsequently obtained two Masters at CUOA, in Lean Manufacturing and in Business Administration. Analyst at the Mediobanca Shareholding Office from 2002 to 2003, he was a member of the Board of Directors of Operation Smile Italia and was a member of the Central Council of Confindustria Nazionale. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Acqua Minerale San Benedetto SpA. Elected President of Confindustria Venezia in 2013, from May 2015 he was President of Confindustria Venezia Metropolitan Area of ​​Venice and Rovigo and then, from 2017 to 2019, President of Confindustria Veneto. Today he is the President of ITA, the Italian Trade Agency. Connect: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matteozoppas/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matteo-zoppas-6867314/ Website: https://www.ice.it/it/chi-siamo/struttura-organizzativa/presidente More about the host Stevie Kim: Stevie Kim hosts Clubhouse sessions each week (visit Italian Wine Club & Wine Business on Clubhouse), these recorded sessions are then released on the podcast to immortalize them! She often also joins Professor Scienza in his shows to lend a hand keeping our Professor in check! You can also find her taking a hit for the team when she goes “On the Road”, all over the Italian countryside, visiting wineries and interviewing producers, enjoying their best food and wine – all in the name of bringing us great Pods! Connect: Social Links: https://zaap.bio/steviekim Website: https://www.vinitaly.com/eventi/operawine/stevie-kim/ _______________________________ Let's keep in touch! Follow Italian Wine Podcast on our social media channels: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/italianwinepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ItalianWinePodcast Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/itawinepodcast Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mammajumboshrimp LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/italianwinepodcast If you feel like helping us, donate here https://www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/ Until next time, Cin Cin! Remember to follow us!! - Travel Italy, food and wine, winery visits and so much more!