A conference and Business –to-Business meetings will give a great opportunity for EU SMEs to extend their business relations overseas and force economic partnerships between the EU and ASEAN enterprises. For this event entrepreneurs are coming from both continents with the purpose of developing connections through B2B meetings. EU –ASEAN days, will provide further information regarding economic and commercial opportunities of the EU – ASEAN strengthened cooperation.Agenda:29th September09.00 Registration09.30 Welcome speechesCarlo Calenda, Vice Minister for economic development (tbc)Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed, Malaysia Minister of International Trade and Industry, ASEAN Chair10.00 Round Table on EU-ASEAN relationsDidier Herbert, Director, DG Internal market, Industry, Entrepreneurship & SMEs, European CommissionRanieri Sabatucci, Head of ASEAN Division, European External Action ServiceSenior representative of European Commission, DG TradeRepresentative from the ASEAN Secretariat (tbc)Chris Humphrey, EU-ASEAN Business Council (tbc)11:00 Coffee break11.15 Investment access to finance for European & ASEAN SMEs internationalizationMin. Plen. Perugini, Director of Asia-Oceania, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy (tbc) Representative from ASEAN11:45 EU Business-related initiatives in ASEAN countriesPhilippe de Taxis du Poët: EU Gateway / Business Avenues in South East Asia: European Commission, DG GROWSerafin Gonzalez Sanchez: EU-business related initiatives in ASEAN, including SMEs center and EEN: European Commission, DG GROWSimon Cheetham, ASEAN IPR SME Help Desk expert12:45 Networking LunchAfternoon Organised visit Expo Milan30th September09:30 Business-to-Business meetings  13:30 Networking Buffet Lunch14:30 Continuation of the Business-to-Business meetings Additional activities (30 September – 1st and 2nd October):Visit to Parma (1st Oct- morning): Field visits and meetings with localcompanies in the agro-food sector (reserved only to 30-35 selected Institutions and Companies. Organized and offered by Parma Alimentare.)