MIAMI—The Italian Trade Commission (ICE) and the National Association of Optical Goods Manufacturers of Italy (ANFAO) have organized an exhibition for the eyewear sector to be held here Dec. 10-11 at the Hilton Miami Downtown, 1601 Biscayne Blvd, starting at 9 a.m.

According to organizers, the two day event’s objective is to foster business opportunities and relationships between Italian and foreign companies and to facilitate the organization of business meetings (B2B) with potential partners from the U.S. and other countries.

Participating Italian exhibitors include:

• Martini Occhiali Srl
• Trevi Coliseum Srl
• Luxol Srl
• Nico Srl
• Ioves S.p.A
• Area 98 Srl
• Brands O.I. Srl
• Logoproject
• MDM Occhiali Srl
• GB Srl
• Italia Invest
• Eye Technologies Group Srl
• Miraflex Export Srl
• Maryla Matinee Di Grandelis Maryla
• Epos Srl
• Atmosphera Srl
• Inottica Srl

ICE anticipates attendees from approximately 40 Latin American companies from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay Peru, Dominican Republic, Uruguay and Venezuela, as well as U.S. optical and sunwear retailers.

Those interested in attending the event should e-mail a company profile and the complete name and title of the person(s) attending to miami@ice.it. There is no fee for attending and a networking event for confirmed attendees on Tuesday night, Dec. 10 will also be held. More information is available to those who register. Registration is recommended by Monday, Dec. 9 but registration will also be available at the check-in desk the day of the event.
For more information, contact the ICE Maimi offices at (305) 461-3896 or miami@ice.it.