HOPKINTON, Mass., June 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- EMC
Corporation (NYSE: EMC) and Friends of the USA Pavilion Milan 2015 today announced that
EMC is the official information infrastructure provider for the
USA Pavilion at this year's
worlds' fair, Expo Milano 2015.
The USA Pavilion is focused on
food safety, security and sustainability at a global scale. Under
the theme of "American Food 2.0", the Pavilion is creating
awareness and sparking a worldwide conversation around how to meet
the future needs of a global population that is projected to
surpass 9 billion by 2050, according to the United Nations while
respecting the Planet and its equilibrium.
As the information infrastructure provider, EMC is providing the
Pavilion with a powerful storage and software solution and
professional technical services to power the Pavilion's digital
strategy and capabilities.
Click here to watch EMC's Chief Sustainability Officer,
Kathrin Winkler, discuss how
technology and information can help feed the world's future
population, while protecting the planet.
Joe Tucci, Chairman and CEO of
EMC Corporation
"On behalf of my EMC colleagues in
the United States, in Italy and around the world, we are pleased to
support the USA Pavilion as
the official information infrastructure provider, and to
help the Pavilion and Expo Milano 2015 show how science and
innovation can help to improve food security, increase crop
production and address world hunger."
Ambassador Douglas T. Hickey,
Commissioner General of the USA
Pavilion at Expo Milano 2015
"The USA Pavilion is focused on showcasing American
leadership in innovation. A central component of this theme is
highlighting the critical role that science and technology in the
food sector will play in feeding a planet of 9 billion people
sustainably by 2050. For this reason, we are pleased to partner
with a technology leader like EMC and thank them for their support
of our participation at Expo Milano 2015."
Expo Milano 2015 is the
Universal Exhibition that Milan,
Italy, is hosting from May 1 to October 31,
2015. Over this six-month period, Milan will become a global showcase where more
than 140 participating countries will show the best of
their technology that offers a concrete answer to a vital need:
being able to guarantee healthy, safe and sufficient food for
everyone, while respecting the Planet and its equilibrium. In
addition to the exhibitor nations, the Expo also involves
international organizations, and expects to welcome over 20
million visitors to its 1.1 million square meters of
exhibition area.
Ways to Connect
- EMC Corporation on Twitter (@EMCCorp and @EMC_News), LinkedIn
and Facebook
- USA Pavilion on
Twitter @USAPavilion2015, Facebook, Instagram, and join the
conversation with #1in9bn
About EMC
EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) is a global
leader in enabling businesses and service providers to transform
their operations and deliver IT as a service. Fundamental to this
transformation is cloud computing. Through innovative products and
services, EMC accelerates the journey to cloud computing, helping
IT departments to store, manage, protect and analyze their most
valuable asset – information – in a more agile, trusted and
cost-efficient way. Additional information about EMC can be found
at www.EMC.com.
About Friends of the USA
Pavilion Milano 2015
The U.S. Department of State has
selected the Friends of the USA
Pavilion Milano 2015 as its private sector partner to work with the
U.S. government to develop and implement an official American
presence at the Expo. Friends of the USA Pavilion Milano 2015, a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit organization, is a collaboration between the James Beard
Foundation (JBF) and the International Culinary Center (ICC), in
association with the American Chamber of Commerce in Italy, whose
mission is to conceive, design, fundraise for, and produce the USA
Pavilion and programs at Expo Milano 2015.
The USA Pavilion at Expo Milano
2015 would not be possible without the generous support provided by
our growing list of partners: General Electric,
NUSSLI, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, CNH Industrial,
PepsiCo, Microsoft, Uvet, Walgreens Boots Alliance, DHL, Brand
USA ,DuPont, Adler Pelzer, Boeing,
Cisco, Luxottica, Brooks Brothers, illy, Bank of
America, EMC, 3M, Research Frontiers, Vidsys, Alaska Seafood, Dow,
Uber, McKinsey & Company, Fleishman
Hillard, U.S. Sustainability Alliance, Mapei, American
Hardwood Export Council, Food Export Association of the Midwest
USA, Food Export USA-Northeast, NAEGA, USA Poultry & Egg Commission, USA Rice Federation, U.S. Dairy Export
Council, U.S. Grains Council, U.S. Soybean Export Council, The
Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel, Greenhouse Communications LLC,
Copernico, Sweet Street Desserts and the Bracco Group.
Through the leadership of Commissioner General Doug Hickey and the overall direction of the
U.S. Department of State, the Friends organization oversees every
aspect of the project in consultation with a team of experts across
the science, business, technology, agriculture, sustainability,
design and other fields. The pavilion's management and program is
directed by President Dorothy
Hamilton (founder and CEO of ICC), Chief Executive Officer
Charlie Faas, and Chief Creative
Officer Mitchell Davis (EVP of JBF).
Biber Architects has been selected to design the USA Pavilion, and Thinc Design is serving as
USA Pavilion exhibition
designer.
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owners.
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