The international spirit of the event was at the core of this edition, involving new countries and new markets.  This was the objective of the Expo Riva Schuh Around The World project, that gave us the chance to present our fair in South Africa and which will continue over the next few months with a tour taking us to markets that we have identified as being strategic. Our objective is to broaden the horizons of our event, offering new business opportunities to the companies and buyers that take part in the fair.  The recently concluded edition has in fact further reinforced the central role of Expo Riva Schuh as a meeting point between the world’s largest producers and European buyers, but not only that, since we bring not only the volume footwear industry to Riva del Garda, but by involving emerging markets, we also propose the same new market trends.