On March 25, 2013, a memorandum of understanding for the enhancement of the Monza and
Brianza area was signed, through the organization of a series of synergic activities with the ‘EXPO 2015’ world fair. The 14 partners of the initiative are the Municipality of Monza and Brianza (the project coordinators), the province of Monza and Brianza, the Monza and Brianza Chamber of Commerce, ‘Confindustria Monza e Brianza’, ‘Assolombarda’, ‘Confcommercio Monza e Brianza’, ‘Confartigianato Monza e Brianza’, ‘CGIL’, ‘CISL’, ‘UIL’, ‘Unione Artigiani della Provincia di Monza e Brianza’, the università of Milan-Bicocca, ‘Coldiretti Monza e Brianza’, ‘Assimpredil Ance’, ‘Consorzio Villa Reale e Parco di Monza’ and Fondazione Gaiani.

The aim of the agreement is to enhance the whole area of Monza and Brianza. The territory is also a reference point, including at an international level, both for its artistic and cultural heritage and for the concentration of entrepreneurial activities and excellence in a number of different sectors; production, manufactured goods, textiles, chemicals, food products, trade, wood and furniture, tourism and production and distribution support services.