Governor Maximiliano Pullaro, accompanied by Deputy Governor Gisela Scaglia and the Minister of Productive Development, Gustavo Puccini, led the closing ceremony of the Santa Fe Business Forum 2025 this Friday at the Fluvial de Rosario. Created by the current administration, the event seeks to consolidate the province as a strategic pole of innovation, investment and foreign trade.
Santa Fe, an efficient production model
This forum shows our productive potential, which is to internationalise all our products, consolidate markets and seek new destinations," said Pullaro in closing. The president remarked that Santa Fe "is showing a different direction to that of Argentina", convinced that "the only way to move forward is to produce more, generate employment, stabilise the economy and grow".
During the five days, he said, "we showed the world what a productive power can be. If we continue to accompany every entrepreneur, SME, company and industry that wants to invest and grow, we will be the capital of the interior and the engine that pushes Argentina towards definitive change".
Scaglia stressed that "Santa Fe has done it once again", demonstrating that "with effort, commitment and a goal, you can always do it". He defined the forum as "the largest in Argentina" and stressed that it is an international showcase for "the productive heart" of the province.
The event was also attended by the Secretary of Foreign Trade, Georgina Losada; diplomatic authorities; mayors and municipal presidents; the president of Enapro, Graciela Alabarce; legislators and representatives of the business sector.
Leading province in the international market
Minister Puccini valued that in this edition "many productive clusters had greater participation" and said that Santa Fe "offers unique advantages" that should not be missed. "The international buyers highlighted the quality of the people, the hospitality and the business opportunities that took place and those to come. All this consolidates our objective of leading the internationalisation of Santa Fe companies," he said.
Losada, for her part, detailed the numbers of the meeting: "5,077 meetings were held in the business round; more than 15 million dollars in sales and orders were generated; 1,000 local companies and 250 international buyers from 45 countries participated; and 40 investment funds held 823 meetings with 250 start-ups, with a global capital of 3.4 billion dollars".
The official added that 210 foreign businessmen toured 31 production circuits in 40 localities in 14 departments, with visits to 87 companies and seven establishments included in the Flavours of Santa Fe programme. In total, more than 6,000 people actively participated in the different activities.
Outcomes of the 2025 Edition
The Santa Fe Business Forum included business rounds in sectors such as medical equipment, animal nutrition, meat, pulses, dairy products, honey and tourism. The Investment Forum was also held, with the participation of more than 200 start-ups from ten sectors, including biotechnology, agtech, renewable energies and circular economy.
Foreign buyers also visited circuits linked to industrial and agricultural machinery, biotechnology, the food industry, meeting tourism, construction materials, auto parts, furniture, textiles, genetics and animal nutrition.
The programme was rounded off with more than 50 talks and panels by leading figures in international trade, economics, innovation and sport, who offered training and debate on the challenges of the global market.
