Santa Fe hosts first RIGI business round with 43 major projects and 1,800 SMEs

The first RIGI Business Round took place Thursday at La Fluvial in Rosario, Santa Fe. Representatives of 43 major mining, energy and infrastructure projects met around 1,800 small and medium-sized enterprises and suppliers from across Argentina.

The event ran from 9:00 to 18:00 and included business roundtables, financing tables and spaces linking suppliers with purchasing managers of large investment projects. Santa Fe Productive Development Minister Gustavo Puccini said the goal is to create new commercial opportunities and strengthen the province's industry participation in major investments.

“We intend for our Santa Fe companies to keep demonstrating the value chain and expertise we have to supply the demands of mining, gas and oil.”

Provincial Governor Maximiliano Pullaro hosted the national delegation. He was accompanied by Economy Minister Luis Caputo, Cabinet Chief Diego Santilli and Presidential Secretary Karina Milei, along with about ten governors from other provinces.

Governors Martín Llaryora of Córdoba, Alfredo Cornejo of Mendoza, Alberto Weretilneck of Río Negro, Juan Pablo Valdés of Corrientes, Marcelo Orrego of San Juan, Carlos Sadir of Jujuy and Rogelio Frigerio of Entre Ríos attended. Puccini said Santa Fe companies aim to demonstrate their value chain and expertise to meet mining, gas and oil demand.

Karina Milei took the microphone publicly in Rosario, addressing governors, businesspeople and national officials. Her public appearance comes amid growing political exposure and follows a speech she gave last week.

Puccini described the meeting as one of the most important business rounds of the year in productive matters. The 43 companies will present concrete tender documents and their current needs, as well as projections toward 2035, so Argentine firms can supply them.