The 2010 edition of Metef and Foundeq Europe was be enhanced by an intense programme of conferences and round tables.

• Innovation and research for a possible future - round table moderated by Debora Rosciani (Radio24). (*) 
• Rolling of light alloys: Widespread innovation to transcend the crisis - round table by the Rolling Committee.
• Qualanod Ordinary General Assembly.
• FACE General Assembly.
• Advance technologies for the aluminium industry and new materials - cycle of presentations organised by INN.TEC. and C.S.M.T. - Multisectorial and Technology Service Centre.
• Québec delegation meeting.
• Live Trading Workshop on Select Platform - F.A.R.O. Raw materials observatory - by Kauffmann & Sons.
• Recent European research developments on the extrusion of light alloys - conference by AITeM - Extrusion Division.
• An Italian Network for industrial research on the extrusion process - round table by AITeM - Extrusion Division.
• The right finishing: How and why – inter-associative round table organized in collaboration with AITAL – QUALITAL – FEDERFINITURA – AIFM – ASSOFOND – ASSOMET.
• Cometal Engineering Spa presentation.
• HyperXtrude: an accurate and simple way to simulate the extrusion process - by Altair Engineering Srl.
• Control of production data to reduce hidden costs in the die-casting foundry - by Stain Srl.
• Estal Technical Session.
• Beyond the crisis, renewing and innovating, the “Buyer” is headed toward the recovery - by the ADACI Section of Lombardy/Liguria and ADACI Formanagement S.r.l., in collaboration with Edimet Spa.
• The study of casting defects – presentation of the new "Manuale di difettologia", organized by AIM – Associazione Italiana di Metallurgia, Centro Studi Pressocolata.
• NADIA Research Project - European project "New Automotive components Designed for and manufactured by Intelligent processing of light Alloys" - Presentation of results.
• Assofond General Assembly - private session, from 11:00 hrs public session.
• The use of Liquid Nitrogen in extrusion for the dies cooling - Conference organized by A.t.i.e. Uno Informatica and Messer Group. 
• Phoenix - Catalytic spent caustic die stripping solution recovery - presentation organized by C.I.E. Srl.
• Production Management and Temperature Process Control in Aluminium Extrusion - by S.A.I. Srl Società Automazione Industriale and Williamson Corporation.
• Innovation, ecology and savings in extrusion, anodizing, painting - conference organized by Italtecno Srl.
• Thango: the new system for the electronic management of extrusion dies corrections - organized by Alumat & Almax Mori Group.
• ICT and the aluminium industry: Strategies for success - international conference organized by IT Metal and C.S.M.T. - Multisectorial and Technology Service Centre.
  

During Metef-Foundeq 2010 Innovation Award, the golf tournament Metef&Golf and the Gala Dinner was be also staged