THURSDAY, APRIL 9 agenda
SIMULTANEOUS TRANSLATION AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH
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Location: G. Bucchioni Auditorium
9.00 AM – 10.00 AM
Opening Conference: Africa and Italy
The state of the art of the economies of the reference countries, of trade with Italy, and of national and European initiatives for the development of relations.
Welcome speech
Gianluca Agostinelli, President, The International Propeller Club Port of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara
Institutional greetings
Dubravka Šuica*, European Commissioner for the Mediterranean
Marco Bucci*, President, Regione Liguria
Pierluigi Peracchini, Mayor, Comune della Spezia
Bruno Pisano, President, Port Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Flavio Biaggi, Admiral of the Northern Interregional Maritime Command, Italian Navy
Col. Pil. Federico Sacco Maino, Commander, Cadimare Area Support Logistics Center
Sergio Liardo*, General Commander, Corps of the Port Captaincies – Coast Guard
Andrea Cantadori, Prefect of La Spezia
Alessandro Laghezza, President, Confindustria La Spezia
Speakers:
Edmondo Cirielli*, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Speech by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development**
Regina Corradini D’Arienzo*, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager, Simest
Anna Flavia Pascarelli*, Head of Europe and Africa Office, Central Directorate for Foreign Network, ICE
Enrico Maria Bagnasco*, President, Confindustria Assafrica & Mediterraneo
Italy and Africa: maritime trade and logistics relations
Alessandro Panaro, Head of Maritime & Energy Department, SRM
Country Focus
Location: G. Bucchioni Auditorium
Focus on individual countries, with speeches by their representatives about economic development plans of interest for partnerships with Italian companies.
11.00 AM – 12.00 PM
Country Focus: Morocco
The situation, incentives for investors, future developments, current and potential sectors of interest, existing companies, potential partners, logistics.
Pasquale Salzano, Italy’s Ambassador to Morocco
Nisrine Iouzzi*, Director, Dakhla Atlantic Port Construction
Boulahya Youssef*, Managing DirectorChief Strategic Program Logistic Optimisation Officer, OCP Group Comatam Global Logistic Services
Tawfik Chahir, Director of Container Business Unit, Marsa Maroc
Speech by Tanger Med Port Authority*
Speech by Tanger Alliance
12.00 PM – 1.00 PM
Country Focus: Egypt
The situation, incentives for investors, future developments, current and potential sectors of interest, existing companies, potential partners, logistics.
Agostino Palese*, Italy’s Ambassador to Egypt
Anwar Kerollos*, Secretary General, Italian Chamber of Commerce in Egypt
Alaa Morsy*, Professor, Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport
Andreas Russler, Chief Operating Officer, Damietta Alliance Container Terminals
Speech by Damietta Port Authority**
Egypt as Gateway to Africa & MENA region
Karim Salama, Chairman and CEO, Melc Group
Lunch*
*Invitation-only event
2.30 PM – 3.30 PM
Country Focus: Tunisia
The situation, incentives for investors, future developments, current and potential sectors of interest, existing companies, potential partners, logistics.
Denise Salustri*, Secretary General, Tunisian-Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Khaoula Belakhdhar*, Président Directeur Général, Office de la Marine Marchande et des Ports
Tunisia: economic framework, strategic sectors, and partnership opportunities with Italy
Wissem El Hani, Director FIPA Milano, FIPA Tunisia
Brahim Gafsi*, Central Director in charge of Studies and Development, Office de la Marine Marchande et des Ports
Lamjed Jedda, Directeur Général Adjoint, Société Tunisienne d’Acconage et de Manutention
3.30 PM – 4.00 PM
Country Focus: Libia
The situation, incentives for investors, future developments, current and potential sectors of interest, existing companies, potential partners, logistics.
Gianluca Alberini*, Italy’s Ambassador to Libya
Fabio Giudice, Economic and Commercial Office, Italian Embassy in Libya
Nicola Colicchi, President, Italian-Libyan Chamber of Commerce
Other speeches are currently being defined.
4.00 PM – 5.30 PM
Opportunities and experiences of Italian companies in Africa
In collaboration with: Confindustria Assafrica & Mediterraneo
Internationalization, reshoring, port-logistics partnerships, renewable energy production, infrastructure.
Alessandro Guerri, Directorate General for European, International Affairs and Sustainable Finance, Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security
Patrizia Mauro*, General Manager, Confindustria Assafrica & Mediterraneo
Antonio Gozzi, Special Advisor for European Strategic Autonomy, the Mattei Plan, and Competitiveness, Confindustria
Speech by Embassy of Tunisia in Italy*
Marika Gillardo, Marketing Manager & Business Development Account, Circle Group
Other speeches by Italian companies operating in Africa
8.00 PM
Dinner *
Location: Centro logistico di supporto areale di Cadimare
*Invitation-only event
