11:00 am – 5:30 pm

Technical visits to port and hinterland facilities

2:30 – 6:00 pm

Workshop 

From project to financing: the Italian System for Africa

Location: Confindustria La Spezia – Unione Industriali La Spezia

Chairperson:
Anna Di Rocco, Journalist, Milano Finanza

Welcome speech
Alessandro Laghezza, President, Confindustria La Spezia 

Institutional greetings
Alessandro Pittaluga, Projects Coordinator, Liguria International

SIMEST Solutions for the Growth of Italian Companies in Africa
Viola Di Caccamo, Senior External Relations, SIMEST

CDP’s integrated offer to support sustainable business initiatives in African markets
Giulio Giangaspero, Partnership, Promotion and Programs Senior Specialist, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti

SACE tools to support exports and the growth of Italian companies in African markets
Marco Pollera, Senior Professional Institutional Relations, SACE

Q&A

UNDP and MASE International Cooperation for the Energy Transition
Agostino Inguscio, Director, UNDP Rome Centre

Methods and Tools for Private Sector Engagement in International Cooperation
Grazia Sgarra, Head of Office VII, Italian Agency for Development Cooperation

The role of CSOs in the Italian system
Rossella Semino, Libya and Tunisia Country Manager, Helpcode Italia ETS Foundation

Annalidia Pansini, Senior Policy Advisor on Climate Change and Decarbonization, Italian Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security 

Opportunities for pilot projects in port infrastructures in the Mattei Plan countries in Africa: the MASE “Nature-Based Solutions Innovation Accelerator” initiative
Alessandra Fidanza, Senior Expert Climate Change and International Affairs, Italian Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security

Q&A

 

8:00 pm

Opening cocktail with institutional greetings

Location: Circolo Ufficiali Marina Militare

Key:
*to be confirmed