Selecting Italy - Foreign Investment Attraction and Regional Value Chain
Generali Convention Center - Porto Vecchio
Trieste, 8-9 April 2024

PROGRAMME
(updated at 13:30 on April 6, 2024)
  
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Monday, 8 April - Local time

09.30-10.00 Registration of participants

10.00

Institutional greetings:
Massimiliano Fedriga, President of the Conference of Italian Regions and Autonomous Provinces and of Friuli Venezia Giulia Region
Valentino Valentini, Deputy Minister Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy
Mario Pozza, President of Assocamerestero

10.20

Introduction to Selecting Italy 2024

Lydia Alessio - Vernì, Director General of Agenzia Lavoro & SviluppoImpresa Friuli Venezia Giulia Region

10.25

The voice of the Regions in the Foreign Investment Attraction Committee

Paolo Ernesto Tedeschi, Director of Territorial Competitiveness Toscana Region and Representative of the Conference of Italian Regions in the Foreign Investment Attraction Committee Investimenti Esteri

10.30

Round Table

Supercomputing for investment attraction

Moderator:
Luca Barbieri, Blum

Chairs: Vincenzo Colla, Minister of Emilia-Romagna Region,  Alessia Rosolen, Minister of Friuli Venezia Giulia Region

Opening reports:
Sanzio Bassini, Director of Supercomputing Applications and Innovation Department of the CINECA Interuniversity Consortium CINECA – Head of HPC
Andrea Zanella, Pro-Rector University of Padua with responsibility for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

Speakers:
Guido Guidesi, Minister of Lombardia Region
Valeria Fascione, Minister of Campania Region
Michele Fioroni, Minister of Umbria Region
Rosario Varì, Minister of Calabria Region
Gianluigi Greco, Director Department of Mathematics and Informatics - University of Calabria
Emanuele Frontoni, Professor of Informatics - University of Macerata and co-director of the VRAI Vision Robotics & Artificial Intelligence
 
Representatives of: Abruzzo Region, Piemonte Region, Puglia Region, Sardegna Region, MIMIT, MAECI, Invitalia, ICE, ASSOCAMERESTERO, AMCHAM, ABIE, Stakeholders

11.20

Speech:
Giancarlo Giorgetti, Minister of Economy and Finance
 

11.35-13.00  WORKSHOP in parallel sessions on the following regional Value Chains:

1. Advanced manufacturing: complementary and integrated territorial ecosystems to meet the challenge of innovation

Chairs:
Vincenzo Colla, Minister or Emilia-Romagna Region and  Guido Guidesi, Minister of Lombardia Region

Opening reports:
Alessandro Fontana, Director, Confindustria Study Centre

Speakers:
Andrea Di Lucente, Minister of Molise Region
Michele Fioroni, Minister of Umbria Region
Rosario Varì, Minister of Calabria Region with Maria Francesca Marino, Director of the Baker Huges factory in Vibo Valentia
Sergio Barel, President of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Metalworking Cluster - COMET
Raffaella Farina, Director General Economic Development of Campania Region
Giuliana Fenu, Piemonte Regional System Competitiveness Director
Carmelo Frittitta, General Manager of the Department of Productive Activities of Sicilia Region
Ervino Riccobon, Group Chief Operational Excellence - Poltrona Frau Group
Canio Alfieri Sabia, Director General Economic Development and Labour of Basilicata Region
Raffaele Spallone, Head of Policy for the Digitisation of Enterprises, Innovation and Analysis of Productive Sectors - MIMIT
Federico Tozzi, Secretary General CCIE New York (USA)

Representatives of: Abruzzo Region, Liguria Region, Puglia Region, Autonomous Province of Trento, MIMIT, MAECI, Invitalia, ICE, ASSOCAMERESTERO, AMCHAM, ABIE, Stakeholders

2. Investments in Good Health. Life sciences’ value chain as opportunities for new investments in research, technology transfer and market.

Chairs:
Riccardo Riccardi, Minister of Friuli Venezia Giulia Region and Leonardo Marras, Minister of Toscana Region

Opening reports:
Rino Rappuoli, Scientific Director of the Biotechnopolo Foundation of Siena

Speakers:
Valeria Fascione, Minister of Campania Region
Pietro Amoretti, Business Development, Grants & Funding Director - Esaote
Massimo Caputi, Federterme President
Marco D’Acunto, Senior Project Manager - Invitalia
Davide Fantoni, General Secretary of Chamber of Commerce of Tokyo
Emanuele Gatti, President of Chamber of Commerce of Francoforte
Claudio Longo, President and CEO Astra Zeneca Italy
Stefania Mariani, CEO Diatheva S.r.l., Marche Biobank
Gianni Pampaloni, Director Regional Affairs Coordinator - Eli Lilly S.p.A.
Andrea Paolini, Director, General Manager Toscana Life Sciences Foundation
Andrea Pompermaier, Head of Office III DGSP of MAECI
Germano Scarpa, President Biofarma Group
Ennio Tasciotti, Director Human Longevity Program, IRCCS San Raffaele and Scientific Advisor Life Sciences Cluster Friuli Venezia Giulia

Representatives of: Abruzzo Region, Liguria Region, Marche Region, Piemonte Region, Puglia Region, Autonomous Province of Trento, MIMIT, MAECI, Invitalia, ICE, ASSOCAMERESTERO, AMCHAM, ABIE, Stakeholders

11.40-13.40 Networking at the Information Desks

13.40-14.40 Networking lunch

14.45

Round Table

New enterprises and new potentials. Successful tools and systems for attracting innovative businesses and talents

Moderator:
Luca Barbieri, Blum

Chairs:
Sergio Emidio Bini, Minister of Friuli Venezia Giulia Region and Guido Guidesi, Minister of Lombardia Region

Opening reports:
Matteo Scarabelli, Chief communications officer of Cariplo Factory
Roberta Terpin, Senior Investment Officer at Friulia S.p.A.
Caterina Travan, Project manager AMS - Osram

Speakers:
Luigi Bertschy, Minister of Valle d’Aosta Region
Vincenzo Colla, Minister of Emilia-Romagna Region
Alessandro Delli Noci, Minister of Puglia Region
Valeria Fascione, Minister of Campania Region
Rosario Varì, Minister of Calabria Region

Representatives of: Abruzzo Region, Liguria Region, Piemonte Region, MIMIT, MAECI, Invitalia, ICE, ASSOCAMERESTERO, AMCHAM, ABIE, Stakeholders

15.35-17.00 WORKSHOP in parallel sessions on the following Regional Value Chains:

“A Sky full of stars”

1.The Italian system in the new aerospace economy scenario

Moderator:
Cristina Leone, President of National Aerospace Technology Cluster

Chairs:
Alessandro Delli Noci, Minister of Puglia Region and Andrea Tronzano, Minister of Piemonte Region

Opening report:
Cristina Leone - President of the National Aerospace Technology Cluster

Speakers:
Roberta Angelilli, Vice President of Lazio Region
Vincenzo Colla, Minister of Emilia-Romagna Region
Valeria Fascione, Minister of Campania Region
Guido Guidesi, Minister of Lombardia Region
Giorgia Aresu, Partner KPMG
Calcedonio Aurelio Boscarino, SVP Head of Strategy & Innovation Leonardo
Nicola Commito, Head of Economic Development department - Tourism of Abruzzo Region
Bruno Conterno, Director SIIT Liguria Technological District
Augusto Cramarossa, Head of Strategic Area and New Space Economy Coordination, ASI
Giuseppe Galimberti, Cluster Exploore Aerospace Marche, CEO Nano-Tech S.p.A.
Fabrizio Macrì, Secretary General Chamber of Commerce for Switzerland
Daniele Rossi, Head of Div. IV - Aerospace Defence and Security Industries, MIMIT
Marco Silvano, Responsable Policy Affairs and Funding, Avio Aero
Luca Valenziani, Scientific Attaché of the Italian Embassy in Bern at the Zurich Consulate

Representatives of: Friuli Venezia Giulia Region, MIMIT, MAECI, Invitalia, ICE, ASSOCAMERESTERO, AMCHAM, ABIE, Stakeholders

2. Economy and territory: climate-energy sustainability and effects on foreign investments in Italy

Chairs:
Leonardo Marras, Minister of Toscana Region and  Sergio Emidio Bini, Minister of Friuli Venezia Giulia Region

Opening reports:
Laurent Sansoucy, Director OCO Global

Speakers:
Guido Guidesi, Minister of Lombardia Region
Andrea Di Paolo, President British American Tobacco - Trieste
Marco Luccioli, Chief customer service officer and Country leader McPhy Energy Italy
Georges Madessis, Italy Country Manager - INEOS Inovyn
Alessandro Marino, Secretary General of the Chamber of Commerce of Monaco
Claudio Mariottini, Head of Strategic Developments and Procurement - INEOS Manufacturing Italia
Massimiliano Maurizi, Senior Project Manager - Invitalia
Eliomaria Narducci, Secretary General of the Chamber of Commerce of Frankfurt
Chiara Ponti, Sustainability Manager South East Europe O-I Italy S.p.A.
Riccardo Toncelli, CEO Dumarey Flowmotion Technologies
Federico Tozzi, Secretary General of the Chamber of Commerce of New York

Representatives of: Abruzzo Region, Campania Region, Liguria Region, Piemonte Region, Puglia Region, Sardegna Region, Siciliana Region, Autonomous Province of Trento, MIMIT, MAECI, Invitalia, ICE, ASSOCAMERESTERO, AMCHAM, ABIE, Stakeholders

15.40-18.00 Networking at information desks


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Tuesday, 9 April - Local time

9.00-9.30 Registration of participants

9.30-10.50 

Responsible Artificial Intelligence, Collaborative Humanoid Robots and Smart Clothes for minimising the risks of workers of the future

Moderator:
Daiana Paoli, Chief Editor TG1- RAI

Presentation of:
Daniele Pucci, Head of Artificial Intelligence and Mechanical Research Unit, ITT
Alberto Ranavolo, Senior Researcher of Medicine, Epidemiology and Work and Environmental Hygiene, INAIL

9.45

Opening greetings:
Roberto Dipiazza, Mayor of Trieste
Michelangelo Agrusti, President of Confindustria Alto Adriatico

9.55

Introduction to work:
Massimiliano Fedriga, President of the Conference of Italian Regions and Autonomous Provinces and of Friuli Venezia Giulia Region

10.10

Speech:
Adolfo Urso, Minister for Enterprises and Made in Italy (videoconference)

10.35

Keynote speech:

Pierroberto Folgiero, CEO Fincantieri (videoconference)

10.50

Focus 1: United States of America

Moderator:
Gianni Trovati, Il Sole 24Ore Journalist 

Opening report:
Mariangela Zappìa, Ambassador of Italy to the United States of America (video message)

Round Table

Speakers:
Massimiliano Fedriga, President of the Conference of Italian Regions and Autonomous Provinces and of Friuli Venezia Giulia Region
Eugenio Giani, Presidente of Toscana Region
Francesco Roberti, President of Molise Region
Douglass Benning, United States Consul General in Milan
Robert V. Allegrini, President of National Italian American Foundation (NIAF)
Claudio Bassoli, President and CEO Hewlett Packard Enterprise Italy
Simone Crolla, Managing Director American Chamber of Commerce in Italy
Andrea Gumina, Co-Founder of the Transatlantic Investment Committee and Chairman of the Transatlantic Harmonic Foundation
Nicoletta Luppi, Presidente and CEO of MSD Italia

11.40

Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Conference of Italian Regions and Autonomous Provinces and the National Italian American Foundation

11.45

The Made in Italy Innovation Formula
Giorgio Metta, Scientific Director of the Italian Institute of Technology

11.55

BSBF 2024. High-tech and innovation points of contact between the world of research and enterprises

Moderator:
Daiana Paoli, Chief Editor TG1- RAI

Discussant:
Ketty Segatti, Central director for particular functions in Central management of work, training, education and family of Friuli Venezia Giulia Region

12.05 Technology revolution transforming every industry

Paolo Capitelli, Reply

12.15

Focus 2: Japan

Moderator:
Gianni Trovati, Il Sole 24Ore Journalist

Gianluigi Benedetti, Ambassador of Italy in Japan (video-message)
Mario Vattani, Commissioner General for Italy at EXPO OSAKA 2025

12.30

Round Table

Speakers:
Donatella Tesei, President of Umbria Region
Giovanni Toti, President of Liguria Region (in video conference)
Suzuki Satoshi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan in Italy
Mario Vattani, Commissioner General for Italy at EXPO OSAKA 2025
Barbara Beltrame Giacomello, Vice-President for Internationalisation of Confindustria
Andrea Maria Antonini, Economic Development Commission Coordinator and Minister of Marche Region
Leonardo Salcerini, CEO Toyota Material Handling Italy
Stefano Santinelli, Senior Vice President, Public and Government Affairs, Hitachi Rail

13.20

Conclusions:
Valentino Valentini, Deputy Minister of Enterprises and Made in Italy

13.35 -14.30  Networking lunch

14.30-15.30 Networking at information desks

Event under the Patronage of:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy

In collaboration with:

The General Commissariat for Italy EXPO 2025 OSAKA
ASSOCAMERESTERO
Transatlantic Harmonic Foundation - Transatlantic Investment Committee
American Chamber of Commerce in Italy

Media partnership: Il Sole 24Ore

15.30-17.00

Launch Training Course on Foreign Investment Attraction, organized by SNA and the Conference of Italian Regions and autonomous Provinces

Institutional Greetings:
Massimiliano Fedriga, President of the Conference of Italian Regions and Autonomous Provinces
Paolo Zangrillo, Minister for Public Administration (videomessage)
Paola Severino, President of National School of Administration

Course Presentation:
Alessia Grillo, Secretary General of the Conference of Italian Regions and Autonomous Provinces
Riccardo Sisti, Secretary General of National School of Administration

Course Introduction:
Ways to structure an investment attraction strategy

Lydia Alessio - Vernì, Director General of Agenzia Lavoro & SviluppoImpresa Friuli Venezia Giulia Region

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