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Auditorium, Italy Pavilion - April 25th, 2025
PROGRAM
10:00 am - Entrance to EXPO
10:30-11:00
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Participant registration at the ITALY Pavilion
Welcome coffee
11:00-11:20 am
Moderator:
Andy Pompilio, producer-presenter at NHK World and founder of WAH! Radio
Opening remarks
Mario Vattani, General Commissioner, Expo Osaka 2025
Hirofumi Yoshimura, Governor of Osaka Prefecture
11:20-11:40 am
Presentation Selecting Italy 2025 - Japan Edition
Valentino Valentini, Italian Vice Minister of Enterprises and Made in Italy
Massimiliano Fedriga, President of the Conference of Regions and Autonomous
Provinces
11:40 am
-12:00 pm
Italian economy and investment opportunities in Italy
Matteo Zoppas, President Italian Trade Agency
Ernesto Somma, Head of Investment Management Business Unit at Invitalia
Andrea Gerali, Chief Representative of the Bank of Italy in Japan
12:00-1:10 pm
Japanese economy and success stories
Kazushige
Nobutani, Director-General Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, METI
Hideki Sho, Director-General, JETRO Osaka
Go Shimuta, Director (Europe), Planning Dept., JETRO
Testimonials
Takuko Sawada, Director and Vice Chairman of the Board Shionogi
Eiji Tomita, Regional Sales Manager, Overseas Management Division, Freund
Corporation
Katia Drusian, CEO Nidec Acim
Yasuo Hirano, Executive General Manager Hitachi
1:10-1:30 pm
Presentation video of the MIMIT-REGIONS project: Introduction to the Friuli Venezia Giulia and
Calabria Regions
Sergio Emidio Bini, Minister for Business and Tourism of Friuli Venezia Giulia
Region
Rosario Varì, Minister for Economic Development of Calabria Region
1:30-1:40 pm
Closing remarks
Gianluigi Benedetti, Ambassador of Italy to Japan
1:40 pm - Networking lunch (Italy Pavilion)
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