SELECTING ITALY 2025 

Selecting Italy  Foreign Investment Attraction and Regional Value Chains 
Trieste 4th e 5th November - Generali Convention Center - Porto Vecchio

AGENDA   (Updated on October 30th, 3:06 pm)

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Tuesday 4th November - Technical Sessions

09:00-10:30 Registration of participants 

10:00 Welcome Coffee

10:30 Opening session
Moderator:
Daiana Paoli, Rai Tg1 Journalist

10:30  Welcome remarks: 
Alessia Rosolen, Minister of Friuli Venezia Giulia Region
Vannia Gava, Deputy Minister of the Environment and Energy Security

10:40  Introduction to Selecting Italy 2025
Lydia Alessio-Vernì, Director General of Select Friuli Venezia Giulia Agency   

10:45 National Policies for Attracting Foreign Investment 
In conversation with:
Amedeo Teti, Coordinator of the Italian FDI Committee
Fabrizio Lobasso, Deputy Director General for Internationalization, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Paolo Ernesto Tedeschi, Director for Territorial Competitiveness, Toscana Region, Managing Authority and Representative of the Conference of Italian Regions in the Foreign Investment Attraction Committee 
Giuseppe Romano, Coordinator of the single SEZ dedicated unit, Presidency of the Council of Ministers
Alberto Carriero, Head of Strategic Industrial Supply Chains - Cassa Depositi e Prestiti

11:05  Keynote speech
A New Global landscape: What Opportunities for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)? 
Bruno Casella, Senior Economist United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Investment and Enterprise Division 

11:25-16:25  Te rritorial ecosystems facing the challenges of the new geopolitical context:
Investing in strategic technologies, strengthening value chains and reducing external dependencies

11:25 Panel 1: Digital Technologies and Deep-Tech Innovation
Investment opportunities for Italian Regions through deep-tech technologies and advanced manufacturing
Moderator:
Daiana Paoli, Rai Tg1 Journalist
Opening Remarks:
Fabio Pammolli, President AI4I Foundation - Italian Institute of Artificial Intelligence for Industry
Francesco Ubertini, President - CINECA
Talks:
Massimo Callegari , Professor - Marche Polytechnic University, President of    i-Labs Industry
Giuliana Fenu, Director of the Regional Directorate for Competitiveness of the Regional System of Piemonte Region
Marco Mosca, Associate Professor of University of Genova, DIME
Gabriella Scipione, Head of Data Management Analytics Area in HPC, CINECA

12:05-13.05 NETWORKING session at the regional and partner information desks

13:05 Panel 2: Clean Technologies - Driving the Energy Transition and Attracting Investment in Italy’s Green Economy
Moderator:
Daiana Paoli, Rai Tg1 Journalist
Opening Remarks: 
Giulia Monteleone, Director, Department of Energy Technologies and Renewable Sources, ENEA
Talks:
Francesco Cupertino, President, NEST Foundation - Network for Energy Sustainable Transition
Francesca De Falco, Head of Economic Valorization of Energy Resources and of Subsoil, Campania Region
Arturo De Risi, President, DITNE - National Technological Energy Distric
Ketty Segatti, Central Director, Specialized Operational Unit for Research, Innovation, ESF Plus and Other EU Funds, Friuli Venezia Giulia Region
Rodolfo Taccani, Full Professor, University of Trieste; Principal Investigator, North Adriatic Hydrogen Valley
Representative of Terna S.p.A.

13:45-14:45 Light lunch

14:45-15:45 NETWORKING session at the regional and partner information desks

15:45 Panel 3: Investment in Life Sciences, building a competitive ecosystem in Italy
Moderator:
Daiana Paoli, Rai Tg1 Journalist
Opening & Institutional framing:
Italy as a System: how regional Governments enhance the attractiveness of the Life Sciences Sector
Alessandra Gelera, President of ALISEI Cluster
Talks:
Multinational corporations:
Investing in Italy - Benefits and Challenges
Pietro Amoretti, Business Development,. Grants and Funding Director Esaote
Maria Grazia Casillo, PDS Director, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Monica Gibellini, Government Affairs, Policy & Patient Engagement Director Johnson&Johnson Innovative Medicine
Andrea Moretti, Regional Access Director MSD Italy

University and Research:
The Role of research in building a competitive system for biotech and clinical trials
Bernardo Giua Marassi, Member of the Board of Directors, Heal Italia Foundation
Closing Remarks:
Davide Skenderi, Head of the Technology Forum Life Sciences, TEHA Group - The European House Ambrosetti

16:25-17:25 NETWORKING session at the regional and partner information desks

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Wednesday 5th November - INSTITUTIONAL SESSION

9:00-10:30 Registration of participants

10:00 Welcome Coffee

10:30 Opening session
Moderator:
Mariangela Pira, SkyTg24 Journalist

10:30  Institutional greetings:
Roberto Dipiazza, Mayor of Trieste

10:33  Selecting Italy 2025 Opening Report:
Massimiliano Fedriga, President of the Conference of Italian Regions and Autonomous Provinces and of Friuli Venezia Giulia Region

10:38 Speeches:
Antonio Tajani, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (TBC)
Giancarlo Giorgetti, Minister of Economy and Finance
Paolo Zangrillo, Minister for Public Administration

10:55    In conversation with:
Marco Bucci, President of Liguria Region
Massimiliano Fedriga, President of Friuli Venezia Giulia Region
Marco Marsilio, President of Abruzzo Region
Luca Zaia, President of Veneto Region

Moderator:
Mariangela Pira, SkyTg24 Journalist

11:20  National Policies for Attracting Foreign Investment: how are we doing?
Valentino Valentini, Deputy Minister of Enterprises and Made in Italy

11:30 The role of the Italian Trading & Investment Agency for attracting foreign investment
Matteo Zoppas, President of ICE Agency

11:35  Collaboration between the Conference of Italian Regions and Confindustria-ABIE
Speakers:
Barbara Cimmino, Vice President for Export and Investment Attraction Confindustria
Massimiliano Fedriga, President of the Conference of Italian Regions and Autonomous Provinces
Annalisa Sassi, Vice President and President of the Council of Regional Representations and Cohesion Policies, Confindustria

Signing of the Operational Guidelines for Collaboration between the Conference of Italian Regions and Autonomous Provinces and Confindustria

11:50 Foreign Investors Take the Floor: 
In conversation with:
Pierpaolo Antonioli, CEO, Dumarey Automotive Italy
Lorenzo Bottinelli, President, BASF Italy
Katia Drusian, CEO, Nidec ACIM
Nazzarena Franco, CEO, DHL Express Italy
Thomas Harper, CEO, Performance Medical Technologies
Leonardo Salcerini, CEO, Toyota Material Handling Italy

12:30  Large scale international events as levers to attract FDI:
the EXPO Osaka Experience
Mario Vattani, Commissioner General for Italy at EXPO OSAKA 2025

12:40  Round Table:
Attracting Investment in Areas of common interest - A Regional comparison
Moderator:
Mariangela Pira, SkyTg24 Journalist

Talks:
Roberta Angelilli, Vice President of Lazio Region
Vincenzo Colla, Vice President of Emilia-Romagna Region
Sergio Emidio Bin i, Minister of Friuli Venezia Giulia Region
Andrea Di Lucente, Minister of Molise Region
Tiziana Magnacca, Minister of Abruzzo Region

13:10 Round Table:
Attracting Investment in Shared Priority Areas - Country Comparison 
Moderator:
Mariangela Pira, SkyTg24 Journalist
Participants:
Cynthia Carlone, Consul Consulate of Canada in Milano
Kaoru Kurita, General Manager Jetro Milano
Domenico Mauriello, Secretary General of Assocamerestero
Aaron Pugliesi, Head Advocacy, Strategy Implementation & Regional Network American Chamber of Commerce in Italy
Laurent Sansoucy, Director at OCO Global

13.40 Light lunch

14.30-15.30 NETWORKING session at the regional and partner information desks

15.30-17.30 Launch 2° Training Course on Foreign Investment Attraction, organized by SNA and the Conference of Italian Regions and autonomous Provinces
Course Presentation:
Alessia Grillo, Secretary General of the Conference of Italian Regions and Autonomous Provinces
Paolo Vicchiarello, Head of the Department of Public Administration
Riccardo Sisti, Secretary General of National School of Administration
II Course Introduction:
Lydia Alessio-Vernì, Director General of Select Agency Friuli Venezia Giulia Region

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