Italia Africa Business Week
Day One – 9 November 2020
| Timetable | Conferences |
| 10.30 – 12.30 | REBRANDING ITALY IN AFRICA Cleophas Adrien Dioma – IABW President Emanuela Del Re – Deputy Minister for International Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) Tehindrazanarivelo Djacoba A. S. Oliva* – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Madagascar Ali Coulibaly – Ambassador of Mali Giorgio Marrapodi – Director-General for Development Cooperation (MAECI) Walid Loukil – Executive Vice-President Loukil Group Giuseppe Mistretta – Central Director at the Foreign Ministry for the Sub-Saharan Region (MAECI) Gianpiero Succi – Partner BonelliErede Luca Maestripieri – Director-General of the Italian Agency for Development and Cooperation (AICS) Antonella Baldino* – Chief International Development Finance Officer Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) Michele Ziosi – Vice-President Institutional Relations at CNH Industrial Yamume Tshomba – Surgeon, Associate Professor at the University of MilanModerator : Alberto Magnani – Journalist Sole24Ore |
| 14.00 – 15.30 | FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FOR THE RECOVERY OF AFRICAN ECONOMIES IN THE POST-COVID19 ERA Jean Gustave Sanon – Economist, former Minister of Finance of Burkina Faso Valeria Emmi – Advocacy Coordinator Cesvi Alessandra Piermattei – AICS, Dakar Headquarters Manager Giulio Dal Magro – Head of development financing (CDP) Olivier Kaba – Project Manager Migration (AFD) Caterina Avanza – Head of international cooperation (Democratic Party)Moderator : Roberto Ridolfi – Senior strategic investment advisor |
| 15.30 – 16.30 | CONNECTING THE DOTS. WHY ONLY 2% OF GLOBAL RE IN AFRICA? THE IMPORTANCE OF CAPACITY BUILDING Roberto Vigotti – Secretary General-Res4Africa Lorenzo Carnelli – CEO -Friem S.P.A Gianluca Biscotti – Executive chairman – BFP Group Farncesca Oliva – Energy Technical Advisor – AVSI Izael Da Silva – Strathmore University (Kenya) Michael Kiza – Programme Management Expert – EACREEE (Uganda) Rappresentante – Ambasciata-del Kenia in Italia Testimonials from the Micro-Grid Academy initiative Moderator: Andrea Spinelli – Journalist SlowFood |
| 16.30 -17.30 | LEGA CALCIO REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP – AFRICA PROJECT PRESENTATION Ciccarese Michele – Commercial & Marketing Director Lega Serie A Tomio Niccolò – Commercial & Marketing Unit Lega SerieModeratore: Daffe Saidou Oumar – Anti-Racism office Manager Lega Serie A |
| 17.30 -19.00 | CREATIVE INDUSTRIES AND DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION Stephie-Rose Nyot-Nyot – Parleafrique.com Adama Sanneh – Moleskine Foundation Adja Mariam Mahre Soro – Studio Kä Krystel K. Kalanga – Afrikastream Drc Nicolas-Etienne Sohou N’gani – expert Moderator: Mohamed ZOGHLAMI – Afric’Up |
Day Two – 10 November 2020
| Timetable | Conferences |
| 10.30 – 12.00 | AGRIBUSINESS – ITALIAN KNOW HOW/SHOW HOW FOR THE GROWTH OF THE PRIMARY SECTOR IN AFRICA IN THE POST-COVID ERA Jeanne Dambendzet – Ambassador of the Republic of Congo to Italy Francesco Caponetti – Cediam SA West Africa Tadele Sinesibhat – Business Manager Green-Revo Federico Bellotto – New Holland Agriculture Business Director Southern Africa Madi Sakande – General Manager New Cold System Alberto Quintavalla – Area Sales Manager CFTModerator: Fabrizio Lobasso – Subsaharian Africa Deputy Director (MAECI) |
| 12.00 – 13.00 | DOING BUSINESS IN ETHIOPIA – NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITALIAN OPERATORS
Pietro Panarello – First secretary Trade and Cultural Issues at the Italian Embassy in Ethiopia Moderator: Gianpiero Succi – Partner of BonelliErede |
| 14.00 – 15.30 | CIRCULAR ECONOMIES, GREEN INDUSTRIES AND SUSTAINABILITY IN AFRICA Diana Battaggia – Director UNIDO ITPO Italy Livia Canepa – UNIDO ITPO Italy Seydou Cissé* – Ambassador of Ivory Coast to FAO Adamou Boubacar – Ceo Sahel Agropole | Professor of Biotechnology, Health & Environment Alessandra Lentini – Environment Departement (AICS) Riccardo Giovannini – Head of Sustainability Team Ernst&YoungModerator: Roberto Ridolfi – Senior-strategic investment advisor |
| 15.30 – 16.30 | INVESTING IN AFRICAN AND AFRICAN-ITALIAN SMEs (FOR ITALY’S GROWTH AND SUSTAINABLE JOBS IN AFRICA) Grazia Sgarra – Head of Office – Public Private Partnerships (AICS) Vitaliano Gobbo – Italian Consul in Benin Dogad Dogoui – President Africa SMS Forum Antonio Franschini – International Market and Promotion Office Manager of National Confederation of Italian Artisans Youssef El Ganadi – Myafricancompetition Riva Bonkougou – Group Pareida International-sarlModerator: Marta Sachy – Aurora Foundation |
| 16.30-17.30 | STRATEGIES FOR THE INTERNATIONALISATION OF ITALIAN Manlio Di Stefano – Undersecretary of Internationalisation (MAECI) Albin Feliho – President of the National Confederation of Benin Entrepreneurs Roberta Datteri – National Vice President of National Confederation of Italian Artisans Raffaele Marchetti – Assistant Dean for Internationalisation LUISS University Alessandro Gerbino – ICE Ghana Paolo Sannella – President of Ispramed Mauro ZAN – Chief Investment Officer ETC Invest SpaModerator: Alberto Magnani – Journalist Sole24Ore |
Day Three – 11 November 2020
| Timetable | Conferences |
| 10.30-12.00 | EFFICIENT LOGISTICS, CUSTOMS AND TAX PRACTICES IN TRADE RELATIONS BETWEEN AFRICA AND ITALY Alessandro Zanin – Logimar David Mukeba Kalengay – Special Counsel to the President of DRC Liliane Attoungbre Carisi* – OLA Energy Ablam Gerard Agoudou – Civil Engineer Airport Facilities & Infrastructure Abdulkadir Moalin Abdirahman – Benadir Pharmaceuticals Armel Koty – Consultant Mario Di Giulio – Law firm Pavia e AnsaldoModerator: Rudy Casbi – CEO La Nouvelle Afrique |
| 12.00 – 13.00 | THE KEY TO AFRICAN MARKETS – TRIPARTITE RELATIONS: TUNISIA – ITALY– SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA Walid Loukil – Executive Vice-President Loukil Group Mohamed Ali Boutabi – Maap Communication Cleophas Adrien Dioma – Presidente of IABW Federico Bega – Manager PROMOS ITALIA |
| 14.00 – 15.30 |
WORKSHOP – BONELLIEREDE: A PREFERRED PARTNER FOR AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS FOR CAPACITY BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT
Lead the workshop Reserved for the African diplomatic corps in Italy Event organized in collaboration with BonelliErede |
| 15.00- 16.30 | WASTE MANAGEMENT AND GREEN ECONOMY
Marco Falconi – National institute for the protection and environmental research Moderator: Dino Jr Di Cicco-Ass.I.Wa.Ma.President |
| 17.00-18.30 | START UP, NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATION IN AFRICA
Diletta Doretti – World Bank/Bamako Moderator: Ieva Jakobsone Bellomi*- Professor (John Cabot University) |
| 18.30-19.00 | CLOSING CONFERENCE
Moderator: Vincenzo Giardina – Journalist Agenzia di Stampa Dire |
