ASEAN AWARENESS FORUM II

Milan, 30th September 2015 – 9.00

Palazzo Turati - Via Meravigli, 9

Program 

09.00 – 10.00 | REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS AND WELCOME COFFEE

 10.00 – 10.20 | OPENING ADDRESSES

 - Alberto Meomartini, Vice-President Milan Chamber of Commerce

- Andrea Meloni, Director General for the Country Promotion of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Italy

- Lim Hong Hin, Deputy Secretary General of ASEAN for ASEAN Economic Community

- Abdul Samad Othman, Ambassador of Malaysia to Italy

10.20 –11.00 ASEAN: OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITALIAN COMPANIES

Moderator Vincenzo de Luca, Principal Director for the Internationalisation of the Country System and Territorial Autonomies – MFAIC

 - Giuseppe Tripoli, Director-General for the internationalization policies and trade promotion – Ministry of Economic Development, of the Republic of Italy (tbc)

- Andrea Perugini, Principal Director for the Countries of Asia and Oceania, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Italy

- Pietro Ginefra, Principal Manager, International Relations Directorate – Bank of Italy

- Giuseppe Scognamiglio, Vice President, Unicredit Group

- Michal Ron, Managing Director, Head of International Business, SACE

- Sabyasachi Mitra, European Representative Office, ADB

11.00 – 11.15

A NEW METRICS FOR ASEAN COUNTRIES’ FITNESS,

Luciano Pietronero, National Research Council (CNR) In cooperation with

BUSINESS SESSION
Moderator, Massimo Di Nola, journalist, Radiocor Il Sole 24 Ore

11.15 – 12.45 | PANEL 1 – INFRASTRUCTURES
Country Focus: Indonesia, Myanmar, Laos and Singapore

 - Nurul Ichwan, Director of Indonesia Investment Promotion Centre of London

- Federico Failla, Ambassador of Italy to Indonesia (videoconference from Jakarta)

- Dawn LIM Xian, Regional Director Europe, Economic Development Board (Singapore)

- Paolo Crudele, Ambassador of Italy to Singapore (videoconference from Singapore)

- Hlaing Maw Oo, Director of Urban Planning of the Department of Human Settlement and Housing Development, Ministry of Construction of Myanmar

- Pier Giorgio Aliberti, Ambassador of Italy to Myanmar (videoconference from Yangon)

Italian success stories:

- Marco Travanini, CMC Ravenna – Laos

- Valerio Maussier, Tenaris Dalmine SpA – Indonesia

Q&A

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12.45 – 13.45 Networking lunch

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13.45 – 14.45 | PANEL 2 – CONSUMER GOODS AND WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTION

Country Focus: Malaysia and Thailand

 -Tan Sri Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria, Secretary-General, Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia

- Mario Sammartino, Ambassador of Italy to Malaysia (videoconference from Kuala Lumpur)

- Choowong Tangkoonsombati, Director, Thailand Board of Investment, Paris Office

- Francesco Nisio, Ambassador of Italy to Thailand (videoconference from Bangkok)

Italian success stories:

- Silvano Fini, Ducati Motor Thailand

- Giuseppe Viola, Damiani S.p.A. – Malaysia

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14.45 – 16.00 | PANEL 3 – MACHINERY

Country Focus: Vietnam, Philippines and Cambodia

 - Francisco Pangilinan, Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization –

- Fabio Schina, Chargé d’affaires Embassy of Italy Manila (videoconference from Manila)

- Dinh Thi Tam, Deputy Director General, Vietnam Institute of Agricultural and Post-Harvest Technology

- Cecilia Piccioni, Ambassador of Italy to Vietnam (videoconference from Hanoi)

- Sok Chenda Sophea, Secretary-General, Council for the Development of Cambodia

Italian success stories:

- Carlo Figà Talamanca, SGFE (Sustainable Green Fuel Enterprise) – Cambogia

- Francesco Stefanelli, Ariston Thermo – Vietnam

Q&A

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16.00 – 16.30 | PRESENTATION OF THE ASSOCIATION “FORUM ITALIA-ASEAN”

Moderator Vincenzo de Luca, Principal Director for the Internationalisation of the Country System and Territorial Autonomies – MFAIC

- Enrico Letta, Former Prime Minister of Italy, Secretary-General of AREL – Agency of Research and Legislation

- Michelangelo Pipan, former Ambassador of Italy to Thailand

- Romeo Orlandi, Vice President Osservatorio Asia

- Piero Fassino, Mayor of Turin

- Riccardo Maria Monti, Chairman of the Italian Trade Promotion Agency

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16.30 | CONCLUSIONS

Benedetto Della Vedova, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Italy

Simultaneous Italian/English translation will be provided

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