Event venue

Sala Falck - Via Chiaravalle, 8 - Milan

Target audience

Open to all interested parties, subject to registration

Description

Confindustria Lombardia is organising, as part of the Enterprise Europe Network activities, the event “Doing business in Africa: opportunities and tools for Lombard companies”, a meeting dedicated to business development prospects in African markets, which will be held on Friday 26 September from 10:30 to 12:30, at the Sala Falck - Via Chiaravalle, 8 - Milan.

In an increasingly uncertain and evolving international economic context, the African continent represents one of the areas with the highest growth potential, with a significant increase in domestic demand, strong investment in infrastructure and a favourable demographic context. In this scenario, Lombard companies can find new opportunities for expansion, industrial cooperation and commercial collaboration, with the further prospect of seizing development opportunities within the framework of the Mattei Plan.

The event aims to provide an updated overview of the financial instruments available to support companies interested in starting or consolidating their presence in Africa and to present the growth scenarios in the various markets of the continent, with the contribution of experts, institutional representatives and economic operators active in the region. Through targeted presentations, the main development trends, internationalisation support policies, risks and operational challenges, as well as practical methods for accessing funds, projects and existing collaboration networks will be analysed.

The meeting is aimed at companies wishing to explore new markets, diversify their growth strategy and seize the opportunities offered by a rapidly evolving continent.

Attached are the save the date and the programme.

The agenda is as follows:

09:30 – 10:30 REGISTRATION AND WELCOME COFFEE

10:30 – 10:40 INSTITUTIONAL WELCOME

Pietro Sala, Director of Institutional Affairs and Internationalisation - Assolombarda

10:40 – 11:00 INTRODUCTION

Massimo Zaurrini, Journalist, Director - Africa e Affari/InfoAfrica

11:00 – 11:30 THE ROLE OF INSTITUTIONS IN PROMOTING THE ITALIAN SYSTEM IN AFRICA

The Country System supporting SMEs operating in Africa
Fabrizio Lobasso, Deputy Director General for the Promotion of the Country System, Central Director
for Economic Internationalisation – Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
International Cooperation

Updates on the Mattei Plan for Africa
Lorenzo Ortona, Deputy Coordinator of the Mattei Plan Mission Structure - Presidency
of the Council of Ministers

The commitment of the Lombardy Region in the context of the Mattei Plan for Africa
Raffaele Cattaneo, Undersecretary to the Presidency with responsibility for International and
European Relations - Lombardy Region

11:30 – 12:20 OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOMBARD COMPANIES IN AFRICA AND OPERATIONAL TOOLS

• Eugenio Bettella, Lawyer - Bergs & More
• Angela Giordano, Head of Business Development and Institutional Relations - Confindustria Assafrica & Mediterraneo
• Federica Ingrosso, Senior External Relations Specialist - SIMEST
• Roberto Allara, Business Network - SACE
• Alessandro Podda, Director of Hydraulic Department - Max Streicher

12:20 – 12:30 CONCLUSIONS

Jacopo Moschini, President of Young Entrepreneurs - Confindustria Lombardia

MODERATOR: Gianfranco Belgrano, Editorial Director - InfoAfrica

Event recording

Contact

For further information, please contact a.morosini@confindustria.lombardia.it.

• 250926 - Doing Business in Africa Event - STD.pdf
• 250926 - Doing Business in Africa Event - Programme.pdf
• 250926 - Doing Business in Africa - Presentation - Zaurrini.pdf