WEDNESDAY 25 JUNE 2025 – 10:00 / 13:00
SALA DEL REFETTORIO, ITALIAN CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, VIA DEL SEMINARIO 76, ROME
The submission to the Italian Parliament of the Annual Report on the implementation of the Mattei Plan, due on 30 June 2025, marks a key moment in understanding the Italian Government’s strategic direction towards the African continent.
A truly innovative Mattei Plan, capable of triggering a change in approach to partnership with Africa, must be firmly based on the climate transition as the primary driver of development, peace and security. To this end, renewed efforts are needed to rethink Italy’s economic and industrial diplomacy in strategic sectors with vast growth potential, such as clean technologies, renewable energy and critical raw materials.
This event will address strategically important issues for shaping relations with the “Continent of the Future”, particularly in the context of Italy’s potential role in building peace and security through climate action. Several key geopolitical and geoeconomic opportunities for Italy will be explored during the discussion. These include the development of value chains for critical raw materials, the energy transition in the Mediterranean and the development of infrastructure interconnections for renewable energy.
The event will be open to the public. You can attend in person by filling out the registration form.
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Programme for the event “A green Mattei Plan for development, peace and security”
10:00-10:15 INSTITUTIONAL WELCOME REMARKS
Sergio Costa, Vice President, Italian Chamber of Deputies
Antonio Tajani, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy (tbc)
10:15-10:30 INTRODUCTION: A GREEN MATTEI PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT, PEACE AND SECURITY
Giulia Giordano, Director of Mediterranean and Global Strategy, ECCO
10:30-11:30 IMPLEMENTING THE MATTEI PLAN: OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITALY
Enrico Maria Bagnasco, President, Confindustria Assafrica & Mediterranean
Domenico Fanizza, Executive Director for Italy, UK and Netherlands, African Development Bank
Giuseppe Mistretta, Amb., former Director for Sub-Saharan Africa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Alessandra Pasini, CEO, Zhero Europe
Francesco Maria Talò, Italian Special Envoy for India-Middle East-Europe Corridor (IMEC)
Moderator: Silvia Francescon, Senior Associate Foreign Policy, ECCO
11:30-12:00 THE FUTURE OF SHARED PARTNERSHIP
Brian E. Isabirye, Commissioner, Renewable Energy, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, Uganda
Joseph Nganga, Special Envoy for Mission300; Vice President for Africa, Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet
Vera Songwe, Chair and Founder, Liquidity and Sustainability Facility; Co-Chair of the Independent Expert Group on Debt, Nature and Climate
12:00-12:45 MATTEI PLAN: A VIEW FROM POLITICAL REPRESENTATIVES
Vincenzo Amendola, Hon., Foreign affairs Committee, Italian Chamber of Deputies
Angelo Bonelli, Hon., Co-spokesman for Green Europe
Giangiacomo Calovini, Hon., Foreign affairs Committee, Italian Chamber of Deputies
Federica Onori, Hon., Foreign affairs Committee, Italian Chamber of Deputies
Moderator: Maria Cuffaro, Journalist and Correspondent, Rai
12:45-13:00 KEYNOTE SPEECH
Mauro Garofalo, Head of International Relations, Comunità di Sant’Egidio
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