Programme

17:30  Registration

18:00  Opening remarks, introduced by Pasquale Salzano, Director of European and International Affairs, CDP and President, SIMEST

Mariangela Zappia, Ambassador of Italy to the United States of America
Dario Scannapieco, CEO, CDP
Isabella Casillas Guzman, Administrator, US Small Business Administration
Shawn Crowley, Chargè d’Affaires of the Embassy of the United States of America in Rome

18:25  US-Italy business relations: 5 key words

Andrea Montanino, Chief Economist and Director, Sectoral Strategies and Impact, CDP

18:30  Innovation in sustainable manufacturing

Alberto Vacchi, Chairman, IMA Group
Tim Hofmann, Vice President Operations, Frank B. Clayton's Sons Inc.
Luigi La Corte, Group Chief Financial Officer, Recordati
John McWhinney, Director Business Development Third Party Logistics Services, Specialty Solutions, Cardinal Health

18:50  Made in Italy: creativity and passion

Paolo Marchesini, Chief Financial and Operating Officer, Campari Group
Andrea Berti, Senior Director Business Development, Atalanta Corporation
Giuliano Giannessi, CFO, Dolce & Gabbana
Bob Mitchells, Co-CEO, Mitchells, Richards, Wilkes, Bashford, Marios

19:10  CDP Business Matching Platform - Brief Presentation

19:15  Closing remarks

Barbara Beltrame Giacomello, Vice President for Internationalization, Confindustria
Roberta Datteri, Vice President for Internationalization, CNA
Simone Crolla, Managing Director, American Chamber of Commerce in Italy
Antonino Laspina, Director, Italian Trade Agency New York

19:30  End of event

Moderator: Alessandra Migliaccio, journalist, Bloomberg News