Wednesday, October 4, 2023 – Bangkok Time (UTC +7)
(*) Videoconference
Registration
OPENING SESSION:
THE VALUE OF COOPERATION BETWEEN ITALY AND ASEAN COUNTRIES
Key issues:
1. What is the significance of the relationship between Italy and ASEAN countries in the current global scenario?
2. How does Italy plan to strengthen its political and economic relations with ASEAN countries, and what value-added can this collaboration offer to both parties?
3. What are the common development challenges that Italy and ASEAN countries can address together, and what potential opportunities does this collaboration present?
4. How could Thailand contribute to enhancing economic and trade relations between Italy and the ASEAN region?
Opening
Master of Ceremony:
CHOLAPHANSA NARULA
(Journalist)
Welcome remarks
VALERIO DE MOLLI
Managing Partner and CEO, The European House – Ambrosetti
MICHELANGELO PIPAN
President of the Italy ASEAN Association, former Italian Ambassador to Thailand, Cambodia and Laos
Opening speech
VALENTINO VALENTINI
Deputy Minister of Enterprises and Made in Italy
MACROECONOMIC AND GEOPOLITICAL OUTLOOK
THE ASEAN-ITALY ECONOMIC RELATIONS TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Key issues:
1. What are the current geopolitical and geoeconomic factors that contribute to reshaping economic relations between ASEAN and Italy?
2. What opportunities are emerging from the restructuring of sustainable global value chains in Southeast Asia, and how can Italy contribute as a strategic partner of ASEAN countries?
3. What strategies is Italy, and its leading territories, currently advancing through the European Green Deal and how can it collaborate with ASEAN countries to promote sustainable development in the region and implement ESG-driven policies?
4. How can free trade agreements between the EU and ASEAN countries play a role in driving the shared goal towards sustainable development?
Moderator:
ANUSON CHINVANNO
Director of International Studies Center-ISC, Thailand
Round Table:
SIHASAK PHUANGKETKEOW
Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Thailand
LE QUANG LAN
Director, Market Integration Directorate, ASEAN Secretariat
KIAT SITTHEEAMORN
former President, Thailand Trade Representative
JAMES VILLAFUERTE
Regional Lead Economist, Southeast Asia Regional Department, Asian Development Bank
RAFFAELE CATTANEO
Undersecretary with responsibility for International and European Relations, Lombardy Region, Italy
Discussion
Coffee break
TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE FUTURE
ADDRESSING CLIMATE AND GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN CHALLENGES THROUGH PARTNERSHIP IN STRATEGIC SECTORS OF THE FUTURE
Key issues:
1. How can ASEAN and Italy establish supply chain networks for future strategic sectors?
2. How are ASEAN countries progressing with respect to energy transition and what competences and industrial capabilities are needed to support energy transition in the ASEAN region?
3. What steps can be taken to implement carbon-neutral and circular production models by combining the expertise of Italy and ASEAN countries?
4. What role can the financial sector play in the fight against climate change and in mitigating the impact of adverse climate events?
Moderator:
CASPER SERMSUKSAN
Vice President, Thai Startup Association
Speech by:
ALFREDO E. PASCUAL (*)
Secretary of Trade and Industry, the Philippines
Round Table:
ALADDIN D. RILLO
Senior Economic Advisor ERIA – Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia; former Deputy Secretary-General for the ASEAN Economic Community
STIJN VRIENDS
Chairman & CEO, Vittoria Group, Italy and Thailand
CHOLACHIT VORAWANGSO VIRAKUL
Assistant Secretary, Eastern Economic Corridor – EEC, Thailand
LAURENT FRANCIOSI
Head of International Markets Development, CdP – Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, Italy
Discussion
Lunch
COMPETENCES FOR DEVELOPMENT
BUILDING RESILIENCE AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH IN ASEAN THROUGH DIGITALIZATION, INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY
Key issues:
1. How can Italy and ASEAN countries work together for value-added partnerships in the digital and creative economy, in both business and research?
2. Aerospace and security are key sectors to stimulate economic growth, ensure resilience and protection of territories and guarantee business continuity. What potential of these high-tech value chains be exploited through enhanced collaboration between Italy and ASEAN countries?
3. How can high-tech and innovation-driven sectors help ensure resilience and business continuity in ASEAN countries, and what unique strengths does Italy have to offer?
4. What are the new opportunities in sustainable Food & Agriculture, and how can Italy and ASEAN countries share their best practices for common benefits?
Moderator:
STEVE CHEAH
Head of Diplomatic Council Mission to CLMVT Countries (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand)
Speech by:
ATTILIO FONTANA
Governor of Lombardy Region, Italy
CHADCHART SITTIPUNT
Governor of Bangkok, Thailand
Round Table:
STEFANO PONTECORVO
President, Leonardo, Italy
NGUYEN CHIEN THANG
Director, Institute for European Studies, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences – VASS
CHALERMPOL HOONPONGSIMANONT
Executive Vice President – New Business, Mitr Phol Group, Thailand
FEDERICO CARDINI
President, Thai Italian Chamber of Commerce – TICC
DENNIS MARK (*)
CEO, Singapore Manufacturing Federation
Discussion
Coffee break
TOOLS FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION
ASEAN – ITALY TRADE AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Key issues:
1. Which financing schemes and support mechanisms are best suited to support business development needs in ASEAN markets? And what innovative solutions have been utilized by Italy?
2. How can we promote the growth of small and medium-sized businesses in Southeast Asia, and what opportunities exist for Italian SMEs to collaborate with ASEAN partners?
3. What positive developments are happening in ASEAN as part of the regional economic integration, and what opportunities Italy can offer through its national investment and reform plans?
Moderator:
LUCA BERNARDINETTI
Chairman & CEO, Mahanakorn Partners Group
Round Table:
YOGI RAHMAYANTI (*)
Director of Center for Regional and Bilateral Policy, Ministry of Finance, Indonesia
FRANCESCA ALICATA
Chief External Relations, SIMEST, Italy
GEOFF LEE
Executive Director; Head, Private Markets and Head, Technology, Khazanah Nasional, Malaysia
PAOLA GUIDA
Director, ITA Office in Bangkok, Italy
TED POSHAKRISHANA THIRAPATANA
Director & Managing Director, Graphene Creations Company Limited, Thailand
MAILY ANNA MARIA NGUYEN
President, Italia-Vietnam Foundation; Representative for Europe and Switzerland, Becamex, Vietnam
Discussion
CLOSING SESSION
THE FUTURE OF ASEAN – ITALY COOPERATION: AN AGENDA FOR ACTION
Key issues:
1. What can be the best framework for Italy-ASEAN collaboration in the current global landscape, and what does it mean for businesses and institutions?
2. What are the key takeaways of the 2023 edition of the High-level Dialogue on ASEAN-Italy Economic Relations and which ASEAN Country will host the 2024 edition?
Towards expo 2030: the vision of Rome
ROMEO ORLANDI
Special Ambassador, Bid Committee Expo 2030
Closing remarks
MARCELLO SALA (*)
Director-General Financial Institutions, Department of Treasury, Ministry of Economy and Finance of Italy
CHERDCHAI CHAIVAIVID
Director-General, Department of International Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand
LORENZO TAVAZZI
Partner and Head of International Development, The European House – Ambrosetti
Discussion
Gala Dinner
Grand Hyatt Erawan, Bangkok
Tuesday, October 3, 2023 – Bangkok Time (UTC +7)
SIDE EVENTS
B2B meetings in person with light dinner to follow
Grand Hyatt Erawan, Bangkok
(in charge of Italian Trade Agency – ITA)
For more information, please write to coll.industriale@ice.it
Side meetings between Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) and Sovereign Funds/Venture Capitalists of the ASEAN Region
Grand Hyatt Erawan, Bangkok
(in charge of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti)
For more information, please write to haripoom.p@mfa.go.th
B2B meetings in videoconference organized in the Business Matching Platform
(in charge of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti)
BUILDING AN EXCLUSIVE COMMUNITY OF LEADERS FOR GROWING THEIR ENTERPRISES, THEIR COUNTRIES, AND THEIR CONTINENTS
The High-Level Dialogue on ASEAN Italy Economic Relations is the reference event for strengthening economic and strategic ties between ASEAN countries and Italy.
The first six editions – Jakarta (2017), Singapore (2018), Hanoi (2019), the 2020-2021 digital editions, and Kuala Lumpur (2022) – brought together more than 2,500 Chairmen and CEOs of companies, Ministers and Institutional leaders from ASEAN Countries and Italy.
In 2023 the High-Level Dialogue on ASEAN Italy Economic Relations took place on Tuesday, October 3 and Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at the Grand Hyatt Erawan in Bangkok, Thailand.
The 7th edition of the High Level Dialogue fell on the 155th anniversary of Italian-Thai bilateral relations.
The most cutting-edge topics examined during the 2023 Dialogue have been:
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