The event will provide an in-depth look at Italy's current economic landscape, investment potential, and the role of strategic capital in supporting sustainable growth. Through a series of focused sessions, participants will gain insight into Italy’s competitive advantages, key investment sectors, and the strategic role played by major institutional investors in unlocking long-term value.

Key Topics

• Why invest in Italy? Economic outlook and challenges of Sustainable Growth
  This session will offer an overview of Italy’s economic system, highlighting its key competitive levers and the most promising sectors and the most promising sectors for investment, in light of the country’s macroeconomic context.
  
• Public debt, private wealth: how to unlock value for Italy’s sustainable development
  Experts from CDP Equity and the CFO office will discuss CDP’s role and positioning as a prominent investor in the eyes of international stakeholders. The session will explore the strategic rationale behind CDP’s investments in major national initiatives, supported by case studies, and touch on its relationships with international investors and rating agencies.
  
• Focus on alternatives: undervalued opportunities and emerging trends in Italy
  Investment managers from selected asset management firms (SGRs) of CDP Group will share the strategic thinking behind their investment choices. The session will also feature case studies showcasing how these investments have generated value for CDP, the broader economy, and the companies involved
  
  

Program

The detailed program and list of speakers can be found in the brochure under the downloads below.

17:00 - Door opening
17:30 - Welcome from Gian Lorenzo Cornado, Ambassador of Italy to Switzerland
17:35 - Welcome from Emanuele Pizzatti, SECA representative

17:40 - Presentations

• Introduction of ITA’s Foreign Investments Attraction Department 
  - Marco Forzini, Director a.i. FDI Department, ITA
• Introduction: Synergies between CDP and Italian institutions in dealing with international investors
  - Laurent Franciosi, Head of International Markets Development, CDP
• Why invest in Italy? Some false myths to dispel
  - Andrea Montanino, Chief Economist and Director for Sectoral Strategies and Impact Assessment, CDP
• Public debt, private wealth: how to unlock value for Italy’s sustainable development
  - Andrea Alghisi, Head of Equity Investments and Portfolio Management, CDP
  - Gianfranco Di Vaio, Head of Investor Relations and Rating Agencies, CDP
• Focus on alternatives: undervalued opportunities and emerging trends in Italy
  - Marzia Bartolomei Corsi, Senior Partner, Fondo Italiano d’Investimento SGR
  - Giacomo Valentini, Senior Partner - Head of International Fund of Funds, CDP Venture Capital SGR
  - Emiliano Lucci, Senior Expert Investor Relations, CDP Real Asset SGR
  
  

18:40 - Presentation of ITA’s Foreign Direct Investment Unit:
Philipp Koller, Head of FDI Desk Switzerland, ITA

18:50 - Q&A
19:10 - Networking Apéro

Registration

• For members and guests by invitation only.
• Others: to request access please send us an email to events@seca.ch

Language 

English and Italian