From Borrell to Orbán and Cristoforetti: from Friday all eyes will be on the Ambrosetti Forum

One of the most important international events returns to Lake Como: the Ambrosetti Forum.

From Borrell to Orbán and Cristoforetti: from Friday all eyes will be on the Ambrosetti Forum

49th Annual Ambrosetti Forum titled “Today and Tomorrow Scenario for Competitive Strategies”. As usual, the mission and ambition of the Forum is to offer the international and Italian ruling class the opportunity for a serious and qualified study – backed by analysis and research – of geopolitical, economic, technological and social scenarios and their implications for businesses and countries.

The topics of the 49th Forum are diverse and range from global issues and their impact on the economy to an agenda for Europe and an agenda for Italy. Numerous studies and analyzes carried out in collaboration with excellent partners will be presented.

Program

Friday, September 1
After the opening speech by Valerio De Molli (Managing Partner and CEO of The European House – Ambrosetti), the President of Ukraine is expected to speak via videoconference. Vladimir Zelensky.

• Global challenges of the future and their impact on the economy. Moderator Monica Maggioni, Editorial Director of Information Proposal, Rai
◦ Discussion between Mary Elise Sarotte (Marie-Jose and Henry R. Kravis, Distinguished Professor of Historical Studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies), Philip Short (journalist and author) and Gerard Baker (editor-at-large, The Wall Street magazine) .
• The role of Saudi Arabia in the international order: a presentation Khalid Al Falih (Minister of Investments of Saudi Arabia)
• Economic basis. Moderator Francine Laqua, editor-in-chief and host of Bloomberg TV
◦ Discussion between Mohamed A. El-Erian (President of Queens College, Cambridge University); Mervyn King (Former Governor of the Bank of England), Eric Lee (Founder of Chengwei Capital), Nouriel Roubini (CEO of Roubini Macro Associates), Hans-Werner Sinn (Honorary Chairman of the Economic Research Institute), Tetsuya Inou* (Senior Fellow), Research Fellow Nomura Research Institute).
• Today the world of tomorrow – Scientific and technological developments. Moderator: Fabiola Gianotti, Director General of CERN
◦ Discussion between Barry C. Barish (Linde Emeritus Professor of Physics, Caltech, USA; Nobel Prize in Physics), Evin van Dischock (Professor of Molecular Astrophysics, Leiden Observatory, Netherlands), Kai-Fu Lee (President and CEO), Sinovation Ventures and President of the Institute of Artificial Intelligence Sinovation Ventures), Dario Gil (Director of IBM Research and Co-President of the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab).
• Society of the Future – How we will live and interact in the future. Moderated by Alec Ross, Amplo Board Partner and Former Senior Innovation Adviser at the US Department of State
◦ Discussion between Ferruccio Resta (President of Fondazione Bruno Kessler), Charlotte Lockhart (CEO of 4 Day Week Global), Ricky Ray Butler (CEO of BENlabs), Arancha González Laya (Chancellor of the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) of Sciences Po).
• How the US Media Interprets the 2024 Presidential Election Moderator Maurizio Molinari, Director of La Repubblica
◦ Discussion with Maria Bartiromo (Global Markets Host and Editor, FOX Business Network – FOX News Channel)
• Country: USA. Moderator: Maurizio Molinari, Director of La Repubblica
◦ Debate between Lindsey Graham (Senator (R-SC)), Nancy Pelosi (Honorary Speaker of the US House of Representatives (D-CA)), John Thune (Senator (R-SD)), Bob Menendez (Senator (D-NJ)) ) and Hala Gorani (anchor and correspondent; formerly host of Hala Gorani Tonight, CNN). In the hall there is a delegation of the US Congress, which includes Senator Maggie Hassan (Democrat from New Hampshire); Senator Roger Marshall (R-Tennessee); Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tennessee); Senator Ted Budd (R-North Carolina); Senator Eric Schmitt (R-D.O.); Senator Kathy Britt (R-Alabama); Representative William Timmons (R-SC-4); Rep. Ronnie Jackson (R-TX-13).

Saturday, September 2
• Agenda for Europe. Moderator Mario Monti, President of the Javota Bocconi Institute; former Chairman of the Council of Ministers
◦ Message from Sergio Mattarella, President of the Italian Republic.
◦ Debate between Joseph Borrell (Vice President of the European Commission and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy) and Antonio Tajani (Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation).
• The European Union as a competitive player on the world stage. Moderator: Massimo Giannini, director of La Stampa.
◦ Debate between Samantha Cristoforetti (ESA astronaut), Paul Hudson (CEO of Sanofi) and Paolo Gentiloni (European Commissioner for Economics).
• European Framework for the Future. Moderator Mario Monti, President of the Javota Bocconi Institute; former Chairman of the Council of Ministers
◦ Discussion between Enrico Letta (EU rapporteur on the future of the single market), Balazs Orban

(Political Director of the Prime Minister of Hungary) and Lawrence Boon (Secretary of State for European Affairs of France).
• Green era. Moderator Adnan Shihab-Eldin, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies and former Secretary General of OPEC
◦ Debate between Alice K. Hill (David M. Rubinstein Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations), Leila Benali (Minister for Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Morocco; Chair of the United Nations Environment Assembly), Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan (President and CEO of Independent Climate Change Accelerator (UICCA)), Maria Chiara Carrozza (President of CNR).
• Rethinking globalization. Moderator Federico Rampini, writer and journalist
◦ Discussion between Arancha González Laya (Chancellor of the Paris School of International Affairs), Chris Miller (Professor of International History at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University and author of The Chip Wars), Joseph Stiglitz (Columbia University Professor, Nobel Prize winner) in Economics ).
• Seventh Edition of the Peres Legacy Initiative. Moderator: Gianni Riotta, Pirelli Visiting Professor at Princeton University.
This is a project conceived by the European House of Ambrosetti in memory of Shimon Peres, the great statesman of our era and who made a great contribution to our Forum, in which he participated no less than 24 times. Following a presentation by Hemy J. Perez (Co-Founder and Managing General Partner of Pitango Venture Capital, Israel) during the session, the following will be awarded: Mattia Barbarossa, Founder, CEO and CTO of Sidereus Space – Italy; Valeria Kogan, founder of Fermata – Israel; Dina Radenkovic Founder of Gameto – Serbia/USA.
• Speech by the Prime Minister of Italy, Georgia Meloni

Sunday, September 3
• Agenda for Italy Part 1. Moderated by Luciano Fontana, Director of Corriere della Sera
◦ Opposition point of view: speeches by Carlo Calenda, National Secretary of Action; Giuseppe Conte, President of the 5 Star Movement; Ellie Schlein, National Secretary, PD.
◦ Competitiveness and Growth: Global Attractiveness Index and Strategic Industries for the Future of the Country: Speeches by Enrico Giovannini (Professor of Economic Statistics at the University of Rome “Tor Vergata” and Professor of Public Administration at the LUISS University Guido Carli), Daniele Franco (former Minister of Economy and Finance and Italian Candidate for the ECB), Adolfo Urso (Minister of Enterprise and Production of Italy).
◦ Justice, Security and Reform as Competitive Leverage and System Attractiveness: Speeches by Carlo Nordio (Minister of Justice), Matteo Piantedosi (Minister of the Interior), Paolo Zangrillo (Minister of Public Administration), Maria Elisabetta Alberti Casellati (Minister) for Institutional Reform and Simplification regulation).
◦ Education, research and innovation: presentations by Giorgio Metta (Scientific Director of the Italian Institute of Technology), Giuseppe Valditara (Minister of Education and Merit), Anna Maria Bernini (Minister of Universities and Research).
• Agenda for Italy Part 2 Moderated by Fabio Tamburini, Director of Il Sole 24 Ore
◦ Infrastructures for a sustainable transition: speeches by Markus Kerber (political coordinator and strategic adviser to the President of the CDU and former State Secretary of the German Ministry of the Interior), Gilberto Picetto Fratina (Minister for the Environment and Energy Security), Matteo Salvini (Vice-President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Infrastructure and transport).
◦ How to deal with the demographic winter and what are the consequences for the labor market: speeches by Renato Brunetta (President of CNEL), Marina Calderone (Minister of Labor and Social Policy).
◦ PNRR challenges and opportunities for the South and institutional reforms: presentations by Valerio De Molli (Managing Partner and CEO of The European House – Ambrosetti) and Raffaele Fitto (Minister for European Affairs, Cohesion Policy and PNRR).
◦ Economic policy and the future direction of the country: speech by Giancarlo Giorgetti (Minister of Economy and Finance).