The 2026 Annual Meeting will provide an opportunity to present the Annual Report of the Foreign Companies Observatory and to explore in greater depth the role of regions as tangible infrastructures for competitiveness.

Supply chains, skills, innovation, and investor services are at the heart of the discussion between businesses, regions, and institutions. 

9:00 AM: Participant Registration

9:30 a.m. Opening remarks
Chairman
Francesco Giorgino, Director of the Luiss Master's in Communication and Political and Institutional Marketing

Welcome remarks by
Giorgio Fossa, President of Luiss

9:40 a.m. Fireside chat | Betting on tomorrow. Where and why we invest today
Conversation with
Lorena Dellagiovanna, Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, CHRO, and Chief Sustainability Officer, Hitachi, Ltd.
Barbara Cimmino, Confindustria Vice President for Export and Investment Attraction

After 9:50 a.m.: Institutional address
Antonio Tajani * Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

10:00 AM OIE 2026 Report
Nazzarena Franco, President and CEO of DHL Express Italy; member of the WG with responsibility for research

10:10 a.m. Panel 1 | Territories and Foreign Investment: Specialization and Competitiveness
Discussion led by
Pierpaolo Antonioli, CEO of Dumarey Automotive Italia
Marco Bucci * President of the Liguria Region
Marcello Cattani, President and CEO of Sanofi Italy and Malta, and President of Farmindustria
Valentino Confalone, President and CEO of Novartis Italia S.p.A.
Andrea Tronzano, Councilor for the Development of Productive Activities, Internationalization, and Budget, Piedmont Region

10:50 a.m. Panel 2 | Research, Innovation, and Skills: The Quality of Foreign Investment
Discussants include
Michele de Pascale, President of the Emilia-Romagna Region, and Guido Guidesi, Councilor for Economic Development of the Lombardy Region.
Maria Cristina Iacazio, CEO of Toyota Material Handling Italia
Giuseppe Notarnicola, President of STMicroelectronics S.r.l.

11:20 a.m. Panel 3 | Institutional Coordination and Investor Services: Simplifying to Attract and Consolidate
Antonio Decaro * President of the Puglia Region will discuss this topic

Pasquale Frega, President and CEO of Philip Morris Italia
Enrico Galasso, President and CEO of Birra Peroni
Francesco Rocca, President of the Lazio Region

11:50 AM Institutional dialogue
Barbara Cimmino, Confindustria Vice President for Export and Investment Attraction
Eugenio Giani, President of the Tuscany Region; Matteo Zoppas*, President of ICE-Agency

12:20 PM National priorities
Valentino Valentini, Deputy Minister for Business and Made in Italy

12:30 PM: Closing interview
Emanuele Orsini, President of Confindustria

* Participation pending confirmation

Registration