ITALY AS A MEDITERRANEAN HUB: INFRASTRUCTURE, INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE TRANSPORTS OF THE FUTURE

Marco Bucci, President of the Regione Liguria; Giacomo Carelli, President of Drivalia and CEO & General Manager, CA Auto Bank; Tullio Del Sette, Special Commissioner, ACI; Pierluigi Di Palma, President, ENAC; Sergio Gianotti, Head of Italy Public Sector, Amazon Web Services (AWS); Edoardo Rixi, Deputy Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. Moderated by Emmanuele Forlani, Director of the Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples ETS Foundation

Thanks to its strategic position in the Mediterranean, Italy has the potential to become the region’s main logistics and transportation hub. The challenge is to transform this natural geographic vocation into a tangible competitive advantage, overcoming the territorial and regulatory complexities that characterize the country. Liguria is a prime example: some of the most ambitious and delicate infrastructure projects are being developed here, where innovation and sustainability must advance hand in hand with environmental protection. How can we combine economic development and safety? How can we simplify procedures without compromising the quality of infrastructure projects? This discussion brings together institutions, companies, and key players from various sectors – ports, sustainable mobility, and digital innovation – to chart new paths for growing Italy’s economy on the international stage. A concrete dialogue aimed at turning geographic potential into long-term development opportunities.