UAE – Italy Bridge: Pathways for Growth towards the United Arab Emirates

The meetings dedicated to internationalisation continue as part of the Acceleration and Incubation Programme of the Infiniti Mondi Project - Casa delle Tecnologie Emergenti di Napoli.

Thursday, 30 May 2024, from 11:00 to 13:30, the third event will take place, dedicated to the United Arab Emirates, featuring distinguished guests.

The event will be held at the Italian Innovation Factory in Via Ponte dei Granili 32 in Naples and can also be followed in live streaming on the SPICI LinkedIn Page.

To participate, registration is required at the following link: https://shorturl.at/EV057

The programme includes other events dedicated to some of the main foreign markets: China, Japan, France, Canada, Korea and Finland.

On the occasion of the event dedicated to the United Arab Emirates, there will be numerous guests and representatives from the institutional, academic and corporate world, with the aim of discussing business scenarios and prospects in the UAE.

AGENDA

11:00 – 11:05 Opening Remarks

Vincenzo Lipardi, President, SPICI srl – Society for Innovation, Cooperation and Internationalisation and Partner CTE Napoli

11.05- 11.20 – The project “Infiniti Mondi – Casa delle Tecnologie Emergenti di Napoli”

Giorgio Ventre, Scientific Director, Apple Developer Academy, Full Professor, University of Naples Federico II, Partner, CTE Napoli

11:20 – 11:40 – Institutional Greetings

Vito Grassi, Vice President, Confindustria

Valeria Fascione, Councillor for Research, Innovation and Start-ups, Campania Region

S.E. Abdulla Ali Ateeq Obaid Alsubousi, Ambassador, Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Italy

11:40 – 12:05– The UAE Ecosystem: Excellence and Progress

Plinio Innocenzi, Distinguished Visiting Professor, UAE University, Full Professor, University of Sassari

Ernesto Damiani, Acting Dean of College of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Khalifa University, President, CINI - National Interuniversity Consortium for Informatics

12:05 – 12:35 The Course towards the United Arab Emirates: Strategies and Growth Scenarios

Federica Feltrin, External Relations, Simest SPA

Massimo Falcioni, Chief Competitiveness Officer, Abu Dhabi Investment Office

Chiara Romano, Head of the Internationalisation Department, SPICI srl

12:35 – 13:20 Roundtable – Meet UAE: Success Stories and Business Opportunities

Vito Grassi, CEO, Graded SpA

Flavio Ghiringhelli, Country Manager, Emirates (invited)

Antonella Cataldi, Country Manager, Etihad Airways Italy

Valeria Sandei, CEO, Almawave (invited)

13:20 – 13:30 Closing Remarks

Amedeo Manzo, President, Banca di Credito Cooperativo di Napoli and Vice President, SPICI – Society for Innovation, Cooperation and Internationalisation

Moderated by: Valentina Battista, IVLP Alumna, Institutional Relations Manager, Materias

Event in collaboration with Simest SpA