IRAQI DAY
II Trade and Investment Meeting
July 3rd, 2013
International Conference Room
Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Piazzale della Farnesina, 1 - Roma
08.00-09.30
09.30 - 10.00
Registration and welcome coffee
Opening Session
Introductory Remarks Plen. Min. Massimo Bellelli - Task Force Iraq Coordinator – Directorate General for
Development Cooperation / Mrs. Diana Battaggia Head of UNIDO ITPO Italy
Hon. Lapo Pistelli - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Italian Republic
H.E. Roz Nouri Shaways - Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq
H.E. Carlo Calenda - Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Italian Republic
H.E. Ali Yusuf Al - Shukri - Minister of Planning, Development & Finance of the Republic of Iraq
H.E. Khayrallah Hasan Babakr - Minister of Trade of the Republic of Iraq
H.E. Amb. Sandro De Bernardin - Director General for Political and Security Affairs
10.00– 11.00
Doing Business in Iraq
Moderator: Hon. Lapo Pistelli - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Italian Republic
H.E. Sami Al – Araji - Chairman of the National Investment Commission of the Republic of Iraq
Mr. Munqith Al Baker - Ministry Advisor c/o Ministry of Industry and Minerals of Iraq: Strategies that shape the
future of Industry in Iraq
Plen. Min. Luca Maestripieri - Deputy Director General for Development Cooperation: Soft Loan
Mrs. Rezan Kader – High Representative of Kurdistan Region in Italy
Mr. Riccardo Monti - ICE President
Mr. Pierluigi D'Agata - Director General ASSAFRICA & MEDITERRANEO / CONFINDUSTRIA
Mr. Sandro Pettinato – Deputy Secretary General UNIONCAMERE
11.00 – 13.00
Institutional and financial tools for the Italian enterprises in Iraq
Moderator: Plen. Min. Inigo Lambertini - Deputy Director General for the Internationalisation of the Country
System and Territorial Autonomies
Eng. Ercole Incalza - Representative of Technical Mission – Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport
Mr. Abdullah Salih Ali Algiburi- Counsellor - International Relations for Business Council of Iraq
Mrs. Ludovica Rizzotti - Director for international Affairs - CASSA DEPOSITI E PRESTITI
Mr. Camillo Maria Pulcinelli - Senior Analyst Development Department - SIMEST
Mr. Dino Piacentini – ANIEM President
Mr. Francescopietro Miglio – ANCE Regional Operations Director, IMPREGILO
Couns. Francesco Capecchi – Head of Legal Office - Directorate General for Development Cooperation: Italian
Financial Support to Joint Ventures
Mr. Federico BEGA, Head of Strategic Areas Department – PROMOS: Case Study
13.00
Final remarks / Q&A
H.E Saywan Barzani - Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq
13.30 – 14.30
Networking lunch - Sala Mappamondi
14.30 – 16.00
Tools and experiences for supporting business partnerships in Iraq
(Technical session for enterprises)
Moderators: Mr Cristiano Pasini – UNIDO Iraq Programme Coordinator & Mr Guglielmo Giordano – Italian
Cooperation for development
H.E. Sami Al Araji - Chairman of the National Investment Commission of the Republic of Iraq (TBC)
Mr Ali Hussein Ahmed – Chairman of the Iraqi Federation of Industries – “The private Industrial sector in Iraq”
Mr Ygor Scarcia – UNIDO Iraq Investment Promotion Expert – “Supporting business partnership in Iraq”
Dr Aniello Ascione – “Testimony of an Italian company seeking business partnership in Iraq”