A high-level institutional panel, focusing on the role of the private sector in the dynamics of international cooperation and sustainable development.
Master of cerimony: Massimo Zaurrini, CODEWAY EXPO 2025Antonio Tajani - Vice Presidente del Consiglio e Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale (TBC)Francesco Rocca - President Lazio RegionRoberto Gualtieri - Sindaco di RomaEnrico Bagnasco - AD Sparkle e Presidente di Confindustria Assafrica & MediterraneoGiuseppe Lavazza - Presidente Lavazza
GAVI and GLOBAL FUND: opportunities for the Health and Pharmaceutical Sectors in Africa10:15 – 11:00 | Hall 1
Global health is a central pillar of international cooperation. This session will delve into the role of partnerships in the health sector, exploring opportunities for the private sector and strategies to improve the access to international markets. The event will be followed by a short program of B2B and B2G meetings.
Keynote speech:Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda - Ministro della Salute del MalawiModeratore: Massimo Scaccabarozzi - Presidente Menarini BiotechRoslyn Mourata - Chair del Board The Global FundSania Nishtar - CEO of GaviCarlo Riccini - Vice Direttore Generale FarmindustriaKamel Ghribi - Vice Presidente Gruppo San Donato (TBC)Testimonianza di aziende partners di GAVI e GF
The Flagship Digital Initiative within the context of the Mattei Plan – a presentation of the opportunities for the private sector11:00 - 12:00 | Hall 1
The Flagship Digital Initiative, promoted by the Italian Cooperation in Senegal, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Mozambique, was created to accompany the partner countries along paths of sustainable digital transformation, with concrete interventions in the sectors of entrepreneurial innovation, agriculture, connectivity and digital public services.The work carried out in recent months, through coordinated system missions with African institutions and with the support of UNDP, AICS, AGID and CDP, allowed the construction of a shared vision with the beneficiary countries. The Codeway event represents an opportunity to tell this story, providing an overview of the initiative and its articulations in the four countries.Particular attention will be paid to the available financial instruments, the ways of involving the productive sector and the role that public and private actors can play to support the sustainability and impact of every single intervention.
Keynote speech:Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Edmondo Cirielli – Vice Ministro degli Affari esteri e della Cooperazione internazionaleAlessio Butti – Sottosegretario di Stato alla Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri con delega all’innovazione tecnologicaSouleymane Diarrassouba - Ministro del Commercio e dell'Industria della Costa D’AvorioSerigne Gueye Diop - Ministro dell'Industria et del Commercio del Senegal (TBC)Speakers:Mario Nobile - Direttore AGIDRobert Opp - Chief Digital Officer UNDP (TBC)Massimo Dal Checco - Presidente Anitec-Assinform e Società SIDIRappresentante azienda Leonardo (TBC)Stephane Coulibali – Direttore Innovazione, Start-up e Settore Privato, Ministero della Transizione digitale e Digitalizzazione della Costa d’AvorioRoger Thiam – Director of Financial Engineering and information – Ministry of Communication, telecommunications and digital of Senegal (TBC)
The Italian Pavilion at COP 30 in Belem: a Public-Private Partnership12:00 - 13:00 | Hall 1
Italy will be present at the next COP30 with an innovative pavilion that will include the “AquaPraça”, a floating installation that will be hosted in the bay of Belém (Brazil), designed by architect Carlo Ratti, Director of the Senseable City Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston. The work represents a showcase of excellence in innovative solutions for sustainable architecture and will be a point of reference for dialogue and sharing of experiences, proposing Italian excellence in the environmental, energy and technological fields, with the aim of stimulating the adoption of climate policies and green solutions that can be replicated globally.
Keynote speech:Carlo Ratti – Direttore Senseable City Lab del Massachusetts Institute of Technology di BostonSpeakers:S.E. Renato Mosca de Souza - Ambasciatore del Brasile in ItaliaStefano Gatti - Direttore Generale per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo MAECIAlessandro Guerri – Direttore Generale Affari europei, internazionali e Finanza sostenibile MASEMarco Sciarra - Presidente Cimolai spa
TVET Africa Index 2025Empowering Africa’s Youth through TVET: Skills, Jobs, and Opportunities for a Changing ContinentOrganized by De Lorenzo14:00 - 15:00 | Hall 1
Africa is undergoing a profound demographic transformation: every year, tens of millions of young people enter the labour market in search of dignified employment and future prospects. In this context, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) systems are increasingly seen as strategic tools to bridge the skills gap, drive industrial growth, and reduce unemployment—especially among youth and women. Recent data, including a new study by Internationalia and De Lorenzo SpA, reveal both the promising momentum and the structural challenges facing TVET across the continent: increased enrolment rates, growing political and financial commitment, and encouraging employability outcomes in certain regions, yet also persistent gender disparities, negative perceptions, and uneven training quality.This high-level panel will explore how public-private cooperation, international partnerships, and investment in TVET systems can contribute to transforming Africa’s demographic boom into an economic dividend.A particular focus will be placed on Italy-Africa cooperation, the role of industry, and how innovation in equipment, curricula and certification can create meaningful pathways to employment.
Moderatore: Massimo Zaurrini – CEO, InternationaliaIntroductory remarks and presentation of the Internationalia – De Lorenzo TVET study findingsSpeakers:Haruna Iddrisu – Minister of Education, Republic of GhanaStrategie nazionali e investimenti per estendere l’accesso e l’impatto TVET in Ghana e Africa occidentaleGiuseppe Valditara – Minister of Education and Merit, Republic of ItalyProspettive sull’esperienza italiana e l’importanza della formazione professionale nella cooperazione internazionaleEmanuele Orsini – President, ConfindustriaIl ruolo del settore privato e della domanda dell’industria nella formazione delle competenze professionali (tbc)Marco Riccardo Rusconi – Director, Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (tbc)Strumenti di politica pubblica per sostenere la formazione professionale in Africa attraverso canali bilaterali e multilateraliFilippo Prosperi – Business Development Director & Member of the Board, De Lorenzo SpaTrasferimento di tecnologia e know-how: come le attrezzature innovative per la formazione possono migliorare gli standard TVET
The Italian System towards Cop30 Good practices of cooperation facing possible scalability, risks and opportunities. A dialogue among institutions, civil society and the private sectorOrganized by AVSI15:00 - 17:00 | Hall 1
The Cop30 presents a valuable opportunity for Italy, which will be able to offer a significant contribution based on its experiences and best practices in the field of development cooperation, with numerous projects worldwide focused on fighting, mitigating, and adapting to climate change.Codeway Expo, an event that fosters collaboration among all stakeholders working towards achieving the Agenda 2030 goals, serves as an intermediate stop on the path to Cop30.Drawing from its multistakeholder approach, AVSI is organizing a multi-voiced event at Codeway to highlight the best practices promoted by Italy globally, giving a platform to NGOs, the private sector, and institutions that are working together for sustainable development.For this purpose, the event is organized into three panels:
The first one offers a platform to showcase successful experiences across different sectors, facilitating a dialogue that will help draw key lessons from on-the-ground practices.
The second one focuses on the role of businesses and academia, highlighting their collaboration with NGOs and institutions in promoting specific projects.
The third one invites a comparison between European, Italian, African, and Latin American institutions, aiming to explore synergies that support sustainable development.
Keynote speechStefano Gatti - Director, General Directorate for Development Cooperation, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs1st panel – Best practices to exploreModerated by: Maria Laura Conte - Communication and Advocacy Director, AVSIFabrizio Pellicelli - Regional Manager for Latin America, AVSI“Energy, efficiency and education”Feisal Hussain - Senior Director Innovative Finance, Clean Cooking Alliance (video-message)"Clean cooking"Giulia Maci - Senior Urban Specialist, Cities Alliance"Urban regeneration"Juliet Kabera - Director, Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA)*“Reforestation”2nd panel – Engaging with the private sectorModerator: Alessandro Galimberti - Coordinator of Climate Change, Energy and Environment Unit, AVSIBarbara Terenghi - Chief Sustainability Officer, EdisonEmanuele Banfi - Carbon Offset Portfolio Manager, ENIVeronica Rossi - Sustainability Director, Lavazza Group (online)*Emanuela Colombo - Professor and Coordinator, SESAM Research Group, Politecnico of Milan (online)Luca Foresti - Founder, First Principles; former CEO, Sant'Agostino Group (online)3rd panel – In dialogue with institutionsModerated by: Giampaolo Silvestri - Secretary General, AVSICarla Montesi - Director General, Green Deal and Digital Agenda Unit at DG INTPA, European Commission*Biagio Di Terlizzi - Director at CIHEAM-Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari (CIHEAM Bari)Ana Mateo - Climate Change Department Head, Dominican Republic (online)Alessandro Guerri - Director, General Directorate for European and International Affairs and Sustainable Finance, Italian Ministry of Environment and Silvia Schiavi, Italian Ministry of Environment
Piano Mattei and Public-private partnerships in global health: a driver to Africa’s socio-economic development and stabilityOrganized by Friends of the Global Fund Europe12:00 - 13:30 | Hall 2
The high-level panel at Codeway Expo 2025, organized by Friends of the Global Fund Europe, will highlight public-private partnerships (PPPs) to improve health and socio-economic stability in Africa. Discussions will center on the substantial health impacts achieved by the Global Fund and Gavi, including millions of lives saved and extensive immunizations in Africa. Italy’s strategic leadership under Piano Mattei will be showcased, emphasizing resource mobilization and PPPs in health diplomacy. Participants include senior representatives from Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malawi’s Minister of Health, international organizations, Italian corporations (CHIESI, ENI, Piaggio), and civil society. Objectives include innovation,innovative partnerships, elevating Italy’s global health commitments, enhancing African health systems, and mobilizing global health resources. Expected outcomes feature increased Italian commitments, stronger Italian private-sector engagement, enhanced advocacy by African activists, alignment of Italy’s development policies with African priorities, and stronger synergies between Italian businesses and global health initiatives.
Italian cooperation for the development of ethical fashion: sustainable plots for Africa-Italy partnershipsOrganized by AICS14:30 - 16:30 | Hall 2
Italian development cooperation is committed to promoting decent work in the textile and manufacturing sector, focusing in particular on workers' rights, including freedom of association, the fight against child labor, health and safety at work, living wages and the right to social and legal protection, strengthening the private sector of partner countries. To achieve effective progress in terms of sustainability in this sector, a wide range of actors are involved in the various cooperation initiatives: from public authorities to trade unions, buyers and suppliers, consumers, local businesses, and the international community.In the textile value chain, which is interconnected, complex and global, “moving the needle” towards ethical fashion means creating a systemic change guided by science with a common destination of circularity. The fashion/textile supply chain, precisely because of its intrinsic nature, is a supply chain that can generate operating margins that allow, if managed with a view to sustainability, to pay adequate living wages, following a strong investment in training, in capacity development, or sustainable socio-economic development.The proposed panel aims to deepen the Africa-Italy synergies for ethical and sustainable global textile chains.It will be important to reflect, in the immediate future, on the relationship between sustainability, textile/manufacturing sector and development cooperation, also in light of the European regulatory framework, deepening the commitment of small Italian businesses in the textile-clothing sector in managing the social and environmental aspects of their activities, with a view to a transition to a transparent and sustainable textile supply chain.
Africa–Italy Partnerships: The Formula for ResultsWhy SMEs and NGOs Struggle to Collaborate — and How to Truly Move Beyond the StalemateOrganized by VadoinAfrica.com16:30 - 18:00 | Hall 2
Development cooperation is seeking a paradigm shift: fewer showcase projects, more alliances with businesses and local communities. Martino Ghielmi, founder of VadoinAfrica—the largest Italian community of entrepreneurs working in Africa—will share insights and practical tools to foster genuine collaboration between SMEs and local ecosystems.
Martino Ghielmi - Founder of VadoinAfrica.com
ONG, Businesses and Missions together as protagonists for development in AfricaOrganized by Focsiv10:00 - 11:00 | Hall 1
An invaluable heritage of relationships.For decades, NGOs and International Volunteer Associations have been working with dedication to promote sustainable growth in developing countries. FOCSIV brings together 97 NGOs present in 80 countries around the world. Drawing inspiration from centuries-old missionary work, NGOs have expanded their range of action, intervening in multiple areas that are crucial to the well-being of communities. From health to education, from agriculture to access to water and energy, to the creation of essential infrastructure for the most fragile communities, NGOs have gained vast and valuable experience. This expertise represents an invaluable heritage of relationships and knowledge for companies that intend to expand their activity in these contexts, ensuring an approach to development that respects local cultures and is attentive to the needs of communities. In an increasingly interconnected global context, the synergy between companies and NGOs represents a fundamental key to building a more equitable and sustainable future.
Development Cooperation: reflections and solutions for a Changing WorldOrganized by LINK 200711:00 - 13:00 | Hall 1
Investing in Senegal: Opportunities and Perspectives for profit-nonprofit partnershipsOrganized by AMREF15:30 - 16:30 | Hall 1
Amref aims to build on the "Invest in Senegal" model, already recognized by AICS, to position itself as a strategic partner for Italian companies interested in investing in Africa.The goal is to create valuable partnerships that combine economic returns with social impact, mitigating risks through in-depth knowledge of local contexts and communities.The intervention methodology, already tested in Senegal, is scalable and applicable to other African countries, offering new opportunities for shared economic and social development within the broader framework of the Mattei Plan. A distinctive element is the involvement of African diasporas in Italy, who serve as a bridge between Italian companies and their countries of origin. This is a concrete example of collaboration between NGOs and businesses to ensure equity and generate shared value for all stakeholders.
Unidroit and international cooperation between past and future: the memory of the Unidroit historical archiveOrganized by UNIDROIT12:00 - 13:30 | Hall 2
Migration and development cooperation: a sustainable approach for societiesOrganized by LINK 200715:00 - 17:00 | Hall 2
