9th HIGH-LEVEL DIALOGUE ON ASEAN ITALY ECONOMIC RELATIONS
ASEAN–ITALY FOR GROWTH: EMPOWERING KNOWLEDGE, SHARING COMPETENCES, SHAPING FUTURE LEADERSHIP
The High-Level Dialogue on ASEAN–Italy Economic Relations is the premier event in the ASEAN region, promoted to strengthen economic and strategic partnerships between ASEAN countries and Italy.
Over the course of its first eight editions — held in Jakarta (2017), Singapore (2018), Hanoi (2019), the digital editions of 2020 and 2021, Kuala Lumpur (2022), Bangkok (2023), and Manila (2024) — the event has brought together more than 4,000 Chairmen, CEOs, Ministers, and thought leaders from ASEAN countries and Italy.
In 2025, the Dialogue will move to Binh Duong, in the Ho Chi Minh City metropolitan area (Vietnam), for an in-person edition that will explore the most cutting-edge topics shaping the future of ASEAN–Italy cooperation:
• ASEAN’s Economic and Geostrategic Outlook Amid Global Transformations
• Unlocking ASEAN–Italy Investment Potential: FDI Promotion and De-risking Approaches
• ASEAN’s Path to Net-Zero: Green and Sustainable Development Strategies
• Smart Manufacturing for Industry 5.0: Automation and Advanced Technologies
• Italy–ASEAN Synergies in Next-Gen Transport Connectivity and Infrastructure Development
• Security Ecosystems for Tomorrow: Solutions and Best Practices
• Driving Productivity and Growth Through High-Tech Industry and Digital Innovation
Among the confirmed speakers: Kao Kim Hourn (Secretary-General, ASEAN Economic Community), SOK Siphana (Senior Minister, Special Missions Multilateral Trade and Economic Affairs, Cambodia), Valentino Valentini (Vice Minister, Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy), Allan B. Gepty (Undersecretary, Department of Trade and Industry, Philippines), Raffaele Cattaneo (Undersecretary with responsibility for International and European Relations, Lombardy Region, Italy), Thai Van Linh (Shark Linh) (Founder and Chief Executive Officer, TVL Group), Anna Scavuzzo (Deputy Mayor and City Councillor for Education, City of Milan), Huynh Dinh Thai Linh (Executive Director, World Trade Center Binh Duong New City), Aladdin D. Rillo (Managing Director, Policy Design and Operations, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia - ERIA; former Deputy Secretary-General for the ASEAN Economic Community), Giovanni Dioguardi (Senior Manager International Markets Development, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti – CDP, Italy), Nguyen Hoàn Vũ (CEO of Becamex Group), Dang Tan Duc (Director of the R&D Institute, Becamex Group), Mario Nobile (Director General, National Agency for Digital Italy – AGID, Italy), Satya Ramamurthy (Chair, Public Sector, Structured Finance Department Asia Pacific, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation), Simone Ciampi (Chief Executive Officer, Exprivia Asia, Italy), Saw Nay Nwe (Chairman, AA Pharmaceuticals, Myanmar), Ly Duy Khiem (Director of Intelligence Operation Center, Becamex Group), Lorenzo Tavazzi (Senior Partner and Board Member, The European House – Ambrosetti), Michele d’Ercole (President, Italian Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam - ICHAM), Riccardo Corrado (Professor, CamEd Business School, Cambodia; Board Advisor, AI Farm Robotics), Ravindra Ngo (Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Asian Network), Khin Maung Win (President, AmCham Myanmar; Chairman, Myan Shwe Pyi Tractors), Vo Xuan Vinh (Dean, Institute of Business Research – Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics), Sanat Wongthawethong (Director Technology and Innovation-Based Enterprises Development Fund - Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Thailand), Gianluca Fiume (General Director, Piaggio Vietnam, Italy), Gabriele Faja (Chairman, European Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia), Michal Ron (Chief International Relations and Network Officer, SACE, Italy), Luke Tay (Founder of Cornucopia FutureScapes; Fellow at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore), Maily Anna Maria Nguyen (President of Italy-Vietnam Foundation and Representative of Becamex in Italy and in Europe), Tomaso Andreatta (Indochina Head Representative, Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy), Satya Ramamurthy (Chair, Public Sector, Structured Finance Department Asia Pacific, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation), Romeo Orlandi (President, Asia Observatory; Vice President Italy ASEAN Association), Luca Bernardinetti (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mahanakorn Partners Group, Thailand). The Masters of Ceremony are Pham Viet Ha (MC at HCMC Television) and Doan Vo Nhat Truong (MC at HCMC Television).
Top officials from the Italian and Vietnamese governments are expected to attend the event.
The High-Level Dialogue program features thematic side events and an opening cocktail reception on Wednesday, November 12, followed by plenary sessions and an exclusive closing Gala Dinner on Thursday, November 13.
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