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: Thai Van Linh (Shark Linh) (Founder and Chief Executive Officer, TVL Group), Huynh Dinh Thai Linh (Executive Director, World Trade Center Binh Duong New City), Nguyen Van Duoc (Chaiman, Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee), Nguyen Van Hung (Chaiman of Board of Directors, Becamex Group), Mario Nobile (Director General, National Agency for Digital Italy – AGID, Italy), 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), Riccardo Corrado (Professor, CamEd Business School, Cambodia; Vice-Chairman, Italian Business Chamber Cambodia), Ravindra Ngo (Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Asian Network), Khin Maung Win (President, AmCham Myanmar; Chairman, Myan Shwe Pyi Tractors), Eugenio Fumo (Executive Vice President Asia Pacific Region, Jas Worldwide, Italy), Gabriele Faja (Chairman, European Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia; Chairman, Italian Business Chamber Cambodia), Maily Anna Maria Nguyen (President, Italia-Vietnam Foundation), Michelangelo Pipan (President, Italy ASEAN Association; former Italian Ambassador to Thailand, Cambodia and Laos), Romeo Orlandi (President, Asia Observatory; Vice President Italy ASEAN Association), Ravindra Ngo (Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Asian Network).
Top officials from the Italian and Vietnamese governments, the ASEAN Secretariat, and the Asian Development Bank 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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