Programme 2020

  This year Opening Session will see the contribution of Giampiero Massolo, President, Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI), Italy  Luigi Di Maio, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International

  The respect and promotion of children’s rights is paramount for the sustainable development of all societies. With the promise to leave no child behind, specific attention must especially be devoted to the rights

  Polarization and discrimination based on religion or belief have been increasing in many parts of the world, including on the two shores of the Mediterranean Sea. The current global

  in cooperation with CIDOB and Barcelona City Council   Panel Discussion Souad Abderrahim, Mayor of Tunis Ada Colau, Mayor of Barcelona Dario Nardella, Mayor of Florence; President, Eurocities Michèle

  Anwar Gargash, Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UAE    In dialogue with Marc Perelman, France 24 and Monica Maggioni, Rai  2020 has been a decisively exceptional year for the

  Five years after the 2015 ‘refugee crisis’, migration remains a significant political and humanitarian issue in the Euro-Mediterranean region. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed many of the longstanding deficiencies of current international migration

  Riyad Al Malki, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Palestine  In dialogue with Lucia Goracci, RAI and Hugh Lovatt, Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)   While the recent signing of

  In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, health has become an imperative topic in the international agenda. The current emergency is forcing us to pay greater attention to the

  The COVID-19 pandemic has brought an additional set of challenges to the economies of the MENA region. Governments in the region, like many across the works, ratified containment measures to mitigate

  In 2020, the world has come together to face the global challenge of COVID-19. With its health, economic and social repercussions, the pandemic has indistinctively disrupted nearly all aspects

   MED’s aim is to be an intermediary for intraregional dialogue, ensuring a high interaction and exchange of views among its participants. In this context, this by-invitation-only Forum, organized

  In 2020, the global energy system experienced one of its biggest shocks in recent history, causing a sector-wide economic contraction. Globally, the sharp decline in economic activity due to Covid-19 resulted in a

  The current shift and emphasis on innovation and sustainability highlighted the worldwide need for cleaner sources of energy, stimulating and accelerating the transition towards renewables on a global scale. Together

organized in occasion of the joint report published by ISPI and DCAF   Ranj Alaaldin, Fellow, Brookings Institution; Director, Carnegie Corporation’s Proxy Wars Initiative Eleonora Ardemagni, Associate Research Fellow, Italian Institute

  The Covid-19 pandemic adds yet another layer of instability to a region already shaken by multiple crises: great powers competition, fragmented or fragile states and the rise of non-state actors,

  Ahmed Omar Maiteeq, Vice Chairman of the Presidential Council (PC), Government of National Accord (GNA), Libya   In dialogue with Mary Fitzgerald, Associate Fellow, International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR),

  Aeham Ahmad, Syrian Pianist   Interviewed by Maria Cuffaro, TG3 Rai  Aeham Ahmad – born in Damascus in 1988 – belongs to the Palestinian minority in Syria and lived with his family

organized in occasion of the joint report published by ISPI and RIAC   As in all regions of the world, in the Middle East and North Africa, too, ongoing trends of societies and economies were subverted by

  Faced with an unprecedented public threat, governments have been forced to implement restrictive measures and temporarily reduce several public freedoms while struggling to guarantee adequate standards of governance. In this context,

  Ayman Safadi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Jordan   In dialogue with Margherita Stancati, Wall Street Journal and Ugo Tramballi, Senior Advisor, Italian Institute for International

  Starting with the US withdrawal from the JCPOA, the Gulf region witnessed a significant rise in insecurity: threats to freedom of navigation and the potential disruption of oil trade

  Lapo Pistelli, Director Public Affairs, ENI   In conversation with Bassam Fattouh, Director, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, UK   Since July 2020 Lapo Pistelli is the Director Public

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Covid-19 a pandemic. Since then, the global health crisis has unfolded triggering wide-ranging implications. Besides the public health damages, the

The Covid-19 pandemic has clearly demonstrated that security as a concept extends beyond the military realm

  Mohammad Javad Zarif, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Islamic Republic of Iran In dialogue with Ellie Geranmayeh, Deputy Director, MENA Programme, European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) and Paolo Magri,

Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Turkey, in dialogue with Maria Cuffaro, RAI and Matthew Karnitschnig, Politico

Charbel Wehbi, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Lebanon, in dialogue with Viviana Mazza, Corriere della Sera and Ugo Tramballi, Senior Advisor, Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI), Italy

SESSION 1 Building Back Better: Women’s Economic Empowerment During Covid-19 and Beyond The COVID-19 pandemic has been a shock to societies and economies everywhere, exposing the important role women play

As the nature of international relations is becoming ever more complex and volatile, so are security dynamics and defence requirements, with a direct repercussion on how states mobilize and employ coercive measures and the way the Defence Industry adapts and reframes its role

Panel discussion organized in occasion of the joint report published by ISPI and Atlantic Council

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister of Foreign Affairs, India, in dialogue with Ugo Tramballi, Senior Advisor, Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) and Françoise Nicolas, Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Center for Asian Studies, French Institute of International Relations (IFRI), France

  Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Qatar  In dialogue with Sanam Vakil, Deputy Director, Middle East North Africa Programme, Chatham House, UK Riccardo

Paolo Gentiloni, Commissioner for Economy, European Commission, in dialogue with Guntram Wolff, Director, Bruegel, Belgium and  Silvia Sciorilli Borrelli, Financial Times

David Sassoli, President, European Parliament

Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative For Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, European Union, in dialogue with Ian Lesser, Vice President, The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF), Paolo Magri, Executive Vice President, Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI), Italy, Maha Yahya, Director, Carnegie Middle East Center, Lebanon

Panel discussion among Luigi Di Maio, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy, Jean Yves Le Drian, Minister of Foreign Affairs, France, Arancha Gonzalez Laya, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Spain, Zbigniew Rau, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Poland, Niels Annen, Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Germany

Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Morocco, in dialogue with Pol Morillas, Director, Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB), Spain and Viviana Mazza, Corriere della Sera

Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Russian Federation, in dialogue with Maurizio Caprara, Corriere della Sera and Monica Maggioni, RAI

Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Saudi Arabia, in dialogue with William F. Wechsler, Director, Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East and Middle East Programs, Atlantic Council, USA and Lucia Annunziata, RAI

This year Closing Session will see the contributions of Giampiero Massolo, President, Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI), Italy, Luigi Di Maio, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy, Giuseppe Conte, President of the Council of Ministers, Italy