9:00 | Partecipants’ registration

9:30 | Opening Remarks
Maurizio Introna, General Manager, Blue Media
Luigi Merlo, Honorary President, Federlogistica
Fabrizio Vettosi, Managing Director, VSL Club

Video Interview
Nicola Zaccheo, President, Transport Regulation Authority (ART)

Session I – Business and Capital: Growing in the Blue Economy
Moderators: Francesco Ferrari and Simone Gallotti (Blueconomy Journalists)
Riccardo Pompili, CEO, De Wave
Carlos Balestra di Mottola, CEO, d’Amico International Shipping

Double Interview – Capital Markets and the Blue Economy
Moderator: Andrea Cabrini, Director, Class CNBC
Alessandra Bechi, Deputy Director, AIFI – Italian Private Equity, Venture Capital and Private Debt Association

Keynote Speech – Regulation and Development of Maritime Markets
Francesco Munari, Professor of EU and Maritime Law, Partner, Deloitte Legal

Session II – Shipping Finance: Capital, Debt and New Investment Models
Moderators: Alberto Quarati (Blueconomy Journalist) and Fabrizio Vettosi (Managing Director, VSL Club)
Andrea Pescatori, CEO & Managing Partner, Ver Capital
Marco Mandelli, Chief Corporate & Investment Banking Officer, BPER Banca
Julien Mayen, Managing Director, EnTrust Global

Session III – Ports, Infrastructure and Maritime Services: Where Capital Flows
Moderators: Francesco Ferrari and Simone Gallotti (Blueconomy Journalists)
Enrico Loewental, CEO, Equiter SGR
Andrea Nuzzi, Chief Business Officer, CDP – Cassa Depositi e Prestiti

13:10 | Conclusions

13:30 | Networking light lunch