Provisional Event Calendar
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Wednesday, 3rd of November 2021, Central European Time (CET)
13:55 – 14:00
Welcoming
Andreas Kaisis, IMC Expo Centre President
OPENING CEREMONY
14:00 – 15.15
Mohamed Choucair, Chairman of the Federations of Chambers of Commerce
Industry and Agriculture of Lebanon
Mohamed Abi Haidar, Director General, Lebanon Ministry of Economy and Trade
Maria Helena de Felipe Lehtonen, President of the Federation of Mediterranean Businesswomen, former President of the European Economic and Social Committee
Nicoletta Bombardiere, Italian Ambassador in Beirut, G 20 2021 Presidency
Antonio Paoletti, President of Euro-Med TDS Initiative
Kristina Kanapinskaite, European Investment Bank Representatives for Lebanon
SEMINARS
15:15– 19:00
Debating Beirut and Lebanon’s Recovery
An introductory Lecture
15:15 – 15:30
Economy and Companies at work
Chairperson Luigi Troiani, Secretary General Euro-Med TDS
15:30 – 15:45
Fady Gemayel, Association of Lebanese Industrialists, President
15:45 – 16:00
Roberto Carpaneto, EFCA Board Member, OICE Vice president for International Affairs
16:00 – 16:15
Maher Al Mahrouq, Jordan Chamber of Industry, Director General
16:15 – 16:30
Luigi Ciarrocchi, Assorisorse, Natural Resources and Sustainable Energies President
16:30 – 16:45
Albert Aoun, Lebanon Italian Business Council
16:45 – 17:00
Giordano Emo Capodilista, Confagricoltura, General Confederation of Italian
Agriculture, Vice President
17:00 –17:15
Samir Majoul, Tunisian Union for Industry, Commerce and Handicrafts, President
17:15 – 17:30
Zeno D'Agostino, Ports Association, President Port System Authority
17:30 – 17:45
Abdallah Sultan Al Owais, Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry,
Arab Emirates
17:45 – 18:00
Simona Rapastella, Federunacoma Italian Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers Associations, Director General
18:00 – 18:15
Ibrahim M. Al-Arabi, Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce, President
18:15 – 18:30
Omar Moro, Federation of Moroccan Chambers of Commerce and Industry, President
18:30 – 18:45
Barbara Colombo, Ucimu, Association of Manufacturer of Machine Tool Robot Automation, President
18:45 – 19:00
Sekib AVDAGİÇ Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, President
19:00 – 19:15
Roberta Datteri, Confederation of Crafts and Small and Medium Enterprises
Vice President
19:15
Conclusions and Summing Up
WORKSHOPS
Thursday 4th, Friday 5th & Saturday 6th November 2021, Central European Time (CET)
Thursday, November 4th, 2021
9:00 – 11:00
Residential and Commercial Buildings
Public Construction and Infrastructures
- Mr. Roni Lahoud - Chairman and General Director - Public Corporation for Housing
11:00 – 13:00
Building Technologies and New Materials
- Mr. Bassim Al Halabi - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Benchmark
15:00 – 16:30
“Smart Cities”, Technologies and Services
- Mr. Michel Cordahi – Chairman of Lebanon Wind Power
16:30 – 18:00
Medical and Pharmaceuticals
- Mr. Jacques Jean Sarraf - Chairman of Malia Group S.A.L
18:00 – 19:30
Education, Training and Business Consulting
Friday, November 5th, 2021
9:00 – 11:00
Banking and Financial Systems
- Mr. Samir Hammoud - Chairman of the Banking Control Commission of Lebanon (BCCL)
- Mrs. Marion Hoenicke, Head of Division for financial sector operation in neighbouring countries of European Investment Bank
11:00 – 13:00
Investing in Lebanon
- Investment Development Authority of Lebanon: IDAL
15:00 – 16:30
Environment, Energy and Water Supply
- Mr. Salah Tabbara -Renewable Energy Advisor
- Mrs. Maria Diamanti – Water Sector Engineer of European Investment Bank
16:30 – 18:00
Agriculture and Machines for Agriculture
- Mr. Rapheal Debbaneh -President of the Agricultural Committee of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Lebanon
18:00 – 19:30
ICT and Telecommunications
- Mr. Gabriel EL Deek - CEO of digital media solutions companies
Saturday, November 6th, 2021
9:00 – 11:00
Tourism and Travel Industry
- Mr. Pierre Achkar – President of the Lebanese Federation for Tourism
11:00 – 13:00
Public & Private Transport
- Mr. Jamal Itani – Governor of Beirut
- Walid Salim, Water Sector Engineer of European Investment Bank