From 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on 7 May 2018, the New-Med Conference “Youth Potential in the Mediterranean – Unlocking Opportunities, Overcoming Challenges” will be held at the Farnesina. The Conference is organised by the Institute of Foreign Affairs (IAI), in partnership with International Affairs of Compagnia di San Paolo of Turin, The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, under the auspices of Italy’s OSCE Chairmanship.
The Conference will be held entirely in English. Eight young academics from the Middle East and North Africa will participate in the event to discuss topical issues such as climate change, radicalisation, and the migrant and refugee crisis.
The conference will open with remarks by the Coordinator of Italy’s OSCE Chairmanship for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Vinicio Mati; the Senior Fellow IAI & Senior Lecturer of the University of Bologna, Lorenzo Kamel; and the Head of the Programme of International Affairs of the Compagnia di San Paolo of Turin, Nicolò Russo Perez.
They will be followed by work sessions with the participation of numerous academics, institutions and international organisations.
The conference will close with remarks by the Director of the Policy Planning Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Armando Barucco; the Mediterranean Policy Program Officer at the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF), Charlotte Brandsma; the Special Representative of Italy’s OSCE Chairmanship for Youth and Security, Riccardo Pozzi; and the Executive Vice President of IAI, Ettore Greco.
Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in following the event are requested to apply for accreditation in one of the following ways:
– by filling out the interactive form and selecting the event at http://mae.accreditationsystem.info/ITA/Indice.asp, attaching, unless already provided, the information requested in digital format (letter from the media organisation and, for representatives of foreign media, also a Note Verbale released by the Rome Embassy of the media organisation’s country).
– by sending an email to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation’s Institutional Press and Communication Service at: accreditamentostampa@esteri.it, (tel. 06/3691.3432-8573-8210), attaching the letter of their media organisation (or press card for journalists) and, for members of the foreign press, a Note Verbale released by the Rome Embassy of the media organisation’s country.
Accreditation badges must be collected in person from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, at the central entrance – left-hand side – beginning at 9 a.m.
