PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE
1st International Conference on Italophonia
(Villa Madama, 18 November 2025)
On Tuesday, 18 November 2025, from 10:00 a.m., Villa Madama will host the First International Conference on Italophonia, organised at the initiative of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, in collaboration with the Società Dante Alighieri.
The Conference, attended by ministerial delegations from over twenty countries, will mark the launch of the Community of Italophonia – a new forum for international cooperation bringing together the diverse national and international, state and non-state Italophone stakeholders worldwide. The Community of Italophonia aims to foster political dialogue and international cooperation; to strengthen exchanges and links among Italophone societies and individuals; to promote cultural, scientific and academic relations among its members; and to enhance, promote and safeguard the Italian language across the world.
Speakers at the Conference will include, among others, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani; the Minister of University and Research, Anna Maria Bernini; the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola (via video message); the Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland, Ignazio Cassis; the Director General of the IAEA, Rafael Mariano Grossi; the President of the Società Dante Alighieri, Andrea Riccardi; the Deputy Prime Minister of Slovenia, Matej Arčon; the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania, Oana Țoiu; the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo, Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz; the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somalia, Abdisalam Abdi Ali; the President of NIAF, Robert Allegrini; the UN Special Envoy for Road Safety and former Ferrari CEO, Jean Todt; and the Undersecretary of State for Education and Merit Paola Frassinetti. Other high-level ministerial representatives from participating countries will also be present.
Three thematic sessions will follow, exploring Italophonia as a community of values and dialogue, as a driver of development and growth, and as an instrument of cultural diplomacy. Among representatives of civil society, participants will include, inter alia, former Brazilian footballer Antonio Careca and British choreographer Carolyn Smith.
Journalists, photographers and cameramen wishing to cover the Conference may request accreditation by 4:00 p.m. on 17 November by registering at https://portaleaccreditamento.esteri.it and uploading the required documentation.
Those already registered on the online Portal and who have received confirmation from the system may access their profile and select participation in the event.
For further information, please contact Office I of the Directorate General for Public and Cultural Diplomacy (DGDP) at +39 06 3691.3432 / 8210 / 8573 / 3078, or by email at accreditamentostampa@esteri.it
Accredited badges must be collected in person at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, central entrance (left-hand side), on Tuesday, 18 November, between 8:15 a.m. and 8:45 a.m.
As it is not possible to reach Villa Madama with private vehicles, accredited journalists will be transported to Villa Madama via a shuttle service operating from the central entrance of the Farnesina (round trip), available until the conclusion of the event.
Submitting the above-mentioned personal data means authorising the use thereof in accordance with Italian Legislative Decree no. 196 of 30 June 2003 and the GDPR (EU Regulation 2016/679) by the Directorate General for Public and Cultural Diplomacy of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the data controller, for strictly professional purposes and/or purposes related to the performance of the event in question.
