PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE
18th CONFERENCE OF ITALIAN AMBASSADORS
(Rome – Milan, 14–18 December 2025)
18th CONFERENCE OF ITALIAN AMBASSADORS
On Monday 15 and Tuesday 16 December 2025, the Farnesina will host the 18th edition of the Conference of Italian Ambassadors in the World, a platform for strategic reflection on Italy’s international priorities. Over 150 heads of Italian diplomatic missions abroad are expected to attend. The conference programme for 15 and 16 December is attached.
The inaugural session on Monday 15 December at 10:30 a.m. will feature addresses by the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani. As in previous editions, various Government Ministers and foreign guests will also participate in the working sessions, including the German Foreign Minister, Johann Wadephul.
The Conference, organised with media partnership from ANSA and RaiNews, will have a distinctly operational focus this year, addressing key topics on the international agenda: maintaining peace and security in crisis areas, growth and internationalisation of Italian businesses, the promotion of culture and sport in support of competitiveness, technological innovation, regulatory simplification, and European affairs.
On Wednesday 17 and Thursday 18 December, the Conference programme will continue in Milan at Fiera Milano (Rho, 17 December), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and Borsa Italiana (18 December). A separate communication will follow regarding the Milan programme.
MAIN Press moments – ROME
FARNESINA – Monday 15 December
9:45 a.m. – Group photo
10:30 a.m. – Inaugural session: addresses by the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani
11:30 a.m. – First session: Migration challenges as an international priority
2:30 p.m. – Second session: Italy as a strategic geopolitical hub for energy routes
4:00 p.m. – Third session: Diplomatic challenges in the cyber and digital era
5:30 p.m. – Press point by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, together with the German Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs, Johann Wadephul.
6:00 p.m. – Fourth session: Italy–Germany cooperation in facing Europe’s new challenges
FARNESINA – Tuesday 16 December
09:30 a.m. – Fifth session: International crises and security scenarios
11:30 a.m. – Sixth session: Italy’s international projection and attractiveness
The institutional addresses during the sessions on Monday 15 and Tuesday 16 December will be open to the press. Accredited journalists may follow via audio-video connection within the Farnesina (Aldo Moro Hall), and the sessions will also be streamed on the Farnesina YouTube channel. All other Conference sessions will be held behind closed doors.
ACCREDITATION PROCEDURES – ROME
Journalists, photographers, and cameramen wishing to attend the press-open sessions in Rome on 15 and 16 December must register no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday 12 December via the link: https://portaleaccreditamento.esteri.it, attaching the required documentation.
Those already registered on the online portal who have received confirmation of their registration can 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
Due to space limitations, it may be necessary to organise pools of photographers for image moments, and cameramen for shooting.
A selection of images produced by the host broadcaster (RAI) will be available on the Farnesina website.
Requests for satellite vehicle positioning, including licence plates and vehicle model, must be sent by email to accreditamentostampa@esteri.it no later than Friday 12 December 2025. Vehicles will be positioned from the morning of Saturday 13 December.
Press representatives are informed that, on the occasion of the Conference, the Public Security Authorities will define some measures that will limit the circulation of cars and the use of parking lots in the areas adjacent to the Farnesina.
Accredited journalists, photographers and cameramen may access the Farnesina according to the following schedule:
Monday 15 December – Entrance via Macchia della Farnesina
- 08.30–09:00 a.m. – Photographers and cameramen (group photo and roundtable for inaugural session)
- 09:00–10:00 a.m. – Journalists (listening rooms)
Tuesday 16 December – Main entrance, left side
- 08:45–10:00 a.m.
At other times, accredited press may enter and exit via the central entrance, on the left-hand side.
A WhatsApp group will be created shortly before the event for communications with accredited press. Those wishing to join should provide their phone number in the online accreditation request.
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.
