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\u00a0STATES GENERAL OF DIPLOMACY 17th CONFERENCE OF ITALIAN AMBASSADORS <\/strong><\/p>\n MILAN 18-19 DECEMBER 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n On Wednesday\u00a018 and Thursday 19 December<\/strong>\u00a02024<\/strong>, as part of the\u00a017th<\/sup>\u00a0Conference of Italian Ambassadors\u00a0<\/strong>to the World, the second edition of the\u00a0National Conference on Export and Business Internationalisation<\/strong>\u00a0and two\u00a0working sessions<\/strong>\u00a0organised in collaboration with\u00a0Borsa Italiana<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Triennale Milano<\/strong>\u00a0will take place in\u00a0Milan<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n The events will be\u00a0open to the press<\/strong>\u00a0in attendance and can be followed\u00a0live<\/strong>\u00a0via the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs YouTube channel.<\/p>\n On Wednesday 18 December,\u00a0<\/strong>the second edition of the\u00a0National Conference on Export and Business Internationalisation<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0will take place at\u00a0Bocconi University (Main Hall) in Milan, from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m<\/strong>. The initiative is an opportunity for an all-round exchange and debate with representatives of businesses, trade associations, and public export support agencies on strategies to strengthen the presence of the Italian economic system on the international scene in an ever-changing global context.<\/p>\n The conference will be opened by the Rector of Bocconi University,\u00a0Francesco Billari<\/strong>, the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,\u00a0Antonio Tajani<\/strong>, the President of Confindustria,\u00a0Emanuele Orsini<\/strong>, the President of ABI,\u00a0Antonio Patuelli<\/strong>, and\u00a0Brunello Cucinelli<\/strong>, Executive Chairman and Founder of the company of the same name.<\/p>\n Numerous representatives of trade associations, as well as qualified representatives of the manufacturing world, are expected to attend the various sessions that will comprise the day\u2019s programme.<\/p>\n Subject to press accreditation, journalists and camera operators may report to\u00a0Bocconi University, Main Hall<\/strong>, entrance in\u00a0via Guglielmo Rontgen 1<\/strong>\u00a0(Milan)\u00a0from 10:45 to 11:15 a.m<\/u>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n On Thursday 19 December 2024<\/strong>, the event entitled \u2018Finance and Diplomacy at the Service of the Growth of the Italian System: What Message to Convey Abroad to Promote the Italian Financial Market<\/strong>,\u2019 organised in collaboration with\u00a0Borsa Italiana<\/u>, will take place at the\u00a0Palazzo Mezzanotte headquarters of Borsa Italiana in Milan from<\/strong>\u00a09:00 to 10:15 a.m.<\/strong>, as an opportunity for Ambassadors to exchange views with the leading players in the Milan financial marketplace.<\/p>\n The event will be opened by the CEO of Borsa Italiana, <\/em>Fabrizio Testa.<\/p>\n Subject to press accreditation, journalists and camera operators may report to\u00a0Borsa Italiana (Palazzo Mezzanotte),<\/strong>\u00a0entrance in\u00a0Via Piazza degli Affari 6<\/strong>\u00a0(Milan),\u00a0from 8:15 to 8:45 a.m.<\/u><\/p>\n <\/p>\n On Thursday 19 December<\/strong>,\u00a0from 12 to 1:30 p.m.,\u00a0<\/strong>the event \u201cDialogues on Cultural Diplomacy at Triennale Milano<\/strong>\u201d will be held at the\u00a0Triennale venue\u00a0<\/strong>in\u00a0Milan<\/strong>, as organised in collaboration with\u00a0Triennale Milano<\/strong>\u00a0as an opportunity for Ambassadors to exchange views on the economy of culture. Some of Italy\u2019s leading experts on the subject will be involved in the event.<\/p>\n The opening speech by the President of Triennale Milano<\/em>, Stefano Boeri<\/strong>, will be followed by the presentation of the Triennale <\/em>2025 programme and a debate on the value of culture.<\/p>\n Subject to press accreditation, journalists and camera operators may report to\u00a0Triennale Milano<\/strong>, entrance in\u00a0Viale Emilio Alemagna 6,\u00a0<\/strong>from 11:15 to 11:45 a.m.<\/u><\/p>\n <\/p>\n