9:00-9:15 Welcome and Introductory Remarks

• Valentina Meliciani (Luiss University)

• Luigi Narbone (Luiss University)

9:15-10:45 Panel I: The Geopolitics and Strategic Governance of Mediterranean Connectivity

Chair: Prof. Maria Savona (Luiss University)

• Prof. Luigi Narbone (Luiss University – Mediterranean Platform)

On Mediterranean connectivity with particular emphasis on Italy and Egypt.

• Prof. Chahir Zaki (Chaired Professor of Economics, University of Orléans, Laboratoire d'Economie d'Orléans)

On the political economy of Egypt’s and North Africa’s integration into Mediterranean trade routes.

• Dr Alberto Rizzi (Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations, Rome)

On the role for connectivity infrastructure in the Mediterranean.

10:45-11:30 Coffee Break

11:30-13:00 Panel II – Energy, Finance, and Industrial Linkages for Shared Prosperity

Chair: Prof. Virginie Collombier (Luiss University – Mediterranean Platform)

• Dr. Shamel Azmeh (University of Manchester)

On global production networks and the positioning of Mediterranean economies within emerging industrial geographies.

• Dr. Giulia Giordano (Director of Mediterranean and Global Strategy, ECCO)

On the potential of Euro-Med energy transition.

• Dr. Leon Stille (Luiss University - Mediterranean Platform)

On hydrogen corridors, with particular emphasis on Algeria.

• Dr. Angelo Ferrante (Terna, Med-TSO)

On regional electricity interconnections and the role of transmission operators in fostering a stable energy market.

13:00-13:30 Concluding Remarks and Open Discussion

13.30-15.00 Lunch