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

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

On Mediterranean connectivity with particular emphasis on Italy and Egypt

• Dr Abla Abdel Atif (Executive Director and Director of Research, Egyptian Center for Economic Studies)

• Nadine Godehardt (German Institute for International and Security Affairs)

On Egyptian perspectives on connectivity and their implications for Europe’s Mediterranean posture.

• 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.

10:45-11:30 Coffee Break

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

• Dr. Shamel Azmeh (University of Manchester)

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

• Leon Stille (Luiss University - Mediterranean Platform)

On hydrogen corridors, with particular emphasis on Algeria.

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