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18 September, 2015

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08.30	Registration Venue: Palazzo Assolombarda - Auditorium (via Pantano, 9)
09.00	Welcome and Introduction Giancarlo Caratti di Lanzacco, Deputy Commissioner General, EU Pavilion Albina Africano, President Steering Committe of the Expo National Commissioners Alessandro Spada, Vice President, Assolombarda Fabrizio Grillo, Secretary General of the Expo Italian Pavilion
09.30	Keynote Speech: EU - Africa Industrial Cooperation Bernarda Gonçalves Martins Henriques da Silva, Minister of Industry, Angola
10.00	Improving the Business Climate Chair: Pierre Halkin, Head of Unit, Rural Development, Food Security, Nutrition, Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development, European Commission The International Dimension of the Agri-business John Clarke, Director for International bilateral relations, Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission African Regional Markets: an Opportunity for European Companies Francisco Mantero, President of the Board of the Portuguese Association for Economic Development and Cooperation (ELO) Promoting Sustainable Business Partnership between EU and Africa, Serguei Ouattara, President & Executive Manager, EU-Africa Chamber of Commerce Salimo Abdula, President of the Business Confederation of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CE-CPLP) Francisco Viana, President of the Business Confederation Europe - Africa (COFEA)
11.15	Roundtable: How to Manage Business in Africa? Mebrhatu Meles, State Minister of Industry of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Amadou Saidou, Coordinator of the Pôle Réformes du Bureau Opérationnel de Suivi (BOS), "Plan Senegal Emergent", Senegal Félix Sanon, Director, Chamber of Commerce of Burkina Faso Liisa Petrykowska, Managing Director, Ignitia - SME Instrument Ambassador
12.15	Conclusions Angel Carro Castrillo, Head of Division Southern Africa, European External Action Service (EEAS)
12.30	Networking Buffet Lunch
13.30	Registrations for the B2B Meetings
13.50	Opening to the B2B Meetings
14.00-19.00	Business-to-Business (B2B) Meetings Venue: Palazzo Assolombarda - Room Erba - A - B (via Pantano, 9)
19.30	Cocktail offered by Lombardy Region Venue: 31st Fl - Palazzo Pirelli (via Fabio Filzi 22)