2.15 pm

ENERGY TRANSITION AND RESILIENCE OF PORTS AND LOGISTICS: TRENDS, SCENARIOS AND GEOPOLITICAL IMPACTS

More than others, the world of ports and logistics is experiencing a huge transformation linked to the energy transition. Ports are not only a connectivity hub: considering the characteristics of the industrial environment, proximity to renewables and the potential use of alternative fuels for multimodal transport, they can also be energy hubs, which would also be beneficial for the movement of goods.

Moderator: Andrea Appetecchia, Responsabile Osservatorio Logistica e Trasporto merci Isfort
● Andrea Benveduti, Councillor for Economic Development of the Liguria Region
● Vincenzo Colla, Councillor for Economic Development and Green Economy, Employment, Training of Emilia-Romagna Region
● Federica Montaresi, Segretario Generale Autorità di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale

● Claudio Fiorentini, Responsabile Affari Istituzionali Area Nord Enel Italia
● Nicola Parenti, Vice President delegate for “Energy and energy transition and sustainability” Confindustria Piacenza
● Roberto Settembrini, General Secretary Port Authority of the Ionian Sea

3.30 pm

HYDROGEN AND RENEWABLES: THE OPPORTUNITY OF PROXIMITY ENERGY COMMUNITIES FOR PORTS AND LOGISTICS

Hydrogen and renewables are two key elements of the new energy mix, together with the possibility of using a varied set of alternative fuels. The horizon is a new energy system no longer centralized, but widespread and autonomous. What are the real applications to date and the concrete possibilities of the next decade?

EU FUNDING PILLS

Moderator: Giovanni Satta, Associate Professor Italian Center of Excellence on Integrated Logistics University of Genoa
● Hydrogen and Alternative fuels: available solutions and potential opportunities for the transport sector

   Andrea Condotta, Public affairs & Innovation Manager Gruber Logistics

● Carles Rua, Head of Innovation Port of Barcelona (recorded video)
● The H2 beyond the H2: the need for an industrial chain
    Marcello Romagnoli, Professor at Department of Engineering ‘Enzo Ferrari’ University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Director of H2 Mo.Re Center

● Hydrogen’s big opportunity in the maritime sector
   Grzegorz Pawelec, Director Intelligence Hydrogen Europe

5.00 pm

ROUND TABLE – BOOSTING THE BUSINESS GROWTH OF THE COMPANIES OPERATING IN THE AREA OF PIACENZA THROUGH THE LOGISTIC SERVICES OFFERED BY THE PORTS OF LA SPEZIA AND MARINA DI CARRARA

Moderator: Luca Bergonzoli, Managing Partner Integra Società Benefit

The new marine and harbour competitive scenes of the Mediterranean
Introduction by Alessandro Panaro, Head of maritime & mediterranean economy dept. SRM – Centro Studi Gruppo Intesa Sanpaolo

● Luca Groppi, Managing Director Confindustria Piacenza
● Luciana De Angelis, Customs Manager IKEA Italia Distribution
● Sandro Innocenti, SVP, Country Manager Italia, Prologis
● Fabrizio Bertola, President FBH Group
● Federico Scarpa, President Consorzio Co.sil.
● Riccardo Bonamino, Deputy General Manager Agenzia Italia Tarros Group
● Massimo Semec, Sales Manager Agenzia Italia Tarros Group
● Walter Cardaci, General Manager La Spezia Container Terminal Gruppo Contship
● Carlo Merli, Executive Director F2i Holding Portuale
● Bruno Pisano, President Port of La Spezia Customs Agents Association
● Andrea Fontana, President Port of La Spezia Freight Forwarders Association
● Carlo Merli, Executive Director F2i Holding Portuale
● Antonio Musso, Managing Director Grendi Trasporti Marittimi
● Michele Giromini, Managing Director and Partner Dario Perioli Group

NETWORKING DINNER FOR SPEAKERS & SPONSORS

9.00 am

COLD IRONING: TOWARDS A COMMON EUROPEAN HARMONIZATION AND THE ITALIAN DEPLOYMENT PLAN

The electrification of the docks is underway at various speeds throughout Europe, but the sector still presents several barriers to harmonized development: technical aspects, governance, energy taxation and management of incentives. What are the real perspectives and uses in the Italian and European context?

Moderator: Dimitrios V. Lyridis, Associate Professor National Technical University of Athens
● Cold Ironing, challenges & innovative opportunities for ports
   Monica-Michel Brassart, Former Member National Costituente Assembly of France
● Shoreside Electricity and Energy Port Upgrade
   Dimitrios V. Lyridis, Associate Professor National Technical University of Athens
● Cold Ironing perspectives in Italy
   Christophe Gaigneux, Ports & Maritime Regional Sales & Product Manager Wabtec

● EALING project, Recommendations dor a harmonized framework on OPS in EU
   Reza Karimpour, Technical Project Manager EALING project

10.15 am

TEN-T REVISION: THE EU CORRIDORS, THE EUROPEAN MARITIME SPACE (EMS) AND THE ROLE OF THE INLAND TERMINALS

The new plan for the Motorways of the Sea presents the guidelines for maritime transport as a fundamental part of the trans-European transport network system. In addition, the review of the TEN-T networks designs a new tool, the European Maritime Space (EMS), opening up new possibilities for carrying out complex projects with pan-European benefits and suggest a new role for inland terminals, which will be more strategically framed in the development of multimodal networks. What are the first impressions and what are the real prospects?

Moderator: Federica Montaresi, General Secretary Port Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
● Kurt Bodewig, European Coordinator Motorways of the Sea
● Cold Ironing, challenges & innovative opportunities for ports
   Furio Bombardi, Managing Director ScanMED RFC

● The strategic role of short sea shipping in the process of revision of the TEN-T regulation
   Arianna Norcini Pala, Head of Field European and National Programs RAM
● The experience of the collaborative platform ERIC (Emilia-Romagna Intermodal Cluster)
   Paolo Ferrecchi, Director of the General Directorate for Territorial and the Environmental Care Emilia-Romagna region

●Alberto Milotti, Vice President Europlatform

● Gianpiero Strisciuglio, CEO Mercitalia Logistics (recorded video)

12.00 pm

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE DIGITALIZATION OF THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY SUPPLY CHAIN – DRONES FOCUS

Moderator: Alexio Picco, Managing Director Circle Group and EU Funding Expert 
● Development of services to support UAS operations
   Cristiano Baldoni, Chief of Business Systems Integration D-Flight
● The innovative use of drones in ports: the pilot project in the port of La Spezia in the domain of the H2020 LABYRINTH project
   Simone Pacciardi, Special projects, relations with the EU and market development Port Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea and Technical Manager Labyrinth Project

2.00 pm

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE DIGITALIZATION OF THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY SUPPLY CHAIN

Digitalisation and automation of ports and the supply chain: a constantly evolving framework between the main technological trends, such as Artificial Intelligence and use of drones, and the new upcoming European Regulations, such as the electronic transport document.
Moderator: Alexio Picco, Managing Director Circle Group and EU Funding Expert
● Ports digitalization: the initiatives of ADM
   Laura Castellani, Central Director for Organization and Digital Transformation, Italian Customs and Monopolies Agency

● Innovation and Technology for ports and maritime transport: the contribution of eu territorial cooperation the DIGSEA project
    Alberto Cozzi, Port Network Authority of the Eastern Adriatic Sea, Coordinator of the DIGSEA Project

● Paperless logistics in 2025- what will eFTI Regulation bring?
   Ulrika Hurt, Expert Group DTLF (European Commission DG MOVE)

● Port digitalization and automation: from data collection to data sharing
    Marco Bui, Commercial Direction AITEK

● Last Mile Optimization and Digital Twin pilots within Ebridge Project
   Veronica Asta, E-bridge Team Leader – Circle Group

3.30 pm

THE SIMPLIFIED LOGISTICS ZONE: A NEW HORIZON FOR THE GROWTH OF PORTS AND LOGISTICS COMPANIES

Some areas of the Emilia Romagna Region have always been identified as natural “inland terminals” of the ports of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara. The interregional ZLS is therefore an essential tool to realize the opportunities for economic development and collaboration between the companies operating in the two territories, also useful for attracting investments and new production sites. But some implementation issues need to be overcome.

Moderator: Maurizio D’Amico, Secretary General and Member of Board of Trustees of FEMOZA
● Mario Sommariva, President Port Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
● Cesare Azzali, Director Unione Parmense degli Industriali
● Mario Gerini, President Confindustria La Spezia
● Paolo Ferrecchi, Direttore Generale della Direzione Generale Cura del Territorio e dell’Ambiente della Regione Emilia-Romagna