On the 24th and 25th of October the South Africa-Italy Summit\/Indaba will take place in Johannesburg. The Summit has now reached its fourth edition and it has become a regular and important occasion to bring together representatives of the business community, economists and public authorities from Italy, South Africa and other Sub-Saharan countries.<\/p>\n
The Summit has been realized by the Italian think-tank The European House – Ambrosetti in collaboration with the Gauteng Province and several other partners, with the patronage of the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Italian Trade Agency and Confindustria..<\/p>\n
Almost 40 speakers will engage in a discussion on several aspects of the economic relation between Italy, South Africa and the region in five different panels:<\/p>\n
1. Decipher a shifting geo-economic scenario<\/p>\n
2. Promoting railways and intermodal connectivity<\/p>\n
3. Leaders of the Future<\/p>\n
4. Energy investments and infrastructure for a sustainable Africa<\/p>\n
5. “Made in Italy” meets “Made in South Africa”.<\/p>\n
South Africa is the most important commercial partner of Italy in Sub-Saharan Africa with more than 1.5 billion euros of trade in the first semester of 2017: the structure of this trade shows that it mutually reinforces the two economies.<\/p>\n
The Summit will be once again a great opportunity to sum up on the economic relations between the two countries and to explore the way forward in order to further strengthen the reciprocal human and business relations.<\/p>\n