The Italian Recovery Fund (“PNRR”): How It Works, Opportunities For Investors And Developers, And Cross Border Legal Issues

The Italian Recovery Fund (“PNRR”) :

How it Works, Opportunities for Investors and Developers, and Cross Border Legal Issues

Opening and Welcoming Remarks 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. ET/ 15.00-15.45 CET

1.    Andrew Otis, Locke Lord

2.    T. Andrew Brown, President of the New York State Bar Association

3.    Vinicio Nardo, President of the Milan Bar Association

4.    Fabrizio Di Michele, Consul General of Italy in New York

5.    Francesca Maria Zanasi, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Milan Bar Ass.

6.    Ed Lenci, Hinshaw & Culberston LLP, Chair of the International Section of New York State Bar Ass. )

7.    Zina Nabulsi, Assistant General Counsel for Europe, Turkey, Central Asia, Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan, International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group

8.    Arezo Yazd, Senior Counsel, Commercial Law Development Program, Office of General ‎Counsel, U.S. Department of Commerce ‎

PANEL 1 - Italian Recovery Fund: Overview, Objectives and Opportunities for Foreign Investors

9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. ET/15.45-16.45 CET

1.    Moderator: Laura La Posta, Columnist, Il sole 24 ore

2.    Riccardo Barbieri Hermitte, Chief Economist of the Italian Department of Treasury

3.    Emmanuel Conte, Councillor for Budget and Real Estate

4.    Pierfrancesco Latini , Managing Director at SACE S.p.A. 

5.    Luca Arnaboldi, President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Italy

6.    Carlotta de Franceschi , Managing Director at HPS Investment Partners

7.    Mattia Mor , member of the Italian Parliament, Production Activities Committee

PANEL 2 - ‎ Cross Border Legal and Financing Issues Associated with‎ Specific Infrastructure and Green Transition Opportunities 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 p.m. ET/16.45-17:45 CET

1.    Moderator: Giuliana Ferraino, Columnist, Corriere della sera

2.    Carlo Mammola,  former CEO of Fondo Italiano d’Investimento (CDP Group), Alternative Investments Expert, Bocconi University Professor of Innovation and Technology Management

3.    Carlo Cambini, Full Professor of Applied Economics at “Digep” (Department of Management and Production Engineering) of the Turin Polytechnic, member of the special advisory board of the Italian Presidency of the Council of Minister

4.    Marica Campilongo, Head of Large Corporate Italy Network, UniCredit S.p.A.

5.    Michael Bonsignore, partner Clifford Chance New York

6.    Gerald Francese, partner Locke Lord New York

PANEL 3 - The PNRR and the changing Italian Legal landscape: a push toward the system modernization, main features 11:45 p.m. – 12:20 p.m. ET/17.45-18.20 CET

TOPICS COVERED :

- The Italian legal system overhaul spurred by the PNRR: main lines of reforms and the expected impacts/ Arbitration reforms/The proposal of the Italian International Lawyers Association to introduce an ad hoc proceeding in English language, for international trade disputes in specialized Courts of the Italian Jurisdiction. 

-      Moderator: Roberto Cociancich , former Italian Senator, member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Milan Bar Association 

-      Key note speaker: Filippo Danovi, full professor of Italian civil procedural law, V. Head of the Legislation Office of the Italian Ministry of Justice 

General features of the reforms ahead

- Rubino Sammartano Mauro, European Court of Arbitration President; Honorary President of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Milan Bar Association, Président d'Honneur, Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA)

International arbitration having seat in Italy: new features after the PNRR reforms

-Salvatore Domenico Zannino, Lexxint, V. Chair of the Italian International Lawyers Ass., member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Milan Bar Association 

The Italian International Lawyers Ass proposal to introduce an “English” special proceeding in commercial cross border litigation.

 Q&A Closing Remarks 12:20 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. ET/18:20 – 18:30 CET

Andrew Otis and Salvatore Domenico Zannino