ADBs investments are essential to support the countries economic and social growth, with a significant impact on key sectors such as infrastructure, energy, agriculture, employment, environmental sustainability. Italian engineering and consulting companies have know-how and technical capabilities that can increasingly be made available to the Bank’s ambitious goals. The event, organized by OICE, Italian Association of engineering, architecture and consultancy companies, will focus on infrastructure resilience, highlighting case studies (IRD Engineering and Rina Consulting) and business success with the Bank with particular reference to Central and South East Asia.
Opening remarks
| Giorgio Lupoi President |
Civil Engineering. CEO of SPERI. President of OICE, Association architectural and technical economic consulting organizations. President of Confindustria Profession e Management. With OVER twenty years of experience, he has led projects worth over 100 million euros and delivered risk assessment analyses for hundreds of existing structures. |
| Lucia Albano Undersecretary of State MEF |
Undersecretary of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, is an Italian politician. Since 2020, she has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies. Since 2022, she has served as Undersecretary of State with responsibilities in the areas of public and private investments, public real estate, hydrogeological instability, reconstruction and development of territories affected by earthquakes. |
Introduction
| Lawrence Bartolomucci MEF Head of Unit IFIs |
Currently Head of Unit at the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance since 2020, after being Head of G7/G20 Coordination. Previously, an EU/Economic Officer at the British Embassy in Rome, a Consultant at IFAD, defining economic analyses for projects (2013). Lecturer at John Cabot University (2012-2017). |
Keynote speaker
| Alfredo Ingletti FIDIC President elect |
Co-founder, Chairman, and Technical Director of 3TIPROGETTI. Recognized as “CEO of the Year Medium Firm” in 2017 by ACE, he also served as OICE Vice President (2013–2017). He actively promotes training and internships in engineering and management. He’s FIDIC President Elect. |
| Jeff Taylor Chief Procurement Officer ADB |
With 27 years in public infrastructure procurement, including 9 with ADB, Mr. Taylor currently serves as Deputy Director General and Chief Procurement Officer overseeing ADB’s procurement policy and performance. |
| Jamie Leather ADB Director Transport |
He is the Director of the Transport Sector Group at the Asian Development Bank. Mr. Leather has over 30 years of experience in transport, primarily covering the Asian region. Mr. Leather leads ADBs transport sector operations and overseas the strategic direction of ADBs knowledge, technical and financial support to its developing member countries and partners. |
Panelists
| Paolo Orsini IRD Engineering - CEO |
Managing Director and founder of IRD Engineering. He holds a 1979 - 1985 Master of Science (MSc) in Civil Engineering @ University La Sapienza - Rome. With a robust skill set that includes Civil Engineering, Road, Highways, Construction Management. |
| Giorgio Bonvicini Rina Consulting – International Manager |
He Is an Energy Transition and Decarbonization expert with over 13 years of experience, he leads the Sustainability and Carbon Reduction unit at RINA. He serves as a Key Expert for the European Commission, World Bank, and other international institutions, chairing the ETIP-RHC working group on sustainable heating. |
Moderator
| Marco Ragusa |
Director International Affairs OICE He is the Director of International Affairs at OICE within the international program realized in cooperation with the Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Italian Trade Agency. |
