# Trieste Summit > Trieste Summit Association ## Pages - [Home](https://triestesummit.org/indo-mediterranean-business-forum/home/): indo-mediterraneanbusiness forum4-5 December 2025Trieste (italy) Over 300 CEOs, business representatives and elected officials Panelists and delegates from across Italy Europe India Middle East Africa United States The advent of Trieste and Upper Adriatic’s “fourth Golden Age” Official announcement of MoFA’s IMEC meeting 17 March 2026 in Trieste Press Release Trieste Summit Newsletter – IMBF 2025 Special issue IMBF 2025 – Photo Album © 2025 Trieste Summit Association IMBF 2025 - [IMBF 2025](https://triestesummit.org/indo-mediterranean-business-forum/): indo-mediterraneanbusiness forum4-5 December 2025Trieste (italy) Visit the HOME page to re-live the First Indo-Mediterranean Business Forum SHOW ME NOW To all of you who made the first IMBF possible Thank you The Team of Trieste Summit Association - [Z](https://triestesummit.org/advisory-board/z/): ADVISORY BOARD - [Y](https://triestesummit.org/advisory-board/y/): ADVISORY BOARD - [X](https://triestesummit.org/advisory-board/x/): ADVISORY BOARD - [W](https://triestesummit.org/advisory-board/w/): ADVISORY BOARD - [V](https://triestesummit.org/advisory-board/v/): ADVISORY BOARD - [U](https://triestesummit.org/advisory-board/u/): ADVISORY BOARD - [Q](https://triestesummit.org/advisory-board/q/): ADVISORY BOARD - [T](https://triestesummit.org/advisory-board/list-of-advisors-t/): ADVISORY BOARD Francesco Maria TALÒ Francesco Maria Talò is Italy’s Special Envoy for IMEC. As one of Italy’s most prominent diplomats he has served as Italy’s Permanent Representative to NATO. He has also served as Coordinator for Cybersecurity at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy’s Ambassador to Israel, Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, and Consul General in New York. Before his appointment as Special Envoy for IMEC, Talò served as diplomatic counsellor to the Italian Prime Minister. Giulio TERZI DI SANT’AGATA Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata was elected to the Italian Senate on 25 September 2022 (XIX Legislature) with […] - [S](https://triestesummit.org/advisory-board/list-of-advisors-s/): ADVISORY BOARD George SCUTARU George Scutaru is one of the founders and the CEO of the New Strategy Center, the leading Romanian think tank in security and foreign affairs field. He started his career in journalism, in Bucharest, then as press correspondent to Moscow, before he became the general director of a press monitoring and consultancy agency in Romania. Between 2004 and 2014 Scutaru was a member of the Parliament of Romania. In 2014 he served as national security advisor to the President of Romania. Debora SERRACCHIANI Debora Serracchiani is an Italian politician, member of Democratic Party, and was president […] - [R](https://triestesummit.org/advisory-board/list-of-advisors-r/): ADVISORY BOARD Sergio RAZETO Sergio Razeto is President of Isotta Fraschini Motori S.p.A., a Fincantieri-owned company developing engines for marine, industrial, and rail traction applications. He is a member of Lloyds Register of Shipping technical committee, and the president of Trieste Consorzio Energia for Confindustria Venezia Giulia. He worked in various capacities for Fincantieri, until he was appointed Vice President (1997) and then President and Board Director (2003) of Wärtsilä Italia S.p.A. He has served as Vice President of Wärtsilä Industrial Operation. Tiit RISALO Tiit Risalo is the former Minister of Economic Affairs and Information Techonology of Estonia. He served […] - [P](https://triestesummit.org/advisory-board/list-of-advisors-p/): ADVISORY BOARD Luciano PETTOELLO MANTOVANI Luciano Pettoello Mantovani serves as Secretary-General of the Indian Chamber of Commerce in Italy (ICCI), Vice President and founding member of Club Asia, and AVP & Head of UJA Global Advisory’s Italy office. He has over a decade of experience in Indo-Italian cross-border investments, with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, industrial setups, and market entry strategies. - [O](https://triestesummit.org/advisory-board/list-of-advisors-o/): ADVISORY BOARD - [N](https://triestesummit.org/advisory-board/list-of-advisors-n/): ADVISORY BOARD - [M](https://triestesummit.org/advisory-board/list-of-advisors-m/): ADVISORY BOARD Marco MARTELLA Marco Martella is the former Manager of Banca d’Italia’s Trieste Branch and currently works as Financial Economist at LB MACRO, leading Macroeconomic and Market Consultancy Firm based in Lugano (CH). He has worked as adjunct professor at the University of Trieste and serves as Research and training activities Consultant at the Chamber of Commerce Pordenone/Udine Giampiero MASSOLO Giampiero Massolo is President of Mundys (29 April 2022) and has been President of the Italian Institute for International Political Studies – ISPI (2017-2024). He has also been President of Fincantieri S.p.A. (2016-2022). A career diplomat, Ambassador Massolo was […] - [L](https://triestesummit.org/advisory-board/list-of-advisors-l/): ADVISORY BOARD Alessio LILLI Alessio Lilli has a 30-year experience in leadership in the energy, logistics, and infrastructure sectors across Europe and Africa. He is the former CEO & General Manager of Transalpine Pipeline (TAL) and has served in various key executive positions within Eni Group, including Executive Managing Director in Hungary, Slovenia, and Austria, and Vice President of International Retail at Eni S.p.A. He is member of the Board of ITS-Alto Adriatico Academy - [K](https://triestesummit.org/advisory-board/list-of-advisors-k/): ADVISORY BOARD - [J](https://triestesummit.org/advisory-board/list-of-advisors-j/): ADVISORY BOARD - [I](https://triestesummit.org/advisory-board/list-of-advisors-i/): ADVISORY BOARD Beniamino IRDI Beniamino Irdi is a nonresident senior fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Security Initiative within the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. Irdi is also the founder and chief executive officer of HighGround, a political risk consulting firm based in Milano and Rome. Previously, Irdi served within the Italian government for seventeen years in various capacities related to foreign affairs and security policy, including as a special advisor to the Italy’s minister of foreign affairs. - [H](https://triestesummit.org/advisory-board/list-of-advisors-h/): ADVISORY BOARD Judit Hildegard HAJOS Judit Hildegard Hajos is the Co-Founder of the Institute for Business and Intelligence at Transitioning Market Economies (an international private consultancy, based in Budapest, Hungary). She previously served as Director of External Relations and Executive Director of the Innovation Project at Central European University Business School (formerly known as IMC – Case Western, USA). She is also a founding member of the Research University Innovation Network led by UC Berkeley’s Blum Center & SkyDeck Incubator and a founding Member of the CEE Women in Leadership Initiative at the FT held Global Board Ready Women Organization. […] - [G](https://triestesummit.org/advisory-board/list-of-advisors-g/): ADVISORY BOARD Péter GARAI Péter Garai is the Chief Executive Officer at Adria Port Zrt., a Hungarian state-owned company tasked with developing a multipurpose port terminal in the Port of Trieste. Garai has previously worked as Trade Commissioner at the Consulate General of Hungary in Hong Kong, as well as various legal roles in his native Hungary. Naor GILON Naor Gilon is Israel’s former ambassador to India and non resident ambassador to Sri Lanka and Bhutan. He had previously served as ambassador of Israel to the Netherlands (2019-2021), Italy and San Marino (2012 – 2016). Mr. Gilon worked extensively for […] - [F](https://triestesummit.org/advisory-board/list-of-advisors-f/): ADVISORY BOARD Nataša FILIPOVIĆ Nataša Filipović is Senior Advisor for the Pupin Initative, a non-partisan organization dedicated to straightening U.S.-Serbia relations through academic, policy and cultural programs. She brings her expertise in business strategy to support the Initiative’s mission, actively contributes to the Pupin Forum, and mentors emerging fellows. In addition, Filipović serves as Managing Director of Ovation Belgrade, where she leads with distinction in fields of marketing and advertising. She holds a BA in Political Science from University of Belgrade. - [E](https://triestesummit.org/advisory-board/list-of-advisors-e/): ADVISORY BOARD Turgut ERKESKIN Turgut Erkeskin is the President of FIATA, the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations. He is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Istanbul-headquartered Genel Transport, a position he has held for over 37 years. Prior to his current role within FIATA, he served as its Senior Vice President. From 2010 until November 2016, he was the President of the International Transportation and Logistics Service Providers Association (UTIKAD), the leading non-governmental organisation representing the Turkish logistics industry. He was also an elected member of the Assembly of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ITO), between 2007 and […] - [D](https://triestesummit.org/advisory-board/list-of-advisors-d/): ADVISORY BOARD Vincenzo DE LUCA Vincenzo De Luca is the fomer Italian Ambassador to India and Nepal (2019-2024). He held various positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in diplomatic missions in Khartoum, Tunis, Paris (where he took up duties as Permanent Representative to the OECD) and Shanghai. He has a distinguished career spanning both the public and private sectors, with a deep focus on the internationalization of the global economic system. His professional journey includes serving in central offices, acting as a Diplomatic Advisor to the Ministries of Industry, Transport and Economic Development, and working in large companies, […] - [C](https://triestesummit.org/advisory-board/list-of-advisors-c/): ADVISORY BOARD James CARAFANO James Jay Carafano is Senior Counselor to the President and E.W. Richardson Fellow at The Heritage Foundation. A leading expert in national security and foreign policy challenges, Carafano previously served as the Vice President of Heritage’s Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy. A graduate of West Point and a 25-year Army veteran with a master’s and doctorate from Georgetown University, Carafano joined Heritage in 2003 as a senior research fellow in homeland security and missile defense. He is an accomplished historian and teacher as well as a prolific writer and […] - [B](https://triestesummit.org/advisory-board/list-of-advisors-b/): ADVISORY BOARD Issa BALUCH Issa Baluch currently serves on the Board of Directors of the International Federation of Freight Forwarders’ Associations (FIATA), where he was president from 2003 to 2005; as well Bectrum Investment International LLC. In 2014, he became Chairman of Dubai-based Freight Reach Services LLC and he was appointed Chairman of FIATA Logistics Academy. He is the founder and CEO of UAE Swift Freight International. Issa is Chairman of First Hectares Capital and African Agribusiness Knowledge and Innovation Leadership Initiative (AKILI). Between 2005 and 2013 he served in the Advisory & Steering committees of the Government of Dubai, […] - [A](https://triestesummit.org/advisory-board/list-of-advisors-a/): ADVISORY BOARD Kaush ARHA PRESIDENT OF THE ADVISORY BOARD Kaush Arha is the President of the Free &: Open Indo-Pacific Forum and a senior visiting fellow at the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue. He is the architect of Trusted Connectivity, a framework for a free, open and connected world, constituting the democracies’ response to global infrastructure gap. He also served as a nonresident senior fellow in the Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub. Arha previously served as United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) senior advisor on strategic engagement. 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Explained 27/01/2026 Source: Times of India Innoway Trieste fa il punto col MIT sul futuro di Bagnoli della Rosandra 23/01/2026 Source: Ship2Shore India–EU relations at a strategic turning point 23/01/2026 Source: Decode39 Ecco come la Pax Silica americana connette Mediterraneo e Oriente 23/01/2026 Source: MedOr Author: Emanuele Rossi Così Ue e India si avvicinano a un accordo storico. L’analisi di Trigunayat 23/01/2026 Source: formiche.net […] - [Vision - Mission](https://triestesummit.org/vision-mission/): Vision – Mission The Association, born from the union of historic families and businesses in the world of Trieste entrepreneurship and logistics, was created to organize an Indo-Pacific-European Business Forum in Trieste aimed at promoting the role of Trieste and its Port, thanks to its geographical and historical importance for the economies of Eastern and Central Europe, as a privileged getaway of commercial traffic between Europe and the Indo-Pacific.  The Association’s mission is to showcase the opportunities offered by the Port of Trieste and promote commercial relations between Trieste and the Indo-Pacific countries, facilitating the creation of networks between businesses, […] - [The Port and the Sea](https://triestesummit.org/home/the-port-and-the-sea/): The port and Sea History The Port of Trieste is linked to the international fame achieved in the first decade of the 19th century as the most important port of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, when the volumes of cargo handled ranked it as the 7th port in the world and the 2nd port in the Mediterranean after Marseille. Historically, first under the Austro-Hungarian Empire until 1918, and then under the Kingdom of Italy, the Port of Trieste has always enjoyed special privileges in organisational and legal terms, which have enhanced its status as a place of international trade in a strategic […] - [Contacts](https://triestesummit.org/contacts/): Contact us Ref. Marco Rossetti Cosulich EMAIL info@triestesummit.org Phone +39 345 6333714 - [The new Golden Road](https://triestesummit.org/home/the-new-golden-road/): Italy, the most strategic country in the growth of the indo-Mediterranean area Success Factors The Port of Trieste, an international hub for trade with Central and Eastern Europe, is ready to seize opportunities for economic growth and development thanks to: a special regime of free zones natural depths of up to 18 meters great ease of access for shipping excellent road and rail links regular ocean transportation services to and from China, India and the Far East provided by the world’s major shipping lines efficient and sustainable port services (pilotage, anchorage, cargo handling) to and from China, India and the […] - [Gateway to Europe](https://triestesummit.org/home/gateway-to-europe/): Gateway to Europe Located in the heart of Europe, at the intersection between shipping routes and the Baltic-Adriatic and Mediterranean TEN-T core network corridors, the Port of Trieste is an international hub for overland and sea trade with the dynamic market of Central and Eastern Europe. The intensification of trade and maritime traffic between the Far East and Europe and the eastward enlargement of the European Union have revived the importance of the Upper Adriatic, opening up new growth and development opportunities for Trieste. In this context, Trieste plays a decisive role in two separate supply chains: long-distance intercontinental maritime […] - [Trieste Summit](https://triestesummit.org/): Trieste gateway of IMEC Italy, the most strategic country in the growth of the indo-Mediterranean area https://triestesummit.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Trieste-summit-animated-map-europe.mp4#t=,10000 The Port and The Sea Established as the Austro-Hungarian Empire’s key maritime hub, the Port of Trieste has evolved through geopolitical changes, infrastructural expansions, and modernization to reclaim its historical role as a crucial trade gateway in the Mediterranean and European markets. 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