FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE DI GEOPOLITICA DI EASTWEST 2020

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF GEOPOLITICS 2020

25 SEPTEMBER – CATANIA

In collaboration with the University of Catania, IlSole24Ore, La Sicilia
THE NEW EUROPE IN THE POST COVID WORLD

Programme Director Joschka Fischer

PROGRAMME

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
11.00 – 13.30 ASSOCIAZIONE DIPLOMATICI/EASTWEST EUROPEAN INSTITUTE (EWEI)

GRAND OPENING

11.00 – 11.30 WELCOME ADDRESS
Francesco Priolo Dean of the University of Catania
Roberto Cassata Head of Territorial Relations Sicily, UniCredit SpA
Giuseppe Scognamiglio Chairman EWEI and Editor of Eastwest
Claudio Corbino Chairman of Associazione Diplomatici and CEO EWEI
Antonello Piraneo Editor of La Sicilia

11.30 – 12.00 OPENING SPEECH di JOSCHKA FISCHER (in video conference)

Historic Leader of the Green Party, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Vice Chancellor of Germany
12.00 – 13.30 First Panel The United States of Europe: dream or concrete possibility?
Speaker 1 Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Vice President of the EU Parliament
Speaker 2 Angelino Alfano, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy
Speaker 3 Giuseppe Ayala, former Magistrate and member of the Italian Parliament
Moderatore Giuseppe Scognamiglio, Editor of Eastwest

13.30 – 14.30 LIGHT LUNCH

15.00 – 16.30 Second Panel Culture, cinema and sport in Europe after Covid-19
Speaker 1 Pietro Valsecchi, CEO TAODUE Film – Film Producer
Speaker 2 Marco Tardelli, Football World Champion ’82 – Sports Commentator
Moderatore Salvatore Carrubba, former Editor of Il Sole 24 ore
16.30 – 18.00 3° Panel A new environmental policy in Europe

Speaker 1 Enrico Giovannini, Spokesman of AsVIS (in video conference)
Speaker 2 Marco Alberti, Senior International Institutional Affairs ENEL
Moderatore Maria Latella, journalist and commentator SKY

20.30 CONCERT OF FRANCESCO DE GREGORI - CINETEATRO ODEON