09:00 - 09:30 | Hall 1Registration of participants
09:30 - 10:15 | Hall 1Opening session: Private sector and international cooperation
A high-level institutional panel, focusing on the role of the private sector in the dynamics of international cooperation and sustainable development.
GAVI and GLOBAL FUND: opportunities for the Health and Pharmaceutical Sectors in Africa10:15 – 11:00 | Hall 1
Global health is a central pillar of international cooperation. This session will delve into the role of partnerships in the health sector, exploring opportunities for the private sector and strategies to improve the access to international markets. The event will be followed by a short program of B2B and B2G meetings.
The Flagship Digital Initiative within the context of the Mattei Plan – a presentation of the opportunities for the private sector11:00 - 12:00 | Hall 1
The Flagship Digital Initiative, promoted by the Italian Cooperation in Senegal, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Mozambique, was created to accompany the partner countries along paths of sustainable digital transformation, with concrete interventions in the sectors of entrepreneurial innovation, agriculture, connectivity and digital public services.The work carried out in recent months, through coordinated system missions with African institutions and with the support of UNDP, AICS, AGID and CDP, allowed the construction of a shared vision with the beneficiary countries. The Codeway event represents an opportunity to tell this story, providing an overview of the initiative and its articulations in the four countries.Particular attention will be paid to the available financial instruments, the ways of involving the productive sector and the role that public and private actors can play to support the sustainability and impact of every single intervention.
The Italian Pavilion at COP 30 in Belem: a Public-Private Partnership12:00 - 13:00 | Hall 1
Italy will be present at the next COP30 with an innovative pavilion that will include the “AquaPraça”, a floating installation that will be hosted in the bay of Belém (Brazil), designed by architect Carlo Ratti, Director of the Senseable City Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston. The work represents a showcase of excellence in innovative solutions for sustainable architecture and will be a point of reference for dialogue and sharing of experiences, proposing Italian excellence in the environmental, energy and technological fields, with the aim of stimulating the adoption of climate policies and green solutions that can be replicated globally.
TVET Africa Index 2025Empowering Africa’s Youth through TVET: Skills, Jobs, and Opportunities for a Changing ContinentOrganized by De Lorenzo14:00 - 15:00 | Hall 1
Africa is undergoing a profound demographic transformation: every year, tens of millions of young people enter the labour market in search of dignified employment and future prospects. In this context, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) systems are increasingly seen as strategic tools to bridge the skills gap, drive industrial growth, and reduce unemployment—especially among youth and women. Recent data, including a new study by Internationalia and De Lorenzo SpA, reveal both the promising momentum and the structural challenges facing TVET across the continent: increased enrolment rates, growing political and financial commitment, and encouraging employability outcomes in certain regions, yet also persistent gender disparities, negative perceptions, and uneven training quality.This high-level panel will explore how public-private cooperation, international partnerships, and investment in TVET systems can contribute to transforming Africa’s demographic boom into an economic dividend.A particular focus will be placed on Italy-Africa cooperation, the role of industry, and how innovation in equipment, curricula and certification can create meaningful pathways to employment.
The Italian System towards Cop30Good practices of cooperation facing possible scalability, risks and opportunities. A dialogue among institutions, civil society and the private sectorOrganized by AVSI15:00 - 16:00 | Hall 1
Piano Mattei and Public-private partnerships in global health: a driver to Africa’s socio-economic development and stabilityOrganized by Friends of the Global Fund Europe12:00 - 13:30 | Hall 2
The high-level panel at Codeway Expo 2025, organized by Friends of the Global Fund Europe, will highlight public-private partnerships (PPPs) to improve health and socio-economic stability in Africa. Discussions will center on the substantial health impacts achieved by the Global Fund and Gavi, including millions of lives saved and extensive immunizations in Africa. Italy’s strategic leadership under Piano Mattei will be showcased, emphasizing resource mobilization and PPPs in health diplomacy. Participants include senior representatives from Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malawi’s Minister of Health, international organizations, Italian corporations (CHIESI, ENI, Piaggio), and civil society. Objectives include innovation,innovative partnerships, elevating Italy’s global health commitments, enhancing African health systems, and mobilizing global health resources. Expected outcomes feature increased Italian commitments, stronger Italian private-sector engagement, enhanced advocacy by African activists, alignment of Italy’s development policies with African priorities, and stronger synergies between Italian businesses and global health initiatives.
Italian cooperation for the development of ethical fashion: sustainable plots for Africa-Italy partnershipsOrganized by AICS14:30 - 16:30 | Hall 2
Italian development cooperation is committed to promoting decent work in the textile and manufacturing sector, focusing in particular on workers' rights, including freedom of association, the fight against child labor, health and safety at work, living wages and the right to social and legal protection, strengthening the private sector of partner countries. To achieve effective progress in terms of sustainability in this sector, a wide range of actors are involved in the various cooperation initiatives: from public authorities to trade unions, buyers and suppliers, consumers, local businesses, and the international community.In the textile value chain, which is interconnected, complex and global, “moving the needle” towards ethical fashion means creating a systemic change guided by science with a common destination of circularity. The fashion/textile supply chain, precisely because of its intrinsic nature, is a supply chain that can generate operating margins that allow, if managed with a view to sustainability, to pay adequate living wages, following a strong investment in training, in capacity development, or sustainable socio-economic development.The proposed panel aims to deepen the Africa-Italy synergies for ethical and sustainable global textile chains.It will be important to reflect, in the immediate future, on the relationship between sustainability, textile/manufacturing sector and development cooperation, also in light of the European regulatory framework, deepening the commitment of small Italian businesses in the textile-clothing sector in managing the social and environmental aspects of their activities, with a view to a transition to a transparent and sustainable textile supply chain.
NGOs, Enterprises and Missions together as protagonists of development in Africa?Organized by Focsiv10:00 - 11:00 | Hall 1
Development Cooperation: reflections and solutions for a Changing WorldOrganized by LINK 200711:00 - 13:00 | Hall 1
Unfolding the sustainability and economic growth of the apparel industry in AfricaOrganized by UNIDO14:30 - 15:30 | Hall 1
Investing in Senegal: Opportunities and Perspectives for profit-nonprofit partnershipsOrganizzato da AMREF15:30 - 16:30 | Hall 1
Unidroit and international cooperation between past and future: the memory of the Unidroit historical archiveOrganized by UNIDROIT12:00 - 13:30 | Hall 2
Migration and development cooperation: a sustainable approach for societiesOrganized by LINK 200715:00 - 17:00 | Hall 2
