The next 26 October in Lugano will be held the fifth edition of "A Swiss Sea", the forum international that every year turns the spotlight on development port, rail and road infrastructure, but especially on the trends that characterize the flows of goods and the their repercussions on the territories. For the first time in five years, the forum organized by ASTAG, the Swiss association road transport, in collaboration with Lilf (Lugano International Logistics Forum), will articulate its debate in the entire day, focusing attention on the profound changes taking place in the global logistics chain.

We will therefore talk about a trend of recovery of centrality of the Mediterranean and the importance it can play for the Swiss economy and Ticino. In this perspective, great space will be dedicated to the schedule of new infrastructures planned to the south (in particular in the port of Genoa, but also railways from the Tyrrhenian To the Lombard area) as well as to the new works under construction in Switzerland (new tunnel of the Gotthard). There will also be a session dedicated to methods and prospects for financing the new logistic infrastructure.

Program

9.00 a.m.	Registration of participants
9.30	GREETINGS FROM THE INSTITUTIONS
	Hon. Michele Foletti, Mayor of the City of Lugano
	Marco Bucci, Mayor of Genoa
	Hon. Gina La Mantia, President of the Gran Council of the Canton of Ticino
	Giovanni Toti, President of the Liguria Region
	Hon. Alex Farinelli, National Councillor
	Hon. Raffaella Paita, Manager transport Italy Viva
	Hon. Edoardo Rixi, Head of Transport Alloy
	Hon. Filippo Lombardi, Municipal of the City of Lugano, President of LILF - Lugano International Logistics Forum
	Reto Jaussi, Director of ASTAG
	Gabriele Meucci, Consul of Italy in Lugano (Italy)
	Julien Stauffer, Head of Commercial Section, Embassy of Switzerland
10.45	KEYNOTE SPEECHES
	Alessandro Salini, Director of the Webuild Board of Directors
	Paolo Emilio Signorini, President of AdSP of the Western Ligurian Sea
	Stefano Messina, President of Assarmatori
11.45	FIRST SESSION
	How to finance the big ones Infrastructure
	Introduced by Massimo Ponzellini, President EIB Honorary
	Fabrizio Palenzona, President of Prelios
	Remigio Ratti, Vice President Swiss Railvolution
	Gian Enzo Duci, Vice President Conftrasporto-Confcommercio
	Fabrizio Vettosi, President of the Commission ECSA Finance
12.30	SECOND SESSION
	Maritime logistics in the crisis global 2020-2022
	Introduction: Giuseppe Bono, Member of the Nomisma Mare Steering Committee
	Giulio Schenone, Director of Administration of PSA Genoa Investments NV
	Ignazio Messina, CEO Ignazio Messina & C. Spa
	Gerardo Ghiliotto, CEO TRI Spa Savona
	Paolo Pessina, President of the Association Maritime Agents and Mediators of Genoa
	Vincenzo Romeo, CEO Nova Marine Carriers
13.30	Light lunch break
14.30	THIRD SESSION
	Railway key to reading the competitiveness
	Introduction: Hon. Filippo Lombardi, President LILF
	Gianpiero Strisciuglio, Director Delegate and General Manager of Mercitalia Logistics
	Christophe Mayor, Head of Service "Perspective Rail 2050" Federal Office of Transport
	Désirée Baer, CEO SBB Cargo Ag
	Cesare Rossini, President of the Foundation Slala
15.30	KEYNOTE SPEECHES
	Klaus Michael Kuehne, Honorary Chairman of Kuehne+Nagel
	Representative Zurich Insurance
15.50	FOURTH SESSION
	Intermodality on the axis North-South
	Introduction: Beni Kunz, CEO Hupac Group
	Angelo Betto, Director of Cippà Transport Ltd
	Marcello Di Caterina, Vice President ALIS
	Adriano A. Sala, President of ASTAG Ticino Section
16.45	CONCLUSIONS: FINAL STATEMENT
	Moderate:
	Simone Gallotti (XIX Century – Genoa)
	Alessandro Chiara (RSI – Lugano)