Act Tank Sicilia

Act Tank Sicilia

The Act Tank Sicilia is the platform launched in 2021 by The European House - Ambrosetti with the aim of defining practical actions to boost the growth of the Region. The initiative sees the involvement of the Sicilian Region and a pool of private supporters, engaged through a series of meetings that are dedicated to the current challenges for the island and its businesses, and sets the ambition to contribute with planning for development.


Objectives

  • Support the economic, social and cultural development of Sicily in the national and Euro-Mediterranean framework
  • Identify inputs, projects and actions to maximize Sicily's contribution to the country’s growth process
  • Enhance the role of the most important strategic regional supply chains, the academic system and young people in a new process of local and regional development


2024/2025 edition

The third edition of the Think Tank focused on industrial development and strategic supply chains for attracting investment to Sicily, analysing the related enabling factors (human and financial capital, infrastructure, energy, public administration).

The results will be presented at the annual Forum, to be held in Palermo, at the Palazzo Auditorium Branciforte, on Thursday October 30, 2025, from 10:00 to 17:00. During the event, an update of the regional monitoring dashboard will be presented, which measures the “state of health” of the Sicilian economy with respect to strategic economic metrics and indicators for the territory. In addition, the 2025 Report by Act Tank Sicilia will be presented.

Documents from the Forum


Topics of discussion:

  • Sicily in the Euro-Mediterranean arena
  • Presentation of the Act Tank Sicilia 2025 Report
  • Investments for growth
  • Public investments and public-private partnerships


Confirmed speakers:

  • Gioacchino Amato, President Economic Section, Fondazione BAPR – Gruppo Banca Agricola Popolare di Sicilia (BAPS) 
  • Francesco Anghelone, Scientific Coordinator of the historical-political research area, Istituto di Studi Politici “S. Pio V”
  • Giovanni Arena, CEO, Gruppo Arena
  • Aslan Berjeb, President, CONECT (Confédération des Entreprises Citoyennes de Tunisie)
  • Marco Calabrò, Head of the Department for enteprises policies, Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy
  • Cinzia Campanella, Head of Innovation, Fastweb + Vodafone
  • Francesco Colianni, Councillor for Energy and Public Utility Services, Regione Siciliana
  • Valerio De Molli, Managing Partner & CEO, TEHA Group e The European House – Ambrosetti
  • Maria Concetta Di Natale, President, Fondazione Sicilia
  • Giuseppe Inchingolo, Chief Corporate Affairs and Communication Officer; Gruppo FS
  • Roberto Lagalla, Mayor of Palermo
  • Lara Lanzarini, Head of Office VII for Territorial Diplomacy and International Exhibitions, Directorate General for the Promotion of the Country System, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
  • Maria Cristina Pedicchio, President, Agenzia per la Ricerca Europea (APRE)
  • Giovanni Pomella, CEO, Lactalis Italia Group
  • Gian Piero Reale, President, Confindustria Siracusa
  • Renato Schifani, President, Regione Siciliana
  • EdmondoTamajo, Councillor for Productive Activities, Regione Siciliana

Event chaired by Antonello Piraneo, Editor-in-Chief, La Sicilia.


Main Partner
Partner
Junior Partner
With the support of
Cetti Lauteta

Partner; Head of Scenario Sud Practice

cetti.lauteta@ambrosetti.eu