The role of ports in the local, national and transnational economic system, recognized by legislative measures such as the establishment of special economic zones and simplified logistical districts, is crucial to the productive development of the affected areas. Surviving in a strictly “transit” logistics environment, such as those related to transhipment and even, to a certain extent, related to gateways, is increasingly challenging and exposed to the winds of the market and international competition. Only by building a symbiosis with short- and medium-range industrial operations can ports secure their future. This requires administrative, technological and entrepreneurial interventions and innovations.

Main topics:

• Cooperation and production-logistics symbiosis
• Digital fast corridors and documental interoperability
• New technologies for ports-to-country connections
• Development of intermodality “without interruptions”

Chairperson
Lucia Nappi, Editor in-chief, Corriere marittimo

Opening greetings
Gianluca Croce, President, Assagenti
Andrea Cappa, General Manager, Confetra

Smart Terminal
Federico Pepè, Secretary of the Liguria Territorial Directorate, Italian Customs Agency and Monopoly 

Ports: An Interactive Ecosystem
Alessandro Ferrari, Director, Assiterminal

Connections that create value: the role of logistics operators in the port system
Betty Schiavoni, Vicepresident, ALSEA

Smart corridors
Federica Montaresi, General Secretary, Eastern Ligurian Sea Port System Authority

From data to decision: digital technologies for smart and integrated ports
Stefano de Rubertis, Senior Director, BIP Group

Title TBD
Paolo Cornetto, CEO, FHP Group

Vertical integration between ports and industry: the Dario Perioli case
Michele Giromini, Managing Director and Partner, Dario Perioli

Title TBD
Massimiliano Cozzani, Marketing&Sales Senior Manager, PSA Italy

Connecting the Docks: A Unified Approach to Terminal and Shipper Relations
Federico Pennazio, Senior Automation Consultant, Navis Kaleris
Marco Fehmer, CEO, DSP

Rail – Port Intermodality
Giuseppe Rizzi, General Manager, Fermerci

TRANS4M-R e DAC, the technological key for the future of intermodality
Maria Antonietta Zocco, Technical Director, Mercitalia Intermodal 

Title TBD
Bruno Lombardi, Managing Director, Savino Del Bene Switzerland
Alessandro Marino, General Secretary, German-Italian Chamber of Commerce in Munich

Conclusions
Domenico De Crescenzo, President Customs & Tax Advisory Body, Fedespedi