On 9 and 10 April, at the Authority's headquarters of the Port System of the Eastern Ligurian Sea, will be held "The Spezia A Bridge to Africa", the international forum dedicated to economic, industrial and logistical relations between Italy and North African countries. The event will bring together institutions, companies, logistics and shipping operators with the aim of strengthening dialogue and develop new opportunities for collaboration between the two shores of the Mediterranean, in line with the guidelines of the Mattei Plan.

At the center of the works, the strategic role of ports as economic development platforms, the growth of traffic infrastructure, energy, investment and loans to businesses. The event will see the participation of delegations from Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia, including: Pasquale Salzano, Ambassador of Italy to Morocco; Nisrine Iouzzi, director, Dakhla Atlantic Port Construction; Nicola Colicchi, president of the Chamber of Commerce Italian-Libyan; Mohamed Mehrez, Councillor in charge of the Section Economics Department of the Tunisian Embassy; Ahmed Osman Mahmoud, Deputy president of the Damietta Port Authority (Egypt); and Ahmed Hamou, Rector of the Université des sciences et technologie d'Oran (Algeria/Libya).

On the Italian side, the president of the Region, Liguria Marco Bucci, the Deputy Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Edoardo Rixi, the Commissioner of the Port System Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea, Bruno Pisano, the mayor of La Spezia, Pierluigi Peracchini, and the prefect Andrea Cantadori.

A specific focus will be dedicated to the Mattei Plan and the role of the Italian industrial system, with the interventions of Alessandro Guerri, Director General for European and International Affairs and Sustainable Finance and member of the Technical Committee of the Mattei Plan of the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security, and of Antonio Gozzi, special advisor with responsibility for Strategic Autonomy Confindustria's European Plan, Mattei Plan and Competitiveness.

A Bridge to Africa is promoted by the Municipality of La Spezia, Port System Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea, Confindustria La Spezia, Contship Italia, Dario Perioli Group, FHP, Gruppo Grendi, Laghezza Spa, Scafi Società di Navigazione and Tarros Group. The event is organized by The International Propeller Club Port of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara and Clickutility Team.