Meet the Speakers

Voices shaping the future of Mediterranean cities

MedaCity Forum 2026 brings together a diverse and inspiring group of leaders, innovators, and experts from across the Euro-Mediterranean region. From institutional representatives to entrepreneurs, urban planners to financial strategists, our speakers are united by a shared vision: building more inclusive, sustainable, and resilient cities.

Through keynotes, roundtables, and interactive sessions, they will share insights, experiences, and solutions to the pressing challenges facing Mediterranean urban territories today — from climate action to housing innovation, sustainable tourism to mobility and port integration.

Discover the voices behind the conversations shaping tomorrow’s Mediterranean.

(*) Speakers marked with an asterisk are pending confirmation

Alaa EZZ

Secretary General, Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce and CEEBA

Maurizio DE PASCALE

President, Chamber of Commerce of Cagliari-Oristano

Domenico BAGALÀ

President of the Sardinian Sea Port System Authority

Rabih SABRA

Director General, Beirut-Mount Lebanon Chamber of Commerce

Andrea PRETE

President, Unioncamere

Raffaele FITTO

Executive Vice-President, European Commission and Commissioner for Regional and Cohesion Policy *

Barbara SERRA

Italian-British Journalist (moderator)

Alessandra TODDE

President, Region of Sardinia

Salvatore DEIDDA

President, Transport Commission, Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Parliament

Sara Strljic PEZELJ

Business Secretary, Rijeka County Chamber

Dimitris LEMONAKIS

Head of International Relations, Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Jordi MAS VELASCO

President of Barcelona’s La Boqueria Market

Joseph SANTACREU

President, ASCAME and Chamber of Commerce of Barcelona

Massimo MANETTI

President of the Florence Chamber of Commerce and President of San Lorenzo Market.

Maurizio BATTELLI

President of the Extra Association, Italy.

Saïd DOR

President of the CCIS Souss Massa, Agadir

Moez HASSEN

General Director, Chamber of Commerce of Cap Bon

Anna TERRÓN CUSÍ

former Spanish Secretary of State for Immigration and Emigration, Senior Fellow at the Migration Policy Institute and ASCAME Advisor

Giovanna MEDDE

Director General, Managing Authority of the Interreg NEXT MED Programme.

Eman SEIF

Deputy Secretary General of the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce

Emanuele CABRAS

EuroMed Cooperation Advisor of the Chamber of Commerce of Cagliari-Oristano

Gaetano NASTASI

Delegated for Mediterranean Affairs, Chamber of Commerce of Cagliari-Oristano

Anas JOUD

President, Latakia Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Issam Zouheir GHREIWATI

President, Damascus Chamber of Commerce

Aldo PULEO

Program Manager, Interreg Next Med Programme

Mohamed Ahmed WAGEIH

Project Officer, PRIMA Secretariat

Stefano CUCCA

Mediterranean Social Innovation Expert, RUMUNDU

Francisco Joaquín GAZTELU MEZQUIRIZ

Director General of the Port of Málaga Foundation (Spain)

Giuseppe LUPO

Member of the European Parliament

Valeria MANGIAROTTI

Marketing Manager of the Port System Authority of the Sea of Sardinia

Marco MURA

Program Officer, Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean

Emanuele CANI

Councillor for Industry (in charge of foreign trade), Autonomous Region of Sardinia

Marco Stella

Team Leader, DG MENA – Unit A.3, European Commission