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March 13 and 14, 2025

The benchmark conference for agricultural biogas and biomethane in Italy

The geopolitics of bioenergy. Agriculture done right in the global challenge

Agriculture done right and national sovereignty. Diffusion needs and critical access to technologies in agriculture.

Post PNRR agricultural biogas and biomethane development: scenarios and proposals

The PNRR biomethane project: cornerstone for the creation of an integrated and sustainable Italian supply chain. The last mile of the PNRR and the programmatic challenges to 2030

The role of European agricultural biogas and biomethane as a driver for a renewed Green Deal

Social acceptability and energy-agricultural programming: challenges and opportunities

Recordings

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Agenda 2025

10:00 Registration

10.30 Welcome and opening session

Piero Gattoni, President at CIB
Chairman: Filippo Solibello, journalist

10.45 The geopolitics of bioenergy | Agriculture ‘done-right’ in the global challenge

Maria Michela Morese, Energy Team Leader and Senior Natural Resources Officer at FAO
Eric van den Heuvel, Technical Coordinator IEA Bioenergy*

11.30 The ‘done-right’ agriculture and the national sovereignty | The need for dissemination and the challenges of access to technologies in agriculture.

Opening Speech by Diana Lenzi, President at Farming for Future Foundation

Dialogue with Researchers
Fabrizio Adani, Università degli Studi di Milano
David Chiaramonti, Politecnico di Torino
Angelo Frascarelli, Università degli Studi di Perugia

Dialogue with the industry | The uptake of technology is a question of access
Emma Cogrossi, Soc. Agr. Cogrossi
Gloria Andretta, Soc. Agr. Andretta
Caterina Luppa, Soc Agr. Iraci Borgia
Federica Basile, Coop. Fattoria della Piana Soc. Agr.
Marina Reale, Az. Agr. Letizia

Ettore Prandini, President at Coldiretti
Nicola Gherardi, President at ANB, Member of Confagricoltura Council
Maurizio Leo, Vice-Minister of Economy and Finance

Video message of the Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry, Francesco Lollobrigida

13.00 – 14.30 NETWORKING LUNCH

14.30 The NRRP biomethane project: cornerstone for the creation of an integrated and sustainable Italian supply chain | The last mile of the NRRP and the policy challenges up to 2030

The CIB vision for 2030
Marco Pezzaglia, CIB

Dialogue between istitutions and stakeholders

Paolo Arrigoni, President at GSE
Franco Cotana, AD at RSE
Giovanni Perrella, Senior Energy Advisor at MASE

Stefano Cagnoli, Director-General at CIG
Gervasio Ciaccia, Head of the GAT Unit – Generation and Structures for the Energy Transition at ARERA
Emilio Gatto, Director General, Mountain Economy and Forestry at MASAF

Nicola Battilana, Executive Director Infrastructures Planning at Snam
Pier Lorenzo Dell’Orco, CEO at Italgas Reti
Andrea Qualiano, Head of Green Gas Origination & Gas Supply Portfolio Decarbonization at Edison
Emanuele Fontana, Agriculture Coordinator Crédit Agricole Italia

16.30 Dialogue on policies | Agro-energy amidst challenges and opportunities beyond the NRRP

Simona Bonafè, Committee on Constitutional Affairs, the Presidency of the Council and Home Affairs
Marco Osnato, Committee on Finance
Luca Squeri, Committee on Economic Activities, Trade and Tourism

Closing remarks

Piero Gattoni, President at CIB

Video message of the Minister of the Environment and Energy Security, Gilberto Pichetto Fratin

*To be confirmed

9.15 Registration

9.45 Welcome and opening session

Angelo Baronchelli, Vice President at CIB
Chairman: Filippo Solibello, journalist

10.00 The role of European agricultural biogas and biomethane as a driver for a renewed Green Deal

Gregorio Dávila Díaz, Deputy Head of Unit B.2 Environmental Sustainability, DG AGRI, European Commission
Harmen Dekker, CEO at EBA-European Biogas Association

Dialogue between

Annalisa Corrado, MEP, Committee on Environment, Climate and Food Safety
Carlo Fidanza, MEP, Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

Massimiliano Giansanti, President at Confagricoltura and Copa-Cogeca
Luigi Scordamaglia, President at Eat Europe

11.30 Social acceptability and energy-agricultural planning

Opening speech by Lorenzo Pregliasco, Chief-editor at YouTrend

Dialogue between institutions and stakeholders | Bioenergy: Knowledge for decision-making
Mario Conte, Mayor of Treviso and President at ANCI Veneto
Stefano Ciafani, President at Legambiente
Attilio Piattelli, President at Coordinamento FREE
Mirco Garuti, CRPA
Valeria Ruggeri, Az. Agr. Malgherosse

Closing remarks

Giorgio Maione, Minister for Environment and Climate at Lombardy Region
Cristiano Fini, President at CIA
Piero Gattoni, President at CIB

*To be confirmed

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How to get there

By train

Stazione Milano Centrale

at 650 meters

By the subway

Yellow Line | Green Line

Stop Repubblica | Stop Gioia

at 200 m | at 600 m

By car

APCOA Porta Nuova Varesine | Garage 2000 - Parcheggio Porta Nuova | Autosilo Galileo

Recommended parking lots

By train

Milan Central Station is 650 m away

By the subway

Yellow line, Repubblica stop at 200 meters - Green Line, Gioia stop at 600 meters

By car

Recommended parking lots: APCOA Porta Nuova Varesine, Garage 2000 - Parcheggio Porta Nuova, Autosilo Galileo

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