Paolo Cuculi (Ambassador of Italy to South Africa at Ambasciata d Italia)

Paolo Cuculi

Ambassador of Italy to South Africa at Ambasciata d Italia
Francesco Tilli (SIMEST)

Francesco Tilli

SIMEST

Nato a Roma il 24 febbraio 1962, sposato con due figli.

Laureato col massimo dei voti alla Sapienza in Economia, Dottore Commercialista e Revisore Ufficiale dei Conti.

Opera in ambito bancario fino dall’inizio, prima presso l’Istituto Mobiliare Italiano, poi presso una banca partecipata dal Monte dei Paschi, prima di approdare in SIMEST nel 1993

Dall’analisi di investimenti, all’advisory alle imprese, dal marketing fino alla gestione della finanza strutturata ed all’export credit, ha ricoperto numerosi incarichi di responsabilità all’interno di SIMEST.

Dirigente dal 2000, ora è il Chief External Relations Officer con la responsabilità delle relazioni con i Dicasteri italiani, delle Agenzie estere di promozione dei vari paesi target del sistema Italia; gestisce anche i rapporti con tutte le associazioni di categoria nazionali e le entità preposte al supporto alle imprese

Livio Mignano (International Network Head at SACE)

Livio Mignano

International Network Head at SACE

Livio is currently Head of the International Network. In this role he coordinates 11 overseas offices. Previously he was Head of Sace’s Domestic network consisting of 14 offices in Italy. Before moving to the Domestic Network he was Deputy of Head of the Export Credit and Structured Finance Division. He was also responsible for the Transportation, Power and Petrochemical Department.
Livio joined the company in 1999 and started to work at the Risk Analysis and Monitoring Department where he was responsible for the execution of the asset management transactions of the company (Securitization of Paris Club Loans, Debt for Equity Transactions, Interest Rate Swap Transactions). In 2002 he entered the team of Structured & Project Finance, where he was responsible for the financial and contractual negotiations of Project Finance transactions. In 2007 he headed the Oil&Gas and Infrastructure Department for Middle East and North Africa, being in charge for the origination and execution of Structured and Corporate finance deals. From 2008 to 2010 he headed the Financial Institutions Department.
Livio holds a Degree in Economics from the University of Rome.

Antonella Marucci (Direttore dell'Ufficio at ICE Agenzia di Johannesburg)

Antonella Marucci

Direttore dell'Ufficio at ICE Agenzia di Johannesburg

In servizio all'ICE Agenzia dal 1987 si è lureata in Scienze Politiche all'Università La Sapienza di Roma ed ha lavorato presso diversi uffici dell'Istituto, conseguendo esperienze sia nei settori amministrativi che operativi, in particolare agroalimentare e moda.
Da maggio 2016 a settembre 2020 ha prestato servizio presso l'Ufficio ICE Agenzia di Tokyo in qualità di Vice Direttore, organizzando le diverse attività di promozione e assistenza a favore delle imprese italiane interessate al mercato giapponese.
Attualmente ricopre l'incarico di Direttore dell'Ufficio ICE Agenzia di Johannesburg.

Pamina Bohrer (Secretary General at Italian-South African Chamber of Trade and Industries)

Pamina Bohrer

Secretary General at Italian-South African Chamber of Trade and Industries

Pamina has lived in Italy, Russia, Austria, Spain, and South
Africa. She has a strong entrepreneurial background, having
been the MD of a privately held company for over 15 years.

She has worked as a governance consultant, has served on a
number of Boards as a Non-Executive Director and is currently a
Board Member at the EU-South African Chamber.

Pamina has a deep knowledge of South African localization and
broad-based black economic empowerment policies, as well as a
thorough understanding of the legislative environment for Companies operating in SA, such as the Companies Act, the
King IV Codes of Governance, the Consumer Protection Act and
Tax regulations.