About Pontignano

The  Pontignano Conference

The Pontignano Conference is an important annual event in the UK-Italy bilateral relationship. Each year it helps us to develop closer connections and address common challenges, bringing together influential delegates from a range of fields including education and academia, technology and innovation, culture and society, business and finance, politics, foreign and security policy, government and media.

The  Pontignano Conference
Rt Hon Edward Llewellyn – British Embassy Rome
Brian Young – British Council
On. Alessandro Cattaneo – Italy-UK Parliamentary group
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The XXXII Pontignano Conference

The XXXII Pontignano Conference will take place in Rome on 28-29 November.

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The XXXI Pontignano Conference

The XXXI Pontignano Conference took place in Siena and Pontignano on 14-16 September 2023 and was attended by the then UK Deputy Prime Minister, the then Business Secretary, the then Chief Secretary to the Treasury, the then Science Minister and the Cabinet Secretary.

In February 2023 we held a “Pontignano Forum” in Rome, alongside which the then British Foreign and Defence Secretaries held the first ever joint meeting with their Italian counterparts, and the then Secretary of State for Business and Trade signed an Export and Investment Dialogue with her Italian counterpart.

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    The Pontignano Conference is organised by
    the British Embassy in Rome and the British Council Italy