RAPALLO (ITALPRESS) – The first edition of the Optimum Investors Summit – The Portofino Conversation, the international summit promoted by Optimum Asset Management, which for three days has transformed the Ligurian Riviera into a place of comparison on the main economic, geopolitical and financial issues that are redefining global balances.
To open the debate were some of the most authoritative protagonists of the international political and economic panorama. Among these, Mike Pompeo, former Secretary of State of the United States and Director of the CIA, offered a deep reflection on the geopolitical challenges of the 21st century, focusing in particular on the Middle East, on the war in Ukraine, on the role of Iran and the growing competition between the West and China.
“The real strategic challenge is not Russia, but the Chinese Communist Party,” said Pompey, who also stressed the need to strengthen cooperation between Europe and the United States and to increase investment in security and defence. “Our relations are institutional, beyond the individual leaders. But every nation must do more to protect its sovereignty, not only in military terms but also on the front of technology, cybersecurity, energy and critical infrastructure.”
In the Middle East, former Director of the CIA expressed strong concern about the possibility of normalization of relations with Tehran. “The Iranians have violated every agreement signed in the past. The regime must change. If in two or three years we were with the same government in Tehran and a newly operational nuclear program, we would have lost a historical occasion.”
In addition to Pompeo, the Senator Matteo Renzi, former President of the Council of Ministers, Vice-Minister Edoardo Rixi, the Undersecretaries Claudio Durigon and Matilde Syracuse, the President of the Liguria Region Marco Bucci, the President of the Calabria Region Roberto Occhiuto, representatives of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti and the President of Federacciai and Duferco and representative of Confindustria, Antonio Gozzi, contributing to food profile.
“Our desire was to organize an event that would allow us to stay with investors in a new way – explain Optimum Asset Management partners – we wanted to create an opportunity of confrontation capable of bringing valuable content and fostering dialogue between people with different experiences and perspectives. Economics, growth, investments, geopolitics and competitiveness were at the heart of the debate. We believe that the final result was extremely satisfactory.”
Optimum Asset Management S.A., founded in 2009 by Alberto Matta, is an independent investment and asset management company specialized in private markets and alternative investments, with more than 1.6 billion euros of managed assets and an international presence through offices in Luxembourg, Berlin, London and Boston. Italian partners include Rodolfo Misitano, Enrico Maria Imbraguglio and Andrea Suriano.
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