Minister of the Italian Republic, Mr Massimo D' Alema
8 July 2007
From Monday 9 July 2007 to Wednesday, 11 July 2007
Monday, 9 July 2007
Time: 06h00 for 06h30: Arrival of the media ahead of the arrival of Deputy
Prime Minister of the Italian Republic, Mr Massimo D' Alema at O R Tambo
International Airport
06h30: Arrival of Deputy Prime Minister, D' Alema to be received by South
African Ambassador to Italy, Lenin Shope and the Italian Ambassador to South
Africa, Ambassador Cevese
Venue: O R Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg
Please arrive early and present press cards.
08h45 to 09h25: Meeting between Deputy President Mlambo-Ngcuka and Deputy
Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema
Venue: Sandton Convention Centre
Photo opportunity
09h30 to 10h50: Business Forum Begins
Venue: Sandton Convention Centre Plenary Room
Order of Proceedings
* Welcome Remarks by Programme Director � Mr Jerry Vilakazi, CEO � Business
Unity South Africa (BUSA)
* Opening Remarks by Mr Patrice Motsepe, President of BUSA
* Remarks by Mr Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, President Confidustria
* Address by Minister D' Alema - Italian Deputy Prime Minister
* Address by Deputy President Mlambo-Ngcuka
* Vote of thanks by Mr Jerry Vilakazi
Photo opportunity
11h00 for 11h30: Arrival of media for photo opportunity between Minister D'
Alema and Judge Pius Langa
Venue: Constitutional Court, Constitutional Hill
11h30 to 11h45: Meeting between Minister D' Alema and Judge Pius Langa
12h00 for 12h30: Arrival of the media prior to lunch hosted by Consul General
Sandalli in honour of Minister D' Alema with: Dr van Zyl Slabbert, Mr Garth le
Pere, Mr Steven Friedman, Allister Sparks, Professor Sipho Seepe, Mr H
Karjieker Ambassador Grobler and Ambassador Shope
Venue: Westcliff Hotel
13h45 for 14h00: Arrival of the media at the Sandton Convention Centre for
the opening of Business to Business
14h30 to 15h15: Press conference
Remarks by Minister Mpahlwa
Remarks by Minister D' Alema
16h40: Meeting Danny Jordaan, CEO of the 2010 Organising Committee
Venue: Morula Room, Sandton Sun and Towers Intercontinental Hotel
Evening: Cocktail hosted by Ministers Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma and Mandisi
Mpahlwa for Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
Republic of Italy
19h00 for 19h20: Arrival of the media ahead of the arrival of Minister
Dlamini Zuma and Minister Mpahlwa at the Sandton Convention Centre for the
cocktail
19h25 to 19h55: Brief meeting between Minister Dlamini Zuma and Minister D'
Alema
Both Ministers Dlamini Zuma and Minister D' Alema will join the cocktail
reception.
Tuesday, 10 July 2007
08h30 to 09h30: Private breakfast meeting with African National Congress
(ANC) Secretary General, Mr Kgalema Motlanthe
10h00: Laying of wreath at the Italian Military Cemetery, Zonderwater,
Cullinan
Meeting between Minister Dlamini Zuma and Minister D' Alema
10h15 for 10h30: Arrival of the media at the Presidential Guest House ahead
of the meeting with Minister Dlamini Zuma and Minister Massimo D' Alema
Photo opportunity
10h50: Arrival of Deputy Prime Minister D' Alema ahead of the meeting with
Minister Dlamini Zuma
Photo opportunity
11h00 to 12h30: Bilateral Meeting with Minister Dlamini Zuma and Minister D'
Alema
12h35 to 13h05: Press conference
Order of Proceedings
Remarks by Minister Dlamini Zuma
Remarks by Minister D' Alema
Questions and answers session
15h20 to 15h45: Meeting with Minister Lekota and Minister D' Alema
Photo Opportunity
19h55: Visit by Minister D' Alema to Fleur du Cap, Somerset West
Wednesday, 11 July 2007
08h30 to 09h30: Visit Southern Wind Company
09h45 to 11h30: Visit Robben Island
12h00: Visit Groot Constantia Wine Estate
Enquiries:
Nomfanelo Kota
Department of Foreign Affairs
Cell: 082 459 3787
Mauro Lorenzini
Italian Embassy
Cell: 082 492 0346
Amy Heydenrech
Cell: 082 256 3343
Thabang Chiloane
The Presidency
Cell: 082 888 8783
Issued by: Department of Foreign Affairs
8 July 2007
