General Assembly of Civil Protection 2025

The General Assembly of Civil Protection occurred at the Confindustria headquarters in Rome from April 4 to 6, 2025. This event gathered institutions, the scientific community, and operational organizations to collaboratively discuss the future of the National Service. The assembly aimed to enhance collaboration among international, national, and regional stakeholders, working to establish a comprehensive model for the future of civil protection as an integrated system of skills and competencies. This system will be better equipped to tackle the new challenges that the country must address.
During the event, six thematic panels were held to explore key topics in civil protection: Emergencies, Legislation, Prevention, Technologies, Territory, and Volunteering.

The programme

FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2025 | Location: A. Pininfarina

12.00 | Opening of the panels and Institutional greetings
Fabio Ciciliano, Head of Department of Civil Protection
Emanuele Orsini, President of Confindustria
Francesco Rocca, President of the Lazio Region
Gaetano Manfredi, President of ANCI
Massimiliano Fedriga, President of the Conference of Regions and Autonomous Provinces

Speech
Alfredo Mantovano, Undersecretary of State to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers

Moderator: Paola Ferazzoli, Association of Italian Women Journalists

12.30 | Introductory speech
Nello Musumeci, Minister for Civil Protection and Sea Policies

14.30 - 16.00 | I Plenary session - Government representatives

Video
The National Civil Protection Service

Moderator: Manuela Moreno, Association of Italian Women Journalists

Ministries' speeches
Maria Elisabetta Alberti Casellati, Minister for Institutional Reforms and Regulatory Simplification
Anna Maria Bernini, Minister of University and Research
Alessandro Giuli, Minister of Culture
Carlo Nordio, Minister of Justice
Matteo Piantedosi, Minister of the Interior
Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, Minister of the Environment and Energy Security
Orazio Schillaci, Minister of Health
Adolfo Urso, Minister of Enterprise and Made in Italy
Giuseppe Valditara, Minister of Education and Merit
Paolo Zangrillo, Minister for Public Administration

16.00 - 16.10 | European perspectives on civil protection
Michela Matuella, DG ECHO Director - European Commission

16.30 - 17.40 | II Plenary Session - Contributions of the National Civil Protection Service components during recent emergencies

Moderator: Natale Mazzei, Deputy Head of the Civil Protection Department

Speakers
Francesco Roberti, President of the Molise Region
Vito Bardi, President of the Basilicata Region
Roberto Occhiuto, President of the Calabria Region
Giulia Zanotelli, Coordinator Special Commission of Civil Protection of the Conference of Regions - Councillor for agriculture, promotion of Trentino products, environment, hydrogeological defense and local authorities of the Autonomous Province of Trento
Marco Gabusi, Councillor for transport and infrastructure, public works and ground defense, civil protection of the Piedmont Region
Giampaolo Bottacin, Councillor for the environment, climate, civil protection, hydrogeological instability of the Veneto Region
Raul Giampedrone, Councillor for ground defense, civil protection, infrastructure and roads, hospital construction, IRE spa, environment, land protection and coastal ecosystem, forest firefighting, emergencies of the Liguria Region
Daniele Sinibaldi, Mayor of Rieti - President of ANCI Lazio
Gerardo Stefanelli, Board Member of UPI – Union of Italian Provinces
Marco Bussone, President of UNCEM – Italian National Union of Mountain Municipalities and Communities

17.40 - 18.40 | III Plenary Session - Emergency Management: a dialogue between operational structures and the scientific community

Moderator: Luigi D'Angelo, Director of the Emergency Management Office - Department of Civil Protection

Speakers include representatives of the operational structures and the scientific community of the National Civil Protection Service

18.40 - 19.40 | Presentation of the panels - Stakeholders in the System towards 2040

Donatella Mangano, Director of the Human and Instrumental Resources Office - Department of Civil Protection

SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 2025 | Location: A. Pininfarina

09.30 - 10.00 | Towards the National school of civil protection - A training ecosystem to support the civil protection of the future
Fabio Ciciliano, Head of the Department of Civil Protection

First session of analysis, discussions and contributions

10.00 | 13.00 Working sessions
Dedicated workshops

14.00 | 17.30 Working sessions
Dedicated workshops

SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 2025 | Location: A. Pininfarina

09.00 | 11.00 V Plenary Session - Final reports by the coordinators of the panels

11.30 | 12.00 Final speeches
Fabio Ciciliano, Head of the Civil Protection Department
Nello Musumeci, Minister for Civil Protection and Sea Policies

12.00 | 12.30 On that April 6, 2009 in L'Aquila
Guido Bertolaso in conversation with Guido Del Turco – Mediaset journalist

The panels

1. Legislation
Reform of the Civil Protection Code and administrative simplification for an effective system.

The panel's objective is to establish the foundation for the ongoing reform of the Civil Protection Code. It will focus on the principles of ascending subsidiarity and the importance of Civil Protection functions. Additionally, the panel will examine proposals for simplifying administrative processes and will address the responsibilities of mayors and rescuers.

Coordinator: Cristina Gerardis, Legal Advisor

2. Prevention
Integrated and sustainable strategies for citizen and territorial safety.

The panel aims to identify integrated and sustainable strategies for citizen and territorial safety by analyzing risk scenarios and studying both structural and non-structural prevention efforts.

Coordinator: Paola Pagliara, Director of the Risk Forecasting and Prevention Office.

3. Volunteering
The future of Civil Protection Volunteering: challenges and opportunities for 2040.

The panel aims to outline future strategies for an expanding and more engaged volunteer workforce, which is crucial in transforming civil protection. The primary themes of discussion will focus on accountability, safeguarding, attracting volunteers, and developing youth policies for the future of volunteering.

Coordinator: Sisto Russo - Director of the Volunteering, Training and Assistance Office.

4. Emergencies
Resilience and innovation: crisis management between national territory and international scenarios.

The panel seeks to analyze and propose improvements for national and international emergencies to enhance the civil protection system's response, particularly in light of new global challenges.

Coordinator: Luigi D'Angelo, supported by Giovanni De Siervo and David Fabi

5. Territory
The National Civil Protection Service: subsidiarity, proximity and interinstitutional coordination.

The panel seeks to generate ideas for enhancing the National Civil Protection Service into a more effective model. Key issues under discussion include the principle of subsidiarity, the future of community-focused civil protection, the integrated system, and interinstitutional coordination.

Coordinator: Luigi D'Angelo, Director of the Emergency Management Office

6. Technology
Technological innovation, telecommunications and cybersecurity for the Civil Protection of the future

The panel seeks to examine critical issues shaping the future of civil protection: technological innovation, telecommunications systems, and robust cybersecurity efforts.

Coordinator: Giovanni Strazzullo, Director of the National public warning system IT-alert, Information Systems and Network Infrastructures