FII Priority Europe 2026, the sovereign funds summit in Rome

The debate focused on Europe’s ability to position itself as a reliable interlocutor for large foreign investment funds, integrating ecological transition policies with the markets’ needs for performance and security. The working tables analyzed the channels of bilateral cooperation between continental economic systems and Gulf partners, evaluating co-investment projects in critical infrastructures, logistics and energy networks. In an international framework characterized by strong geopolitical pressures, the centrality of coordination between public institutions and private actors was indicated by participants as the fundamental requirement for mitigating risks and ensuring the continuity of strategic investments.

On the sidelines of the work sessions, the lawyer Giuseppe Lepore, President of MS Desk Italy, present at the meeting, analyzed the prospects for cooperation: “We are proud, as MS Desk, to be present in this international context and in an event that brings together representatives at the highest levels. We thank Saudi Arabia and the PIF Fund for organizing and supporting this important opportunity for discussion. We are here to collect and share perspectives, looking at the role that Europe and partner countries could have in the first years in building new opportunities for growth, investment and sustainable development. Occasions like this are fundamental for strengthening dialogue between economic systems, institutions and international actors”.