The Ambassador of Italy to Canada, Alessandro Cattaneo, traveled yesterday to Edmonton, Alberta, where he will stay on an official mission until tomorrow.
During the visit, the Ambassador was received by the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, Salma Lakhani, and the Speaker of the Alberta Legislative Assembly, Nathan Cooper, who invited him to attend a session of the Assembly.
Ambassador Cattaneo then attended meetings with the Premier of Alberta, Danielle Smith, the Minister of Technology and Innovation, Nate Glubish, and the Minister of Jobs, Economy and Trade, Matt Jones.
The discussions focused on the growing industrial and commercial partnership between Italy and Alberta, with particular attention to key sectors such as artificial intelligence, aerospace, and energy, as well as opportunities for trade and investment diversification.
Among the central topics of the meetings were the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics and the strengthening of bilateral cooperation in the scientific and technological fields, given the presence of many Italian researchers in prominent positions at leading centers of excellence in the Canadian province.
The mission, enriched by a meeting at the AMII artificial intelligence research center, a world leader in machine learning, also included a visit to the Italian Consular Office in Edmonton and a meeting with a distinguished representation of the Italian-Canadian community at the Italian Cultural Centre.
