On Tuesday, 21 October 2025, from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., in Rome, at the Auditorium of the Ministry of Health, Lungotevere Ripa 1, a conference entitled "Care for the elderly: an investment in Italy's future" will be held.

The event will be attended by professor Ludovico Carrino from the University of Trieste, who will discuss the topic ‘An investment for the future of the country’.

Ludovico Carrino is an associate professor of Public Economics at the University of Trieste and a Visiting Senior Lecturer at King's College London. He specialises in applied health economics, with a focus on long-term care, the economics of ageing, pensions and welfare.

During the event, journalist and writer Ferruccio De Bortoli will interview Orazio Schillaci, Minister of Health.

Assistance for the elderly is not only a moral duty: it is an investment that generates resources and social cohesion. The ‘Pact for a New Welfare System for Dependent Persons’ promotes a vision that considers care not simply as an expense, but as a lever for development. With this in mind, through ongoing cultural and technical research, the Pact aims to contribute to the evolution of the reform of care for the elderly who are not self-sufficient, focusing on the needs of the elderly and the expectations of citizens, and bringing qualified and shared proposals to the institutional debate. The development of appropriate policies is an investment in the present and future of individuals and Italy as a whole.

The main objective of the conference is to promote an opportunity for shared reflection among institutions, experts and civil society, in order to give continuity and substance to a reform that has been awaited for over twenty-five years.

Admission is free, but places are limited.

The conference is organised by the ‘Pact for a New Welfare System for Dependent Persons’ and sponsored by the Ministry of Health.

The complete programme for the event can be found in the attachment below.

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