Speaker Bio

Ambassador Francesco M. Talò has a degree in Law (summa cum laude) from the University of Rome, 1982 and served as Lieutenant in the Carabinieri Corps. He is a conference speaker and contributor to leading publications having expertise in international relations, with focus on transatlantic affairs, the Middle East, the Arctic, technological innovation, security, and energy policy. He is also engaged in consulting activities on these issues. Since April 2025, he has been Italy’s Special Envoy for the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC). He is also Senior Advisor to the Italian Minister of Defense. During his forty-year diplomatic career, he has served as Diplomatic Advisor to Prime Minister Meloni, Permanent Representative to NATO, Ambassador to Israel, Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan and Consul General in New York. He also served as Deputy Diplomatic Advisor of PM Berlusconi, at the Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York and at the Italian Embassies in Germany and Japan.