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Pietro Salini

Chief Executive Officer, Webuild

Search every verified Pietro Salini interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Pietro Salini, CEO of Webuild, spoke at the Future Investment Initiative forum in Riyadh, describing Saudi Arabia as a "very interesting country for investments" due to its clear vision and ability to implement projects. He contrasted the current state of Riyadh with its appearance ten years ago, calling them "two completely different realities." Salini stated that Europe faces a choice to remain attractive to international capital, emphasizing the need for "clear rules" and "stability" for investments. He said that Europe, and Italy in particular, lacks the technical workers needed to execute projects, and noted that Webuild has created internal academies to address this gap. He argued that attracting foreign investors requires a "clear, very simple framework" and a system that allows projects to be completed quickly.

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“Dobbiamo creare su questo un sistema virtuoso che in qualche modo riesca a far sì che si sia tutti meglio e che questa paura che io c'ho di non lasciare un paese migliore a mio figlio un giorno mi si venga a dire 'No, non è sta tranquillo, non è successo'.”

“Quando si parla di ponte di Messina, io non non voglio entrare in un argomento divisivo perché il ponte di Messina in questo paese, come tutti i i grandi progetti e assolve come funzione a quello di essere un elemento catartico in cui la gente si litiga su una cosa che non si fa per decenni in attesa che non si faccia.”

“I have a dream for this country. Energy independence and abundance. Can you design a project on the bay? I want a mega project at least 6,000 megawatt, he stated. Do it quickly.”

“Ethiopia did this project against all the difficulties against all the opponent against all the challenges with its own resources. The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia financed it and Citizen did their part purchasing a bond issued expressly. It was my dam was the mantra they said and this is it. It is their dam.”

“The Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. It is finally a fact after 15 years. The reservoir is fully filled and the power station are already generating energy that will be dispatched through the grid throughout all the country and everything works. This is Fantastic. A dream came true for me and for the nation.”

“No one wanted this country to build this project. No one wanted to finance it. Many political issue, too many problems and no easy solutions. But the Ethiopians are not afraid of difficulties. They are resilient and when they face resistance or enemies they double the effort and they take the best out of them. They do not bend or step back and renounce with what they believe and want. Ethiopia did this project agains”

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