The Mattei Plan: the results achieved and plans for Africa
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Elisabetta Illy
Elisabetta Lattanzio Illy is a photographer and writer. CEO & Founder of Picture of Change, a photo agency, to share stories of positive change from all over the world and raise awareness of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. In 2019 she was appointed as UNIDO Goodwill Ambassador.
Alberto Magnani
He is a journalist for Sole 24 Ore, where he deals with the economy, politics and finance of Africa and edits the fortnightly Africa24 newsletter. He has published two books for Castelvecchi and won in 2015 the prize "We feed our future, we feed the world" by Federchimica-F.Veronesi
Maria Ilena Rocha
Maria Ilena Rocha, National President of ANOLF ETS, an association that was promoted by the CISL in 1989, is committed to the integration and rights of migrants. Expert in social policies and inclusion, she works for intercultural dialogue by developing reception, international and equal opportunities projects.
Marco Elio Rottigni
He began his long career at Banca Commerciale Italiana. In 2000 he joined the corporate world of Banca Intesa and later Intesa Sanpaolo, where in the field of investment banking he assumed roles of increasing responsibility and complexity until he became Group Chief Lending Officer in 2018 and from January 2020 Chief Division International Subsidiary Banks of Intesa Sanpaolo. ABI General Manager since July 2024.
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With marvellous frescoes and crenelated towers, Buonconsiglio is the most important castle in Trentino. Having served as the seat of the Prince-Bishops of Trent for centuries, today the castle is home to the provincial art and archaeology collections and the famous Torre Aquila, whose walls are frescoed with the renowned “Ciclo dei Mesi” (“Cycle of the Months”), an international Gothic masterpiece. A number of Festival dell’Economia events will take place in its Sala Gerola, which seats 110 people.