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The stage of Teatro Sociale has been graced by the likes of Arturo Toscanini and Enrico Caruso. It has played host to Italy’s finest operas and plays, not to mention dance shows, New Year’s Eve parties and political rallies. A splendid example of Italian-style theatre, from 1819 until the 1960s, it served as the main backdrop of the city’s cultural scene. In 2000, after being purchased by the province and significant restoration works, it was returned to its former glory.
The stalls, three floors of boxes and the gallery can seat up to 670 people, while the elegant rooms of the adjoining Palazzo Festi are often used for meetings and conferences.To attend the events at Teatro Sociale, you can collect the entry tickets directly at the venue starting two hours before the event begins.

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For over 15 years he has been involved in pedagogy and social entrepreneurship, he has directed the Cottolengo schools in Italy and founded the Giuco association for sports integration and the Breakcotto social enterprise, which has a national reach and involves more than 200 collaborators.

Doctor of Social Pedagogy

Andrea Bonsignori

Fabio Ciciliano, today Prefect, was Medical Director of the State Police, Secretary of the Technical Scientific Committee during the Covid Emergency and is today Extraordinary Commissioner for infrastructural and social redevelopment interventions functional to highly vulnerable territories and Head of the Civil Protection Department of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.

Prefect

Fabio Ciciliano

Maria Luisa Colledani, Friulian from Spilimbergo, classical studies. After a few years at Messaggero Veneto, since 1999 she has been working at Sole 24 Ore, where she writes about art and sport.

Maria Luisa Colledani

Graduated in Sociology, she has worked for several years in assistance, care, education and reception of adults with intellectual disabilities. She directed a Community Housing in Como. She was Councilor for social policies and Deputy mayor, member of the Italian Parliament and Councilor for social and family policies of Regione Lombardia.

Minister for Disabilities

Alessandra Locatelli

Mr. Valastro is a lawyer by profession, specialized in Italian Public Administration, with a master in Labour Law. He has dedicated his life to the Italian Red Cross, serving in top positions from 1993 until his national presidency in 2023. An expert in International Humanitarian Law, he has represented the ItRC in numerous international meetings.

President

Rosario Maria Gianluca Valastro

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Palazzo Sardagna, current home of the offices of the Rectorate of the University of Trento, is one of the masterpieces of Mannerism and early Baroque in Trentino. Dating from the 16th century, the building is built around a large central courtyard, the largest among those found in the city's historic buildings. From the exterior, walking through the entrance hall embellished with heraldic coats of arms, one enters the courtyard punctuated by a double order of loggias and long galleries.

Palazzo Sardagna – Sala delle Scienze

Manuela Brambati

Barbara Poggio is Full Professor of Sociology of Labour and Pro-Rector for Equity and Diversity Policies at the University of Trento. Her main study and research interests include gender inequalities in the world of work.

Barbara Poggio

Born in Faenza, scout and runner, trained in Business Administration and a Master Degree in Statistics-Economics and Demographic Sciences. Since 2016 he has covered the position of Confcooperative Secretary-General.

Secretary-General

Marco Venturelli 

Social economies and inequalities: new European rules under discussion

Overlooking Piazza Dante and standing opposite Trento's train station, the building is a stone’s throw from the historic centre. This building was built between 1958-65 as part of a project by Trentino architect Adalberto Libera (1903-1963), a leading figure in Italian rationalist architecture.

Palazzo della Regione Autonoma Trentino Alto Adige - Sala di Rappresentanza

Lawyer, Dr.h.c., professor at the Universities of St. Gallen, Zurich and Insubria, expert at international and Swiss public bodies for anti-money laundering, anti-corruption and international criminal and tax cooperation. As Public Prosecutor in Lugano, he has promoted proceedings against economic crime of an international nature.

Paolo Bernasconi

Alessandro Galimberti 

A magistrate since 1981, he served for 29 years at the Milan Prosecutor’s Office, focusing on mafia-related crimes, corruption, and tax offenses. Later, as Deputy Prosecutor in Brescia, he coordinated investigations into fuel fraud and waste trafficking. Since January 2018, he has led the Trento Prosecutor’s Office.

Public Prosecutor at the Court of Trento

Sandro Raimondi

International corruption: the new American laissez-faire

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Named after the Trentino irredentist Cesare Battisti, this city piazza is different from others. Its buildings are a 1926 Rationalist reconstruction of the historic, demolished Sas district. Beneath the square lies the ancient Roman Tridentum, an entire Roman district with the remains of a road, houses featuring mosaics, and even a long stretch of the eastern city wall.

Piazza Cesare Battisti

Central editor of Sole 24 Ore, where he has worked since 1989. He has been in charge of the development of the digital edition of the newspaper. Every morning at 11 a.m., he hosts with Debora Rosciani the program "Due di Denari" on Radio 24.

Mauro Meazza

After experience as the face and editor of the main programs of 24Ore TV, she came to Radio 24 with "Salvadanaio." She hosted "Cuore e Denari" with Nicoletta Carbone and now hosts "Due di Denari" with Mauro Meazza. She is the author of several books and a lecturer.

Debora Rosciani  

"Due di denari"- Radio programme

An illustrious concert hall in a building on Via Giuseppe Verdi, which harks back to the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the numerous musical associations (Musikverein) once found in Ljubljana and all the way to Vienna. It is home to the Philharmonic Society of Trento, founded in 1795. It boasts a beautiful organ, dating back to 1906.

Filarmonica

Journalist, he has worked at Sole 24 Ore since 2004. He graduated in Humanities from the Federico II University, and after a move to Rai's educational services he specialized in Journalism at Luiss Guido Carli. With Paolo Legrenzi he wrote "Guida razionale per elettori emotivi. Evitare le trappole mentali che indirizzano le nostre scelte".

Nicola Barone

Bernabò Bocca (Turin, 15 October 1963) has been president of the family company, Sina Hotels Spa, since 1990. Since 2000 he has been National President of Federalberghi. Since 2023 he has been President of the Ente Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze Foundation. Since 2025 he has been deputy vice president of Acri and vice pesident of F2i. He has served as Senator of the Republic. He is a Cavaliere del Lavoro and Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.

Bernabò Bocca

Born in Florence, she is one of the most influential figures in the Italian hospitality industry. She joined Starhotels in 1992 and became CEO in 2000, leading the company’s international expansion. Under her leadership, the group has become a leader in luxury hospitality, with 30 properties in Italy and abroad. Since December 4, 2024, she has served as President of Confindustria Alberghi.

Presidente

Elisabetta Fabri

Daniela Santanchè is a Senator and Minister for Tourism since October 2022. She was the first woman to present the budget law in Parliament and served as Undersecretary to the Prime Minister's Office from 2008 to 2013. She is an entrepreneur.

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Daniela Santanchè

Tourism must change: quality, not just quantity

Gad Lerner was born in Beirut in 1954 to a Jewish family and only three years old he had to move to Milan. As a journalist, he has worked in the main Italian newspapers as a reporter or in management roles. He has created and conducted various television information programs at Rai, La7 and Laeffe. He directed Tg1. Now he writes about "Il Fatto Quotidiano" and "Nigrizia".

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Gad Lerner

Deputy Medical Coordinator

Mohammed Abu Mughaisib

Middle East correspondent in Beirut,1983/87; Moscow correspondent, 1987/91. From 1991 global correspondent and columnist. Media leader World Eco. Forum; Senior advisor Istituto Studi Politica Internazionale, ISPI; member Istituto Affari Internazionali, IAI. Books: “Inside India”, 1988; “Russia After Eltsin”, 1999; The Stones and the Olive Tree – A History of Palestine”, 2002; “Israel an Incomplete Dream”, 2008. Blog Slow News http://ugotramballi.blog.ilsole24ore.com/

Ugo Tramballi

The future of Gaza

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The MUSE, opened in 2013 and designed by the architect Renzo Piano, is located in the new Albere district of Trento. One of the most frequented science museums in Europe, it combines the traditional exhibition techniques of the best natural history museums with interactive and multimedia routes, which stimulate the curiosity of visitors.  The building, with its profiles, large spaces and bright and light architecture, aims to be in itself a metaphor for the mountain, and proposes the visit of different natural environments, including a large tropical greenhouse.

MUSE - Museo delle Scienze

In 1993 I started collaborating with ‘Disney’ by drawing comic pages for the magazine ‘Topolino’ the first story published was ‘Paperino e la clubberia’ followed by many others. During these years I have done comics, illustrations and covers for various publishing houses. in particular I have done illustrations for many fantasy-themed books and many ‘Geronimo Stilton’ books. For more than ten years I have been teaching illustration and animation courses at the Scuola Del Fumetto in Milan.

Comic book artist

Danilo Barozzi

Marco Lo Conte

Uncle Scrooge's economy

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.

Castello del Buonconsiglio - Sala Gerola

President of CNEL, full professor of Labor Economics, has served as Minister for Public Administration in the Berlusconi IV and Draghi governments. President of Venice World Sustainability Capital Foundation.

Renato Brunetta

Manuela Perrone is a parliamentary journalist at Il Sole 24 Ore, primarily working on domestic and economic policy issues, also contributing to its National Recovery and Resilience Plan Observatory. She is also coordinator of the blog Alley Oop – L’altra metà del Sole, on gender equality, participation and civic rights issues.

Manuela Perrone

School, work, training in and outside prison towards a zero-recidivism goal 

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Standing in the shadow of the ancient ramparts, for a long time Piazza Fiera was the beating heart of the city's markets and commerce, hence its name (which means “fair” or “market”).
The wide open spaces make Piazza Fiera ideal for hosting large business events, as well as cultural and musical gatherings. It serves as an important intersection for the city’s public transport, and the underground multi-storey car park means it is easily accessible by car.

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