Grenfell Tower – one year on, the Italian Cultural Institute remembers the victims with an event for children and their families
A year after the Grenfell Tower fire, the Italian Cultural Institute hosted an event yesterday for children and their families in memory of Marco Gottardi and Gloria Trevisan, a young Italian couple, both architects, who perished in the fire. The event was attended by Marco’s parents, and the Italian ambassador, Raffaele Trombetta, expressed his support […]
Read moreProfessor Roberto Maiolino awarded knighthood of the Order of the Star of Italy
Professor Roberto Maiolino was yesterday made a knight of the Order of the Star of Italy (cavaliere OSI). The decoration was presented to him by the ambassador, Raffaele Trombetta, on behalf of the Italian president, in recognition of his work to promote British-Italian relations in the field of science through his teaching work at universities […]
Read moreProfessor Marco Liviero is awarded a knighthood of the Order of the Star of Italy
Professor Marco Liviero was made a knight of the Order of the Star of Italy (Cavaliere OSI) yesterday, 7 June 2018, in recognition of his work to promote Anglo-Italian relations. The decoration was awarded by the Italian ambassador, Raffaele Trombetta, on behalf of the Italian president. Liviero has dedicated his professional life to building solid […]
Read moreReception at the Italian Embassy for the Pontignano Conference 2018
A reception was held yesterday evening at the Embassy of Italy in London to present concepts for the next Pontignano Conference. The conference, a British public-diplomacy initiative, is held annually at the Pontignano Charterhouse in Tuscany and brings together government figures, entrepreneurs, journalists and opinion-makers from the UK and Italy to discuss key issues of […]
Read moreFCA reception at the Embassy of Italy
Yesterday evening the Embassy of Italy in London hosted a networking reception in partnership with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) to present the new Alfa Romeo Stelvio. The event focused on Italian style and technological solutions in the automobile sector and it included an exhibition of photographs illustrating Italian ingenuity and creativity. In his opening address, […]
Read moreGabriella Schittar receives knighthood of the Order of the Star of Italy
Ambassador Raffaele Trombetta presented today Gabriella Schittar with the decoration of Ufficiale dell’Ordine della Stella d’Italia (Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy) on behalf of the Italian president. On 28 April 1945, Gabriella Schittar, then aged just 17, risked her life to negotiate with a group of German soldiers who were about […]
Read moreTRIPLE I – BOZOTTI STMicroelectronics
The second Italian Imaginative Innovators (Triple I) event of 2018 was held yesterday at the Embassy of Italy, featuring Carlo Bozotti, the chairman and CEO of STMicroelectronics, and Angela Antetomaso, an anchor with Class CNBC. The Triple I series was instituted by the embassy as a forum for discussion between members of the Italian business […]
Read moreAmbassador Raffaele Trombetta on official visit to Scotland (9-10 May)
Just over three months since he took up the post of Ambassador of Italy to the UK, Raffaele Trombetta paid his first official visit to Scotland on 9-10 May. The visit had a strong focus on trade, aiming to create opportunities for Italian businesses. The first day of the visit had a political focus, as […]
Read moreFrancine Lacqua of Bloomberg receives knighthood of the Order of the Star of Italy
Ambassador Raffaele Trombetta, yesterday presented Francine Lacqua, television anchor and Editor-at-large for Bloomberg, with the decoration of Cavaliere dell’Ordine della Stella d’Italia (Knight of the Order of the Star of Italy) on behalf of the Italian president. The decoration was awarded in recognition of Lacqua’s achievements in the field of journalism and for the role […]
Read moreSMAU arrives in London: a fair promoting interaction between Italian start-ups and local partners (2-4 May)
The Embassy of Italy in London hosts “Italy RestartsUp in London”, a trade fair that fosters the development and internationalisation of Italian start-ups and innovation incubators. The SMAU* roadshow “Italy RestartsUp” has arrived in London. The start-up culture in Italy is a young one but one that is growing rapidly, and “Italy RestartsUp in London” […]
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