Godspeed Luca!
As the world celebrates Tomorrow’s 50th anniversary of the extraordinary and momentous accomplishment of Apollo XI landing on the Moon, European Space Agency Astronaut Luca Parmitano will blast off from the Roscosmos Cosmodrome in Baiknonur, Kazakhstan as part of the Soyuz MS-13 (59S) crew with destination the International Space Station. Luca will become the first […]
Read moreItaly4Innovation and Digital Unbound London with the participation of Minister of State Stefano Buffagni
The Embassy of Italy in London hosted the ninth event in the Italy4Innovation series, an initiative launched to publicise the Italian innovation sector and to foster collaboration between Italy and the UK in the field of new technologies. The event, entitled “Italy and the UK: synergies and opportunities between the two start-up ecosystems”, was co-organised […]
Read moreApollo XI – 50 years
After the harnessing of fire, human kind’s greatest achievement is arguably the Apollo XI moon landing in the summer of 1969. As a testament to human endeavour and endless possibilities – like Christopher Columbus and Marco Polo centuries before – JFK famously said in 1962: “we choose to go to the Moon in this decade and […]
Read moreLuiss Networking Event
The 4th of July saw the Embassy of Italy host a networking event organised by LUISS Guido Carli University and its alumni association, to bring together successful Italians in London and publicise the role of alumni associations in creating links between universities and the world of business and civil society. The event was part of […]
Read more2019 Conference of Scientific Attachés
Environmental protection, sustainable development and technological innovation were the focus of the Conference held in Rome at the Italian Foreign Ministry on 27 and 28 June, “Italian-speaking Marine Technologies and Innovation”, a conference attended by Foreign Minister Moavero Milanesi and of Minister of Education Marco Bussetti, which brought together Italian Scientific Attachés abroad with representatives […]
Read moreBonelliErede – What’s next in the Italian banking landscape?
The Embassy of Italy in London hosted on 27 June “What’s next in the Italian banking landscape?”, an event organised by BonelliErede, a major Italian law firm with offices in the UK, Belgium, Egypt and Ethiopia. The speakers were Massimiliano Danusso, managing partner at BonelliErede’s London office; Giorgio Gobbi, head of the Financial Stability Service […]
Read moreThe Minister of the Economy and Finance visits London
The Minister of the Economy and Finance, Professor Giovanni Tria, visited London yesterday. He attended a number of events and meetings, including the Euromoney Global Borrowers & Bond Investors Forum, a conference attended by high-profile figures from financial institutions, where he gave a keynote speech. Professor Tria also held meetings with investors and attended a […]
Read moreItalian Embassy Zero-Waste
The Embassy of Italy in London joins Novamont and Green Network for its zero-waste initiative Against a backdrop of growing global awareness of the importance of environmental protection, the Embassy of Italy in London has launched “Zero-Waste Embassy*”, aiming to reduce significantly the environmental impact of the mission’s energy supply, waste management and consumption. The […]
Read moreHonours awarded to Giselda Bucca, Pietro Mattioni and Enzo Oliveri
Giselda Bucca, Pietro Mattioni and Vincenzo Oliveri today received honours in recognition of their work promoting British-Italian relations in the fields of science, economics and gastronomy respectively. The honours were presented by Ambassador Raffaele Trombetta on behalf of the Italian president. Dr Giselda Bucca, who received the insignia of Commander of the Order of Merit of […]
Read more“Italy Made Me” 2019 Awards
The Italian Embassy in London invites early-career Italian researchers across the United Kingdom to submit applications for its annual research award programme Italy Made Me (2019 Edition). The awards will be presented to Italian researchers operating in the United Kingdom, who received part of their education in Italy, in recognition of innovative research conducted in […]
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