Focus on Italy 2009 - The British Chamber of Commerce for Italy

Focus on Italy - The British Chamber of Commerce for Italy - #18 - Supplement to Britaly # 207/2009
FOCUS
on Italy
The Royal Albert Hall
Upcoming Expositions
BCCI Events
Legal & Commercial
Experience one of the
most famous venues in
the world.
An overview of the most
interesting fairs in Italy
and the UK.
Business lunches,
seminars, social gatherings
and many more.
A brand new section
dedicated to business
related topics.
Supported by
Contents
The British Chamber of Commerce for Italy
• Welcome
• BCCI
• Chamber Officers & Staff
• In the Regions
• Commercial Services
• Language Services
• Communication Services
• Sustaining Members
• New Members
• Latest news
• BCCI Events
• COBCOE
• ICCI
• FAI
• Promos
• Unioncamere
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Focus on Veneto & Friuli Venezia Giulia
• Interview with Andrew Fattorini
• Interview with John Dodds
• Intervista ad Andrea Bolla
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BCCI Members Profile
• bmi
• BSI
• CLS Communication
• Grand Hotel et De Milan
• Jaguar
• The Open University
• Salotto Valperga
• Simonetta Barbaro
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Italy - UK
• Expositions
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Art & Culture
• La Scala
• The Royal Albert Hall
• La Biennale di Venezia
• The Whitechapel Gallery
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Italian Excellence
• Intervista a Giovanni Soldini
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Hotels
• Marriott
• NH Hoteles
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Legal & Commercial
• LABLAW
• Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati
• Toffoletto e Soci
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Publication Authorized by the
Milan Courts, permit n.761 issued
on 7th December 1990
2009 Edition
September 2009
Publisher:
The British Chamber of Commerce
for Italy
via Dante, 12
20121 Milano
Tel.: 02 877798 - Fax: 02 86461885
www.britchamitaly.com
[email protected]
President:
David Crackett
Editor:
Simona Frignani
Publication Supervisors:
Paola Bettinelli
Maria Luisa Fantoni
Serena Sudati
Authors in this issue
(in appearance order):
David Crackett, Howard Rosen,
Vanessa Bello, Paola Bettinelli,
Marco
Pozzoli,
Lidia
Ben,
Antonella Moioli, Michael Ellis,
Viviana Coppola, Walter Marcelli,
Maria Teresa Melodia, Simonetta
Barbaro, Serena Sudati, Enza Di
Marco, Valentina Rigoldi, Silvia
Favasuli, Francesco Rotondi, Colin
Jamieson, Franco Toffoletto.
The BCCI would like to thank this
issue’s advertisers (in alphabetical
order):
Aviva, Barclays, bmi,
British Council, Charme&Relax.
“Focus on Italy” is a bilingual
magazine, in which each author
is free to write either in English
or Italian.
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BCCI - Welcome
by David Crackett
The English Speaking Business Community
In this latest edition of Focus we have chosen to dedicate a lot more space to the life of the
Chamber, with photographs of events and sections devoted to some of the important partnerships
that we have established.
This does not take away our usual focus on the regions, in fact two on this occasion: the activities
of the Chamber in both Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia are enthusiastically described by the
Honorary Regional Secretaries who oversee them, Andrew Fattorini and John Dodds. The
activities of the Tax & Legal Chapter have been significantly expanded through the efforts of our
members operating in the professional services sector, covering a vast range of subject-matter.
Let’s hope we have once again put together a magazine which is at the same time interesting,
creative, current and never boring.
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The British Chamber of Commerce for
Italy prides itself on being the major
point of reference for the Englishspeaking
business
community,
building networks and opportunities
of great quality and value. Established
in Genoa in 1904, its headquarters are
now in Milan with regional branches
operating throughout Italy. With
about 400 Members, representing
a wide range of Italian and British
companies, the Chamber has helped
countless individuals to succeed in
business in Italy and the UK.
Doing business involves trust, and
while a lot of business can be done
online with no physical contact, we
believe that nothing beats meeting
The Chamber has
helped countless
individuals to succeed
in business in Italy and
the UK
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people face-to-face. That’s why we
organise business-orientated events
with high-profile speakers, numerous
seminars and a wide variety of events
of a less formal nature in many Italian
cities (and in London) to enable likeminded people to get together in
pleasant surroundings, taking care of
every detail. With a number of events
scheduled every year, your chances of
meeting someone who has the exact
solution to your problem, or who
needs precisely the goods or services
that you can provide, are guaranteed.
We can truly help you and your
company flourish in a fast and effective
way, providing you with great contacts,
high-level introductions, information
sources and trade-related services. So
join us today. Get involved! Take part
in our events, log into our community!
We can guarantee the welcome
you receive will exceed all of your
expectations.
We have a lot to offer and a lot to be
proud of. The tremendous support
and enthusiasm of our Members, the
Council, the Regional Representatives
and most importantly the Director
and the Staff have made this possible.
My warmest thanks, therefore, go to
all who have supported the Chamber
over the past year and continue to
do so.
These first months of 2009 have
seen the arrival of a new Secretary
General. Simona Frignani has sought
to give a new boost to the Chamber,
building on the changes and
successes implemented and achieved
by her predecessor with the aim of
developing them further.
The tradition of hosting top level
(and entertaining!) speakers at every
Business Lunch has continued, as
has promoting interaction between
members through aperitivi and trendy
parties. At the same time the traditions
of pub meetings and social events
have been revived.
The regions are of great importance
too, with a resumption of events
and a revival of interest having been
witnessed. The new look and content
of the regions section of the website
seek to highlight their importance
and at the same time to encourage
new and more frequent activities
involving members who may be
located away from the main centres
of activities of the Chamber.
David Crackett
President of the British Chamber
of Commerce for Italy
David Crackett is a Fellow of the
Institute of Chartered Accountants
in England and Wales, a Registered
Auditor in Italy and has been a
Partner in Deloitte in Italy for more
than twenty years.
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BCCI - Chamber Officers & Staff
BCCI
The British Chamber of Commerce for Italy
The BCCI Team
The BCCI is a private, non profit making entity that works
closely with the British Consulate General in Milan and with
the British Embassy in Rome, as well as with the diplomatic
posts in Naples, Florence and Venice.
It represents in Italy the interests of
the Confederation of British Industries
and the British Standards Institute. It
also maintains ties in Great Britain
with the Department of Trade and
Industry, with the Association of
British Chambers of Commerce and –
throughout Europe – with COBCOE,
the Council of British Chambers of
Commerce in Continental Europe.
The BCCI was founded in 1904 in
Genoa but today its headquarters are
in Milan. Regional branches of the
Chamber are operative throughout
Italy and there is also a Secretary in
London. The Chamber has about 400
Members, for the most part Italian
and British companies, including
branches of British businesses
operating in Italy, Italian companies
that have trade relations with the
United Kingdom, service providers
and professional consultants.
We believe that the Chamber’s
fundamental mission is to serve our
Members well, remembering at all
times that, besides being Members,
they are our main source of financial
support. We anticipate their needs
and do our utmost to satisfy them,
by providing a service of excellent
quality and value.
Our Objectives
The BCCI’s objectives
summarized as follows:
can
be
• to serve as a point of reference for
British commercial interests in Italy
and to provide congenial meeting
opportunities for business men
and women, particularly British
and Italian;
• to provide services and advice
to
both
private
individuals
and companies, who may not
necessarily be Chamber Members
but who intend to start a business
activity in the UK or in Italy;
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The Council of the British Chamber of Commerce for Italy
is composed of high international profile representatives
from over 20 Member organisations. The Secretary General
and her team have been selected to look after the day to
day running of the BCCI.
• to support the British export
development
activities
of
departments of the Foreign and
Commonwealth Office (FCO) with
a view to facilitating trade between
Italy and the United Kingdom;
It allows them to network and
discover shared areas of interest; it
allows them to identify new trends
and share new business ideas. In a
very real sense, the BCCI is at the
heart of UK-Italy trade.
• to offer Members a full range of
services in the areas of trade,
business promotion and both
business and social networking;
BCCI Events
• to encourage Italians to study
English in Great Britain and
other English speaking countries
throughout the world, taking
advantage of the services offered by
the English Language Consultancy
Service (ELCS);
• to promote specialized language
learning
(commercial
and
legal), through the International
Professional English Certificate
(IPEC).
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Building networks
Connecting businesses
Creating opportunities
Inspiring innovation
There are clearly many reasons
for joining the British Chamber
of Commerce for Italy and being
a member opens up a world of
opportunities within the Italian –
British business community. The
Chamber is a unique focal point for a
wide variety of people and businesses
looking for contacts, ideas, advice
and stimulation. The Chamber also
offers many opportunities to socialise
and make new friends. Whether a
large multinational company or a
freelance individual the Chamber has
something for you.
The British Chamber of Commerce
for Italy organises a number of
events in the firm belief that creating
opportunities for networking is
essential for doing business. Events
organised by the BCCI include:
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monthly Milan business lunches;
Sustaining Members’ dinners;
monthly social evening in Milan;
round tables, seminars and workshops also in collaboration with other European Chambers;
cultural and business events in collaboration with Chamber
Members;
annual golf day;
wine club including wine trips and wine & cheese tasting;
regional activities.
Join us!
Visit our website
www.britchamitaly.com
For information and membership
British Chamber
of Commerce for Italy
Via Dante, 12
20121 Milano
Tel.: +39 02 877798
[email protected]
The British Chamber of Commerce
for Italy provides a focus and a
forum for daily interaction of a very
large number of individuals and
companies.
HONORARY PRESIDENT
• Edward Chaplin OBE, CMG
HM Ambassador
HONORARY VICE PRESIDENT
• Laurence Bristow-Smith
HM Consul General
and Director General for Trade &
Investment
• James Meikle
Cushman & Wakefield
• Alastair Robertson
Ernst & Young
• John Stewart
FIS Full Integrated Solutions
Chamber Staff
• Simona Frignani
Secretary General
and Chief Executive
[email protected]
PRESIDENT
• David Crackett
Deloitte & Touche
• Bart-Ian Verhagen
UBS
• Maria Rosa Allegra
Commercial Services & Business
Development
[email protected]
VICE PRESIDENTS
• Michael Taylor
Norton Rose
HONORARY COUNCILLORS
• John Dodds
Università di Trieste
• Maria Luisa Fantoni
Marketing & Communication
[email protected]
• Colin Vincent
Faraone Business Advisors
• Hugh Malim
Barclays Bank Group
• Tomaso Ferrario
Administration
[email protected]
TREASURER
• Arnaldo Carpi
Studio Arnaldo Carpi
COUNCILLORS
• Steven Anderson
British Consulate General
Deputy Consul General
• Richard Bastin
Euro Investigation
• Ian Dunhill
Moneygram Payment System Italy
• Lesley M. Jackson
Barclays Group
• Colin Jamieson
Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati
• John J Law
HSBC Bank
• Giuseppe La Naia
La Naia Di Oronzo & Partners
• Pier Carlo Marengo
Aviva-Italia
www.britchamitaly.com
• Maria McCarthy
Caledonian Communications
• John Murphy
Buroservice
• Carlo Orlandini
S.E.I.C. Studio Orlandini
• Henry Putnam
Right Management
• Harry Richter
Borx Italia
• Leonardo Simonelli
Italian Chamber of Commerce
and Industry for the UK
Consultants
• Susan Boyle
English Language Consultancy Service
[email protected]
• David Gibbon
International Professional English
Certificates
[email protected]
HONORARY AUDITORS
PricewaterhouseCoopers
HONORARY TAX ADVISOR
• Colin Jamieson
Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati
HONORARY LEGAL ADVISOR
• Massimo Audisio
Tosetto,Weigmann & Associati
• From the left: Maria Luisa Fantoni,
Tomaso Ferrario, Simona Frignani,
Maria Rosa Allegra and Serena Sudati
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BCCI - Commercial Services
BCCI - In the Regions
Regional Secretaries
Throughout Italy’s regions change is in the air and new
business opportunities continue to emerge. The BCCI is
in touch with these evolving scenarios and its Regional
Secretaries are ready to provide the advice, insight and
support needed. Besides Lombardy the BCCI is represented
in ten different Italian regions and in London by Honorary Regional
Secretaries, all active in their local business community.
Lombardia
Liguria
Veneto
Milan Head Office
•Simona Frignani – Secretary
General and Chief Executive
Via Dante 12
20121 Milano
Tel.: +39 02 877798
Fax: +39 02 86461885
[email protected]
•Andrea Pericu
Bettini Formigaro Pericu Studio Legale
C.so Aurelio Saffi 7/1
16128 Genova
Tel.: +39 010 581746
Fax: +39 010 5531960
[email protected]
•Andrew Fattorini
Linpac Plastics - Verona
Via Monte Pastello 40
37057 San Giovanni Lupatoto (VR)
Tel.: +39 045 9216411
Fax: +39 045 9750047
[email protected]
Campania
•Guido Vasapolli
Vasapolli & Associati
Piazza Carlo Emanuele II 13
10123 Torino
Tel.: +39 011 5611319
Fax: +39 011 540586
[email protected]
•Victor Sotunde
Studio Legale Castaldo
Via A. De Petris 114
80133 Napoli
Tel.: +39 081 5523200
Fax: +39 081 5510776
[email protected]
Emilia Romagna
•Roger Warwick
Pyramid International
Via Rivani 83
40183 Bologna
Tel.: +39 051 531804
Fax: +39 051 6022904
[email protected]
Friuli Venezia Giulia
Piemonte
Puglia
•Stefania Lo Cascio
Worldwide Trusts Consultants Srl
Via Nitti 45/a
74100 Taranto
Tel.: +39 099 4590880
Fax: +39 099 4590809
[email protected]
•Franco Staffa
Associazione Culturale
Italia-Inghilterra
Via Machiavelli 97
09131 Cagliari
Tel.: +39 070 402835
Fax: +39 070 402966
[email protected]
Lazio
Sicilia
•Steven Taylor
The R&S Way
Via Vittorio Veneto 12
00030 Castel San Pietro Romano (RM)
Tel.: +39 06 97652108
Fax: +39 06 86213017
[email protected]
•Alessandro Dagnino
Dagnino Pinelli Schifani Studio Legale
P.zza Virgilio 4
90141 Palermo
Tel.: +39 091 323054 - 321260
Fax: +39 091 6197452
[email protected]
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•Cav. Grand’Uff.
Michael Nathanson OBE
Thring Townsend Lee & Pembertons
Kinnaird House
1 Pall Mall East,
London SW1Y 5AU
Tel.: +44 (0) 20 7766 5659
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7766 5675
[email protected]
Sardegna
•John Dodds
Università di Trieste
Via F. Filzi 14
34132 Trieste
Tel.: +39 040 5582324
Fax: +39 040 5582301
[email protected]
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London
We are also developing opportunities
in Toscana. For more information
please contact the Milan Head Office.
VAT, Meeting Facilities and Business Services
The British Chamber of Commerce for Italy offers a full
range of business services, either through its own means
or through those of its Members, who are experts in their
respective fields and offer efficient, effective services at
advantageous conditions.
VAT Recovery
for small business meetings held by
entrepreneurs whose professional
commitments occasionally bring
them to Milan and call for a private,
functional space. The Chamber’s
offices are centrally located and easy
to get to.
Feel free to book the meeting room:
• Tel.: +39 02 877798
• [email protected]
On the basis of the reciprocity
agreement existing between Italy and
the UK, it is possible for Italian and
British companies to reclaim Value
Added Tax (“Imposta sul Valore
Aggiunto”).
The British Chamber of Commerce
for Italy delivers this service, handling
the procedures involved as well as
contacts with the appropriate fiscal
authorities. Companies wishing to Full range of business services through
take advantage of the service send its Members
their relevant documentation to the
Chamber where it is examined and The BCCI is developing a project with
VAT refund application forms are the aim of increasing the visibility of
prepared, in compliance with the those members who are interested
terms
and
in promoting
regulations
their business
The British Chamber
provided for
through the
by law. The
of Commerce for Italy
sponsorship
application
of a web
offers a full range of
is
then
commercial
business services, either
forwarded to
service page.
through its own means
the appropriate
or those of its Members
office by staff
While
the
experienced in
B r i t i s h
dealing with Ministry departments.
Chamber of Commerce for Italy
The state of progress of the promotes a wider range of commercial
application is constantly monitored services via internet and throughout
and reminder action taken to ensure its respected and consolidated global
things proceed rapidly. The client network, belonging to a centenary
company is regularly updated on Institution, the sponsor could
progresses, until the process has been take advantage of a widespread
completed and the refund received.
visibility among Trade Associations,
If your company wishes to take Chambers of Commerce, COBCOE
advantage of this service, please (Council of British Chambers of
contact Tomaso Ferrario:
Commerce in Continental Europe),
• Tel.: +39 02 877798
British Institutions and companies
• [email protected] in Italy and Great Britain with which
high-partnership relationships are
constantly kept.
Office and Meeting Facilities
Considering the success of this
The British Chamber is also able initiative, we are going to create
to provide companies who wish to further new services very soon. Few
take advantage of this service, with of them will be also related to a leisure
a meeting room in the Chamber’s and/or entertainment environment.
premises right in the centre of Milan Either companies or individuals
(Via Dante).
could benefit of this service since our
website is visited by BCCI Members
The facilities offer an ideal venue and many other people.
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The already existing services are:
• Business Flights
• Business Investigation
• Certification and Training
• Dinners and Working Lunches
• Company Formation
• Concerts & Exclusive Events
• Corporate Gifts
• Credit collection
• Due Diligence (in Italy and the UK)
• Events
• Hotels & Resorts
• Import/Export Services
• Interpreting
• Market Research
• Offices and Meeting Facilities
• On Line Recruitment/CV
• Payroll
• Translation
• Workshops & Seminars
If the service you require is not
mentioned in the above list, the BCCI
prides itself on being able to find
the most suitable service provider
amongst its Members, whatever your
business needs. Please note that new
further services are going to be added
to this list.
If you feel that your company could
fit well in the commercial section of
the BCCI website, or wish to discuss
business opportunities in Italy and
the UK, please contact Maria Rosa
Allegra, Commercial Services &
Business Development:
• Tel.: +39 02 877798
• [email protected]
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BCCI - Communication Services
BCCI - Language Services
International Professional English Certificates
(IPEC) & English Language Consultancy
Service (ELCS)
Britaly, Focus on Italy, Italy Trade Guide, Speak
to the world, Study of British investment in
Italy, The History
The British Chamber of Commerce for Italy offers Italians
a comprehensive service designed to meet their English
learning needs.
The BCCI has various communication tools and publications
created throughout the year.
Britaly is the Chamber’s monthly
• Students
• Speak to the world 2009 cover
The service moves in two directions:
IPEC is a benchmark qualification, at
several levels, for English as a second
language for use in business, the legal
sector and many other specialist areas;
ELCS provides full information and
advice for people who intend to study
English on site, in England, the USA or
elsewhere.
International
Professional
English
Certificates (IPEC)
The British Chamber of Commerce IPEC
examinations continue to expand both in
terms of the number and variety of users
and in terms of the level and choice of
examinations offered.
Currently the basic IPEC examinations
are offered at three of the levels
established by the Council of Europe:
Entry (Threshold B1 Level), Executive
(Vantage B2 Level), and Excellence
(Effective Proficiency C1 level), while
the Legal English Module which was
developed in collaboration with Milan’s
Just Legal Services is now available on
a regular basis and is recognised as an
external qualification for the degree
course in law at Milan’s Bocconi
university. In 2006 this was joined by
the Environmental English Module
and the Enological English Module for
sommeliers, while our latest modules,
developed in response to the needs
which will be created by Milan’s Expo,
include English for Policing, English for
Doctors, and English for Paramedics.
The examinations are recognised as
“crediti formativi” in Italy, and are also
used or recognised as credits by several
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other important Italian universities. Apart
from the universities, other users include
Istituti Superiori, private language schools
and individual students.
The English Language Consultancy
Service was set up in 1986 with the aim
of providing as much information as
possible about the best English language
schools in Britain. However, since the
turn of the century when global horizons
widened, so have those of the ELCS.
Features of the examinations appreciated
by our users include the challenging and
stimulating nature of the examination
materials, the flexibility in terms of We are able to counsel students for
availability at any time for groups of any quality courses in recognised schools in
size, the rapid turnaround of results and all English speaking countries. Through
their topicality and authenticity. The latter visits to the schools in Europe and
features are assured by our agreement keeping in close contact with the rest, we
with the prestigious British magazine have got to know these organisations well
“Management Today” for the use of and consequently can steer prospective
their
articles
students
as texts in our
towards
the
examinations.
schools
that
Naturally,
the
best suits their
Don’t delay – call us today!
fact that the
needs.
The
examinations
feedbacks we
are
offered
have received
by the British
show that we
Chamber of Commerce, apart from made the right choices. In the twentyguaranteeing their direct relevance to the three years of our existence we can boast
world of work, and the high quality of having advised thousands of students
their preparation, offers a unique benefit and solved hundreds of problems. Not
both to users and to members of the only that – by Jove - but we’ve helped
Chamber.
them to learn English too!
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For more information please visit our
website: www.britchamitaly.com
or contact David Gibbon:
• Tel.: +39 02 877798
• [email protected]
Wether you want to study in Cambridge
or Cape Town, in London or Los Angeles,
for one week or for one year, one of our
partner schools will have the course you
are looking for.
English Language Consultancy Service
(ELCS)
The British Chamber of Commerce for
Italy offers a free consultancy service for
anyone wishing to improve their English
abroad.
Visit: www.britchamitaly.com
For information or appointments, please
contact Susan Boyle:
• Tel.: +39 02 876981
• [email protected]
newsletter, which is sent via e-mail to
over 1,200 addresses. The newsletter
contains a full listing of Chamber future
events and news as well as information
concerning BCCI Members. Each month
Britaly also acts as a journal, allowing
BCCI Members to send their articles to
the whole Membership and beyond.
Therefore, new offices? New service?
We can help you to communicate
directly to the English Speaking
Business Community in Italy.
Contributions are welcome.
For details, please contact Maria Luisa
Fantoni:
• Tel.: +39 02 877798
• [email protected]
Focus on Italy, the Chamber userfriendly magazine to business and
pleasure in Italy, is full of facts, figures,
forecasts, essential information and
articles drawing on the experiences of
Members working in Italy. Enjoying a
shelf life of one year Focus on Italy has
a print run of some 5,000 copies and
is distributed to Chamber Members,
through the British Consulate, the
British Embassy in Rome, hotels,
business centres, airport lounges and
the network of member companies’
reception areas.
To discuss promotion opportunities in
our Chamber Magazine, please contact
our member GDS Brand Consultancy,
Paola Bettinelli:
• Tel.: +39 02 80583151
• [email protected]
ItalyTrade Guide & Membership
Directory is a CD Rom which was
developed in collaboration with UK
Trade & Investment and with Chamber
Member Trade & Invest Communications
who have created similar products for
a number of British Chambers across
Europe. It is a valuable resource for
both British companies looking at
investing in Italy and for companies
already in the country who want to
expand their network of contacts.
An updated version is now available.
We hope you find the CD useful. If you
require copies of the CD please do not
hesitate to contact Maria Luisa Fantoni
at the Chamber.
Speak to the world is published
every year and contains information
on the about 40 UK and international
member schools of the ELCS scheme,
including details of the many English
language courses offered as well as
details on the cities and towns where
the schools are located. It also carries
general information which is invaluable
to a foreign student studying in the UK
for the first time.
Study of British investment in
Italy, kindly sponsored by Deloitte,
was published in 2008, in collaboration
with Camera di Commercio di Milano,
UK Trade & Investment and the Italian
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
for the UK. This publication aims at
offering a complete enough picture of
British Companies’ main motivations
of investment in Italy and the principal
attractions of Italy’s economic and
administrative system.
The History of the British Chamber
of Commerce for Italy was published
to celebrate the Chamber’s centenary
in 2004. This publication covers 100
fascinating years of the evolving
business relationship between the
two world wars, and taking us from
the Chamber’s foundation in 1904 in
Genoa to the present day.
• The History cover
The BCCI on the Net
Born in 2006, the BCCI website has
quickly become the cornerstone of
the Chamber’s activities. Visited
by Members and many more this
means of communication was
created to provide a much wider
range of information and guidance.
Whether it be a click on our
Services pages, one on our Events
section or a general browse, the
website has now become a virtual
platform.
Following the ever growing means
of technology and networking, a
Forum and a BCCI LinkedIn Group
were created last year to give our
Members the opportunity to meet
and do business also in the modern
virtual reality.
We offer visitors all the information
they need on the Chamber and its
numerous activities in Milan and
throughout the country. For this
reason a Regions Section has been
developed to help increase further
business opportunities, promotion
and contacts.
Giving our Members’ businesses
and services they offer, more and
more visibility the BCCI website is
now a “net-working” must. New
sections are being created day by
day; one of these being our Leisure
& Entertainment pages.
So why not be unique and let
us help you with developing
your business, network and
communicate your companies
ideas? It’s all just a click away.
www.britchamitaly.com
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BCCI - Sustaining Members
The British Chamber of Commerce for Italy wishes to thank its Sustaining Members
FIS Full Integrated Solutions
Four Four Two Sports Pub
Herman Miller
Indian Chamber of Commerce in Italy
Initial Italia
International Power Italia
Intertek
Intrum Justitia
Italian Chamber UK
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Aviva
Barclays
Deloitte
HSBC
Starwood
Jaguar
JCB
Jo Malone
ADP Italia
Andersen School
Assolombarda
Key2People Executive Search
KPMG
La Naia, Di Oronzo & Partners
AstraZeneca
BAA Italia Naples Internat. Airport
Belluzzo & Associati
Language Point
Leeds Legal
Logica CMG
BG Italia
Bolliger
British Airways
Lufthansa
Marsh
Martifer Solar
British Council
BSI
Cable & Wireless
Matica
Norton Rose
Novaseta
Camera di Commercio di Milano - Promos
CLS Communication
Coats Cucirini
Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati
Pernod Ricard Italia
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Controfilda
Coutts & Co.
Cushman & Wakefield
Pyramid International
Residence Camperio - Finsev
Right Management Italy
Diageo Italia
DLA Piper
Easynet Italia
Royal & Sun Alliance Assicurazioni
Salotto Valperga
Serantoni e Associati
Ernst & Young
Euro Investigation
FAI
The Virtus
Ughi & Nunziante
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BCCI - Latest news
BCCI - New Members
Latest news
New Members 2009
The BCCI would like to inform all its Members about the recent changes inside the Council
and the Staff; please also note that new merchandising is now available.
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Member
Member type
• ADP Italia
Sustaining
• Andersen School
Sustaining
• bmi
Corporate
• Bolliger Roma
Branch
• Borgo degli Ulivi Residence
Corporate
• Carr Jane Marion
Individual
• Eutopos
Corporate
• Favini Robertson Anna
Individual
• Flare Communications
Corporate
• Four Four Two Sports Pub
Sustaining
• GEFI
Corporate
• Grand Hotel et De Milan
Corporate
• Hotel Straf
Branch
• Il Castello
Corporate
• Imagefast
Corporate
• Indian Chamber of Commerce in Italy
Sustaining
• Jaguar
Sustaining
• John Peter Sloan
Corporate
• Jo Malone
Sustaining
• Milan Marriott Hotel
Corporate
• Pringle Consulting
Corporate
• Studio Commercialista Dott. Alberto Crosti
Corporate
• Tandur Ristorante
Corporate
• The R&S Way
Corporate
• Vega Informatica
Corporate
• Villa Paolo
Individual
Upgrades to Sustaining Member
• BSI
• Cable & Wireless
• Intertek
• Intrum Justitia
• La Naia Di Oronzo & Partners
Upgrade to Corporate Member
• Bettini Formigaro Pericu Studio Legale
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New Members
The British Chamber of Commerce
for Italy welcomes its 26 new
Members and thanks its 6 Members
who decided to upgrade their
membership.
As you may know, we are a private
non-profit making association,
established in Genoa in 1904. Over
the past 100 years we have helped
countless companies and individuals
to succeed in business between Italy
and the English-speaking world.
The BCCI helps entrepreneurs,
professionals,
managers
or
employees with their own business
between Italy and the UK. We offer
not only marketing opportunities,
but also a wide range of solutions in
order to solve any kind of business
problem they might cope with.
The BCCI currently has about 400
Members who take advantage of
the networking and promotional
opportunities offered by the
Chamber, as well as its many
different services. There are various
categories of membership to meet
the different needs of our Members.
To have a general chat about joining
the Chamber, you should contact
Simona Frignani, Secretary General;
to discuss the administrative side of
membership, please contact Tomaso
Ferrario; commercial services can be
discussed with Maria Rosa Allegra
and marketing & communication
with Maria Luisa Fantoni.
If you need any further information
please do not hesitate to contact us.
We look forward to welcoming you
amongst our Members.
It is with great pleasure that the Council
of the British Chamber of Commerce
for Italy informs its Members that two
new Councillors have been coopted by
the unanimous vote of the Councillors
present at the Meeting of the Council
which took place last 22nd July.
A warm welcome and congratulations
to the two new Councillors, Mr John
J Law and Mr Alastair Robertson.
The BCCI would also like to thank
Mr Christopher Stokes for his kind
support and dedication during his ten
year term as Councillor.
The Chamber takes the opportunity to
introduce the new Regional Secretary
for Sicily: Mr Alessandro Dagnino.
BCCI Merchandising
The BCCI would like to inform
its Members that new scarves
and ties personalised with the
BCCI logo are now available.
These exclusive accessories
are produced by Novaseta, one
of our Sustaining Members.
• BCCI tie
• BCCI scarf
We would also like to warmly welcome
Tomaso Ferrario, our Accountancy &
Administration Manager, and Maria
Luisa Fantoni, our new Marketing
&
Communication
Manager.
Last but least, the BCCI thanks Elena
Marchese, previous Marketing &
Communication Manager, who has left
us to take up an exciting new career
opportunity.
Any Member wishing to buy one
of them should contact Maria
Luisa Fantoni:
• Tel.: +39 02 877798
• [email protected]
All the best to all of them!
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BCCI - Events
Events
An overview of some BCCI events held in 2009.
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BCCI - ICCI
by Howard Rosen
BCCI - COBCOE
COBCOE
ICCI
The Council of British Chambers of Commerce in Europe
is the independent, nonprofit making organisation
representing British chambers of commerce throughout
Continental Europe.
Founded in 1973 by British Chambers
in Europe, we act as an umbrella
organisation for COBCOE’s 31 British
Chambers of Commerce across
Europe which operate in 30 different
countries. Together we represent
about 8,500 businesses in a dynamic
and growing organisation.
COBCOE is the route to Europe for
British business and the route to
the UK for International businesses.
As the voice of British business in
Europe COBCOE has top level access
to key political and business decision
makers in London and Brussels.
The Indian Chamber of Commerce in Italy.
The Indian Chamber of Commerce in
Italy (ICCI) was originally founded in
1975, while the present edition came
into being on 14th January 2002 with
the aim of creating, promoting and
developing business, cultural and
tourism exchanges between India and
Italy.
COBCOE’s aim is to protect
and promote the interests of
our constituent Chambers - and COBCOE
co-ordinates
and
their business Members through communicates the interests of all its
representation, cooperation and members by:
support of international trade and • Holding an annual conference for
commerce. To do this, we liaise closely all Chambers – a vital network for its
with governments and organisations members and attended by directors
including the
and officers
Department
of nearly all
COBCOE is the route
of Business
COBCOE
to Europe for British
Enterprise
member
business and the route to
a
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chambers
the UK for International
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businesses
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(BERR) - UK
distributing
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Investment (UKTI), Confederation informative newsletter LINKS twice
of British Industry (CBI), Institute of yearly and the COBCOE European
Directors (IoD), and British Chambers Trade Guide
of Commerce (BCC), to ensure that •Maintaining the COBCOE website
our Members’ needs and concerns which links all the member
are addressed. We also provide Chambers
additional services and assistance for •Representing the interests of
member Chambers from our base in its members through its Public
London.
Affairs Commission and specifically
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• From the left: Howard Rosen, President
of COBCOE, Charlotte Fraser-Prynne,
National Director at the Barcelona Head
Office of The British Chamber of Commerce in Spain, Sir Andrew Thomas Cahn,
Chief Executive of UK Trade & Investment
(UKTI), David Crackett, President of The
British Chamber of Commerce for Italy.
© Ron Whitfield Photography & Associates
connecting its members through
contacts and visits to the European
Institutions
• Providing a key working link with
the UK Government
•Running Chamber director training
programmes and producing and
distributing good practice guides
•Running
regional
meetings
and conferences with COBCOE
members.
12 York Gate, London NW1 4QS, United Kingdom.
Telephone: +44 20 8785 57 60, Fax: +44 20 8785 57 70
COBCOE represents British Chambers of Commerce in Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, FYR Macedonia, Norway,
Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
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by Vanessa Bello
www.cobcoe.eu
Thanks to its activities and the
commitment it dedicates to small and
medium-size businesses, it is recognized
to all intents and purposes as a
Chamber of Commerce by the Italian
Ministry for Industry (Ministero delle
Attività Produttive) and is registered
with CAMERE DI COMMERCIO ITALO
ESTERE O ESTERE IN ITALIA at
Unioncamere under registration n.33 of
5th February 2003.
The Indian Chamber of Commerce
in Italy has its main operational
office at Via Moncalvo 80, Milan, and
correspondent offices in Mumbai and
New Delhi, India. Over the coming
months the aim is to open new offices
in collaboration with major business
associations in the regions of Italy and
other cities in India.
ICCI operates with an active and flexible
structure that enables it to provide
small and medium-size businesses with
a wide range of integrated services
rapidly and effectively. Its main task is
to solve the problems that businesses
face when entering foreign markets,
in particular Italian firms going to
India and Indian firms entering Italy.
All this is supported by a network of
professionals specialized in different
areas of international trade.
In addition there are a number
of external partners with whom a
network has been created to support
the development of international
business. The network of external
partners has enabled a number of
services to be introduced, dedicated
to small and medium-size businesses
and characterized by quality and
professionalism. ICCI’s partners are
providers of legal services, services for
the protection of intellectual property,
banking and insurance services,
marketing and communication services,
logistics and transport, etc. All of these
service providers are coordinated
by ICCI in order to offer small and
medium-size businesses an excellent
integrated service. This will give small
and medium-size Italian businesses the
opportunity to invest in India through a
single, authorized interlocutor.
[
The main task is to
solve the problems
that businesses face
when entering foreign
markets, in particular
Italian firms going to
India and Indian firms
entering Italy
]
The organizational structure consists of
a number of people working full-time
at the main operational office in Italy
and the two correspondent offices in
India, one in Mumbai and the other in
New Delhi.
www.icci.it
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FAI Fondo per l’ambiente italiano
Viale Coni Zugna 5
20144 Milano
Tel.: 02 467615210
BCCI - FAI
Towards a sustainable Italy
Founded in 1975 by Giulia Maria Mozzoni Crespi, with the objective of safeguarding,
preserving and promoting Italian artistic and natural heritage, FAI – Fondo Ambiente
Italiano has continued to expand its activities and its collaborations with companies over
the past 30 years.
To better understand FAI and what
it does today, we interviewed Shelly
Sandall, Italian by adoption and
enchanted with the so-called “Bel
Paese”, Manager of the Foundation’s
Marketing and Corporate Fundraising
activities.
How would you define FAI and its
mission?
In the most simple way, FAI could be
defined as a charitable Foundation
which protects, restores and opens to
the public historical houses, monuments
and natural areas. But more than a
Foundation, we consider ourselves
a movement of people who want to
guarantee that Italy does not lose its
extraordinary heritage, a movement of
people who are dedicated to fighting
against indifference to the deterioration
of the Italian environment.
FAI’s mission is to promote a
culture of respect toward the Italian
environment, defined in its entirety as
nature, landscape, architecture, art and
traditions. Working for the environment
for FAI means taking care of the places
in which people live and helping
them appreciate and fully experience
their heritage. Italy has one of the
most exceptional artistic, cultural and
historical heritages in the world – and
it belongs to everyone. For this reason,
FAI works to render it accessible to
the public, to encourage people to
experience it and to increase everyone’s
sense of responsibility to safeguard it. As
our President aptly says, “one defends
what one loves and one loves what
one knows”. An example of this is the
“Giornata FAI di Primavera”, an annual
event organized by FAI for the last 17
years through its over 100 delegations
throughout Italy – all tireless volunteers
- during which some 500 monuments,
villas, gardens and natural areas are
opened free of charge to the public.
During the month of June FAI
consolidated a special framework for
collaboration with the British Chamber
of Commerce in Italy; what does FAI
expect from this collaboration? What are
or could be the possible advantages for
the Chamber and its members?
We are very pleased to have formed
this special collaboration with the
British Chamber of Commerce for Italy
because its member companies play an
important part in the Italian Business
Community.
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“FAI is a movement of people
who are dedicated to fighting
against indifference to THE
deterioration of THE Italian
environment ”
Regarding the relationship between FAI
and the BCCI, I hope that we can create
a mutually beneficial relationship in two
ways: from a company perspective and
from an individual perspective. From
the company perspective by offering
member companies diverse opportunities
to participate in the protection and the
valorization of the Italian environment in
which they operate – from the realization
of projects supporting their Corporate
Social Responsibility programs to the use
• Ieranto Bay, Massa Lubrense (NA)
• The Grand Staircase, Manta Castle
(CN) © Giorgio Majno
• Shelly Sandall, Marketing and Corporate
Fundraising activities' manager FAI
FAI has always worked closely with
and received substantial support from
mainly Italian companies so it was also
important that we develop a more active
relationship with foreign companies
operating in Italy. In fact, foreign
companies often tend to be more
engaged in issues of social responsibility
and sustainable development precisely
because they have a vested interest in
the progress of the countries in which
they operate, like the development of
the local communities and the quality
of human resources.
• View of Park Villa Gregoriana and Tivoli
with view over town of Tivoli (RM) on the
background © Massimo Siragusa
• Verandah with view into library, Villa Necchi
Campiglio (MI) © Giorgio Majno
• Garden path, Villa del Balbianello, Lenno
(CO) © Maja Galli
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Interview with
Shelly Sandall
by Paola Bettinelli
www.fondoambiente.it
• Varese Corridor unlit, with lights coming
from the adjacent rooms, Panza Villa and
Collection, (VA) © Giorgio Colombo
• Oaks' Alley, Villa Della Porta Bozzolo,
Casalzuigno, (VA) © Giorgio Majno
of our extraordinary Proprieties for the
organization of company events. From
the individual perspective by giving
individuals, and in particular foreign
managers and their families living in
Italy, a wonderful way to discover
the beauty of this country. We have
therefore put together two introductory
offers available to the members of the
BCCI which provide special conditions
for the enrollment in our sustaining
company program Corporate Golden
Donor as well as for individual
membership to the Foundation. Both
offer great benefits, so we do hope that
many companies will take advantage of
these special offers.
Recently, in collaboration with SDA
Bocconi, FAI organized a seminar
for the sustaining companies in the
Corporate Golden Donor program.
The theme of this seminar was
Corporate Social Responsibility; why
is it important for FAI to be in contact
with companies that practice social
responsibility?
To promote the respect of the
environment, to protect the landscape
for the good of the collectivity and to
work towards educating people about
the appropriate use of resources – all
these actions aim at increasing the
sustainability of Italy. FAI therefore
has always worked in the direction
of Corporate Social Responsibility
and we believe that there are many
opportunities to tackle this issue together
with companies. Today companies in
Italy which adopt social responsibility
policies know that the sustainability of
Italy creates the basis for the sustainability
of their own company’s activities here.
We realize that this is a very strategic
issue for companies, especially in this
difficult time of crisis when companies
need to reinforce their competitive
advantages, and therefore we want
to become a Partner to companies
who have decided to undertake this
approach. The choice of the theme of
Corporate Social Responsibility for the
seminar was therefore motivated by our
desire to learn and grow in knowledge
together with our sustaining companies.
Working together means comparing
experiences as well as experimenting
with new approaches. And in working
together in this way, FAI is able to create
enduring Partnerships in which both
company business objectives and our
objective of safeguarding the beauty of
this country can coexist.
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BCCI - Unioncamere
by Marco Pozzoli
BCCI - Promos
Promos
Mixed and Foreign Chambers of Commerce
Accordo tra Promos e the British Chamber of Commerce
for Italy.
Promos, azienda Speciale della
Camera di Commercio di Milano per le
attività internazionali, il 15 dicembre
2008 ha siglato un accordo con the
British Chamber of Commerce for
Italy con sede a Milano.
internazionale, in grado di offrire
opportunità di intercettazione dei
flussi di investimento, oltre ad
un’azione congiunta per convogliare
tali flussi verso l’area milanese e
lombarda.
“Questo accordo – come spiega In particolare, la BCCI si è impegnata
Pier Andrea Chevallard, Direttore ad incentivare e valorizzare il marchio
di Promos - ufficializza l’impegno e l’attività del servizio realizzato da
delle due istituzioni a collaborare Promos “Invest in Milan” presso
per la promozione di Milano e i propri associati, le imprese e le
della Lombardia presso la business istituzioni britanniche o di altro Paese
community britannica, attraverso la con le quali intrattiene rapporti di
realizzazione di iniziative e progetti collaborazione.
comuni.
Le
due
istituzioni
Il ruolo di Promos,
svolgeranno
in
è
quello
di
“ Questo Accordo
modo coordinato,
realizzare progetti
ufficializza l’impegno delle
congiunto
e
di
marketing
due
istituzioni a collaborare
sinergico azioni
territoriale,
ed attività di
finalizzati
per la promozione di Milano
m a r k e t i n g
all’attrazione
e della Lombardia presso la
territoriale”.
di
investimenti
business community britannica, esteri
e
di
“ L ’ a c c o r d o attraverso la realizzazione di turismo d’affari,
–
ribadisce
per
sviluppare
iniziative e progetti comuni
David
Crackett
e rafforzare il
Pier Andrea Chevallard - Direttore Promos ”
Presidente della
networking con
British Chamber
i principali attori
of Commerce for Italy - è stato del sistema economico italiano e
fortemente voluto da ambedue le lombardo, sia a livello istituzionale
istituzioni per consacrare per iscritto che imprenditoriale.
una fitta collaborazione già presente
e fattiva da tempo e che andrà The British Chamber of Commerce
sicuramente crescendo negli anni a for Italy si propone come punto di
venire.”
riferimento per la business community
di lingua inglese in Italia, aiutando
The British Chamber of Commerce e supportando i propri associati (le
for Italy (BCCI) e Promos si sono imprese e soggetti individuali), nella
impegnate a promuovere tutte le realizzazione di attività economiche
possibili opportunità di investimento e di business tra Regno Unito e Italia.
e di insediamento presso la business L’Istituzione ha tra i suoi obiettivi,
community britannica a Milano, il potenziamento della propria
in Lombardia ma anche in Italia presenza sul territorio italiano, con
e nel Regno Unito, attraverso la specifico interesse per l’area milanese
realizzazione di comuni iniziative ed e lombarda, per favorire lo sviluppo
attività.
sia del sistema economico italiano
che di quello britannico.
Sono previsti numerosi eventi e
manifestazioni di carattere locale e
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Presentation of the new Fiera Milano Desk.
• Palazzo Affari ai Giureconsulti di Milano
• Terrazza con vista sul Duomo di Milano
www.promos-milano.com
The Mixed and Foreign Chambers
of Commerce in Italy are important
organisations which play a strong role
in the social, economic and political
landscape of this country, directly
representing as they do the wider
business community. This makes them
an extremely effective tool for increasing
the level of interchange between Italy
and the countries involved and thus
to encourage development of this
country’s economy.
Unioncamere - Unione Italiana delle
Camere di Commercio, Industria e
Artigianato (The Italian Union of
Chambers of Commerce, Industry • The Unioncamere Desk at the Fiera
and Crafts) - promotes, performs Milano inaugurated in April 2009.
and manages services and activities
of interest to the entire network of
chambers of commerce throughout
the country.
exhibition space.
The Mixed Chambers of Commerce The Desk, inaugurated in April 2009,
Section is active in Italy in encouraging seeks to offer assistance and information
bilateral relationships between the to companies regarding the services
respective countries of origin and of the Mixed and Foreign Chambers
Italy, through actions which focus on of Commerce, and will remain open
introducing
throughout all
The Desk, inaugurated
businesses to
the trade fairs
in April 2009, seeks to
the market.
to be held at
offer assistance and
The
Mixed
least up until
Chambers of
information to companies
December
Commerce
2009. It will be
regarding the services of
S e c t i o n ,
open, therefore,
the Mixed and Foreign
set
up
by
during
the
Chambers of Commerce
Unioncamere,
following
brings together
events:
Emo
the Mixed and Foreign Chambers of Milano 2009 (5-10 October), Smau
Commerce in Italy, recognised by the (23-31 October), Com-pa, Viscom (3-7
Italian government, that operate to November), Eicma Moto e Bici 2009
facilitate contact between business (10-15 November), Simei, Enovitis (24and foreign markets by means of 28 November) and A/F L’Artigiano In
partnerships, targeted agreements and Fiera (5-13 December).
common projects.
The Swiss, British, French, Indian,
As part of the 2009 plans of the Argentinian,
Chinese,
Brazilian,
Section to promote the development Moldavian, Uzbeki, Polish, Russian
of promotional activities of the Mixed and Italo-Oriental Chambers of
and Foreign Chambers of Commerce, a Commerce are currently supporting this
project was been conceived which saw initiative. The participation of the BCCI
the institution of a Desk of the Mixed in the project will thus allow visitors to
and Foreign Chambers of Commerce at gather material and information related
the Fiera Milano (Milan Trade Fair site), to the British Chamber of Commerce for
at the entrance to the new Rho/Pero Italy and the services it offers. [
www.unioncamere.it
]
BCCI IVA Recovery Service
On the basis of the reciprocity
agreement existing between Italy
and the UK, it is possible for British
companies to reclaim IVA (“Imposta
sul Valore Aggiunto”).
The British Chamber of Commerce
for Italy delivers this service, handling
the procedures involved as well as
contacts with the appropriate fiscal
authorities. Companies wishing to
take advantage of the service send
their relevant documentation to
the Chamber where it is examined
and IVA refund application forms
are prepared, in compliance with
the terms and regulations provided
for by law. The application is then
forwarded to the appropriate office
by staff experienced in dealing with
Ministry departments.
The state of progress of the
application is constantly monitored
and reminder action taken to ensure
things proceed rapidly. The client
company is regularly updated on
progresses, until the process has been
completed and the refund received.
For further information please contact
Tomaso Ferrario:
• Tel.: +39 02 877798
• [email protected]
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Focus on Veneto & Friu
Interview with
Andrew Fattorini
by Paola Bettinelli
Why Veneto?
Veneto is one of the most economically prosperous areas of Italy, with significant
development in the last 50 years to move from a predominantly agricultural economy to
one based around modern manufacturing, distribution and services.
Veneto is the region in North-East Italy
which is logistically close to the north
(Brennero motorway leads to Austria and
Germany), the east (Slovenia, Croatia and
Eastern Europe), south (Central/Southern
Italy) and west (Milan/Lombardy and
France) with fast north/south and east/
west motorway and rail links, as well
as three international airports in Verona,
Venice and Treviso. Venice also provides
a port.
The economy has a high proportion
of small and medium-sized enterprises,
typically family companies, including
some family companies which have
become large and famous.
the Second World War, and flourished
in the struggle against adversity; this
entrepreneurial and work-ethic spirit
continues today.
What is exactly a Regional Secretary and
which is his role in Veneto?
As Regional Secretary my role is to
promote Veneto to British businesses,
and help companies in Veneto with their
business in the UK. I also want to create
a local network so that people can meet
other people in an informal atmosphere.
Where possible, I put businesses in
touch with other Chamber Members to
develop business together.
In 2008, we organized an Aperitivo for
Why a foreign company would invest in the “Tocatì International Street Games
Veneto?
Festival” in Verona in honour of Scotland
Veneto has a history of entrepreneurialism, as the Guest Nation, and over 100 people
with creativity applied by workers on attended the event.
a daily basis. My company, LINPAC
Packaging Verona, is culturally diverse Other events to which Members were
with people from many backgrounds and invited in 2008 included tax and legal
nationalities, and
update seminars,
this has certainly
and presentations
“ Veneto is famous for
helped
our
from
senior
innovations with
management at
research and development,
new
products,
a national bank
innovation and quality ”
services and ways
and
insurance
of working which
company based
we have shared with other members of in Veneto.
the LINPAC Group.
Veneto is considered a region full
Veneto is famous for research and of creativity: what kind of cultural,
development, innovation and quality. artistic, territorial features let it be so
In our industrial estate there are many appreciated?
small businesses who provide us with From a cultural point of view, Veneto
specialist components, machinery and is unmatchable, with two of Italy’s four
services that would not be found in such art-cities in the region: Verona - with the
a small geographical area in the UK.
Roman Arena and Roman Theatre, and
the only Italian city where Shakespeare
Veneto provides a good base logistically based two plays - and Venice, the
for the Italian market, avoiding the extra historical capital of Veneto and visited
cost and gridlock of Milan.
by millions today. Vicenza is famous for
The people in Veneto are well-known Antonio Palladio and is surrounded by
for being hard-working, with family Palladian Villas, which are also found
companies built around saving and all in Treviso and Rovigo. Belluno in the
working together towards a common mountains includes the ski-resort of
goal. Many businesses started up after Cortina. Padua is famous for its university
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• Andrew Fattorini, BCCI Regional
Secretary for Veneto
and Saint Antony of Padua.
Veneto has Lake Garda on the west,
and the Adriatic coast on the east, with
water-sports and beach-relaxation. More
energetic pastimes include golf, walking
in the hills and skiing in the mountains.
The food and wine of Veneto are rightly
famous.
Which economic sectors could be
considered attractive for a potential
investor? What kind of resources would
be available?
Economic sectors are very diverse and
include wine, food, engineering, banking,
insurance, plastics/rubber, agriculture,
marble, textiles, glasses, glass, chemicals,
pharmaceuticals, IT, transport/logistics.
The local business organizations,
such as Confindustria, Apindustria
and Confcommercio provide practical
assistance to companies with all aspects
of business, and there is good availability
of financial and legal services for business
start-ups, due-diligence and company
mergers and acquisitions.
Confindustria Verona, for example, has
a Vice-President with the specific role of
promoting the area to foreign investors.
Interview with
John Dodds
by Paola Bettinelli
Why Friuli Venezia Giulia?
The North East of Italy offers a great deal to anyone thinking of investing or moving into
the Italian market, both in terms of economic potential as well as quality of life.
Prof Dodds began his career when
he entered the English Department
of the University of Udine in 1979.
A few years later, he transferred to
the University of Trieste and in 1994
became Dean of the Interpreters’
School there. He has also been
Visiting Professor at the University
of Lugano, as well as Honorary
Consul for Great Britain and
Northern Ireland, Secretary General
of the Corps Consulaire and Regional
Secretary of the British Chamber of
Commerce for Italy. Prof Dodds has
published extensively in English
and in Italian on a variety of aspects
of Comparative Linguistics and
Translation Theory. He has also been
consultant editor for HarperCollins
Bilingual Reference, the largest
publishers in Europe today, and is
also on several advisory boards of
leading international journals.
Why a foreign company would invest
in Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia?
The North East of Italy offers a wide
range of business activity. There
are, of course, the big success
stories: Illy, Benetton, Electrolux
and
Fincantieri/P&O
(Trieste
was twinned with Southampton
a few years ago). But the base
of business activity here is not
generally connected to large-scale
manufacturing. Rather, it is the
small to medium-sized enterprise
that is at the heart of the North
East. We have a large number
of import/export and shipping
companies in the Trieste area (at
a particularly opportune moment
with the modernisation of its port),
the design and manufacture of
furniture and household goods in
Friuli and of course, along its sandy
beaches and high in its mountains,
a tourist industry that plays host to
millions of visitors.
What is exactly a Regional Secretary
and which is his role in Friuli?
My appointment 10 years ago may Which economic sectors could be
seem rather an odd choice for a considered attractive for a potential
Chamber of Commerce. A university investor? What kind of resources
don in the world of modern business would be available?
would usually be considered a real fish Until the recent recession, the North
out of water! Yet
East had become
someone coming
“ Investors will always do a key growth
from the service well to look to the North East area in the Italian
sector of translation
economy,
with
of Italy, because it is really a
and interpreting
Trieste’s + 10%
great place to live ”
has
its
logic.
p.a. growth rate
An
interpreter/
representing
a
translator
deals
real opportunity
with a huge variety of professionals for businesses from all over Europe.
from every nook and cranny of the Its being at the crossroads between
business world, as well as the public Western and Eastern Europe had turned
administration, and certainly Italy’s it from a backwater into a boomtown.
premier School of Interpreting and Of course, the recession then hit the
Translation is the natural interlocutor North East as well as everywhere else
for businesses whenever cultural/ in the world, but figures published just
linguistic mediation is needed. After this week (at the beginning of July,
all, a Regional Secretary of the British Ed.), with a 0.5% increase in exports
Chamber is a mediator too, creating as for the last quarter, hopefully mean
many links as possible between local that this area could already be leading
contacts and British business.
Italy out of the crisis.
• John Dodds, BCCI Regional Secretary for
Friuli Venezia Giulia
What would a foreign investor consider,
before investing in Veneto and Friuli?
Investors will always do well to look
to the North East of Italy, because it is
really a great place to live too. There
is a large British community here with
many families who remained after the
Anglo-American government ended in
1954 and a new and constant intake of
business people, as well as scholars,
technicians and scientists working for
the various scientific organisations here
(UNESCO’s Theoretical Physics Centre,
the UN Marine Biology Institute, the
Oceanographic Institute, the Science
Park, the UN Centre for Genetic
Engineering and Biotechnology,
the UN Centre for Science and High
Technology) and for the universities.
With such a numerous community,
British families are well catered for
with an Anglican Church, a British
Film Club, a United World College
and several English-language Schools
(to international baccalaureate level).
So, when all is said and done, the
North East of Italy offers a great deal
to anyone thinking of investing or
moving into the Italian market, both
in terms of economic potential as well
as quality of life. And, of course, the
Regional Branch of the BCCI is here
to assist in whatever way we can.
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Intervista ad
Andrea Bolla
by Paola Bettinelli
Rimboccarsi le maniche e costruire il futuro
Città a forte vocazione imprenditoriale, Verona si concentra sui problemi di oggi guardando
fiduciosa al futuro.
Andrea Bolla, classe 1966, è un responsabilità
importanti
di
imprenditore veronese. Bocconiano, un’organizzazione di rappresentanza
Dottore Commercialista e Revisore come Confindustria Verona: aiutare con
Contabile, è entrato nel gruppo di una mano le imprese a fronteggiare le
famiglia come direttore amministrativo, sfide e le difficoltà del quotidiano, ma
per poi diventare amministratore con l’altra costruire le condizioni di
delegato di un’azienda veronese sviluppo che saranno necessarie per
del settore metalmeccanico. Oggi è cavalcare la ripresa.
amministratore delegato di Vivigas È fondamentale ricercare un nuovo
e Veneta Vendite Srl, società che equilibrio, in cui si possa produrre e
operano nella vendita di gas naturale distribuire ricchezza meglio di quanto
ed energia elettrica. Bolla è, inoltre, sia stato fatto fino ad oggi, sempre con
Presidente del Comitato Esecutivo di la consapevolezza che il motore dello
2B Energia di Milano e consigliere di sviluppo sono le imprese.
Erogasmet Holding, Spumanti Valdo e Ecco allora un programma per il
Fondazione Atlantide.
quadriennio della mia presidenza che
Andrea Bolla ha maturato una ruota intorno a tre grandi obiettivi,
lunga esperienza associativa come con una Confindustria Verona che
Presidente dei Giovani Imprenditori di vuole essere protagonista della
Confindustria Verona e Vicepresidente crescita economica, sociale e civile del
di Confindustria Verona con delega territorio.
alle Relazioni Interne e Rapporti Innanzitutto, ritengo fondamentale
Economici. A livello nazionale, è spingere sulla vocazione internazionale
membro del Comitato Confindustria delle imprese scaligere, intesa sia come
per Expo 2015 e
capacità
delle
“ È necessario ricercare
della Commissione
imprese locali di
Energia
di
trovare
sbocchi
un nuovo equilibrio, in cui si
Confindustria.
oltre
confine,
sia
possa produrre e distribuire
come opportunità
Da poco è stato ricchezza meglio di quanto sia di localizzazione
stato fatto fino ad oggi ”
eletto Presidente
di
imprese
di Confindustria
estere. A questo
Verona,potrebbe brevemente introdurci scopo, dovremo concentrarci sulla
il suo programma?
dotazione infrastrutturale del territorio
L’avvio del mio mandato è coinciso con e sulle opportunità che nascono dal
un momento difficile, la grande crisi networking tra imprese.
che ha investito il sistema economico In secondo luogo, desidero che
e nella quale ci stiamo ancora Confindustria Verona divenga un
muovendo, se pur con il sentore di punto di riferimento per i molti
una cauta ripresa.
associati – quasi 1600! Aumentando
Essendo maturato in questo contesto, il coinvolgimento degli imprenditori,
il mio programma non ha potuto è possibile sia aiutarli ad alzare la
che risentirne. Ho, quindi, in mente testa dal quotidiano ed a confrontarsi
due obiettivi fondamentali: prestare su questioni di interesse diffuso, sia
una forte attenzione al presente, alla acquisire molte informazioni preziose
contingenza, per portare ossigeno sulle situazioni locali e sui settori.
alle aziende soffocate dalla crisi, e Credo molto a questo metodo e mi
volgere uno sguardo teso all’orizzonte sto impegnando in prima persona
per costruire il futuro del sistema per incontrare gli imprenditori, in
economico veronese.
Associazione e presso le aziende.
Credo che queste siano due Terzo obiettivo, altrettanto importante,
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• Andrea Bolla, Presidente di Confindustria
Verona
è lavorare come associazione con una
forte identità di moderno sindacato
delle imprese, ma con la convinzione
che gli interessi delle stesse si tutelino
meglio se coerenti e compatibili con gli
interessi generali; dobbiamo pertanto
proporre progetti che tengano conto
di una visione d’insieme. Si tratta di un
nuovo metodo di lavoro, che ritengo
prioritario nel contesto economicosociale attuale. Primi, ma non unici,
interlocutori con cui intendiamo
continuare a lavorare in modo
costruttivo sono i sindacati e il sistema
del credito.
Come emerge dal mio programma,
sono un imprenditore orgoglioso del
mio territorio e della mia associazione.
Credo nell’impresa e nella sua capacità
di esprimere valori utili per la società.
Che importanza rivestono le Camere
di Commercio Straniere nella regione
Veneto e, in particolare, nella provincia
veronese?
Il
Veneto
è
un
territorio
straordinariamente fertile per lo
sviluppo imprenditoriale e, anche in
questa fase di crisi, ha dimostrato di
saper reggere meglio delle altre regioni
italiane e di continuare a spingere lo
sviluppo dell’intero Paese.
Questo
spirito
imprenditoriale
è
indubbiamente
frutto,
tra
www.confindustria.vr.it
l’altro, di una forte propensione
all’internazionalizzazione sorretta dalla
presenza di Camere di Commercio
straniere quali punto di riferimento
importante sia per le imprese domestiche
che si sono aperte all’estero, sia per le
imprese estere con sedi localizzate sul
nostro territorio.
Il networking che questi organismi
riescono a creare è un valore importante
per soggetti che si muovono in contesti
nuovi con meccanismo diversi dai propri.
Certamente vi sono Camere straniere
di grande tradizione, come la British
Chamber, che sono molto strutturate
e possono offrire anche opportunità
ulteriori e servizi di nicchia.
Per quanto riguarda l’esperienza
di Confindustria Verona, abbiamo
rapporti di collaborazione utili con
le Camere straniere che rispecchiano
maggiormente le esigenze del territorio,
per rispondere al meglio alle richieste
delle imprese.
• Uno scorcio della città di Verona
multinazionali.
Lo scorso anno Verona ha ospitato
il 1° Forum degli investitori esteri di
Confindustria, che ha riunito nella nostra
città le multinazionali di tutt’Italia e ha
richiamato l’attenzione sull’importanza
di promuovere l’attrattività del nostro
Paese presso le imprese straniere.
Allo stesso modo Confindustria Verona
è al fianco delle imprese che operano
all’estero, offrendo consulenza normativa
e commerciale e partecipando, al fianco
degli imprenditori, a fiere e missioni in
Paesi stranieri.
Quali sono gli aiuti che Confindustria
Verona offre alle aziende locali che
decidono di ampliare il proprio
business all’estero e, viceversa,
esistono attualmente dei programmi di
accoglienza per le aziende straniere che
intendono entrare nel mercato italiano
aprendo una sede in Veneto?
Verona e la sua provincia beneficiano
Verona gode di una
della presenza di
posizione naturale “ la città scaligera vanta alcune delle maggiori
ed
infrastrutturale sul suo territorio la presenza aziende del Nord-Est;
p a r t i c o l a r m e n t e di oltre 80 multinazionali ” come state vivendo
strategica che la pone
questo particolare
al crocevia di direttrici di comunicazioni momento economico?
primarie per l’Europa. È una città che Verona, nel contesto regionale e italiano
può offrire molto, anche in termini si trova in una situazione di eccellenza:
di economie esterne: ha un nodo nel Veneto le è riconosciuto un ruolo
autostradale fondamentale, è dotata di trainante ed è la 1° città per PIL.
un sistema aeroportuale importante, Il
tessuto
imprenditoriale
è
ha un polo fieristico tra i principali estremamente composito quanto
in Italia e, infine, è il secondo centro a dimensione delle aziende e a
finanziario del Paese.
vocazione settoriale; in particolare, la
Per queste e altre ragioni, la città presenza di settori anticiclici, come
scaligera è estremamente attrattiva per quello alimentare, di cui Verona è
la localizzazione delle imprese straniere uno dei principali poli industriali in
e può vantare, sul suo territorio, oltre 80 Italia, ha permesso di mantenere - a
livello macro - un certo equilibrio
dell’economia locale.
Nonostante
questa
situazione
privilegiata, anche i dati relativi a
Verona parlano di una battuta d’arresto
pesante, che ha colpito direttamente
numerose imprese. Il consuntivo del II
semestre registra un calo di 10,4 punti
percentuali rispetto alla produzione del
2008, percentuale comunque migliore
del resto del Veneto, che registra una
perdita del 19,1%. Inoltre, dall’analisi dei
primi dati del II semestre 2009 emerge
un incoraggiante segnale d’inversione
di tendenza nella produzione e
negli ordini, che hanno iniziato ad
aumentare, pur restando ancora molto
negativi rispetto allo scorso anno.
Da ultimo mi preme sottolineare
un dato interessante emerso da una
recente indagine circa l’intenzione
che gli imprenditori mostrano verso
gli investimenti: la metà circa degli
intervistati dichiara che investirà nei
prossimi 12 mesi. Credo che la capacità
di guardare oltre la crisi, scorgendo
opportunità di nuovi investimenti sia
il segnale più rassicurante proveniente
dal sistema economico locale.
Questa è la forza degli imprenditori.
Non scoraggiarsi mai, rimboccarsi
le maniche e pensare al futuro. Un
realismo che fa rima con ottimismo: la
vera forza delle nostre imprese.
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BCCI Member profile - BS
i
BCCI Member profile - bm
by Lidia Ben
by Antonella Moioli
Think bmi, think beyond
BSI
Extensive network
bmi is the second largest airline at
London Heathrow, one of the world’s
busiest and best-connected international
hub airports. From its Heathrow
hub bmi operates services in the UK,
Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia
and Africa. Across its full mainline and
regional network, bmi provides more
than 1,600 flights a week to over 30
destinations. bmi also broadened its
transatlantic offerings from London
Heathrow through important codeshare
agreements with a number of air
carriers. The airlines global reach is even
further extended by its membership in
Star Alliance, the first truly global airline
alliance of 24
international
of fares and a
Our incomparable
and
regional
fast, reliable,
service offerings and
airlines to offer
quality
and
professionalism have
customers
a
comfortable
made us a reliable partner
worldwide
service
from
for our customers for over
network and
the pre-flight
70 years
a
smooth
stage through
integrated travel
to arrival at
experience, with more than 17,000 your chosen destination.
daily flights to 91 destinations in 160 On short-haul flights, bmi offers a
countries.
flexible one-way fare structure and
operates a single cabin service on
Improved connections from Italy
most destinations to and from London
Since March 2009, bmi’s partner airline Heathrow. bmi continuously reviews
Lufthansa operates six flights a day from and improves its technology offerings,
Milan Malpensa to London Heathrow, such as e-ticketing, online booking
providing onward connections to the and check-in, and self check-in at
whole bmi network via the newly the airport, helping to smooth and
improved Terminal 1, now hosting the speed up the pre-flight experience.
brand new bmi international lounge, Combined with streamlined behindbmi Number One Heathrow.
the-scenes processes and procedures,
Quick and easy connections are now this means that the airline boasts one
available to our destinations in the UK of the best punctuality records of any
and Ireland (Manchester, Edinburgh, airline operating in the UK.
Glasgow, Belfast City and Dublin), On medium-haul flights, bmi offers
Moscow, Africa, the Middle East and three different classes: Economy,
Central Asia.
Premium Economy and Business.
Whether you are travelling for business
Business travel: faster, cheaper and better or going on holiday, bmi Economy
comfort
offers maximum value for money. bmi’s
Whatever the budget and reason for market-leading Premium Economy
flying, bmi always offers an unforgettable offers a superb level of service including
flying experience. bmi offers a choice facilities such as business class style
Founded in 1901, making it the first
national standards body in the world,
the BSI Group is a global independent
business services organization that
inspires confidence and delivers
assurance to customers with standardsbased solutions.
The Group’s key offerings are: the
development and sale of private,
national and international standards;
management systems assessment and
certification; testing and certification
of products and services; performance
management software solutions and
training services. Few organizations have
a stronger claim than BSI to the assertion
that it raises standards worldwide; for this
reason it has chosen “raising standards
worldwide” as its strap line. The ISO
9000 quality series was developed
from BS 5750, first published in 1979
by BSI and is recognised as the world’s
most successful standard; adopted
by more than 950,000 organizations
in 175 countries. Furthermore, the
most widely accepted environmental
management systems standard, ISO
14001, was derived from BS 7750
and has been implemented in 148
countries. In 2008, BSI became one of
the first organizations to receive global
accreditations to deliver certification
against the business continuity standard
BS 25999; it went on to be the first in
the world to issue a BS 25999 certificate.
BSI is one of the world’s largest
independent certifiers of management
systems, with 68,000 locations certified.
BSI has been independently voted as
a UK Business Superbrand every year
With six departures per day from Milan Malpensa to
London Heathrow and excellent onward connections,
bmi offers you the opportunity to travel to more than 30
destinations.
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Innovative standards and sustainable solutions:
BS EN 16001.
• Business Class onboard our Airbus A330
• bmi Premium Check-in
seats in a separate cabin with dedicated
cabin crew, in-flight entertainment and
an excellent choice of fine modern
cuisine whilst Business class passengers
can also enjoy unparalleled services
such as 30 minute check-in, a chef on
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The consolidation of all of bmi’s
Heathrow operations in Terminal 1
guarantees limiting passengers’ transfer
times to an absolute minimum. It
provides a spacious and relaxing area
where families or larger groups can
check-in at a more leisurely pace.
Business and Premium Economy
customers along with Diamond Club
Silver and Gold card holders can take
advantage of the Premium Check-in
Area, offering a fast and hassle-free
check-in service.
bmi, better for business
bmi’s diamond club offers passengers
one of the most generous frequent
flyer programmes in the sky. Loyal
passengers enjoy a whole range of
benefits, including free flights with
bmi and its partner airlines, free hotel
accommodation, car rentals and
exclusive lounge access. Diamond club
members can also earn and redeem
miles with all Star Alliance airlines and
other partners.
www.flybmi.com
www.bsigroup.it
• BSI Group HQ in Chiswick
from 2003 to 2009. BSI’s Group core
brand values are integrity, innovation
and independence. And it is starting
from innovation that BSI has recently
published a new standard called BS EN
16001 Energy management systems.
A new standard to help improve energy
efficiency
The standard specifies the requirements
for an energy management system
which demands the development of
an energy policy, identification of an
organization’s past, present and future
energy consumption as well as the
development of an energy monitoring
(metering) plan. Analysis of actual
versus expected energy consumption
will allow businesses to plan actions to
help improve efficiency.
Findings of a recent BSI survey show
that the standard is much needed,
especially in Italy, which is the world’s
12th largest primary energy consumer,
accounting for 1.7 percent of global
demand.
Rather than prescribing exactly how
operations should be run, BS EN 16001
provides the framework which will
enable effective energy management.
Instead of simply considering a range
of technical solutions to its areas of
major energy consumption, the energy
management framework will begin
the process of behavioural change
needed to embed energy efficiency
considerations in everyday decision
making. BS EN 16001 is an important
and encouraging step for organizations
across the world. BSI’s research tells that
the interest in energy management is
primarily driven by potential cost savings
and a desire to protect global climate.
This standard offers these benefits and
will help organizations streamline their
compliance with legislation. As well
as being advantageous for business it
will also play a part in tackling climate.
Businesses and public sector bodies are
encouraged to embrace this standard.
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We offer a comprehensive
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our courses will help you
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BCCI Member profile - Gr
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BCCI Member profile - CL
Communication
by Michael Ellis
by Viviana Coppola
We speak your language
One hundred fifty years of sumptuous
hospitality in Milan
CLS Communication is a leading provider of language and communication services to
businesses around the world: on a global scale and in local markets, we provide translation,
localisation and copywriting services backed by exceptional linguistic and writing talent.
We can ensure your message hits its mark anywhere in the world.
Founded in 1997 from a spin-off of
the translation groups of Swiss Bank
Corporation (now UBS) and Zurich
Insurance, CLS Communication is now
one of the world’s leading providers of
language and communication services.
Our specialisms range from translating,
interpreting, and summarising to
financial copywriting, editing, and
design and layout.
We are partners to many leading
international firms, enabling them to
communicate clearly and effectively with
a global audience. And we have a strong
and growing presence in the Italian
market, working with six of the top 10
listed Italian corporates, as well as a wide
range of mid-sized Italian firms.
At CLS we are regularly commissioned to
translate, edit, and write copy for a wide
range of different media – from investor
relations materials, to magazine articles
and white papers, to sales and marketing
literature – including newsletters,
brochures, reports and accounts and web
content. We built our reputation working
with financial services companies, but
now also offer a highly-tailored service
for legal and life sciences clients.
Translation services
The combination of over 200 in-house
linguists and communication specialists
in our 15 offices in Europe, the US and
Asia, and a global network of partners
comprising over 2,000 linguistic specialists
allows us to deliver a broad range of tailormade services and solutions on a seamless
24-hour basis. As the cornerstone of our
business, our solutions go far beyond
conventional language transposition to
offer you integrated language, technology
and communication. CLS Communication
can help you achieve your goals in a wide
range of language projects: translation of
corporate communication documents,
including investor relations and press
releases;
coordinated
management
of large-scale multilingual translation
projects such as annual reports and entire
websites, from copywriting to publication;
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The Grand Hotel et de Milan, together with its bars and restaurants, represents a discreet
corner of Milanese life, an ideal place to stay for business or pleasure.
A place rich in atmosphere where guests may bask in the aura of famous people whose
names have been written in history.
and language adaptations of advertising
and sales documentation, tailored to your
client groups.
Copywriting & Editing
Effective, professional copywriting can
enhance your impact in the market. At
CLS Communication, whether you need
10 words or 10,000, we aim to deliver
accurate, tightly-written and compelling
copy that can go straight onto your
approval circuit. From a company profile
to market commentary, from a fund
brochure to a simple ad, our team of inhouse writers and editors thrives on its
ability to turn complex financial ideas into
simple, effective communications.
Our customers tell us good writing is one
of the hardest communications services to
buy – we are trying hard to fill that gap.
Our small, focused team is dedicated
to making corporate literature highly
effective.
CLS provides bespoke copywriting, rewriting and editing services for a wide
range of financial services and diversified
corporations,
including
investment
banks and fund managers, hedge funds
and private equity houses, insurance
companies and IFAs, and a variety of
multinationals.
Why outsource?
We believe the ad hoc and highly
specialised
nature
of
corporate
communications and investor relations
lends itself perfectly to outsourcing –
the expertise is there when you want it,
and you don’t pay for it when you don’t
need it. Our in-depth knowledge and
“CLS allows its clients to
focus more on what they
do best. We take on their
translation and copywriting
tasks, allowing them to
spend more time on their core
business
Richard Gray – UK CEO
”
• Junior Suite Strehler
• CLS Communication team
understanding of international business
and the financial services industry
blended with highly creative talent allows
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Opened in 1863, the Grand Hotel et
de Milan retains all the charm of an
old Milanese town mansion. Situated
in the heart of the city, only a short
walk from the financial district, La Scala
Opera House, the fashion area and
the Duomo, it is a point of reference
The Grand Hotel et
de Milan is a point of
reference for those
seeking to stay in the lap
of luxury but in seclusion
and privacy, in the
intimate and pleasantly
vintage atmosphere of a
historic town mansion
]
for those seeking to stay in the lap of
luxury but in seclusion and privacy,
in the intimate and pleasantly vintage
atmosphere of a historic town mansion.
The hotel has been run with great care
and attention by the Bertazzoni family
for three generations. Many illustrious
guests have stayed here, and among
the famous names to be found on
the register is that of the composer
Giuseppe Verdi who was at the “Milan”
for a number of years.
Inside, the Grand Hotel et de Milan
is subtly refined with a captivating
atmosphere. The hotel’s seventytwo rooms and twenty-three suites
are elegantly furnished with period
furniture and objets d’art relating to its
history. The recent restructuring of the
hotel has modernised certain areas,
without relinquishing any of its original
charm and appeal.
Gerry’s Bar, located inside the Grand
Hotel et de Milan, is a discreet, elegantly
private lounge in the heart of Milan.
Recently refurbished but still retaining
its unique atmosphere, it attracts a more
“city” clientele for the not-to-be-forgone
aperitif and it has become an after-theatre
venue, open until late at night. Perfect,
too, for business appointments far from
the noise and bustle of the city.
The Caruso Restaurant opens its doors
to the city with its attractive winter
garden overlooking Piazza Croce Rossa.
It serves rediscovered dishes from the
Milanese tradition with an innovative
and contemporary touch. It is possible
to eat outside in the new lovely
veranda with tables surrounded by lush
greenery, on the most glamorous crossroads in the city, Via Manzoni and Via
Montenapoleone.
The Don Carlos Restaurant pays homage
to Maestro Giuseppe Verdi, who stayed
at the Grand Hotel et de Milan for more
than twenty years. It is an intimate and
elegant setting with paintings, sketches
and scene-paintings from La Scala
Theatre Museum.
Under the executive management of
the Chef Angelo Gangemi, the Don
Carlos offers a traditional Italian cuisine
which presents all ingredients according
to their seasonality, interpreting with
originality and refinement menus taken
from flavours and fragrances of the
Mediterranean tradition. It is listed in
the leading guide-books and reviews as
one of the most exclusive restaurants in
Milan. In the cellar, that prides itself of
200 labels, you can find the remains of
an old Roman wall that dates back to
250 AD. Open for after-theatre dinners,
in the warm seasons it is also possible
to eat outdoors.
Grand Hotel et de Milan also offers
three well-lit and spacious rooms, Verdi,
Puccini, Giordano, which provide both
atmosphere and modern technology
for special events, business meetings,
receptions, banquets and exhibitions.
www.grandhoteletdemilan.it www.ristorantedoncarlos.it www.straf.it
Grand Hotel et de Milan
via Manzoni, 29
20121 Milano
Tel.: +39 02 723141
Fax: +39 02 86460861
[email protected]
• Sala Meeting Straf Hotel
A contemporary partner for
Gran Hotel et de Milan
The STRAF project arose from the
need to turn a new page regarding
the currently clichéd concept of a
“hotel”. This design hotel is situated
in the heart of Milan, a few steps
from the Duomo Cathedral. The
hotel stems from a new idea of
hospitality characterised by a careful
and customised yet informal service.
With their innovative design and
decor its venue facilities perfectly
reflect this. Among them 2 suites
and 5 well-being rooms, a fitness
room and a 40 sqm room with
direct access from the hall equipped
with all modern technologies, which
often hosts cocktails, art shows,
meetings and private events.
STRAFhotel&bar
Via San Raffaele 3 – Milan
Tel.: +39 02 805081
[email protected]
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e Open University
BCCI Member profile - Th
ua
BCCI Member profile - Jag
by Walter Marcelli
r
Jaguar
The Open University
L’essenza del marchio Jaguar negli guida, è l’ultima di una lunga serie
ultimi anni si è rinnovata e rafforzata di leggendarie vetture Jaguar dalle
con il progressivo sviluppo delle grandi prestazioni.
tecnologie, combinate alla potenza Con avanzati motori 5.0 litri V8 che
raffinata dei suoi motori, all’eleganza, erogano più potenza e prestazioni
all’originalità ed alla personalità delle con maggiore efficienza, con un
linee dei suoi modelli.
look sempre più spettacolare, un
Pur restando fedele ai valori della sua miglioramento degli interni, la
storica tradizione, Jaguar ha investito struttura della carrozzeria in alluminio
in ricerca, in avanzate tecnologie di leggero ed una più ampia gamma di
progettazione e nel rinnovamento modelli, la serie XK è stata realizzata
della sua gamma confermandosi, così, sulla base dell’esperienza di 60 anni
una delle grandi
di leggendarie
Pur restando fedele ai
protagoniste
prestazioni, per
valori della sua storica
del
mercato
offrire il meglio
automobilistico
di Jaguar.
tradizione, Jaguar ha
mondiale
di
Gli
sforzi
investito in ricerca, in
lusso.
congiunti
dei
avanzate tecnologie
designer e degli
di progettazione e nel
La XF, lanciata
ingegneri
di
rinnovamento della sua
nel 2008, è un
Jaguar
hanno
gamma
elemento chiave
dato vita ad
nell’operazione
una
vettura
di rivitalizzazione del marchio sportiva che utilizza le più avanzate
Jaguar: è la vettura che ridefinisce il tecnologie. Esempio evidente di ciò
lusso sportivo, grazie ai suoi motori è il telaio leggero ma incredibilmente
avanzati e ad un’ampia gamma di robusto della XK che offre un alto
modelli, tra cui la sensazionale XFR grado di sicurezza e facilità di
sovralimentata ed una versione diesel riparazione in caso di impatto ed è,
ad alte prestazioni.
allo stesso tempo, la base ideale per
ottimizzare ogni tipo di prestazione,
La berlina sportiva XFR sovralimentata dai consumi alle emissioni di CO2.
ha un motore dall’impressionante
potenza di 510 Cv, interamente Last but not least, la nuova ammiraglia
sfruttabili dal guidatore grazie al XJ, presentata al Salone di Francoforte
controllo attivo del differenziale e e che verrà commercializzata all’inizio
del 2010, reinterpreta l’immagine
alle sospensioni adattive.
Ogni XF si contraddistingue per della vettura di lusso. Sportiva e
lo stile deciso, le linee fluenti e sofisticata, dalla linea pulita, la nuova
l’aspetto tipico di una coupé, ma Jaguar XJ introduce un nuovo, audace
la nuova XFR è sicuramente la più spirito nel mercato automobilistico
moderna interpretazione sportiva di di lusso, offrendo un seducente
questo linguaggio del design. Con mix di design affascinante, lusso
le sue proporzioni perfette, l’ampia rilassante, prestazioni mozzafiato ed
carreggiata e l’aspetto forte e deciso, un’ingegneria senza compromessi.
la nuova XFR supera di gran lunga La nuova XJ è l’esempio dello stile
automobilistico
contemporaneo.
qualsiasi altra concorrente.
La forma allungata a goccia dei
La nuova sportiva XK, realizzata finestrini laterali fissa la silhouette
nella tradizione delle più famose della vettura ed è alla base del suo
granturismo,
con
un’ingegneria fluido design. Essa condivide con
allo stato dell’arte, una costruzione la XF un coefficiente aerodinamico
ispirata all’industria aerospaziale di 0.29, che la rende la Jaguar più
e con eccezionali dinamiche di aerodinamica di sempre.
In 40 years The Open University has
grown to become the undisputed world
leader in higher education distance
learning. The idea of the OU was met
with scepticism and even outright
hostility from the British academic and
political establishment when it was first
put forward by Prime Minister Harold
Wilson. But the OU quickly proved
it could adapt and innovate while
maintaining high standards in learning.
Today this is recognised by the leaders
of both political parties in the UK. The
Prime Minister, Gordon Brown – himself
a former tutor – praised the OU at a looking at open and distance learning
Downing Street reception in June to models based on those pioneered by
commemorate its 40th anniversary. He The Open University - teaching on
said: “The success of distance learning, a large scale while maintaining high
pioneered 40 years ago by The Open standards.
University, has been nothing short of
a revolution for higher education. It Careers advice
has opened the doors to a whole new The OU is also well placed to help
audience of students who have not only people who would like to re-train or
seen academic success but reaped the change the course of their career.
wider rewards learning brings.”
Its careers service (www.open.ac.uk/
And the Leader of
careers) offers help,
the
Opposition,
“ The success of distance information, advice
David
Cameron
and guidance to
learning, pioneered 40 years
chose the OU
current
students
ago by The Open University,
library as the venue
and alumni up to
to deliver a keynote
three years after
has been nothing short of
speech on a new
completing their
a revolution for higher
reform agenda in
studies.
education
May.
This is particularly
Gordon Brown - UK Prime Minister ”
He said: “The Open
relevant to anyone
University has been
who has lost their
a fantastic innovation which is being job or is facing redundancy as a result of
copied in other parts of the world. It is a the global recession.
great success story for how people now In fact, the OU has set up a special
want to learn – which is not just doing a website with a step-by-step personal
degree between the age of 18 to 21 – but action plan and skills health check to
learning throughout your life.”.
help outsmart the recession (www.open.
ac.uk/recession). There’s a chance to
Global reach
learn while you earn too, thanks to the
The OU is now the UK’s largest university, OU’s Centre for Professional Learning
teaching almost 200,000 students, of all and Development (CPLD) whose focus
ages and backgrounds each year, and is on work-related learning. CPLD takes
has helped more than 2 million students the expertise and content of the OU’s
further career development or fulfil life- degree courses and crafts them into short
long ambitions of learning.
professional development courses ideal
Globally the demand for higher education for busy professionals.
is exploding – forecast to jump to 263
million places in 2025.
Italian presence
To meet this demand, countries are The OU has been based in Italy since
Un marchio in movimento.
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The Open University celebrates 40 years of world-leading
distance learning.
]
• La nuova Jaguar XJ
La nuova XJ è un’interpretazione
estremamente
moderna
della
vettura Jaguar
per antonomasia.
Un’affermazione ancora più enfatica
della direzione del nuovo design
Jaguar.
Chi sceglie Jaguar, inoltre, può
contare, oltre che sulla qualità ed il
prestigio dei suoi prodotti, anche su
un’ampia offerta di servizi accessori
che semplificano la vita e mettono
al riparo da qualsiasi sorpresa,
rendendo il cliente Jaguar un cliente
davvero speciale.
www.jaguar.com
www.open.ac.uk
• Graduation ceremony © Martin Elliot
• OU headquarters in Milton Keynes
1992. There are 500 students based in
the country, roughly split 50/50 in the
North and South, with centres in Milan
and Rome. The University has Affiliated
Research Centre (ARC) partnerships with
a number of institutions in Italy, which
means research organisations can register
students for a research degree with The
Open University.
The OU has partnerships with: the
International Centre for Genetic
Engineering
and
Biotechnology,
in Trieste; the Istituto di Ricerche
Farmacologiche Mario Negri; the Stazione
Zoologica Anton Dohrn; the Telethon
Institute of Genetics and Medicine; the
Consorzio Mario Negri Sud; the DIBIT,
and the Fondazione IRCCS “Istituto
Nazionale dei Tumori”. This year the OU
was commended by the National Centre
for Languages when it received an
award in recognition of its Outstanding
Contribution to Language Learning.
Judges, for the European Award for
Languages, also praised the OU course
Andante: beginners’ Italian (L195) which
centres on a course website and a range
of online activities. The course also
received the Italian Embassy Prize this
year. If you feel inspired to study with the
OU there are a number of ways in which
you can tailor courses and degrees to
match your aims and circumstances. For
more information visit www.open.ac.uk,
or if you would like to speak to the OU
Coordinator in Italy, Jane Pollard, call 02
8138048 or email [email protected].
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lotto Valperga
BCCI Member profile - Sa
by Maria Teresa Melodia
Un "Salotto Musicale" nel cuore di Torino
Salotto Valperga è nato nel 2008 in ricordo del Conte Luigi Valperga di Masino e di Caluso,
scomparso a Rovereto il 10 febbraio 2002. Spazio d’élite per eventi e conferenze, oggi è
soprattutto luogo privilegiato per apprezzare la musica dei grandi compositori classici.
Tra le mura di Palazzo Valperga, le
cui origini risalgono al 1780, è oggi
possibile riscoprire la grande musica
e rivivere il tempo di Mozart, Chopin,
Wagner, Donizetti, Puccini, Rossini,
Mascagni, grazie ad artisti di grande
talento. Situato nella centralissima
via Alfieri di Torino, Salotto Valperga
propone un programma attento
e curato, in grado di soddisfare
intenditori e amanti delle Arie più
belle del panorama della classica.
L’illustre cultore di musica
Il “Salotto Musicale” è nato solo
nel 2008 in ricordo del Conte Luigi
Valperga di Masino e di Caluso,
nato il 27 novembre 1930 a Torino e
scomparso a Rovereto il 10 febbraio
2002. Il Conte, che il quotidiano
torinese “La Stampa” ha descritto come
“uno dei più grandi cultori di musica Gli spazi
dei nostri anni”, era un ammiratore Gli ampi saloni (tra duecento e trecento
appassionato dei grandi compositori metri quadrati) sono disponibili ed
del passato, oltre che autore di alcune adatti a diversi tipi di eventi, da quelli
pubblicazioni dedicate a Mozart, di profilo artistico a quelli di carattere
Wagner e Gluck. Amante di autografi, aziendale.
libri, locandine, dischi, video, cd, alla L’area si divide in due sale che
sua morte ha
comprendono
donato la sua
un
vasto
Il Salotto Valperga è il
vasta collezione
a n d r o n e
luogo ideale per riscoprire
di
musica
abbellito
da
il piacere della Hausmusik,
alla
“Civica
otto
porte
Biblioteca
del Seicento
come sostiene il pianista
Gerolamo
in legno di
milanese Adalberto Riva,
Tartarotti”, di
noce e da un
tra i fondatori e primo
Rovereto, dove
pavimento in
esecutore concertistico
è ricordato.
marmo bianco
in Palazzo, oltre che
e nero posato
scopritore e valorizzatore
Un salotto di
a scacchiera.
del musicista ottocentesco
note e parole
Sul
soffitto
Adolfo Fumagalli
Gli
antichi
è raffigurato
s a l o n i
l’imponente
monumentali
s t e m m a
di “Salotto Valperga” ospitano oggi marchionale nel quale appare il motto
selezionate
conferenze
stampa, del Casato Valperga- “Tutius quo
assemblee di associazioni e di enti, altius” (Tutto ciò che è il meglio) - e
presentazioni di prodotti di marca per il grido d’arme - “Ferme-Toy!” - che
una platea di circa ottanta persone. in francese antico significa: “Fermati!”
Tuttavia, sono soprattutto i concerti di e che fu lanciato in battaglia ad un
musica classica per un pubblico scelto Valperga che stava per passare a fil di
e competente gli eventi più consoni a spada un Savoia. Adiacente all’ampio
questo luogo.
androne vi è il cosiddetto “Salone
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• Interno di Salotto Valperga
• Il maestro Adalberto Riva
• Scalone d'entrata
• Balcone sopra al portone d'ingresso
Verde” con pavimentazione in legno
e mura decorate da arazzi.
Le manifestazioni
“Ottobre Musicale a Palazzo Valperga:
Quattro Concerti per Sei Talenti” ha
inaugurato con grande successo il
calendario delle manifestazioni di
musica.
La rassegna musicale, svoltasi nelle
domeniche di ottobre 2008, è stata
dedicata ad esecuzioni dei musicisti
fondatori: Adalberto Riva, Claus ed
Elena Tanski, Andrea Bacchetti, Elisa
De Luigi ed Elisa Maffi.
La seconda edizione avrà luogo a
ottobre 2009 di sabato pomeriggio
e proporrà un ampio ventaglio di
scelta.
Il 17 ottobre vi sarà il concerto “Arie
Italiane” della pianista Elisa De
Luigi che accompagna il canto della
soprano Elisa Maffi, con musiche di
Donizetti, Puccini, Rossini, Mascagni,
Arditi. Tra le “Arie Italiane” troviamo:
“Una voce poco fa” dal “Barbiere
di Siviglia”, “Saper Vorreste” da
“Un Ballo in maschera” di Verdi, “il
valzer di Musetta” dalla “Bohème” di
Puccini.
Il 24 ottobre sarà presente il pianista
www.salottovalperga.com
Adalberto Riva con il concerto
“Tutto Fumagalli”.
L’ultimo
concerto
dell’edizione
dell’Ottobre Musicale 2009 si svolgerà
il 31 ottobre con l’esibizione della
Compagnia Cantante Ginguruberù
dal titolo “Concerto di brani
musicali della tradizione popolare
internazionale”.
La Compagnia è nata nel 2004
dall’idea di alcuni amici che volevano
formare un gruppo vocale di pochi
elementi con l’accompagnamento
del pianoforte, in alternativa ai cori
tradizionali. Il nome, “Ginguruberù”,
sembra uno scherzoso scioglilingua,
ma ha in realtà un significato
profondo, che pare sottolineato
dalla musicalità stessa dei suoni
che compongono questa parola Ginguruberù ha il significato della
campana che suona a distesa e
annuncia importanti novità.
Il
programma
del
concerto
comprenderà, tra gli altri, alcuni
brani musicali della tradizione
popolare italiana ed internazionale
nonché alcune canzoni di successo di
Beatles, Battisti, Ellington e De André.
L’ensemble, originario di Rovereto,
è formato dalle voci di Valentina
Cadamuro, Jerta Pizzini, Carla
Braccini, Roberto Garniga, Stefano
Rossaro, Carlo Plotegher, Antonio
Grott, che accompagna anche al
pianoforte, e dal chitarrista Mauro
Battistotti.
(soprano),
Alessandra
Andretti
(mezzosoprano), Elisa De Luigi
(pianoforte) rievocheranno, invece,
due miti storici della lirica.
Altri musicisti vicini a Salotto
Valperga proporranno un “Concerto
di
Musical”
(soprano
Tiziana
Caminiti) con una selezione dei
classici brani d’Oltreoceano, “Un
Americano a Parigi”, “My Fair Lady”
e “Sette spose per sette fratelli”.
Numerose saranno anche le “LettureConcerto” quali “Il Gattopardo”,
“Leopardi e Chopin”, “Guerra e
Pace”.
Il Salotto Valperga, nella stagione
invernale, proporrà, inoltre, le
letture-concerto
“Cantami,
o
diva…” tratte dalle liriche di Emily
Dickinson, accompagnate dalle
musiche di Chopin, Schubert,
Schumann, Listz. Lo spettacolo
alternerà i testi delle liriche recitate
all’accompagnamento strumentale
ispirato dal clima espressivo
presente nelle poesie dell’autrice Come sostiene il maestro e pianista
statunitense. L’unione di poesia milanese Adalberto Riva: “il Salotto è
e musica permette di creare una il luogo ideale per riscoprire il piacere
simbiosi fra due forme di arte, ricca della Hausmusik, l’ottima acustica
di rimandi stilistici e risonanze e la professionalità degli artisti
emotive.
amplificano l’atmosfera singolare del
Ancora Adalberto Riva proporrà un luogo”.
“Concerto-Intervista a Maria Teresa
d’Austria”, “Vino stellato, figlio della
terra”, dedicato al binomio musicavino e un altro
“Cantami o Diva”.
L’ottima acustica e la
Per
il
concerto
professionalità degli artisti
“Maria
Malibran
amplificano l’atmosfera
e Giuditta Pasta”,
singolare del luogo
Patrizia
Zanari
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Italy - UK - Expositions
by Simonetta Barbaro
BCCI - Simonetta Barbaro
The "B" side of relocation: the trailing spouse
by Serena Sudati
Expositions
A selection of the most interesting upcoming exhibitions in Italy and in the UK.
How Simonetta Barbaro makes you feel at home in Milan.
Romics
I offer relocation services which
involve helping foreigners organising
themselves when they move to Italy
to live a new adventure. In this
article, I would like to highlight an
aspect of the relocation process that
is rarely if ever given the importance
it deserves.
When her husband is at work, busy
all day long, and her kids are at
school, it is her “void” that has to
be filled. Otherwise she risks feeling
that she does not belong to the new
social context that surrounds her
and her condition risks jeopardising
the entire mission on which the
company has invested time, money
Numerous factors affected by many and expectations. The idea of solely
variables underlie the corporate joining exclusive clubs for foreigners
policy that leads to someone being in Italy is not sufficient to phase out
transferred
this feeling of
Simonetta Barbaro
abroad and a
non-belonging,
is a personal assistant
considerable
because outside
specialized in supporting
amount
of
of those circles
expatriates in all
expenses
is
she is likely to
involved
in
suffer even more
relocation matters. Her
this process.
from the situation,
long-term experience,
For all these
convincing her
legal background and
reasons,
the
that she has to
personalized service
person
who
survive on a dayallow you to enjoy the
gets
“served
to-day basis.
positive side of the Italian
hand
and
Lifestyle. So let’s live Milan The only way
foot”
tends
as the Milanese know and of guaranteeing
exclusively
love it
to
be
the
the success of
manager being
an international
transferred.
transfer is taking
Everything is already organised care of the “trailing spouse” as well,
for him (statistics explain that nine making sure that she is properly
times out of ten the person moved integrated into her new day-to-day
abroad is a man): timetable, journeys world.
and means of transport, intensive
courses, preparatory meetings, etc. This is my way of providing relocation
In addition, his family situation is services: not just documents, a house
handled with the same methodical and a school, but, above all, social
impersonality as buying an air ticket. and cultural integration.
Rome, 2nd – 5th October 2009
Romics is the great international comics
and animated film event, organized by
Fiera di Roma and I Castelli Animati – International Animated Film Festival.
Every year the most important Italian
comics firms take part in Romics:
publishing
houses,
specialized
bookshops, comics shops and
collectors. The Festival always presents
a high-profile cultural programme at
international level, with prestigious
guest stars, exhibitions, film previews,
special events and meetings with
famous personalities from the most
important world festivals.
At Romics, the masters of international
comics are awarded the Golden
Romics. Among the guest stars of the
previous editions: Albert Uderzo, the
author of Asterix, one of the most
successful comics of all time and Milo
[
]
Instead the real main character of
this immense life-style change is the
woman, the so-called “trailing spouse”,
who finds herself unconsciously
involved in a sort of blind date with
a foreign culture. Given that she is
the one who takes care of the whole
family, she is the one who needs to
be motivated; she is the one whose
needs ought to be understood; she is
the one whose “cultural” integration
needs much more attention and care
than it generally receives.
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• Simonetta Barbaro, owner Simonetta
Barbaro
• Simonetta Barbaro's new brochure
• Two pictures of the past edition of
Romics
Manara, Italy’s best-known author.
Romics cultural programme, has
been increasingly enriched: in
2004 the University of Comics
was inaugurated in collaboration
with some Italian Universities. The
University of Comics is a unique
cultural initiative as is its partnership
with the academic world. Within
the University of Comics a series of
lessons on the history, technique and
language of comics are held by the
masters of the international comics,
the guest stars of the event, who
introduce theories and techniques
used for their works.
Fieracavalli
Verona, 5th – 8th November 2009
Piazza Novelli, 4
20129 Milano
Italy
Tel./Fax: +39 02 70005183
Mob.: +39 348 6362113
[email protected]
www.simonettabarbaro.it
Fieracavalli this year presents a
programme of initiatives for enthusiasts.
The events scheduled will describe
the equestrian world in its broadest
interpretation, paying attention at the
sporting character of the exhibition too.
The fil rouge of the fair, analyzed in
different theme areas, will be the
relationship between men and horses.
The power, dynamism and supreme
elegance of horses are also the soul
of the events dedicated to the Italian,
Arabian, Spanish and American
worlds. These areas are every year the
main attraction of the exhibition. In
those occasions enthusiasts and new
admirers of the equestrian world can
enjoy all its extraordinary characteristics
through different breeds and cultures.
www.romics.it www.fieracavalli.it
The
programme
of
races,
competitions
and
presentations
will involve the different worlds
that
animate
the
equestrian
universe and will excite the public.
The shows, parade of carriages and
special initiatives for children will
allow direct contact with the exciting
world of the horse.
Fieracavalli will also have a commercial
area, with an international showcase
for innovative equitation articles,
clothing and accessories, technical
equipment, veterinary products and
feed for horses.
• A picture of the past edition of
Fieracavalli
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Italy - UK - Expositions
Greenergy Expo and Enersolar+ 2009:
Producing energy while saving the Planet
Vinitaly
Milan, 25th – 27th November 2009
Verona, 8th – 12th April 2010
Greenergy Expo and Enersolar+ are
the new events focusing on renewable
energy to be held at the Milan
Exhibition Center in Rho from 25th to
28th November.
Geothermal energy and ground source
heat pumps, energy from wood and
pellets, mini- and micro- hydroelectric,
cogeneration, biogas and the free
energy market: these the main topics
covered by Greenergy Expo, and
completed by photovoltaic and solar
thermal energy at Enersolar+.
The two events will showcase the
best the world has to offer in terms of
advanced plants, machinery, systems
and technology, and are aimed at both
B2B and final consumers: thousands
of Italian and international visitors
will thus discover the latest solutions
and concrete possibilities to make
sustainable energy and economic
decisions.
Being held at the same time as HTE-HITECH.EXPO (exhibition of advanced
technology solutions), for these four
days Greenergy Expo and Enersolar+
will help make Milan the world capital
of research and innovation applied to
the production and usage of renewable
energy.
• A solar panel during the past edition of
Enersolar+
Vinitaly is the event that more than any
other has traced the evolution of the
national and international wine system,
helping to make wine one of the most
captivating and dynamic realities in the
primary sector.
Last year edition of the most important
International Wine Exhibition closed
with 45,000 international professional
operators (even better than the record
attendance of 43,000 set on 2008) from
more than 110 countries. Closing results
indicated more than 150,000 visitors:
with one in three international.
Vinitaly 2009 focused on “the world
we love”: wine first of all but also
quality, territory, the environment
and its protection, people and human
Pitti Immagine Bimbo
IX EXPO 09
Florence, 21st – 23rd January 2010
London Excel, 2nd October 2009
The important role that Pitti Bimbo plays
in the world of children’s wear is borne
out by the big names that decide to enter
the Pitti universe to show their collections
to the world.
Pitti Bimbo is evolving more and more
towards a lifestyle concept. And this
approach is reflected in the way the 8
sections of the fair - Pitti Bimbo, Sport
Generation, Superstreet, BabyWorld,
Kids Design, New View, EcoEthic, and
Apartment – define their style identities
and the collection offering – thanks also
to careful scouting and specific settings
that are specially created for each edition
by internationally renowned architects,
illustrators and designers.
The latest additions to the sections EcoEthic – the area featuring brands with
an ethical and eco-sustainable approach
to fashion and Apartment – the special
section showcasing a selection of
lifestyle oriented collections targeting a
sophisticated audience – have confirmed
The UK’s leading event for active
traders.
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• John Galiano stand during the past
edition of Pitti Immagine Bimbo
their respective roles representing growth
segments of the market, especially in
terms of quality and product selectivity.
Superstreet is the fulcrum of denim and
streewear at Pitti Bimbo, a growing
market segment where fashion, images
and sounds tell the story of streetinspired styles.
Pitti Bimbo and Sport Generation are
the sections dedicated to children’s
wear signatures and collections by the
big names in fashion. The sections are
consolidating their offer and will be
enhanced by important names from the
international fashion establishment that
choose Florence to preview their new
collection.
www.greenenergyexpo.eu www.enersolarplus.com www.pittimmagine.com/it/fiere/bimbo
IX Expo 09, sponsored by Barclays,
takes place on Friday 2nd October
2009, and offers you free access to
over 50 expert traders presenting
workshops and seminars who will
teach you how to improve your
trading returns.
Discover the secrets of spread betting
and how to profit even in a recession!
Witness live trading challenges by
experts describing their tactics and
strategies.
Join in the debate at the IX Investor
Question Time.
Don’t miss your opportunity to
learn how to trade the markets and
discover what the future holds for
investors. This entertaining twoday conference and exhibition
showcases leading speakers and
instructors, an exhibition of service
challenges, villages and their history...
Vinitaly is all this: the place where
every year people who love this world
come together.
2010 edition will be the 44th in the
exposition’s history and will be held
in Verona from the 8th till the 12th of
April.
• Two pictures of the past edition of
Vinitaly
• Two pictures of the past edition of
IX Expo
provider companies and investment
opportunities.
Whether an experienced trader
already, or simply a beginner looking
to find out how to get started, you’ll
find everything you need at this
event!
www.vinitaly.com www.theinformationexchange.com
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Italy - UK - Expositions
Grand Designs Live
The London International Horse Show 09
Birmingham, 9th – 11th October 2009
London Olympia, 15th – 21st December
2009
Grand Designs Live, sponsored by
British Gas, is the UK’s n.1 consumer
show for anyone who has an interest
in design, build, interiors, shopping,
home wares, gardens, kitchens &
bathrooms, and innovation.
With yearly exhibitions taking place in
London and Birmingham, visitors will
be able to buy, build and furnish a
house, all under one roof.
If you’re looking to make the most
of your home, the show will provide
you with plenty of amazing ideas to
unlock its potential and turn your
dream home into a reality.
This year’s show will be packed full
of new interactive features. Visitors
will be able to listen to Big Debates
in the Grand Seminar Theatre, get a
free consultation with an architect or
designer in the Expert Advice Centre,
shop from over 500 exhibitors offering
an unrivalled range of products – many
you will not find on the high street.
Get hands-on advice in the How To…
Theatre, see the gadgets we will be
using in 20 years time at The House
of the Future, and find exclusive
designer accessories in the Icon Shop.
Plus there will be the inspiring Grand
Village dedicated to demonstrating
eco-homes of the future.
• A picture of the past edition of
Grand Designs Live
Olympia Horse Show is the ultimate
in family entertainment at Christmas.
Amazing horsemanship, breathtaking
jumping and beautiful horses are all
on display during the exhibition.
This event is something of an
institution. The thrilling competitions
include the Olympia Grand Prix, the
Puissance and the prestigious World
Cup Qualifier.
It’s not just for horses either: fast and
furious action is guaranteed in the Dog
Agility, where some of the top dogs
from the UK and Europe can be seen
competing in the famous Pedigree
Agility Stakes and the Pairs Relay.
The Luxury Travel Fair
La Dolce Vita
London Olympia, 5th – 8th November
2009
London Business Design Centre,
4th - 11th March 2010
The Luxury Travel Fair 2009, sponsored
by British Airways and Condé Nast
Traveller, will take place from 5th to 8th
November at Olympia, London.
A collection of the finest and most unique
holiday experiences from around the
world will gather together for the fourth
year, presenting the most exclusive
resorts, first-class travel specialists, fivestar hotels and luxury tour operators.
Visitors can enjoy quality, choice and
inspiration for their next journey whether they long to sample fine wines
in France, fly over Africa on a balloon
safari or simply discover a British retreat,
The Luxury Travel Fair has it all.
Guests can also enjoy global
entertainment throughout the show as
well as captivating performances from
Tango Soul and Capoeira with Cordão
de Ouro.
Exhibitors will take advantage of the
networking opportunity offered by
La Dolce Vita is the UK’s most
influential Italian lifestyle event.
La Dolce Vita 2010 once again
offers a unique chance to line up
alongside the best Italian products
and inspirational features creating
a unique atmosphere in which you
can showcase your products and
services to a passionate, discerning
audience.
The expo is divided into four
sections: food & drink, fashion and
design, travel & tourism and real
estate.
Each edition is bigger and more
exciting than the previous with
more than 20,000 visitors and
fabulous attractions such as: Wine
Academy, Scuola di cucina and La
Piazza.
Last year edition featured the
collaboration of the Italian Chamber
of Commerce and Industry for the
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• Ile de Cocos
• Beaurivage
the Fair, the only consumer event that
caters for the luxury travel market in an
exclusivelyvettedboutiqueenvironment.
The Luxury Travel Fair additionally
provides a unique opportunity to
meet Condé Nast Traveller readers and
other affluent travel enthusiasts, build
brand awareness and take immediate
bookings from this highly sought after
audience.
www.grandesignslive.com www.luxurytravelfair.com
There is plenty to keep all ages
occupied, and away from the Arena
is the fantastic shopping village, the
perfect place to stock up on last
minute Christmas presents.
Fabulous restaurants and bars
add to the experience, and there’s
membership and Hospitality.
The 2009 show will take place
from Tuesday 15th December until
Monday 21st December. Tuesday 15th
and Wednesday 16th will be the FEI
World Cup Dressage Competitions
and Thursday 17th to Monday 21st
will be performances with jumping
competitions.
• A picture of the past edition of
The London International Horse Show
• Wine Academy
• Scuola di Cucina
UK – one of the BCCI’s members
- in the organisation of the Trade
Day: a unique chance to strengthen
business relations and to participate
to workshops.
www.olympiahorseshow.com www.ladolcevitaevent.co.uk
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bert All
Art & Culture - The Royal Al
by Enza Di Marco
Art & Culture - La Scala
Una scala per la cultura
The Royal Albert Hall
Tradizione e progetti futuri del Teatro alla Scala di Milano.
[
Fiore all’occhiello della città di Milano,
il Teatro alla Scala, detto anche Teatro
la Scala, è il più famoso teatro d’Italia.
Costruito per volere di Maria Teresa
d’Austria sulle ceneri del vecchio Teatro
Ducale, distrutto da un incendio nel 1776,
fu progettato dall’architetto Giuseppe
Piermarini sul luogo ove prima sorgeva
la basilica di Santa Maria alla Scala (XIV
secolo) da cui prende il nome. Il 3 agosto
1776 l’opera “Europa riconosciuta” di
Antonio Salieri inaugurò il prestigioso
Teatro che assurse a sede della stagione
lirica e del balletto della città di Milano.
Appena nato il Teatro ospitava le
“opere buffe napoletane”, ma, intorno
al 1812, si decise di accontentare una
più ampia fascia di pubblico mettendo
in rappresentazione i melodrammi: tra
le maggiori opere che vi hanno preso
vita si ricordino “Il Flauto magico” di
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart nel 1816,
“Chiara e Serafina” di Gaetano Donizetti
tra il 1822 e il 1825, “Il pirata” di Vincenzo
Bellini, “Oberto, Conte di San Bonifacio”
Il Teatro alla Scala
rappresenta un punto di
eccellenza culturale nel
mondo
]
di Giuseppe Verdi nel 1839 e “Le Villi”,
“Manon Lescaut”, “Madama Butterfly”,
“La fanciulla del West” di Giacomo
Puccini nel 1855.
Edificato in puro stileneoclassico, il
teatro venne rimaneggiato numerose
volte: nel 1867, nel 1921 durante la
direzione di Arturo Toscanini e ancora
alla fine della seconda guerra mondiale,
quando l’11 maggio del 1946, Toscanini
stesso diresse uno storico concerto
per celebrare la riapertura dell’edificio,
restaurato dopo i gravi danni subiti
durante i bombardamenti alleati. Il 31
dicembre 2001 il Teatro venne però
nuovamente chiuso per importanti lavori
di rinnovamento, curati dall’architetto
svizzero Mario Botta e le attività artistiche
furono quindi trasferite nel nuovo Teatro
degli Arcimboldi. Dal 7 dicembre 2004
la stagione operistica è tornata nella
sua sede storica, con il significativo
allestimento della “Europa riconosciuta” di
Salieri, originario atto di nascita del teatro
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milanese, diretta dal maestro Riccardo
Muti. I lavori hanno regalato una nuova
struttura più moderna introducendo
delle tecnologie che ne hanno migliorato
sicurezza, comfort e funzionalità, sia per
il pubblico sia per gli “addetti ai lavori”
sul palco o dietro le quinte, nonostante il
punto forte resti l’acustica.
Annesso al teatro fu costituito nel 1913,
all’interno dei locali del Casino Ricordi,
il Museo teatrale alla Scala, arricchito
dalle donazioni di documenti, cimeli,
quadri, e completato dalla biblioteca del
drammaturgo e regista Renato Simoni.
Per aumentare la varietà di proposte del
cartellone fu, inoltre, costruita la Piccola
Scala (600 posti), destinata all’allestimento
di opere da camera moderne e al recupero
del grande patrimonio melodrammatico
antico. Inaugurata il 26 dicembre 1955
con “Il Matrimonio segreto” di Domenico
Cimarosa, la Piccola Scala fu chiusa nel
1983. Il Teatro alla Scala rappresenta un
punto di eccellenza culturale nel mondo
grazie alla incessante attività svolta dai suoi
organizzatori; un impegno che si consolida
attraverso una programmazione di grande
qualità e un’intensa attività di tournée
all’estero che portano la Scala e Milano
in ogni parte del mondo. Nel programma
della prossima stagione spiccano, come
sempre, la qualità delle scelte e delle
personalità artistiche e l’internazionalità
delle iniziative; il 2010 vedrà il ritorno
dopo ben 23 anni di assenza del maestro
Claudio Abbado. Va sottolineata, infine,
l’importanza del progetto “Under30” per
rafforzare la vocazione sociale della Scala
anche nei giovani attraverso una vera e
propria community dedicata.
by Enza Di Marco
One of the most famous venues in the world.
• Teatro alla Scala © G. Congiu
Alcune opere e balletti in
programma per la prossima
stagione invernale
OPERA E BALLETTO:
Wolfang
Amadeus
Mozart
“Idomeneo”: Ottobre 2009: 15, 17,
21, 23, 26, 28, 30
Teophile
Gautier
“Giselle”:
Novembre 2009: 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 8,
12, 13, 14
Georges Bizet “Carmen”: Dicembre 2009: 7, 10, 13, 15, 18, 20, 23
Concerti Sinfonici:
Direttore Pierre Boulez – Filarmonica
della Scala: Ottobre 2009: 27, 29
Direttore Antonio Pappano Filarmonica della Scala : Novembre 2009: 8, 10, 11
Direttore Daniel Barenboim –
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla
Scala: Dicembre 2009: 22
Recital di Canto:
Mezzosoprano - Olga Borodina:
Settembre 2009: 27
Basso - Ildar Abdrazakov: Gennaio 2010: 11
Baritono - Simon Keenlyside:
Febbraio 2010: 8
www.teatroallascala.org
The Royal Albert Hall has a long and
rich history as one of the most important
activity centres in the world. It is an
arts centre dedicated to the husband of
Queen Elizabeth, Prince Albert, located
in South Kensington in central London
- also known as the Albertopolis. The
Hall is the active part of the complex in
honor of the Prince Consort, while the
decorative part is the “Albert Memorial”
- directly to the north of Kensington
Gardens, now separated from the Hall
by the dense traffic that crosses the
Kensington Gore.
A great Central Hall, dedicated to the
promotion of Art and Science, was a key
part of Prince Albert’s vision for the South
Kensington estate, which was to be
developed on land purchased with the
profits of the Great Exhibition of 1851.
From the outset the Hall was intended to
be a versatile building not only used for
concerts but also for exhibitions of art and
of manufactured goods, and for scientific
conferences and demonstrations. Its
purpose was to enable the population
at large to engage with the work of the
surrounding museums and educational
institutions.
The heart of the Hall is the vast internal
auditorium, 185 feet wide by 219 feet long,
covered by a glazed dome constructed
of wrought iron girders; at the time of its
construction, it was credited as the largest
structure of its kind in the world. Another
notable feature was the great Henry
Willis Organ - at the time, the largest in
the world - substantially modified and
enlarged between 1921 - 1933 by the
Durham-based organ firm of Harrisons.
The distinctive exterior of the Hall,
inspired by the architecture of Northern
Italy, was built from some 6 million red
bricks and eighty thousand blocks of
decorative terracotta. Surmounting the
exterior walls and above the balustrades
smoking gallery, runs a continuous 800
foot long terracotta frieze composed of
allegorical groups of figures engaged
in a range of artistic endeavors, crafts,
scientific and other cultural pursuits.
Today more than 350 events are staged
every year in the Hall’s main auditorium
www.royalalberthall.com
including performances of classical music,
jazz, folk and world music, rock and pop
concerts, circus, opera, dance, comedy,
tennis, award ceremonies, film premieres
and events of national significance such
as the Royal British Legion’s annual
Festival of Remembrance.
Outside the main auditorium, there are
free Friday lunchtime concerts, Sunday
brunch performances of world music
and jazz held in the Hall’s Café Consort
and occasional concerts by cutting
edge new talents in the Hall’s hush
series presented in the Elgar Room. A
series of exhibitions of photographs
and children’s work is presented in the
Hall’s ground floor corridor. The Hall
continues to fulfill its commitment to
promoting science primarily through its
“Learning & Participation” programme
for school children and by occasional
public lectures.
Some Opera and ballets
scheduled for the next
winter season
The Four Seasons by Candlelight Saturday 3 October 2009 - 7.30pm
Primary Proms 2009 Wednesday 14
October - Wednesday 14 October
2009
Helping the Heart of Music - A
Unique Celebration Sunday 25
October 2009 - 7.30pm
Festival of Brass and Voices Saturday
31 October 2009 - 7.30pm
Michael Bolton Monday 2 November
- Tuesday 3 November 2009
Classical Spectacular Thursday 19
November - Sunday 22 November
2009
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - The
Best of Broadway Thursday 26
November 2009 - 7.30pm
The Masters Tennis Tuesday 1
December - Sunday 6 December
2009
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra John Rutter’s Christmas CelebrationMatinee Saturday 12 December 2009
- 3pm
Royal Choral Society Christmas
Carols Monday 14 December 2009
- 7.30pm
Carols by Candlelight Thursday 24
December 2009 - 7pm
[
Its purpose was to
enable the population at
large to engage with the
work of the surrounding
museums and educational
institutions
]
• Proms audience inside the Royal Albert Hall
• Royal Albert Hall © www.britainonview.com
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pel Gallery
Art & Culture - The Whitecha
by Silvia Favasuli
Art & Culture - La Biennale
by Valentina Rigoldi
La Nuova Biennale di Venezia
The Whitechapel Gallery
Tornata lo scorso gennaio nella Un po’ di storia…
istituzionale e storica sede di Ca’ La prima Esposizione Internazionale
Giustinian, la prestigiosa Biennale d’Arte della Città di Venezia,
di Venezia si presenta oggi con una originariamente ispirata alla Secession
nuova veste di organismo culturale di Monaco e aperta fin dall’inizio alle
continuativo. Palazzo Giustinian si opere dei maggiori artisti italiani e
distingue come centro espositivo stranieri risale al 1895.
aperto a cittadini e visitatori, come Negli anni Trenta del ’900 la Biennale
sede di incontri e manifestazioni inizia ad ampliare il proprio settore
durante tutto l’anno. E’ questo un di attività, dando vita nel 1930 al
avvenimento importante con cui la Festival della Musica, evento che
Biennale raggiunge uno dei traguardi negli anni ha offerto prime assolute,
fissati dalla riforma voluta nel 2004 tra gli altri, di Stravinskij, Prokofiev
dall’allora Ministro dei Beni Culturali, e Nono. Successivamente, a soli due
con l’obiettivo di rilanciarne le anni di distanza, è stata inaugurata
potenzialità e stabilizzarne l’identità. l’Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte
L’Istituzione veneziana ospiterà, Cinematografica (giunta oggi alla 66°
dunque, non più solo manifestazioni edizione), la prima manifestazione
temporanee organizzate in particolari internazionale dedicata al settore del
periodi dell’anno e nelle sedi dislocate cinema a cui fin dalle origini hanno
in vari spazi della città, ma sarà partecipato numerosi film divenuti
sede di attività culturali continuative poi classici del cinema.
durante tutto l’arco dell’anno.
Sulla scia del grande successo ottenuto
La prima iniziativa in questo senso da queste due manifestazioni, con
è la mostra attualmente in corso l’obiettivo di rappresentare i classici
“Macchina di visione: futuristi in di soggetto veneziano, dal “Mercante
Biennale”, realizzata in occasione di Venezia” di Shakespeare alle
della
53°
Commedie
L’unicità della Biennale
Esposizione
di Goldoni, è
Internazionale
nato nel 1934
consiste nella promozione
d’Arte, aperta
il Festival del
delle tendenze artistiche
al pubblico dal
Teatro. Grazie,
più innovative a livello
7 giugno al 22
infine,
ad
internazionale tramite un
novembre 2009
alcune mostre
approccio multidisciplinare
e dedicata ai
allestite negli
Futuristi
che
anni
’70
tra il 1926 e il 1942 hanno partecipato nell’ambito delle arti visive, si sono
alle diverse Biennali d’Arte.
sviluppate anche le prime iniziative in
Va, tuttavia, sottolineato come il campo architettonico, settore questo
cambiamento in corso non tradisca la che ha assunto piena autonomia
natura più profonda dell’Istituzione nel 1980, con la prima Mostra
nata nel 1893 per celebrare le Internazionale di Architettura.
nozze d’argento di re Umberto e Il panorama artistico si è completato,
Margherita di Savoia. Affermatasi poi, nel 1999 con la nascita del
come una delle istituzioni culturali Festival della Danza.
più prestigiose al mondo, la Biennale
continuerà a distinguersi come realtà
promotrice delle tendenze artistiche
più innovative a livello internazionale
tramite un approccio multidisciplinare
concentrandosi su sei diversi settori
delle arti contemporanee: arte,
cinema, musica, teatro, architettura
e danza.
the first shows to British artists
David Hockney, Gilbert&George
and Richard Long; in 1982, the
Whitechapel Gallery introduced to
the London audience the at the time
little-known Mexican painter Frida
Kahlo; in 1993, the Gallery showcased
Lucien Freud, one of Britain’s greatest
living figurative painters; in 2001 and
2002, Liam Gillick and Nan Goldin
staged their first major solo shows
in the UK.
The Whitechapel has
also curated groundbreaking group
exhibitions: from the proto-pop art
• The Whitechapel Gallery
show “This is Tomorrow” of 1956,
to the revisioning of modernism in
After a two years refurbishment,
the 2004 “Faces in the Crowd”.
Since
the Whitechapel Gallery reopened
1901 art has been presented
to the public on 5th April
alongside education. A not-for-profit
2009. Internationally famous for
educational charity, the Whitechapel
its exhibitions of modern and
has pioneered artists’ residencies in
contemporary art, the Gallery has
schools
and
now
more
other education
The Whitechapel Gallery
space
and
innovations
an improved
plays a unique role in the
that have been
range
of
Capital’s cultural landscape adopted
as
facilities. The
and is pivotal to the growth models across
Whitechapel
of East London
the UK and
Gallery plays
internationally.
a unique role
in the Capital’s cultural landscape
The expansion project
and is pivotal to the growth of
In April 2009, the Whitechapel
East London as the most vibrant
Gallery has completed a two year
contemporary art quarter exhibiting
programme of work to incorporate
the work of contemporary artists, as
the former Passmore Edwards Library
well as organising retrospectives and
building next door. The work costed
shows that are of interest to the local
approximately GBP 13.5m and was
community.
partly funded by the Heritage Lottery
Fund. Included in the expanded
History
building are new galleries dedicated
Designed by Charles Harrison
to presenting collections and new
Townsend, the Gallery was founded
commissions; the original exhibition
in 1901 as one of the first publiclyspaces have been beautifully
funded galleries for temporary
renovated. One of the most notable
exhibitions in London. Its exhibition
changes has been to the archive,
history is a history of firsts: in 1938,
which is now fully integrated with
Picasso’s Guernica was displayed on
the Gallery.
its first and unique visit to the UK;
in 1958, the Whitechapel hosted
the first major show in Britain of
the American abstract expressionist
Jackson Pollock; in 1961, the Gallery
staged the British première of Mark
Rothko; in 1970 and 1971, it gave
La storica e prestigiosa istituzione veneziana che ha fatto
della multidisciplinarietà delle proprie manifestazioni
temporanee la chiave del proprio successo si propone oggi
anche in veste di centro espositivo permanente.
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The renovated great art in London East-end.
Le manifestazioni del 2009
Dal 6 giugno al 22 novembre presso
i Giardini, l’Arsenale e altri luoghi di
Venezia è aperta al pubblico la 53°
Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte
Contemporanea “Making Worlds”
diretta da Daniel Birnbaum, Rettore
dal 2001 della Städelschule di
Francoforte sul Meno. In occasione
di “Fare Mondi”, oltre 90 artisti
provenienti da tutto il mondo si
sono espressi sul tema del processo
creativo tramite l’ausilio di forme
artistiche diverse: installazioni, video
e film, scultura, performance, pittura
e disegno.
Numerosi sono stati i premi assegnati
ad alcune delle opere esposte alla
mostra “Making Worlds”. Lo scorso
6 giugno, una giuria internazionale
presieduta dalla direttrice del corso
di Laurea Specialistica in Arti Visive
dello IUAV di Venezia, dottoressa
Angela Vettese, ha assegnato il Leone
d’oro per la migliore Partecipazione
nazionale agli Stati Uniti d’America
per l’energia e la precisione dell’arte
di Bruce Nauman, il Leone d’Oro
per il miglior artista a Tobias
Rehberger e il Leone d’Argento per
il più promettente giovane artista a
Nathalie Djurberg.
• John Baldessarri Ocean and Sky
(With Two Palm Trees)
Courtesy: the artist
www.labiennale.org
[
www.whitechapelgallery.org
]
Current exhibitions
“The Bloomberg Commission: Goshka
Macuga: The Nature of the Beast”
5th
April 2009 – 18th April 2010
The London-based Polish artist Goshka
Macuga is widely acclaimed for her
sculptural installations of historic
objects and documents. In 1955
Nelson Rockefeller commissioned a
life- size tapestry of Picasso’s painting.
Some thirty years later this was lent to
the United Nations Headquarters in
New York. Macuga has now conceived
a unique venue for public gatherings
which references a key moment in the
Whitechapel Gallery’s history: in 1939
the Gallery hosted Picasso’s Guernica.
The room has been designed to
accommodate meetings, discussions
and debates around a central table,
with Guernica once again as a
backdrop.
“Social sculpture”
5th April 2009 – 5th
April 2010
Ongoing throughout the Gallery
there are works of art that offer a
space for contemplation, discussion
or just sitting down. Among others,
visitors will find:
Christian Boltanski
Vie Impossible Whitechapel (2006)
— a noticeboard assembling photos,
letters and ephemera evoking his 1990
Whitechapel Gallery show. Rodney
Graham’s working Weathervane
(2008) is permanently installed on the
Gallery roof. It depicts the artist as the
sixteenth century scholar, Erasmus,
seated backwards on a horse while
reading The Praise of Folly.
Annie
Ratti presents a drinking fountain,
which exposes the science of water
filtration and offers a moment of
privacy with her tête à tête chair.
Franz
West’s Diwan or couch, invites visitors
to take a rest, have a conversation and
become part of the work of art.
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ni Soldini
Italian Excellence - Giovan
by Maria Teresa Melodia
Le avventure "in solitario" di un velista
Giovanni Soldini è uno sportivo innamorato del mare, la cui vita è scandita dalle regate e
dal rapporto d’amore con la sua barca. L’ultima delle sue numerose vittorie risale al luglio
2009, quando il velista ha trionfato in coppia nell’edizione 2009 della Les Sables-HortaLes Sables.
Giovanni Soldini, milanese, classe
1966, sportivo e innamorato della vela
fin da bambino, si racconta ai lettori di
“Focus on Italy” ripercorrendo le tappe
della sua carriera, un percorso che ha
sempre seguito le rotte del mare: “Ho
fatto la prima traversata dell’Atlantico
a 16 anni – inizia - e nel 1989 la
regata transatlantica per imbarcazioni
da crociera su un Sangermani di 16
metri.”.
Avventuriero, si è fatto conoscere dal
grande pubblico come navigatore
solitario in occasione della La BauleDakar del 1991 e così precisa: “Sono
arrivato terzo in classifica generale e
secondo di classe, finendo a 22 ore da
Alain Gautier, vincitore assoluto, e a 19
ore da Philippe Poupon, altro esperto
uomo di mare.”. L’anno successivo
Soldini ha intrapreso una nuova sfida,
partecipando con la stessa imbarcazione,
ribattezzata Misco, alla Europe 1 Star, la
transatlantica in solitario da Plymouth
(GB) a Newport (USA). “Ero in testa nei
50 piedi – descrive - e terzo in generale
quando, a 1200 miglia dal traguardo, la
rottura dell’asse di un timone, causato
dall’urto con un pezzo di ghiaccio alla
deriva, provoca una falla a poppa.
Con le poche attrezzature disponibili
riparo l’avaria e concludo la regata al
secondo posto nei 50 piedi e primo
degli italiani.”.
Dopo l’Europe 1 star, con due velisti
francesi, Soldini ha affrontato la
Québec-St. Malo, dal Canada alla
Francia e così ricorda quell’esperienza:
“A 800 miglia dall’Irlanda, Misco
(il nome dell’imbarcazione n.d.r)
perde la chiglia e si rovescia. Io e i
miei compagni ci siamo immersi per
entrare in cabina e recuperare il set di
sopravvivenza. Quindi ci siamo portati
sullo scafo rovesciato in attesa dei
soccorsi, che grazie all’SOS lanciato da
bordo, arrivano dopo 14 ore. Noi, sani
e salvi, ce l’abbiamo fatta, ma Misco
è stato abbandonato in mezzo alle
acque.”.
In seguito a questo incidente di
percorso, Soldini, rimasto senza barca,
nel 1994, grazie a Kodak, costruisce
un nuovo 50 piedi. “Il 50 piedi Kodak
www.soldini.it
• Giovanni Soldini e Karine Fauconnier
il giorno della vittoria a Les Sables nel
2009
– racconta - poi ribattezzato Telecom
Italia, viene progettato da Jean Berret,
che aveva già realizzato Looping nel
1991. Questa volta Berret progettò
l’imbarcazione presso una comunità di
recupero per tossicodipendenti.”. “Nel
1994 - prosegue Soldini - con Kodak
sono stato il primo italiano della storia
ad intraprendere il BOC Challenge, il
giro del mondo in solitario a tappe,
raggiungendo il secondo posto. Poi nel
1996 è iniziata la collaborazione con
Telecom Italia.”. Il velista continua
nel racconto concitato delle tappe che
hanno segnato la sua vita: “Grazie a
Telecom ho attrezzato la barca con un
albero in carbonio. Un’innovazione
che mi ha portato alla vittoria della
Roma X 2, la regata di 535 miglia nel
Mediterraneo e poi qualche mese
dopo al successo nella Europe 1
Star.”.
Dal 1997 al 2000 Soldini vive un’altra
sfida-avventura, correndo con il 60
piedi Fila. Così ricorda quegli anni: “Il
primo impegno è stato la New YorkSan Francisco. Durante la traversata
verso gli USA, Fila urta un oggetto
alla deriva e quindi la regata viene
sospesa, con mio grande dispiacere. Il
26 marzo 1998, riparata la barca, sono
partito per New York per battere il
record da Sandy Hook a Lizard Point,
punta occidentale dell’Inghilterra.
Con me quattro amici velisti: Andrea
Romanelli, Guido Brogli, Andrea
Tarlarini e Bruno Laurent. Siamo partiti
bene, ma a 400 miglia dal traguardo,
siamo stati sorpresi da una tempesta con
vento a 80 nodi e onde di 15/20 metri.
L’imbarcazione, nella notte del 3 aprile,
viene rovesciata da un’onda che spezza
l’albero. Con un’attrezzatura di fortuna
la barca raggiunge Lorient. Dopo tre
mesi di lavoro, poi, Fila è sulla linea di
• Giovanni Soldini e Karine Fauconnier
il giorno della vittoria a Les Sables nel
2009
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ni Soldini
excellence - Giovan
Italian Ex
partenza dell’Atlantic Alone, la regata in
solitario da Falmouth (GB) a Charleston
(USA). Per la prima volta intraprendo
una gara da solo. Scelgo la rotta verso
le Azzorre e, dopo una settimana di
regata, vado al comando staccando gli
avversari e con la vittoria, stabilisco un
nuovo record con 21 giorni, 17 ore, 7
minuti e 20 secondi. Nel 1998 arriva
l’Around Alone, giro del mondo a
• Immagini della vigilia della partenza a
Les Sables
tappe che parte da Charleston (USA).
Nella terza frazione entro in salvataggio
di Isabelle Autissier, che si rovescia
nel Sud Pacifico sulla rotta verso Capo
Horn ed insieme vinciamo la terza
tappa. L’ultima tappa si conclude con
la mia vittoria.”.
Nel 2001 Soldini vara a Rochelle il
primo trimarano Open 60’ italiano e
con la nuova imbarcazione, velocissima
e potente, dal 2001 al 2005 lo sportivo
partecipa alle principali competizioni
internazionali.
A settembre 2007 viene varato il nuovo
Class 40 Telecom Italia con il quale
l’esperto uomo di mare vince, insieme
a Pietro D’Alì, la Transat Jacques Vabre
2007 e in solitario The Artemis Transat
2008 e, a maggio 2009, arriva la vittoria
della Transmanche in coppia con
Karine Fauconnier. “La regata è andata
bene grazie alla barca, che si è rivelata
in perfette condizioni, e all’ottima
intesa sportiva che si è creata con
Karine. Lei si è occupata di più della
navigazione, io sono stato parecchio al
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timone. Meglio di così non potevamo
fare. L’unico rimprovero a Karine è che
si prendeva sempre la mia giacca e la
ritrovavo piena di mollette...”.
Soldini
procede
entusiasta:
“A
giugno 2009 a bordo di Telecom
Italia finalmente sono partito per
una regata oceanica, la Les SablesHorta-Les Sables, regata a due tappe
in doppio riservata ai Class 40. 2540
miglia in tutto: 1270 miglia fino a Horta
(Azzorre) dove c’è stato uno stop di
una settimana, e altrettante di ritorno
a Les Sables. La mia co-skipper è stata
ancora Karine Fauconnier.”. Prima di
partire Giovanni ha espresso la sua
eccitazione per la nuova impresa: “Non
vedevo l’ora di partire, di prendere
il ritmo di navigazione a cui sono
abituato. Finalmente entravamo nel
vivo della stagione. Questa regata
ha rappresentato un appuntamento
importante che ha messo a dura prova
barche ed equipaggi. L’uscita dal golfo di
Biscaglia può essere molto impegnativa
anche nel mese di luglio. Io e Karine
eravamo pronti, ci eravamo allenati e
affiatati durante la Transmanche. Non
ci restava che mollare gli ormeggi”. E
proprio il 22 luglio Soldini e Fauconnier
hanno realizzano un altro successo
nell’Atlantico. Sul 40 piedi Telecom
vincono la Les Sables-Horta-Les Sables,
la regata velica in doppio dalla Francia
alle Azzorre e ritorno.
La seconda tappa, partita il 15 luglio
scorso da Horta, è stata percorsa da
Telecom Italia in 6 giorni, 5 ore 39
minuti e 32 secondi, alla media di
8,49 nodi. “Abbiamo navigato bene
facendo pochi errori - dice Soldini
all’arrivo - o comunque facendone
meno dei nostri avversari. Il momento
più critico della seconda tappa è
stato subito dopo la partenza perché
abbiamo deciso di aggirare una grossa
bolla di alta pressione con pochissimo
vento. Abbiamo perciò optato per una
rotta a nord-ovest che ci allontanava
dal traguardo e ci siamo ritrovati in
ventesima posizione. Ma è stata una
mossa che ha pagato molto bene.
Aggiungo poi che Telecom Italia era
preparata molto bene, cosa che ha
permesso a me e Karine di dedicarci
completamente alla navigazione, al
meteo e alla strategia.”. Grande merito,
spiega, va dato alla barca: “Telecom
Italia è una barca che va molto forte,
ha un buon passo, è nata bene.”.
L’ultimo appuntamento sportivo della
stagione estiva di Giovanni Soldini e
Telecom Italia è stata la Rolex Fastnet
Race, la leggendaria regata inglese in
equipaggio lunga 608 miglia che è
partita domenica 9 agosto da Cowes,
sull’isola di Wight, per arrivare a
Plymouth.
• Alcune immagini dell'arrivo a
Plymouth, estate 2009
Chi è Giovanni Soldini
• Alcune immagini della partenza da
Les Sables, estate 2009
Classe 1966, è un velista italiano
milanese,
divenuto
famoso
soprattutto per le sue navigazioni
solitarie. A 16 anni compie per
la prima volta nella sua vita la
traversata dell’Atlantico. Nel 1989
vince la A.R.C. (Atlantic Rally for
Cruisers), la regata transatlantica per
imbarcazioni da crociera. Diventa
famoso, come navigatore solitario,
durante La Baule-Dakar del 1991. Per
molti è il miglior navigatore solitario
di tutti i tempi e ha avuto il merito di
far avvicinare allo sport della barca a
vela centinaia di persone che hanno
scoperto la passione per il mare e
per la vela grazie alle sue imprese
negli oceani sparsi per il mondo.
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by Serena Sudati
Hotels - Marriott
Russott Hotel Giardini Naxos
Milan Marriott Hotel
Ideale per viaggiatori sofisticati e caratterizzato da un'atmosfera calda ed elegante, il
Milan Marriott Hotel è la location ideale per uomini d'affari, famiglie, ospiti italiani ed
internazionali e clientela VIP.
A metà strada tra Messina e Catania, quest’angolo di paradiso è la location ideale per trascorrere
una vacanza rilassante all’ombra dell’Etna.
• Bar Club
• Entrata
• Facciata
• Sala congressi
Situato all’interno di un moderno connessione internet wi-fi.
palazzo nelle immediate vicinanze del
centro storico e adiacente al quartiere L’hotel, facilmente raggiungibile dai
fieristico di Milano, l’hotel è una realtà principali poli di trasporto cittadini
elegante che mette a disposizione dei (stazioni e aeroporti) mette a
propri ospiti 322 stanze di differenti disposizione dei suoi ospiti 20 sale
congresso
e
categorie.
Circondato da prestigiosi un attrezzato
Circondato
da
negozi e ristoranti
business centre.
prestigiosi negozi
tradizionali è la location
Il
Centro
e
ristoranti
Congressi
del
tradizionali è la
ideale per un piacevole
location ideale
soggiorno nel capoluogo Milan Marriott
Hotel può, infatti,
per un piacevole
lombardo
considerarsi tra i
soggiorno
nel
più eleganti ed
capoluogo
importanti della città: tutte le sale
lombardo.
riunioni, che ricoprono una superficie
Ogni stanza è lussuosamente di 2.300 metri quadrati e possono
arredata ed è stata recentemente ospitare da 20 a 1.200 persone, sono
rinnovata con l’introduzione del letto attrezzate per ogni tipo di evento e
“Marriott Style”, di televisore LCD dotate di connessione internet wi-fi.
dotato di sistema on demand, aria
condizionata, mini bar, cassetta di All’interno del Milan Marriott Hotel, vi
sicurezza, doppia linea telefonica e è il ristorante “La Brasserie de Milan”,
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caratterizzato da una sofisticata cucina
a vista, che si distingue per l’ottima
cucina mediterranea e la presenza
di una raffinata selezione di pregiati
vini italiani. L’Executive Chef Claudio
Sfiller presenta un menù à la carte
stagionale che valorizza i prodotti del
territorio italiano, esaltandone gusti e
sapori.
Tra gli altri servizi a disposizione
degli ospiti si contano, il “Club Bar”,
il “Bar 66”, una boutique, un centro
fitness, un’Executive Lounge ed un
parcheggio coperto riservato in grado
di contenere fino a 400 veicoli.
Milan Marriott Hotel
Via Washington, 66
20146 Milano - Italia
Tel.: +39 02 485221
Fax: +39 02 48522807
[email protected]
www.marriot.com
[
Circondato da spiagge
bellissime e affacciato
su bianche scogliere,il
complesso è il luogo
ideale per rilassarsi e
godersi il limpido mare
siciliano e la gustosa
cucina tradizionale
Situato
sul
versante Ionico
della
Sicilia,
a pochi passi
dalla
cittadina
di Taormina e
direttamente
affacciato
sul
mare, il Russott
Hotel Giardini Naxos, è una struttura
elegante ed estremamente accogliente.
Circondato da spiagge bellissime
e affacciato su bianche scogliere,il
complesso è il luogo ideale per rilassarsi
e godersi il limpido mare siciliano e la
gustosa cucina tradizionale.
L’hotel dispone di 296 camere
caratterizzate da un arredamento
ricercato in stile classico, che, unito
ad un comfort moderno, è in grado di
offrire ai propri clienti un soggiorno di
assoluto relax.
Un’ampia
terrazza
www.russotthotels.it
affacciata
sulla
• Piscina
• Una delle stanze
• Giardini Naxos
piscina
è
a
disposizione
degli ospiti per
pranzi e cene
prelibati presso
il
Ristorante
“Panarea” dove
regna
sovrana
la
cucina
mediterranea. Sulla spiaggia è presente
il “Beach Bar”, location ideale per
gustare light lunches e snack, senza
allontanarsi dal mare.
]
Dedicato alla magia dell’Etna, l’esclusivo
Wine-bar & Restaurant “La Sciara” è un
raffinato ristorante à la carte dalle nere
pareti laviche, incastonate nell’intenso
blu delle ceramiche calatine. Questa
originale cornice fa da teatro ad
un’innovativa cucina a vista che incanta
i sensi ed allieta i palati dei più raffinati
avventori del gusto. La ricca cantina
di etichette siciliane offre, inoltre, agli
ospiti la possibilità di degustare vini fra
i più pregiati, sapientemente abbinati a
deliziosi formaggi regionali dal sapore
antico e sempre più ricercato.
Infine, il “Lobby Bar” è il luogo
ideale per un aperitivo, un cocktail,
oppure, per assaggiare le delizie della
pasticceria siciliana.
Il Russott Hotel Giardini Naxos, si
propone sia come location privilegiata
per rilassanti vacanze, sia come
punto d’incontro per convention o
eventi speciali. Dotato di 12 sale che
contano una ricettività totale di 2.000
partecipanti, questo prestigioso hotel
non è solo la meta ideale per un
viaggio da sogno, ma una struttura
fortemente appetibile anche per viaggi
di lavoro.
Russott Hotel Giardini Naxos
Via Jannuzzo, 47
98035 Giardini Naxos (ME) - Italia
Tel.: +39 0942 51931
[email protected]
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Hotels - NH Hoteles
Hotels - Marriott
Interview with
Vanina Schenone
by Paola Bettinelli
Intervista a
Pippo Russotti
by Serena Sudati
Marriott in Italia
NH in Italy
Russottfinance è proprietaria di alcuni in modo caloroso e premuroso”,
tra i più prestigiosi hotel italiani: rimanendo così sempre fedeli ai
Russott Hotel Giardini Naxos (4 stelle principi della catena Marriott. e 300 camere), Holiday Club Giardini
Naxos (4 stelle e 252 appartamenti In un periodo difficile come quello
residence hotel), Russott Hotel che
l’economia
mondiale
sta
Venezia (4 stelle e 182 camere), Milan attraversando, quali sono le azioni
Marriott Hotel (4 stelle e 322 camere) che il gruppo sta intraprendendo?
e Rome Marriott Park Hotel (4 stelle Negli ultimi otto mesi abbiamo
e 601 camere).
indubbiamente registrato un calo di
La famiglia Russotti è attualmente alla fatturato che riflette la crisi generale
guida della società, di cui è presidente che ha investito l’intero settore
Sebastiano Russotti.
turistico.
Abbiamo intervistato il dottor Pippo Siamo riusciti, tuttavia, ad arginare i
Russotti, responsabile dell’ufficio riflessi negativi di questo momento
marketing del Milan Marriott Hotel.
avviando partnership con alcuni
Trasferitosi a Milano inizialmente operatori culturali. A tal fine abbiamo
per
studiare,
e l a b o r a t o
Pippo
Russotti
offerte
mirate
“ essere vincenti nel servizio che rispondano
ha poi fatto di
Milano la sua
al meglio alle
offrendo agli ospiti, con
città d’adozione,
necessità
di
grande spirito d’iniziativa, la
costruendovi
entrambe le parti.
la famiglia e la miglior assistenza, informazioni A Milano, ad
carriera.
e supporto in modo caloroso e esempio, l’accordo
siglato con il Teatro
premuroso ”
Quale
strategia
Nazionale,
di
di
marketing
prossima apertura,
utilizzate per promuovere le vostre ci permette di offrire un pacchetto
strutture alberghiere?
comprendente camera, teatro e cena
Nel nostro caso non è possibile adottare ad una cifra molto interessante per il
un’unica strategia di marketing, in cliente.
quanto gli hotel di nostra proprietà
presentano caratteristiche diverse In occasione dell’Expo 2015 Milano
legate alla localizzazione geografica e sarà
al
centro
dell’attenzione
al target della clientela.
internazionale e offrirà molte
L’hotel di Milano attira principalmente opportunità, in particolare nel
uomini d’affari che si recano nel settore turistico. Quali sono le vostre
capoluogo lombardo per lavoro. aspettative?
Roma è sia una destinazione business, Come tutti gli operatori economici
sia una meta d’interesse culturale, riponiamo grandi aspettative nei
d’arte e religiosa. Gli alberghi di confronti di questo evento.
Venezia e Taormina, infine, ospitano Ci auguriamo di poter avviare un
prevalentemente turisti che vi tavolo di lavoro con i vari attori di
trascorrono periodi di vacanza.
questa importante manifestazione in
Nonostante queste differenze, posso modo da poter elaborare strategie
affermare con orgoglio che tutti gli comuni e progetti che ci rendano
alberghi del gruppo sono animati partner dell’evento stesso e non solo
dalla nostra passione.
fornitori di servizi ricettivi.
Alla base della nostra filosofia di
ospitalità c’è l’attenzione verso il cliente, Il Milan Marriott Hotel ha di recente
riassumibile nel motto “essere vincenti compiuto 15 anni: ritiene che il
nel servizio offrendo agli ospiti, con settore alberghiero sia cambiato in
grande spirito d’iniziativa, la miglior questo lasso di tempo?
assistenza, informazioni e supporto Negli ultimi 15 anni, a livello socio
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NH Hoteles offer to their customers?
the satisfaction of our guests.
NH Hoteles offer their customers a We offer a large variety of products,
wide range of services and facilities from urban hotels centrally located,
to make their stay pleasant and to outstanding resorts in the most
relaxing. Our rooms are designed in beautiful locations in the world,
order to take the best advantage from from the “Collection” hotels born in
free time, nowadays the real luxury: historical and fascinating buildings, to
rooms are modern and equipped “Nhow” design hotels where fashion
with comforts and facilities that make and glamour rule. We can fulfill the
our guests feel at home. Mattress are expectations of every kind of guest.
a special feature of NH rooms: thick People are one of the main strengths
(from 27 to 33 cm) and comfortable, of our company. The staff reflects the
because we want our guests to enjoy NH philosophy: young, friendly and
the best sleep and rest.
professional, a special added value
Following the “Eye for detail” of the hotel.
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• Pippo Russotti, Direttore Marketing Milan
Mariott Hotel
economico, sono stati registrati
enormi cambiamenti, basti pensare
allo
sviluppo esponenziale di
nuove tecnologie sia in relazione ai
servizi rivolti al cliente sia all’utilizzo
di massa di internet. Oggi, ad
esempio, a differenza di pochi anni
fa, un gran numero di iniziative di
marketing viene realizzato attraverso
l’e-commerce,
anche per quanto
riguarda il settore della ristorazione
- pensiamo ai prodotti “bio” e alle
cucine esotiche.
Quello che non è cambiato è il
cliente e le sue aspettative: anche
oggi, anzi oggi più che mai, il cliente
vuole sentirsi curato, coccolato e un
po’ viziato!
• Vanina Schenone, Marketing Director
Italia NH Hoteles
Last, but definitely not least, NH is a
responsible company, a pioneer and
a reference in the tourism industry.
During the past years NH stood out for
its special care for the environment: as
an expression of such a commitment
a challenging environmental plan
has been developed, adopting
measures that will noticeably reduce
CO2 emissions as well as water and
energy consumption.
NH Hoteles has been a member of
the BCCI for many years.What are the
benefits that you have obtained and
still obtain from this collaboration?
The collaboration with the British
Chamber of Commerce for Italy has
always been profitable and strategic.
Hosting several events of the BCCI in
our hotels has not only been a matter
of business, but gave us the chance
to create an important network of
contacts and a very good opportunity
for our PR activities.
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by Valentina Rigoldi
Hotels - NH Hoteles
NH Kensington – London
NH Grand Hotel Palazzo – Livorno
A piece of Italian history in a wonderful location, now a unique 5 stars hotel returned to its
original prestige.
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NH Grand Hotel Palazzo
enjoys a wonderful
location and it’s one
of the town’s most
representative places,
the pride of Livorno’s
waterfront
Located on the
Ligure Sea coast,
Livorno is one
of
the
most
important ports of
call in Italy, both
for goods freight and for tourism. The
town began its development at the end
of the 16th century, thanks to the Medici’s
family will. Livorno is famous for being
the birthplace of celebrities such as
Amedeo Modigliani, Pietro Mascagni
and Giovanni Fattori. In the past, it has
been a celebrated international tourism
destination, thanks to its bathing and
thermal establishments.
NH Grand Hotel Palazzo enjoys a
wonderful location and it’s one of the
town’s most representative places, the
pride of Livorno’s waterfront.
The hotel, located in a historical
building, has more than 100 years of
glorious history and keeps echoes of a
far-away Belle Époque, thanks to the
elegance of the facade and the rooms,
restored to the original design. Today the
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hotel, managed
by NH Hoteles,
the leading hotel
chain in Italy, is
a refined 5 stars
ideal for everyone
looking for style and luxury. The Liberty
style towers are the places where
Guglielmo Marconi undertook the first
telegraph tests. The facing Terrrazza
Mascagni, with its distinctive chessboard
floor and the winding balustrade, offers a
beautiful glimpse of Livorno waterfront.
The hotel has 123 room and represents
one of the most exclusive and careful
Italian architectural rescue. The
soundproof rooms are elegant and
relaxing, thanks to the well-groomed and
refined furniture and the attention paid
to every single detail. The wonderful
Presidential Suite overlooking the sea
and enriched with a small Turkish bath,
is the ideal place for those looking for
an exclusive stay. The two restaurants,
one located at the ground floor and one
at the roof garden, are luxurious and
• Entrance
• Ground floor restaurant
• Junior suite Mascagni
• Pool seaview
elegant jewels, and they both enjoy an
amazing sea view. The menu, constantly
refined and renewed, is suitable for the
most exigent tastes and for those wishing
to make out of the meal a moment
to savour again genuine flavours ad
high quality products. The hotel has a
wonderful and exclusive wellness area
where guests can relax in the water of
the indoor pool, in the Sauna and in
the Turkish bath, try one of the beauty
farm’s treatments, enjoy a wide range
of massages or work out in the wellequipped fitness centre.
Thanks to the high quality services
and the prestigious atmosphere, the
NH Grand Hotel Palazzo is the perfect
choice for middle and long term stays,
both for business and leisure guests.
NH Grand Hotel Palazzo
Viale Italia, 195
57127 Livorno - Italia
Tel.: +39 0586 260836
Fax: +39 0586 806182
[email protected]
www.nh-hotels.com
At NH Hoteles, it is all about the details. It is the small things that make a big difference. That is
the passion of NH Hoteles; that is what they strive to achieve. Naturally the same applies to NH
Kensington, the perfect destination for a business or a leisure stay.
NH Kensington is centrally located in and all bathrooms have a power
London’s exclusive Royal Borough shower. The 14 adjoining apartments
of Kensington & Chelsea. The hotel are fully furnished and can be used
is a short walk from the Earls Court for both long or short term stays.
NH
Kensington’s
Tube station
“Garden
Lounge
and in close
NH Kensington is a
Bar”,
offers
a
proximity to
completely new
major road
great
variety
of
links offering
Mediterranean style
hotel providing every
dishes. The menu
easy access
modern convenience in
can be enjoyed in the
to
both
a beautifully designed
bar or in the private
Heathrow
garden
terrace.
and Gatwick
Airports.
“Huntingdon’s Restaurant” provides
Behind
the
carefully
restored an extensive breakfast buffet, giving
monumental façade, NH Kensington is guests the perfect start to the morning.
a completely new hotel providing every Planning a luxury board meeting or
modern convenience in a beautifully an intimate dinner? NH Kensington
designed,
contemporary
setting. has the perfect room for you. The
The interior is modern, practical and hotel offers 2 meeting rooms: “Kent”
functional, decorated in the inimitable and “Sussex” with natural light and
NH Hoteles style. The hotel has 121 these can be utilized for meetings
rooms, 8 split level suites with a and private events from 2 up to 25
separate living and sleeping room, and persons. Combinations with the close
the 25 executive rooms are especially by situated NH Harrington Hall and
designed for the business traveller. All their conference centre are also well
rooms have wireless internet access possible.
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• Garden
• Façade
• Lobby
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NH Kensington
202-220 Cromwell Road
London SW5 0SW
United Kingdom
Tel.: +44 207 2441 441
Fax: +44 207 2441 442
[email protected]
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Legal & Commercial - Pir
Legal & Commercial - LA
BLAW
by Colin Jamieson
by Francesco Rotondi
The Italian wage guarantee funds:
Investing in Italy
How to pay your employees in Italy during times of crisis.
The current tax scene.
In the midst of the global financial
tsunami, we have witnessed an
exponential increase in companies
turning to wage guarantee funds –
as they try to save money and avoid
individual and collective dismissals at
the same time.
Tax simplification - shifting sands
The changes over recent years for
matters such as the much contested
regional production tax, IRAP, the
tax deduction for interest paid on
borrowings or for goodwill on the
purchase of businesses shows how
depressingly
quickly
legislative
change can mess up the calculation
of future tax costs.
In this article we will provide a brief
overview of three different Wage
Guarantee Funds which may be utilised by
businesses, experiencing difficulties, with
operations in Italy: the “Ordinary Wage
Guarantee Fund”, the “Extraordinary
Wage Guarantee Fund”, and the “In
Derogation Wage Guarantee Fund”. It
must be stressed that these funds are
utilised only when there is a suspension
in the employment relationship – and not
for permanent layoffs.
Extraordinary Wage Guarantee Fund
The “Extraordinary Wage Guarantee
Fund” is accessed when industrial
companies,
artisan
businesses,
agricultural cooperatives, or contracted
canteen and refreshment services
for industrial companies with more
than 15 employees or commercial
businesses with more than 50
employees face structural changes like
re-organisations and restructurings,
industrial reorganisations, as well as
during periods of crisis and insolvency
procedures.
The length of time support is offered to
businesses from this fund depends on
the reason why assistance is needed.
For example, if a business requires
access to the fund due to a crisis in
particular sectors, then assistance for
up to 12 months may be available, with
Ordinary Wage Guarantee Fund
The Italian “Ordinary Wage Guarantee an exceptional option for an additional
Fund” can be accessed by employers 12 months of assistance. If however, a
business requires
operating
in
access to the
industrial sectors,
fund due to a
In the midst of the
irrespective of the
restructuring, a
number of their
global financial tsunami,
reorganization,
employees, which
we have witnessed an
or to an industrial
require temporary
exponential increase in
reorganization,
relief
during
companies turning to
then up to a
difficult
times.
wage guarantee funds
maximum
of
It is important
24 months of
to note that businesses must be able
to demonstrate that a recovery of their assistance may be available, that can be
working activity is forecasted and hence postponed twice for a maximum period
the difficulties they are experiencing are of 12 months each. In the most drastic
only temporary. The Ordinary Wage case – the cessation of a business - then
Guarantee Fund covers both blue and up to 12 months of assistance, with
white collar workers as well as senior an option to request an additional 12
white collar workers (“cadres”) and months, may be available.
working partners of co-operatives.
The maximum amount of time a
As stated above, the support provided business can rely on this fund for
to businesses (and employees) by this support is 36 months over a 5 year
fund is temporary. The fund will cover period. This fund will cover up to
up to 80% of the wage employees would 80% of the wage employees would be
be entitled to for the non-worked hours, entitled to for the non-worked hours,
as determined between zero and the as determined between zero and the
limit of the contractual working hours limit of the contractual working hours
(not exceeding 40 hours per week). The (not exceeding 40 hours per week).
cover is granted for up to 3 consecutive
months or 13 weeks over a maximum of In Derogation Wage Guarantee Fund
12 consecutive months from the initial Another instrument which can be used
request for assistance.
within the current economic situation
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• Francesco Rotondi, Founding Partner
LABLAW
in order to avoid dismissals is the “In
Derogation Wage Guarantee Fund”.
This Fund applies to programs aimed
at managing occupational crisis, also
with reference to those production
sectors and regional areas that are
defined in specific agreements signed
at the local level before 20 May 2009
and implemented in agreement at a
government level before 15 June 2009.
It covers employees who are working
for both indefinite and definite periods
of time, apprentices and temporary staff
employed by recruitment agencies.
The current economic crisis affecting
business activities has led to a massive
number of companies resorting to the
use of social security instruments, even
“in derogation”, in order to extend the
protection of employees as much as
possible.
Francesco Rotondi is founding partner
of LABLAW – an Italian employment
and labour law boutique with offices in
Milan and Rome.
For additional information on this topic
Francesco Rotondi can be contacted
on +39 02 30311331 or by email at
[email protected]
www.lablaw.com
Modernisation – the good news
But it is not all doom and gloom.
Italy’s rate of corporate income tax
is now one of the lowest in Europe
at 27.5%, although the additional
regional production tax can take Italy
to the top of the European league of
effective rates of tax.
The tax shield – yet another amnesty
programme
The announcement of a new amnesty
programme permitting taxpayers to
repatriate previously undeclared cash
and other assets has been politically
justified by the need to allow
shareholders a way of repatriating
funds to inject their cash into starved
businesses during a recession. This,
combined with a serious requirement
for funds on the part of the government
for the rebuilding programme in the
wake of the earthquake in Abruzzo
in June, has allowed a controversial
scheme to go through.
Under the programme, known as the
“tax shield” individuals will be able
to declare the existence of hitherto
undisclosed cash and other assets
(moveable or immoveable property)
held outside Italy and be able either
to repatriate them into the European
Community without fear of further
tax assessment regarding that cash/
assets, by paying a tax which will
be a maximum of 5% of the amount
declared. The programme is similar
to an earlier scheme spanning 2001
to 2003, which permitted offshore
cash and assets to be disclosed upon
payment of first a 2.5% tax and then
a 4% charge. That earlier programme
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was part of a wider amnesty scheme
allowing taxpayers to close off open
years to assessment for purposes of
both direct and indirect tax as well
as settling pending disputes with the
authorities.
Business tax incentives
More interesting for foreign corporate
investors coming into Italy are some
of the tax based incentives recently
announced. These include:
• an exemption from taxable profits
of an amount equal to 50% of
investment made in new plant and
equipment up to June 2010;
• increase in the limit for offset of
tax credits from Euro 500,000 to Euro
700,00 annually;
• a review of the rates for fixed
asset depreciation. The possibility of
claiming accelerated depreciation for
short life and intensively used assets
has recently been abolished as part of
the package reducing the corporate
income (IRES) rate to 27.5%, but now
looks set to make a comeback as part
of a package to incentivise high-tech
investment;
• a programme of tax credits
for investment in research and
development may well will be
repeated;
• implementation of rules allowing
taxpayers to keep their accounting
records in electronic format. A feature
of the Italian scene is the detailed
body of legislation detailing how
accounting records must be kept.
These prescriptive rules stem from
a desire to facilitate the inspection
and audit by the tax authorities of
business records. This makes Italy an
expensive jurisdiction to do business
in, especially for multi-nationals
seeking to centralise and standardise
their accounting systems. The
introduction of these quite detailed
rules finally permitting the keeping
of accounts entirely on computer is
therefore very welcome.
• Colin Jamieson, Partner Pirola Pennuto
Zei & Associati
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Colin Jamieson, a partner
in Pirola Pennuto Zei’s
Milan and London offices,
has a brief look at the
current tax scene for
business investment in
Italy as well as the new
amnesty programme
permitting the disclosure
of offshore cash and
assets
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Legal & Commercial - To
by Franco Toffoletto
A look at Italian and European labor law
Developments in working time.
Some of the measures which could
weigh upon the subject of working
relationships and trade union relations
are now in debate at a European level.
A directive is in fact due to be approved
(see the Commission’s proposition of
22nd September 2004, n.607) which
wishes to alter the in force directive
2003/88/EU regarding some aspects of
the organisation of working hours.
in order to draw up a compromise text.
On this topic, we must also point
out that the legislative decree of 25th
June 2008, n.112 (converted with the
regulation of 6th August 2008, n.133), in
coherence with what was devised by
the EU directives on the issue, foresees a
broadening of the flexibility of company
employment organization. First of all,
the weekly rest days are now calculated
The choice of this amendment is on a range of 14 days (instead of the
however subject to co-decision 7 days counted by the former norm).
procedures foreseen by article 251, par. Moreover the possibility of derogating
3 of the TCE. There are up to now two laws concerning daily rests, work breaks,
main critical points which make reaching work organisation and length of night
an agreement between Parliament labor is now granted to collective labor
agreement
and
Council
contractors,
difficult. Firstly
Some of the measures
drawn
up
the matter of
which could weigh upon
at a national
“on guard duty”.
the subject of working
level, and also
The
Council
relationships and trade
to
territorial
of Ministers of
union relations are now in
agreements
the EU would
debate at a European level
or companies
like to consider
which
were
working hours
winded by the
as the active period undergone i.e the
actual time spent on the work activity comparatively best represented trade
therefore not including breaks, even if unions in each country.
the employee would take them in the
work place. On the other hand, the EU Lastly, it is worth remembering that
Parliament intends to consider working some measures were recently issued
hours as the whole duty of service to guarantee greater protection of
rendered, except for the possibility of employees affected by the present
effectively and specifically being able to economic crisis. An extension of a part
of the social welfare is expected in order
calculate inactive periods.
to help individuals who would not
Secondly, the matter of derogating the normally benefit from it - such as project
limit of the 48 weekly working hours, works and small business employees in the member States, is also up for who were sacked for justified objective
Nevertheless
enforceable
discussion (as seen in clause “opt-out”). reason.
Whilst the EU Parliament intends to measurements which would complete
remove the “opt-out” possibility three the implementation of these estimates
years after the directive comes into are still missing.
force, the Council believes the current
circumstances do not allow such
abolishment as yet and has therefore
rejected the amendment.
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• Franco Toffoletto, Senior Partner
Toffoletto e Soci
]
Consequently, as established by article
251 of the TCE, the summoning of a
“settlement panel” is now due. The panel
will try to mediate the different positions
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