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On Friday, November 4th, the sixth edition of the Florence Ambassador Award, arranged by the City of Florence, Destination Florence Convention & Visitors Bureau, Firenze Fiera and the Chamber of Commerce. The awards went to personalities of the academic and congress industry. An event that crowns the achievements of the Florentine meetings industry in recent months. |
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Florence, November 7 2022 – They have excelled like few others in their scientific researches, disclosures and careers. Excellencies in the academic and congressional environments, whose charismatic voice has become over time a reference within their scientific community, a representation of culture and institutions. Last Friday, in the Salone dei Cinquecento of Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, 15 personalities were honored and officially named “Florence Ambassadors.” An event, now in its sixth edition, arranged by the City of Florence, in collaboration with Destination Florence Convention & Visitors Bureau, Firenze Fiera Congress and Exhibition Center and Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Crafts and Agriculture. A celebration of the meeting industry, which has long been synonymous with significant economic, social and cultural impacts. A flagship event of the Florence Academic Leadership Program (FALP), the Florence Ambassador Award acknowledges the value of professionals able to enhance the prestige of the city, boosting its national and international attractiveness for the acquisition of events and congresses, consequently encouraging economic impact. The Florentine meeting industry_ An event that crowns the latest achievements for the city of Florence. Thanks to the synergy between institutions, Firenze Convention Bureau and Firenze Fiera, last summer Florence successfully bid six international congresses, consolidating its position as an international meeting destination. In July, the World Committee for Space Research (COSPAR) announced that the Tuscan capital would host the 46th edition of the Assembly after 62 years since last time: the only city in history to host the prestigious scientific congress for the third time, leading 3,000 delegates. The same month, the destination had already achieved three other major bids, which will lead nearly 2 thousand attendees in Florence over the next 3 years. Considering also the most recently successful bids, from 2023 to early 2028 about 400 thousand attendees are expected in town, generating a total revenue of 600 million euros. “We are pleased and gratified by this event that celebrates important members of our territory,” declares the President of the Region Tuscany, Eugenio Giani. Each of them, in their respective areas, has been able to make outstanding scientific and cultural contributions. Florence and Tuscany are leading the way in attracting events and congresses of international appeal, prestige and economic value. We will continue, with real determination, to work in synergy with the local players in the coming years as well.” “We reached the sixth edition of an initiative that rewards local talents who have been outstanding in a wide variety of fields, particularly in academia, prominent personalities who have played a crucial role in bringing very high-level congress events to our city. – stresses the Mayor of Florence, Dario Nardella – We aim more and more at developing Florence as a city of knowledge and promoting as a tourist destination for the entire trade fair and congress world. The new Advisory Board will contribute in optimizing energies and resources, so that Florence is increasingly attractive also in this regard, by identifying the clusters on which to focus, according to the vocations of our city: a more and more European capital, focused on sustainability, with a great past but attentive to the challenges of the future.” “The University plays a leading role in promoting our city throughout the world,” explains Rector Alessandra Petrucci. “The commitment of professors and researchers turns into products and scientific collaborations of the highest level that increase Florence’s prestige and international standing every day. We are proud to have made our contribution through ‘testimonials’ widely acknowledged thanks to quality work in University. Following are the names of the award winners: – Stefano Mancuso: Head of LINV – Laboratory of Plant Neurobiology, University of Florence – Agostino Monorchio: Professor of Electromagnetic Fields, University of Pisa, IEEE Fellow – Riccardo Saccardi: Head of SODc Cellular Therapies and Transfusion Medicine – A.O.U. Careggi – Rino Rappuoli: Scientific Director, Biotecnopolo Foundation, Siena – Maria Grazia Pizza: – Alberto Reatti: Associate Professor Department of Information Engineering, University of Florence – Domenico D’Uugo: Director UOC General Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Gemelli , IRCCS – Rome; Director of the School of Specialization in General Surgery , UCSC -Rome; Federate of the American College of Surgeons , FACS; Past-President SICO , Italian Society of Surgical Oncology; President ESS , European Society of Surgical Oncology – Andrea Minervini: Director, Department of Oncologic, Mini-Invasive and Andrologic Urology, AOUC Florence – Dario Manfellotto: National president of the Federation of Hospital Internist Managers Associations (Fadoi) – Anna Sapino: Scientific Director Piedmont Foundation for Oncology FPO-IRCCS of Candiolo, Full Professor of Pathological Anatomy University of Turin, President Italian Society of Pathological Anatomy and Cytology SIAPeC-IAP – Valentina Borgese: Education and Planning Manager Italian Society of Anatomic Pathology and Cytology SIAPeC-IAP – Filippo Cavallo: Professor of Biomedical Robotics, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Florence – Barbara Gualco: Professor Section of Medical-Forensic Sciences, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence – Gianni Bartoli: Professor Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Florence – CAREER AWARD Founder ENIC Meetings & EventsThe Advisory Board_ For the first time this year, an Advisory Board has also been formed, made up of leading Florentine personalities, and chaired by Mayor Dario Nardella. A reference group that will contribute to the development of the FALP, with the aim of increasing the number of international events and congresses in Florence, as well as supporting the various leaders in the role of ambassadors. From 2015 to the present, FALP has evolved and refined, becoming an increasingly strategic activity. In 2018, thanks to the signing of an Agreement among the City of Florence, the Metropolitan City, the Chamber of Commerce, the Region of Tuscany and the University of Florence, the Firenze Convention Bureau was recognized as the single entity in charge of implementing initiatives to expand quality tourism. And strengthen the scientific and cultural value of Florence. The Board is formed by: – Dario Nardella, Mayor of Florence – Alessandra Petrucci, Rector University of Florence – Riccardo Saccardi, Head of SODc Cellular Therapies and Transfusion Medicine – A.O.U. Careggi – Alessandro Bianchini, Professor Dept. of Industrial Engineering, University of Florence – Franco Trabalzini, Head of SC Otolaryngology – A.O.U. Meyer – Grazia Tucci, Associate Professor Dip. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Florence |
