PRE-EVENT - EXCELLENCE OF PUGLIA AWARD | ITALIAN EXCELLENCE FORUM: PROJECTS and STRATEGIES to COMPETE

ITALIAN FORUM OF EXCELLENCE – Projects and Strategies to Compete

A great national event that brings the Italian institutions and businesses to the heart of Puglia

Puglia returns to the forefront at the national level with the Forum Italia di Eccellenza – Progetti e Strategie per Compete (Italy of Excellence Forum – Projects and Strategies to Compete), promoted by the Verapuglia nel Mondo Association and organized by the RDE Publishing House of the publisher Riccardo Dell'Anna.

The initiative, which will take place on June 27, 2025 in the splendid setting of the Boomerang Village in Torre Colimena (Manduria), will be presented and conducted by the Mediaset journalist and presenter Dr. Safiria Leccese, and represents a very high-profile event that brings together leading figures from the institutional, economic, social, cultural and scientific worlds.

Speakers at the Forum will include:

▪ General Commander of the Carabinieri, Gen. CA Salvatore Luongo

▪ Central Director of the Highway and Railway Police and for the Special Departments of the State Police, Pref. Renato Cortese

▪ General Director of the DIA Anti-Mafia Investigation Directorate, Gen. CA Michele Carbone

▪ Deputy General Commander of the Port Authorities - Coast Guard, Admiral Sergio Liardo

▪ Chief of Staff of the Minister for European Affairs, the PNRR and Cohesion Policies, Councillor Ermenegilda Siniscalchi

▪ Head of Department of the Ministry of Education and Merit, Dr. Maria Carmela Palumbo

▪ Head of Department of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policies, Dr. Alessandro Lombardi

▪ President of LILT | Italian League for the Fight against Cancer, Prof. Francesco Schittulli

▪ General Director ITA | ICE - Agency for the promotion abroad and the internationalization of Italian companies, Amb. Lorenzo Galanti

▪ Director General of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty, Dr. Teresa Nicolazzi

▪ Director General of ASI | Italian Space Agency, Lawyer Luca Vincenzo Maria Salamone

▪ Cabinet Office Manager with expertise in MADE IN ITALY, Dr. Elvira Raviele

▪ General Manager of the POSTE ITALIANE Group, Dr. Giuseppe Lasco

▪ CEO of TRENITALIA, Eng. Gianpiero Strisciuglio

▪ President of the MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA Banking Group, Lawyer Nicola Maione

▪ CEO of DELOITTE ITALY and Central Mediterranean, Dr. Fabio Pompei

▪ Head of Department of the Ministry of Environment and Energy Security, Eng. Laura D'Aprile

▪ President of the Superior Council of Public Works, Eng. Massimo Sessa

▪ International planner and designer specialized in the world of hospitality, Arch. Simone Micheli

“Excellence of Puglia” Award and Final Show

At the end of the forum, the symbolic recognition “Premio Eccellenza di Puglia” will be awarded to personalities of Apulian origin who have distinguished themselves for their commitment and professionalism throughout the national territory.

The evening will end with a dinner with typical Apulian dishes and a musical show by the Tamburellisti di Torrepaduli.