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Economy FRIDAY 12

Italy–America: relations, economic exchange, prospects

Event location: Palazzo Bonin Longare 🔗

Event time: 3:30 PM

Duration: 1 hour

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Speakers:

Barbara Beltrame Giacomello

Born in Vicenza in 1979, she has been President of Confindustria Vicenza since June 2025.
Former Vice President of Confindustria Nazionale with responsibility for internationalization, she is also Vice President of AFV Beltrame Group, a leading Italian and European company in the steel sector.
She serves on the Board of Directors of Luiss Guido Carli University, is Vice President of ALUISS, a board member of SIMEST, and Honorary President of BusinessMed.

Armando Varricchio

Born in Veneto in 1961, he graduated in International Relations from the University of Padua and began his diplomatic career in 1986. He served as Ambassador to Serbia, Deputy Secretary General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Diplomatic Advisor to Prime Ministers Letta and Renzi, and Deputy Diplomatic Advisor to President Napolitano. From 2016 to 2021 he represented Italy in the United States. After his tenure in Washington, he served as Ambassador to Germany and is now once again working at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2016, he was awarded the Knight Grand Cross, the highest honor bestowed by the Italian Republic.

Enrico Marchi

Graduated in Business Administration from Bocconi University in Milan, he began his entrepreneurial career in 1980 in the consulting sector, founding Finanziaria Internazionale Holding SpA. Today, he is Chairman of both the Banca Finint Group and the SAVE Group, which manages the Northeast airport system including the airports of Venice, Treviso, Verona, and Brescia. SAVE also participates as an industrial partner in Brussels South Charleroi Airport in Belgium.

A high-level meeting to reflect on the present and future of economic relations between Italy and the United States. The discussion will feature Barbara Beltrame Giacomello, President of Confindustria Vicenza; Armando Varricchio, former Italian Ambassador to Washington; and Enrico Marchi, President of the Save Group. An opportunity for a joint perspective – entrepreneurial, diplomatic, institutional – on the state of transatlantic relations and future collaboration opportunities. Moderated by Marino Smiderle, editor-in-chief of Il Giornale di Vicenza.

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