MILAN-CORTINA 2026 WINTER OLYMPICS

Andrea Abodi, Minister for Sport and Youth; Vittorio Bosio, President of CSI; Attilio Fontana, President of the Regione Lombardia; Fabio Massimo Saldini, Government Commissioner and CEO of SIMICO; Luca Santandrea, General Manager of Coca-Cola – Olympic and Paralympic Games Milano Cortina 2026; Andrea Varnier, CEO of the Milano Cortina 2026 Foundation. Moderated by Mario Del Verme, Cdo Sport

The Olympic Games represent an extraordinary opportunity for Italy to highlight the cultural and educational role of sport and Olympic values within society. At the same time, they offer a chance to engage local communities in a collective celebration—both during the Olympic Flame Journey and throughout the Olympic and Paralympic Games themselves. The recognition of individual talents, relationships with others, teamwork, and competition instead of conflict are just some of the elements that give this event a crucial role as a chance to establish a new paradigm—built with “new bricks.”