Program ’17
Sunday 20 August
Meetings
AENEAS PASSES ON. The artist carries his father on his shoulders
Participants: Cristiana Collu, Director of the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rome; Miro Fiordi, President of Credito Valtellinese; Adrian Paci, Artist. Introduced by Giuseppe Frangi, President of the Associazione Giovanni Testori.
HOLY MASS
Celebrated by H. E. Msgr. Francesco Lambiasi, Bishop of Rimini.
The Holy Mass will be broadcasted by the Italian television channel, RAI1.
INHERITANCE AND THE FUTURE OF ITALY
Participant Paolo Gentiloni, Italian Prime Minister. Introduced by Emilia Guarnieri, President of the Meeting for Friendship Amongst Peoples Foundation and Giorgio Vittadini, President of the Foundation for Subsidiarity. On this occasion Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, United Nations High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations Secretary-General, will read the greeting message of the Secretary of United Nations.
MAN AND THE MACHINE: CONCERNS AND HOPES OF THE NEAR FUTURE
Participants: Nello Cristianini, Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Bristol; Gianfranco Pacchioni, Pro-Rector for Research at the University of Milan-Bicocca. Introduced by Alessandro Vato, Director of the Neural Computer Interaction Lab at the Italian Institute of Technology - IIT of Rovereto.
800 YEARS IN THE HOLY LAND. A LIVING LEGACY
Participant Francesco Patton, Custodian of the Holy Land. Introduced by Roberto Fontolan, Director of the International Centre of Communion and Liberation.
VERDI, GUARESCHI AND MONTANELLI. “LET’S GO BACK TO THE OLD WAYS: IT WILL BE PROGRESS!”
Participants: Enrico Beruschi, Actor and Director; Eugenio Martani, Clarinetist and Director of Concerto Cantoni; Corrado Medioli, Accordionist; Fausto Taiten Guareschi, Abbot of Fudenji Zen Temple. Introduced by Egidio Bandini, Journalist and President of Club dei Ventritrè.
AN ERA OF CHANGE: CRISIS AS PASSAGE. Series curated by Luciano Violante DEMOCRACIES AND CHANGING TIMES
Participant Luciano Violante, President Emeritus of the Italian Chamber of Deputies. Introduced by Emilia Guarnieri, President of the Meeting for Friendship Amongst Peoples Foundation.
RUSSIA 1917. THE BROKEN DREAM OF AN “UNDISCOVERED WORLD”
Participants: Boris Belenkin, Philologist and Historian, Director of the Library "Memorial" in Moscow; Adriano Dell'Asta, Professor of Russian Language and Literature at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Brescia and Milan; Massimo Ciambotti, Vice-Dean of the University of Urbino "Carlo Bo" and President of the Claudi Foundation; H.E. Antonio Mennini, Titular Archbishop of Ferentium, Secretariat of State of the Holy See, Former Apostolic Nuncio in Russian Federation. Introduced by Francesco Braschi, Doctor of the Ambrosian Library and President of Associazione Russia Cristiana.
Focus
PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND ACHIEVEMENT IN THE WORLD OF WORK. Dialogue with…
Giacomo Finotto, Marketing Specialist; Carlo Fumagalli, Maintenance Manager @ SEA Aeroporti Milanesi. Introduced by Francesco Seghezzi.
A WORLD OF WALLS. Preview
Partecipants: Monica Maggioni, President of RAI; Paolo Magri, Executive Vice President and Director of ISPI (Istituto per gli studi di politica internazionale); Roberto Fontolan, Director of the International Center of Communion and Liberation.
THE CRITERIA FOR CHOOSING A WORK PATH. Dialogue with…
Lorenzo Frangi, Startupper, CEO e Co-Founder @ Springa; Alberto Busnelli, Director HR @ BASF. Introduced by Pietro Olivieri.
Shows
MADAMA BUTTERFLY. China National Opera House
A show in concert style, directed by master Yang Yang, with Li Shuang, Yao Hong and the China National Opera House. Coming from Berlin, 160 artists among the singers ... Read More
Sport
6° ANNUAL FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT 5-PLAYER “MEMORIAL GIUSEPPE FABBRI”
By CSI – Centro Sportivo Italiano and Meeting Rimini. Reserved for young players (elementary classes)
Monday 21 August
Meetings
CHAMPIONS… OF LIFE. THE EDUCATIONAL ROLE OF SPORTS
In collaboration with CSI (Centro Sportivo Italian) and Scholas Occurrentes. Participants: Vittorio Bosio, President of CSI (Italian Sports Center); Sandro Cuomo, Italian Fencer, Olympic champion of Epèe in 1996 at the Olympics of Atlanta, Coach of the National Fencing Team of Italy; Enrique Palmeyro, World Director of Scholas Occurrentes. Introduced by Davide Perillo, Director of the magazine Traces.
ONE YEAR AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE: PREVENTING AND SECURING THE TERRITORY
Participants: Fabio Cerchiai, President of Atlantia Spa and Autostrade per l’Italia; Graziano Delrio, Italian Minister of Infrastructure and Transport; Massimo Iosa Ghini, Architect and Designer; Emanuele Orsini, President of FederlegnoArredo. Introduced by Sergio Luciano, Journalist, Editor of Economy.
EUROPE: ECONOMIC CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES AND PERSPECTIVES
In collaboration with CIGI (Centre for International Governance Innovation, Canada). Participants: Anne-Laure Delatte, Vice Director of CEPII; Erik Jones, Director of European and Eurasian Studies at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of the Johns Hopkins University; Jeromin Zettelmeyer, Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. Introduced by Domenico Lombardi, Economist and Columnist for Il Sole 24 Ore.
THE MEDITERRANEAN: BUILDING BRIDGES, TEARING DOWN WALLS
Participants: Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, United Nations High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations; Saifallah Lasram, Mayor of Tunisi; Dario Nardella, Mayor of Florence. On occasion of the conference, screening of a video-interview of Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences. Introduced by Andrea Simoncini, Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Florence.
FROM WHICH HEART RADIATE THOUSANDS OF HANDS? THE EMERGING MYSTERY OF 30 YEARS OF FRIENDSHIP
Participants: Shodo Habukawa, Buddhist Monk; Mauro-Giuseppe Lepori, General Abbot of the Cistercian Order. Introduced by Roberto Fontolan, Director of the International Center of Communion and Liberation.
FOOD AND HEALTH: FROM SUPERFOOD TO VEGAN, FROM ORGANIC TO STREET FOOD
Participants: Stefano Berni, General Director of Consorzio Tutela Grana Padano; Enrico Corali, Presidente of ISMEA (Institute of Study, Research and Information on the Agricultural and Agrofood Market); Pompeo Farchioni, President of Farchioni Olii Spa; Roberto Moncalvo, President of Coldiretti; Giancarlo Paola, CEO of GMF – Unicomm Group. Introduced by Camillo Gardini, President of CdO Agroalimentare.
THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY FOR THE COMMON HOME
Participants: Simone Crolla, Managing Director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Italy; Walter Facciotto, General Manager of CONAI (National Packaging Consortium); Alberto Frausin, CEO of Carlsberg; Aldo Patruno, Director of the Tourism Department, Economy of Culture and Valorization of the Territory of the Puglia Region; Nicola Semeraro, President of the Rilegno Consortium (National Consortium for Collecting Recoveries and Recycling of Wooden Packaging). Introduced by Emanuele Bompan, Journalist of LifeGate and Author of “Cos’è l’economia circolare” (Edizioni Ambiente).
60 YEARS LATER. THE EUROPE THAT THERE IS NOW. THE EUROPE TO REGAIN
Encounter with Antonio Tajani, President of the European Parliament. Participants: Giorgia Covio, Student in Marketing Management at the University Bocconi in Milan; Enrico Letta, President of the Jacques Delors Institut; Lucio Rossi, Physicist, High Luminosity LHC Project leader, CERN. Introduced by Giorgio Vittadini, President of the Foundation for Subsidiarity.
THE DRAMA OF A NEW BEGINNING. “PROPHETS” OF OUR TIME
A journey curated and led by Costantino Esposito, Professor of History of Philosophy at the University “Aldo Moro” of Bari. Collaboration for the selection of poetic texts by Fabrizio Sinisi, Playwright and Poet. Readings by actor Giampiero Bartolini. Images by Nicola Abbatangelo, Executive Producer and Director. Alessandra Cefaliello, Playing the cello. Introduced by Emilia Guarnieri, President of the Meeting Foundation for Friendship Amongst Peoples.
LET US NOT LEAVE THE SICK AND ELDERLY BEHIND: PROSPECTS AND DEVELOPMENTS OF VACCINATIONS IN THE NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM
Participants: Roberto Bernabei, President of the Italia Longeva Association; Massimo Galli, Vice President of SIMIT (Italian Society for Infectious and Tropical Diseases); Raniero Guerra, General Manager of Preventive Healthcare at the Ministry of Health; Walter Ricciardi, President of the Istituto Superiore di Sanità (Italian National Institute of Health). Introduced by Luigi Cammi, Head of the project "Rimini Meeting Health".
Focus
TECHNOLOGY, LAW, SOCIETY
Participants: Andrea Simoncini, Professor of Constitutional Law at the Università degli Studi di Firenze; Luciano Violante, President Emeritus of the Italian Chamber of Deputies. Introduced by Marco Bersanelli.
THE CRITERIA FOR CHOOSING A WORK PATH. Dialogue with…
Giampiero Casertano, Fumettista Dylan Dog @ Bonelli Editore; Alessandro Rota, President of Coldiretti Milano & Titolare Azienda Agricola. Introduced by Giuditta Sartori.
IUS SOLI, IUS CULTURAE, IUS SANGUINIS. WHICH TYPE OF CITIZENSHIP? A coffee with…
Gian Carlo Blangiardo, Professor of Demographics at the Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca; Lorenza Violini, Professor of Constitutional Law at the Università degli Studi di Milano.
THE WALLS OF DEVELOPMENT
Participant: Stefano Manservisi, Director-General of the European Commission's Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, SYMBOLS AND CREATION
Participants: Giuseppe Desoli, Design Architecture R&D Director; Davide Rondoni, Poet and Writer. Introduced by Carlo Sozzi.
THE BEAUTY OF DIVERSITY. ENCOUNTER WITH WAEL FAROUQ AND THE YOUTH OF SWAP. A coffee with…
Italians, Egyptians, Arabs, Christians, Muslims... A friendship that breaks down walls.
THE WALLS OF EUROPE
Participant Erik Jones, Director of European and Eurasian Studies at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of the Johns Hopkins University.
CHRISTIANS FACING WALLS: UNDER CAESAR’S SWORD. DOCUMENTARY
Presentation and viewing of the documentary curated by the Religious Freedom Institute (University of Notre Dame, USA). Participant: Kent Hill, Executive Director, Religious Freedom Institute, Washington D.C.
Shows
“COME UNA SPECIE DI SORRISO” Homage to Fabrizio De André
Neri Marcorè with GnuQuartet: Stefano Cabrera, cello, Roberto Izzo, violin, Raffaele Rebaudengo, viola, Francesca Rapetti, flute. Singers: Flavia Barbacetto, Angelica Dettori. Arrangement and orchestration: Stefano Cabrera
District Line
Lorenzo Moraldi Guitar and Vocals, Alessandro Covili Bass, Francesco Lelli Guitar, Francesco Ferrari Keyboard,
Giacomo Corsini percussion and drums
Sport
2° ANNUAL FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT 5-PLAYER “GIGI TADEI”
By CSI – Centro Sportivo Italiano and Meeting Rimini.
Reserved for young teams (classes medie).
6° ANNUAL BRIDGE TOURNAMENT AT THE MEETING
By Associazione Rimini Bridge. Tournament in couples open to all players new and old.
An occasion to recall to mind the game most loved by the Italians. Prizes for the beginners.
Tuesday 22 August
Meetings
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: THE RESOURCES OF ITALY
In collaboration with Invitalia. Participants: Carlo Calenda, Italian Minister of Economic Development; Marco Ceresa, CEO of Randstad Italia; Ernesto Ciorra, Director of Innovation and Sustainability of Enel Group; Paolo Pandozy, CEO of Engineering; Sergio Solero, President and CEO of BMW Italia SpA. Introduced by Bernhard Scholz, President of Compagnia delle Opere.
YOUTH, WORK AND THE DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON
Participants: Mauro Magatti, Professor of General Sociology at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan, Secretary of the Scientific Committee and Organizer of the Italian Catholic Social Weeks; Francesco Occhetta, Journalist and Writer; H. E. Msgr. Filippo Santoro, Archbishop of Taranto, President of the Scientific Committee and Organizer of the Italian Catholic Social Weeks. Introduced by Paolo Viana, Correspondent for Avvenire.
THE “POLIS” AT THE HEART OF POLITICS. A workshop with a group of Italian Mayors
Participants: Matteo Biffoni, Mayor of Prato; Luigi Brugnaro, Mayor of Venice; Andrea Gnassi, Mayor of Rimini; Giorgio Gori, Mayor of Bergamo; Dario Nardella, Mayor of Florence; Francesco Nelli, Mayor of Cittareale; Matteo Ricci, Mayor of Pesaro. Introduced by Giorgio Giovannetti, Parliamentary Journalist.
NEW ITALIANS, NEW EUROPEANS. Young people and the challenge of a multi-ethnic society
Participants: Eraldo Affinati, Writer and President of Penny Wirton Association; Valeria Fedeli, Italian Minister of Education, Universities and Research; Giorgio Paolucci, Journalist. Introduced by Elisabetta Soglio, Journalist of Il Corriere della Sera.
FOUNDERS AND MASTERS: FROM ITALIAN CINEMA TO PIXAR
Participants: Francesco Amato, Director; Armando Fumagalli, Professor of Semiotics, History and Languages of the International Cinema, Director of the Master Program in Screenwriting and Production at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, and Development Consultant for Lux Vide. Introduced by Antonio Autieri, Journalist and Director of Sentieri del Cinema.
THE SILENT EPIDEMIC. A MEANINGFUL LIFE IN ORDER TO AGE WELL
Participants: Michela Barichella, Professor at the School for Specialization in Food Science at the University of Milan, President of the Brain and Malnutrition Association Onlus; Roberto Bernabei, President of Italia Longeva Association; Emilia De Biasi, President of the Permanent Health & Hygiene Commission of the Italian Senate; Marco Trabucchi, President of Associazione Italiana di Psicogeriatria. Introduced by Gemma Migliaro, President of Associazione Medicina e Persona.
SERVICE IN WORK: TRANSITION INSTRUMENTS FOR NEW JOBS
In collaboration with Farmindustria. Participants: Antonio Bonardo, Public Affairs Director of Gi Group; Maurizio Del Conte, President of ANPAL (National Agency for Active Labor Policy); Antonio Messina, Member of the Committee of Presidents of Farmindustria; Paola Vacchina, President of Forma (Association of National Training Institutions). Introduced by Dario Odifreddi, President of Fondazione Piazza dei Mestieri.
ALL THAT YOU HAVE, BEQUEATHED YOU BY YOUR FATHER, EARN IT IN ORDER TO POSSESS IT
Participant H. E. Msgr. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Apostolic Administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. Introduced by Emilia Guarnieri, President of the Meeting for Friendship Amongst Peoples Foundation.
WHICH POLITICAL LEGACIES CAN HELP US DRIVE ITALY FORWARD? Meeting with a group of presidents of the Italian Regions
Participants: Stefano Bonaccini, President of the Emilia-Romagna region; Roberto Maroni, President of the Lombardy region; Ugo Rossi, President of the Autonomous Province of Trento; Giovanni Toti, President of the Liguria region. Introduced by Enrico Castelli, Vice Director of TGR RAI.
THE ADVENTURE OF PINOCCHIO
In collaboration with ConLegno, FederlegnoArredo, Rilegno. With Franco Nembrini, Teacher.
AN ERA OF CHANGE: CRISIS AS PASSAGE. Series curated by Luciano Violante MIGRATION AND CHANGING TIMES
Participant Massimo Livi Bacci, Professor Emeritus of Demographics at the University of Florence. Introduced by Giorgio Vittadini, President of the Foundation for Subsidiarity.
Focus
THE ROLE OF EDUCATION AND THE TEACHER. Dialogue with…
Giacomo Pastori, Professor of Sports Motor Science; Mario Alvisi, Head of Operations @ Abarth. Introduced by Marco Saporiti.
BIO-PHARMACOLOGY RESEARCH AND MACHINE LEARNING
Participants: Eugenio Aringhieri, President of the Biotechnology Group of Farmindustria; Cesare Furlanello, Director of unity MPBA (modelli predittivi per la biomedicina e l'ambiente) at the Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento. Introduced by Marco Cristoforetti.
CHINESE RAVIOLI WITH AN ITALIAN HEART. THE CUISINE THAT IS ENJOYED, THE CUISINE THAT UNITES. A coffee with…
Hujian Zhou (Agie), Businessman and Owner of Ravioleria Sarpi in Chinatown of Milan.
WORDS BEYOND WALLS
Participant Chiara Longo Bifano, Journalist RAI, Stefano Natoli, Journalist of Il Sole 24 Ore.
INNOVATING WITH RESPECT TO THE PRESENT. Dialogue with…
Tommaso Minola, Researcher in Entrepreneurship and Family Business at the Università degli Studi di Bergamo; Stefano Sala, CEO @ Gruppo Per. Introduced by Maria Chiara Padovani.
DO MACHINES LEARN?
Participants: Mauro Ceroni, Professor of Neurology, Università degli Studi di Pavia; Pietro Leo, Scientific Director for the direction of Innovation, Technology and Research, IBM Italia. Introduced by Marco Cristoforetti.
ITALY AND PAKISTAN, TWO WORLDS INSIDE OF ME. A coffee with…
Ali Tanveer, Cultural Mediator, Spokesman of CONGGI (Coordinamento Nazionale Nuove Generazioni Italiane).
CHRISTIANS FACING WALLS
Participant Kent Hill, Executive Director, Religious Freedom Institute, Washington D.C.
“POETRY, THE LIBERTY TO NOT LEAVE THE LAST WORD TO POWER”
With Massimo Ciambotti, Vice-Dean of the University of Urbino "Carlo Bo" and President of the Claudi Foundation; Davide Rondoni, Poet and Writer; Isabella Serra, Poet.
THE WALLS OF MIGRANTS
Presentation and projection of the news report by Ilario Piagnerelli, Journalist for RaiNews.
Shows
Lasciati Andare
Presentation and projection of the film by Francesco Amato with the director himself participating. Introduced by Antonio Autieri, Journalist and Director of Sentieri del Cinema.
SOLARIS
Directed by Paolo Bignamini, drama by Fabrizio Sinisi with Debora Zuin, Giovanni Franzoni and Antonio Rosti
Sponsor: Gruppo bancario Credito Valtellinese
SONG FOR YOU Songs by Claudio Chieffo
Concert with Benedetto Chieffo, Paolo Forlani, Pietro Beltrani, Maurizio Cercone, Massimo Ghetti, and Stefano Valli
STREET LIGHTS
Isabella Pecci vocals
Elisabetta Mauri guitar, Virginia Bucci batteria, Giulia Lomartire keyboard, Valentina Pellicioni bass
Sport
ACROBATIC GYMNASTICS
Acrobatic show and choreography by Polisportiva Riccione Sezione ginnastica Acrobatic Team Riccione.
NORDIC WALKING THROUGH THE VINEYARDS OF THE AZIENDA AGRICOLA FIAMMETTA
By Meeting Rimini / ASD Corposamente, Centro Sociale S. Andrea (RSM) / MSP San Marino.
WALK THROUGH THE ROADS AND THE HISTORY OF RIMINI
By A.S.D. La Pedivella e CSI - Centro Sportivo Italiano.
An evening walk through the historic center, with a guided visit of the cultural and historical heritage of the city.
Meeting by Arco di Augusto, Rimini centro storico.
Wednesday 23 August
Meetings
A SCHOOL FOR GROWN-UPS
Participants: Anna Frigerio, Headmaster of the Classical and Scientific High School of the Sacred Heart Foundation of Milan; Michele Monopoli, Headmaster of the "Cesare Beccaria" Classic High School in Milan; Francesca Zanelli, Teacher at the "Erasmo da Rotterdam" Public High School in Sesto San Giovanni; Susanna Mantovani, Professor of General and Social Pedagogy at the University of Milan-Bicocca. Introduced by Giorgio Vittadini, President of the Foundation for Subsidiarity.
PEACE AND COEXISTANCE WHERE IT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE
Participants: Ghadir Hani, Member of the Women Wage Peace Movement; Alisa Eshet Moses, Member of the Women Wage Peace Movement; His. Exc. Mons. Pero Sudar, Auxiliary Bishop of Sarajevo (Bosnia Herzegovina), Founder of Schools for Europe. Introduced by Roberto Fontolan, Director of the International Center of Communion and Liberation.
WORK: FORMATION AND INNOVATION
Participants: Maximo Ibarra, Manager; Matteo Marzotto, Entrepreneur and Executive Vice President of Italian Exhibition Group Spa; Mario Mezzanzanica, Professor of Information Systems at the University of Milan-Bicocca. Introduced by Tommaso Agasisti, Professor in the Department of Management Engineering at the Polytechnic of Milan.
EVALUATING IN ORDER TO IMPROVE SCHOOLS
Participants: Piero Cipollone, Deputy Director General for Accounting and Controls of the Bank of Italy; Andrea Gavosto, Director of the Agnelli Foundation; Luisa Ribolzi, CLAS Group Training Area Manager; Elena Ugolini, Principal of the Malpighi High School, Bologna. Introduced by Daniela Notarbartolo, Teacher.
THE UNIQUENESS OF HUMAN LANGUAGE
Participants: Andrea Moro, Professor of General Linguistics at the Institute for Advanced Study IUSS in Pavia; Giorgio Vallortigara, Professor of Neuroscience at the Centre for Mind/Brain Sciences at the University of Trento. Introduced by Marco Bersanelli, Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Milan.
TESTIMONIES FROM THE BORDER
Participants: Horacio Morèl, Educational Director of the Opera Padre Mario Pantaleo; Marco Pozza, Chaplain and Priest at the “Due Palazzi” prison in Padua. Introduced by Davide Perillo, Director of Traces magazine.
AUTONOMY AND EQUALITY IN SCHOOLS
Participants: Claudia Giudici, President of Reggio Children; Giorgio Paolucci, Journalist; Sabino Pavone, President of the Waldorf Novalis school in Conegliano Veneto, Vice President of Steiner Waldorf Schools Federation, Italy; Gabriele Toccafondi, Undersecretary of State to the Ministry of Instruction, University, and Research. Introduced by Giorgio Vittadini, President of the Foundation for Subsidiarity.
MINI OLYMPIAD OF “ALLENARSI PER IL FUTURO”
Speakers: Maria Picone, Career Advisor Randstad HR Solutions; Stefano Paganini, Ambassador of Bosch. Participants: Patrizio Oliva, Boxing Champion; Mara Santangelo, Tennis Champion; Giacomo Sintini, Volleyball Champion; Moreno Torricelli, Football Champion. Introduced by Fabio Costantini, Chief Operations Officer Randstad HR Solutions.
BEYOND THE WALLS
Curated by Monica Maggioni, President of RAI and Paolo Magri, Executive Vice President and Director of ISPI (Italian Institute for International Political Studies)
“SEWING HOPE”
Participant Rosemary Nyirumbe, Missionary in Uganda. Introduced by Melisa Polo Friz, Medical Student at University of Milan-Bicocca.
WORK THAT CHANGES: THE “MARSHALL PLAN” FOR YOUTH
Participants: Andrea Bonsignori, Dean of Scuole Paritarie Cottolengo; Giuliano Poletti, Italian Minister of Labour and Social Policies; Alessandro Rosina, Professor of Demographics at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan. Introduced by Dario Odifreddi, President of Fondazione Piazza dei Mestieri.
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TEXT: WELCOMING THE OTHER
Participants: Stefano Arduini, President of the Fondazione Unicampus San Pellegrino; Raffaela Paggi, Principal of the Secondary School of the Sacred Heart Foundation in Milan; Davide Rondoni, Poet and Writer. Introduced by Emilia Guarnieri, President of the Meeting for Friendship Amongst Peoples Foundation.
Focus
THE ROLE OF EDUCATION AND THE TEACHER. Dialogue with…
Francesco Seghezzi, Director @ Fondazione ADAPT; Mario Saporiti, President @ Fondazione Alamo. Introduced by Giacomo Finotto.
THE EDUCATIONAL MERIT OF THE SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES
Participants: Francesco Prestipino, Professor of Mathematics at the Fondazione Sacro Cuore di Milano; Novella Sestini, Professor of Physics at the Istituto di Istruzione Superiore (I.I.S.) “A. Badoni” di Lecco. Introduced by Mario Gargantini.
THE MUSLIM STUDENT AND PROFESSOR AND THE CHALLENGE OF EDUCATION. A coffee with…
Abderraouf Znagui, Religion Teacher at Molenbeek (Bruxelles); Luna El Maataui, Student at the “Carlo Emilio Gadda” Institute in Fornovo di Taro.
PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND ACHIEVEMENT IN THE WORLD OF WORK. Dialogue with…
Massimo Dell’Acqua, Managing Director @ Trussardi; Andrea Montanaro, Manager Consultant & Startupper. Introduced by Marco Saporiti.
DOES ONE LEARN MORE AND BETTER WITH TECHNOLOGY?
Participants: Susanna Mantovani, Honorary Professor of General and Social Pedagogy at the Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca; Giuseppe Sinatra, Professor of Mathematics and Physics at Cometa, Como. Introduced by Mario Gargantini.
PORTOFRANCO AND PIAZZA DEI MESTIERI: THERE ISN’T INTEGRATION IF THERE ISN’T FRIENDSHIP. A coffee with…
Witnesses by the youth of Portofranco (Milan) and by those of the Piazza dei Mestieri (Turin). Introduced by Alberto Bonfanti, Portofranco.
WOMEN AGAINST WALLS
Participants: Ghadir Hani, Representative of the Moviment Women Wage Peace; Alisa Eshet Moses, Representative of the Moviment Women Wage Peace.
PADRE SCALFI. THE ADVENTURE OF RUSSIA CRISTIANA
Francesco Braschi, President of the Associazione Russia Cristiana; Pigi Colognesi, Journalist, Author of the biography "Padre Scalfi. L'avventura di Russia Cristiana" (ed. San Paolo); Antonio Rizzolo, Editor of Famiglia Cristiana and Credere.
Shows
‘SdisOrè’
By Giovanni Testori, direction under Gigi Dall'Aglio, with Michele Maccagno, music to be performed live by Emanuele Nidi.
PADRE E FIGLIO
With Massimo Popolizio, Siman Tov Quintet and Massimo Ottoni, drama by Fabrizio Sinisi. Directed by Otello Cenci
Sport
TRAIN FOR THE FUTURE AT THE MEETING
Project by Bosch e Randstad.
- Rivalry with Moreno Torricelli;
- How to correctly throw a punch Patrizio Oliva;
- Learning how to dribble with Jack Sintini;
- Forehand and backhand with Mara Santangelo.
RUN MEETING RIMINI 2017
By CSI - Centro Sportivo Italiano.
Recreational walk open to all with participation prize.
KM 2,5 for children - KM 7 for adults (path completely flat with start and finish at the Fiera). Start time at 6.30 PM West Entrance Fiera di Rimini. Award ceremony at 7.30 PM Padiglione A6-C6.
Thursday 24 August
Meetings
FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. DEFENCE AND PEACE IN THE WORLD
Participants: Angelino Alfano, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation; Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of NATO. On this occasion, greeting speech by Nicola Renzi, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Political Affairs and Justice of the Republic of San Marino. Introduced by Roberto Fontolan, Director of the International Center of Communion and Liberation.
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE. PERSPECTIVES
Participants: Valdeci Antônio Ferreira, Executive Director of FBAC (Fraternidade Brasileira de Assistência aos Condenados), Brazil; Francesco Occhetta, Journalist and Writer; Carmen Velasco, Jurist, Spain. Introduced by Marta Cartabia, Vice President of the Italian Constitutional Court.
LARGE COMPANIES: WHICH OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH
Participants: Massimo Angelini, Director PR Internal & External Communication of Wind Tre Spa Francesco Delzio, Head of External Relations, Institutional (Public) Affairs and Marketing for Atlantia and Autostrade per l'Italia and Writer; Vitaliy Novikov, CEO of Coca Cola HBC Italia; Giulio Sapelli, Professor of Economic History at the University of Milan. Introduced by Francesco Magni, Research Fellow at the University of Bergamo and Coordinator of the Editorial Office of the magazine Nuova Secondaria.
CORPORATE WELFARE. WHICH MODEL?
Participants: Fiammetta Fabris, Managing Director of UniSalute Spa; Andrea Keller, CEO of Edenred; Manuela Kron, Director of Corporate Affairs Nestlé Group, Italy; Annamaria Parente, Member of the Standing Committee Labour and Social Security of the Italian Senate. Introduced by Bernhard Scholz, President of Compagnia delle Opere.
END OF PENALTY AND ALTERNATIVES TO PENALTY
Participants: Gherardo Colombo, Former Magistrate; Elvio Fassone, Former Magistrate and Author of “Fine pena: ora” (Sellerio Editore). Introduced by Paolo Tosoni, Lawyer.
INNOVATING TRADITION: THE GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Participants: Alberto Bombassei, President of Brembo Spa; Guido Corbetta, Chair of AIdAF – EY of Strategic Management in Family Business, University Bocconi of Milan; Elena Zambon, President of Zambon Group and President of AIdAF (the Italian Association of Family Businesses). Introduced by Bernhard Scholz, President of Compagnia delle Opere.
DIFFICULTY OF ACCESS TO CARE AND MEDICINE: WHAT RESPONSES?
In collaboration with Fondazione Banco Farmaceutico onlus. Participants: Carmine Arice, Director of the National Office for the Pastoral Care of CEI; Davide Faraone, Undersecretary of State for Health; Maria Chiara Gadda, Member of the Italian Parliament, Promoter of the Law against Food and Pharmaceutical Waste; Salvatore Geraci, Head of the Area Sanitaria Caritas in Rome; Enrique Hausermann, President of Assogenerici. Introduced by Sergio Daniotti, President of the Fondazione Banco Farmaceutico Onlus.
A DIALOGUE TO BE REGAINED
Participants: David Rosen, International Director of Interreligious Affairs of the American Jewish Committee and Director of AJC's Heilbrunn Institute for International Interreligious Understanding; Mohammad Samaak, Secretary-General of the National Committee for Christian-Muslim Dialogue, Lebanon; H. E. Msgr. Silvano Maria Tomasi, Apostolic Nuncio, Member of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. Introduced by Alberto Savorana, Spokesperson of Communion and Liberation.
THE ROLE OF THE COUNCIL OF 1917-18 IN THE REBIRTH OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH
Participant Hilarion Alfeev, Metropolitan of Volokolamsk, President of the Department of External Relations of the Patriarchate of Moscow. Introduced by Emilia Guarnieri, President of the Meeting Foundation for Friendship Amongst Peoples.
AN ERA OF CHANGE: CRISIS AS PASSAGE Series curated by Luciano Violante ECONOMIES AND CHANGING TIMES
Participant Ignazio Visco, Governor of the Bank of Italy. Introduced by Giorgio Vittadini, President of the Foundation for Subsidiarity.
Focus
INNOVATING WITH RESPECT TO THE PRESENT. Dialogue with…
Francesco Cassese, Owner @ Miror Consulting; Giovanni Zennaro, Startupper, CEO @ MOZE. Introduced by Andrea Montanaro.
SEARCH ENGINES AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Participants: Gianpiero Lotito, Founder and CEO of FacilityLive; Andrea Moro, Professor of General Linguistics at the Scuola Superiore Universitaria ad Ordinamento Speciale IUSS di Pavia. Introduced by Davide Rondoni.
THE FENCES AGAINST TERRORISTS
Participant Olivier Roy, Joint Chair RSCAS, Chair in Mediterranean Studies at EUI (European University Institute).
AN “I” AT WORK. Dialogue with…
Marina Salamon, President @ Doxa; Luca Martellosio, Technical Director @ SVS. Introduced by Marco Saporiti.
MOLECULES, LIFE, MAN, QUESTIONS FROM SCIENCE
Participants Tommaso Bellini, Professor of Applied Physics at the University of Milan. Introduced by Francesco Mambretti.
THE NEW AMERICAN WALLS: TRUMP’S AMERICA
Participants: Germano Dottori, Professor of Strategic Studies at the Università LUISS Guido Carli di Roma and Editorial Advisor of Limes; Paolo Magri, Executive Vice President and Director of ISPI (Istituto per gli studi di politica internazionale).
THE WALLS OF RELIGION (INDIA, THE CASTES AND RELIGIONS): ONE. DOCUMENTARY
Viewing and presentation curated by Fernando De Haro, Journalist, with the Author participating.
Shows
Un SUSSULTO AL CUORE – “A SHOCK TO THE HEART”
Concerto for orchestra and choir, music and direction by Maestro Emmanuele Lo Russo
SWINGENERIS
Daniele Donati guitar and vocals, Elisabetta Bellini vocals, Giuliano Zavattini vocals, Clementina Farina vocals, Rosanna Lidoni vocals, Cinzia Piccioni vocals, Luca Gori electric bass and vocals, Simonetta Ceccarini vocals, Nicola Frisoni vocals, Anacleto Gambarara sax and flute, Marco Frisoni vocals and trumpet, Ascanio Donati and Andrea Mancini percussion and drums, Marco Fantini piano and keyboard, Giusy Fratta vocals, Samuele Cesarini violinist.
Sport
5° ANNUAL YOUTH TOURNAMENT “OWLS LITTLE CUP”/ 3° ANNUAL YOUTH TOURNAMENT MEETING RIMINI
Presentation of the tournament and projection of the video “Progetto Africa”. By ASD Rimini 86 baseball and Meeting Rimini.
XI TRIATHLON non-competitive on mountain bike
In collaboration CSI – Centro Sportivo Italiano e Centro Sociale S. Andrea (RSM). Swimming (400 meters), cycling (mountain bike 10 Km) and running (3 Km). Meeting at 5.30 PM at Consorzio Lido S. Giuliano (left of the Nuova Darsena). Starting time at 6.00 PM. Finish around 7.30 PM.
Friday 25 August
Meetings
ADVANTAGE FINANCIAL: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES FOR GROWTH AND TRENDS OF SMALL CITY-STATES
In collaboration with Advantage Financial. Participants: Alain Bifani, Director General of the Ministry of Finance, Lebanon; Odd Per Brekk, Deputy Director of the Asian and Pacific Department, International Monetary Fund; Francesco Confuorti, Chairman and CEO of Advantage Financial; Domenico Fanizza, Executive Director at the African Development Bank Group; Federico Fubini, Deputy Editor-in-chief of Il Corriere della Sera; Wafik Grais, Chairman of the Central Bank of San Marino; Alberto Mingardi, Director General of Istituto Bruno Leoni; Giorgio Vittadini, President of the Foundation for Subsidiarity. Introduced by Paolo Messa, Director of the Center for American Studies.
THE EXAMPLE OF A CIVILIZED SOCIETY: TESTIMONIES FROM VENEZUELA
Participants: Sumito Estévez, Chef, Writer, Entrepreneur and Educator; Alejandro Marius, Founder of the Association Trabajo y Persona, Caracas; Ana Cristina Vargas, Professor and Researcher for the Urbanism Institute at the Architecture Faculty of the Universidad Central de Venezuela, Founder and Director of Tracing Public Space. Introduced by Monica Poletto, President of CdO-Opere Sociali.
THE FUTURE OF TRADITION
Young people speak with Fausto Bertinotti, President of Cercare Ancora Foundation. Introduced by Andrea Simoncini, Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Florence.
STEALING THE FATHERS’ LEGACY. JACOB AND ESAU
Participant Joseph H.H. Weiler, University Professor at NYU Law School and Senior Fellow at the Center for European Studies at Harvard. Introduced by Stefano Alberto, Professor of Theology at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan.
IT CAN BE DONE: SCHOOL AND BUSINESS TOGETHER FOR THE EDUCATION OF OUR YOUTH
Participants: Andrea Pontremoli, CEO and General Manager of Dallara; Margherita Rabaglia, Principal of the “Carlo Emilio Gadda” Institute in Fornovo di Taro. Introduced by Emmanuale Massagli, President of ADAPT.
THE COLLAPSE OF DEMOCRACIES
Participants: Sabino Cassese, Professor of “Global Governance” at the School of Government, LUISS "Guido Carli" University in Rome; Joseph H.H. Weiler, University Professor at NYU Law School and Senior Fellow at the Center for European Studies at Harvard. Introduced by Alessandro Barbano, Editor-in-chief of Il Mattino.
INDUSTRY 4.0: OPPORTUNITIES AND RISKS
Participants: Alessandro Perego, Director of the Department of Management Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano, Founder and Scientific Director of the Osservatorio Digital Innovation and Scientific Supervisor of the Osservatori Agenda Digitale and Industria 4.0; Andrea Pontremoli, CEO and General Director of Dallara; Giuseppe Ranalli, CEO of Tecnomatic Group. Introduced by Bernhard Scholz, President of Compagnia delle Opere.
AT THE EXCLUSIVE SERVICE OF THE NATION: THE HONOUR OF WORK IN THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Participants: Antonio Balsamo, Deputy Prosecutor General of the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation; Vito Cozzoli, Professor of Public Law and Former Head of Cabinet of the Ministry of Economic Development; Antonio La Spina, Professor of Sociology and Public Policy at the Department of Political Science at LUISS "Guido Carli" University in Rome. Introduced by Salvatore Taormina, Coordinator of the Public Administration Department of the Foundation for Subsidiarity - Regional Manager.
BETWEEN NIHILISM AND JIHADISM: THE CHALLENGE OF REBUILDING SOCIETY WITHIN THE PUBLIC REALM
Participants: Brian Grim, President of the Religious Freedom & Business Foundation; Olivier Roy, Joint Chair RSCAS, Chair in Mediterranean Studies at EUI (European University Institute). Introduced by Stefano Alberto, Professor of Theology at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan.
WHEN RELIGIONS GIVE A HOPE: THE POPE IN EGYPT
Participants: Sayed Mahmoud Aly, Editorial Director of Al-Ahram and Former Deputy Editor-in-chief of the weekly Al-Kahera; Mostafa El Feki, Director of The Library of Alexandria; Javier Prades López, Dean of the San Dámaso Theological University in Madrid, Spain. Introduced by Wael Farouq, Professor of Arabic Language and Literature at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan.
WORK AND THE PERSON
Participants: Domenico Arcuri, CEO of Invitalia; Stefano Barrese, Head of the Territorial Bank Division of Intesa Sanpaolo; Vincenzo Boccia, President of Confindustria; Annamaria Furlan, Secretary General of CISL. Introduced by Bernhard Scholz, President of Compagnia delle Opere.
DURATION AND PERENNITY. WORDS OF THE ANCIENTS REVIVED BY MODERNS
A reading session curated by Zetesis. Moreno Morani, Professor of Linguistics at the University of Genova; Giulia Regoliosi, Editor-and-chief of Zetesis. Scenic production by Adriana Bagnoli of the Teatro Pedonale with: Stefano Biasoni, Lorenzo Casati, Sara Gallotti, Miriam Gaudio, Alessandro Guerra, Martina Maffezzini.
Focus
RECONCILING WORK AND PRIVATE LIFE. Dialogue with…
Filippo Zanetti, Supply Chain Expert & Business Angel; Alessandra Vitez, Manager of the Exhibitions Office @ Meeting for Friendship Amongst Peoples. Introduced by Lorenzo Frangi.
TECHNOLOGY, PASSION, EDUCATION!
Participants: Maurizio Carvelli, Managing Director of Fondazione CEUR; Jader Francia, Entrepreneur, Owner of D’vel Snc; Matteo Guarrera and Andrea Pasquale, Studenti Camplus. Introduced by Nicola Sabatini.
THE NEW GENERATIONS, A CHALLENGE FOR THE CHURCH. A coffee with…
S. Ecc. Mons. Giancarlo Perego, Archbishop of Ferrara, previously Director of Fondazione Migrantes-CEI.
WALLS AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Participant Brian Grim, President of the Religious Freedom & Business Foundation.
THE WALLS OF RADICALIZATION
Participant Lorenzo Vidino, Director of the Program on Extremism at George Washington University – ISPI.
FAILURE AS OPPORTUNITY. Dialogue with…
Paolo Piccinini, Graphic Designer @ FUD; Giovanni Brambilla, Director @ Nuova Pasticceria. Introduced by Giuditta Sartori.
THE ALLURE OF MACHINES IN LITERATURE AND CINEMA
Participant Andrea Monda, Writer and Essayist. Introduced by Nicola Sabatini.
Shows
SPIRT GENTIL Dumky Trio
Guide to the live performance. Speaker Pier Paolo Bellini, performed by Giulio Giurato, Roberto Noferini, and Andrea Noferini
Sport
5° ANNUAL YOUTH TOURNAMENT “OWLS LITTLE CUP”/ 3° ANNUAL YOUTH TOURNAMENT MEETING RIMINI
By ASD Rimini 86 baseball and Meeting Rimini.
WALK THROUGH THE ROADS AND THE HISTORY OF RIMINI
By A.S.D. La Pedivella e CSI - Centro Sportivo Italiano.
An evening walk through the historic center, with a guided visit of the cultural and historical heritage of the city.
Meeting by Arco di Augusto, Rimini centro storico.
Saturday 26 August
Meetings
THE EMBRACE OF THE CHURCH TO CONTEMPORARY MAN
Participant H. Em. Card. Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of His Holiness. Greeting speech by Julián Carrón, President of the Communion and Liberation Fraternity. Introduced by Emilia Guarnieri, President of Foundation Meeting for Friendship amongst peoples.
WE ARE A DIALOGUE. CHANGING THE OTHER OR ENCOUNTERING HIM?
Participants: Giovanni Stanghellini, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, Professor of Dynamic Psychology at the University “G. d’Annunzio” in Chieti; Sergio Zini, President of Cooperativa Sociale Nazareno. Introduced by Cesare Maria Cornaggia, Psychiatrist, Psychotherapist, and Researcher in Psychiatry at the University of Milan-Bicocca.
“OPEN HOSPITALS”: TESTIMONY FROM SYRIA
Participants: Joseph Fares, Director of the Italian Hospital in Damascus; Lucia Goracci, RAI Correspondent from Isanbul; H. E. Msgr. Mario Zenari, Apostolic Nuncio in Damascus. Introduced by Giampaolo Silvestri, General Secretary of the AVSI Foundation.
Focus
SECURITY AND BIG DATA, NEW METHODS OF WORKING
Participants: Mario Mezzanzanica, Professor of Systems Information at the Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca; Vincenzo Paradiso, General Manager at the Istituti Di Vigilanza Riuniti D’Italia. Introduced by Davide Rondoni.
A MULTI-ETHNIC DANCE AT THE STAZIONE TERMINI. A coffee with…
Angela Cocozza, Choreographer and Dancer, Founder of “Termini Underground”; Jean-Hilaire Juru, Rapper originating from Rwanda.
