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Trentino

The Autonomous Province of Trento will take part through Trentino Marketing, supported by other regional institutions. The University of Trento, in addition to making its own contribution through its participation in the Scientific Committee, will make spaces available on its campus to organize events and will contribute to initiatives aimed at the student community. The Municipality of Trento will share the festival's offerings and content in a way that is consistent with the cultural and tourist initiatives offered by the city, also contributing to the organisational support of the event and making urban and institutional spaces available.

24 ORE Group

The 24 ORE Group is Italy’s main multimedia publishing group operating in the economic, financial, professional and cultural information and training sector. Il Sole 24 ORE is Italy’s leading daily newspaper covering economic, financial and regulatory information; the high profile of the brand that distinguishes the entire activity of the Group is indebted to the authority of the magazine and its more than 150-year history.
The information offer available to readers is integrated with the Radiocor press agency (Italian leader in financial information), the www.ilsole24ore.com portal and Radio 24, the news & talk radio station born on 4 October 1999.
In services to professionals, businesses and the Public Administration, the Group occupies a highly competitive market position with its databases and online services, and its aim is to provide authoritative, flexible and timely information tools, integrated with innovative software and networking platforms aimed at building value for daily operations.
24 ORE Eventi is the company of the 24 ORE Group that designs and conducts events, and is integrated with its different elements in order to meet the needs of customers and disseminate the information assets of Il Sole 24 Ore; alongside the other Group media, it completes a unique information platform in Italy. The 24 ORE Group also boasts an important presence in the organisation of exhibitions and cultural events created through 24 ORE Cultura, one of the main players in the market which, with two decades of experience and over 200 major exhibitions curated, can boast a consolidated network of relations with the main institutions in Italy and around the world.
The 24 ORE Group is the first Italian publishing group to have obtained, in December 2022, the certification on Gender Equality pursuant to UNI/PdR 125:2022, issued by Bureau Veritas Italia and since 2023, as part of its commitment to implementing ESG best practices, including through international collaborations, it has joined the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC).
Furthermore, in 2023, the 24 ORE Group approved the first ESG Plan in its history, based on two strategic guidelines: digital transformation and attention to people.

Scientific Committee

The Scientific Committee is chaired by the Editor in Chief of Il Sole 24 Ore, Radio 24 and the Radiocor news agency Fabio Tamburini and includes Professor Ericka Costa, Full Professor of Business Economics of the Department of Economics and Management of the University of Trento, Professor Luigi Bonatti, full professor of economic policy at the University of Trento, and the historian of economics Adriana Castagnoli, former professor of contemporary history at the University of Turin.

Advisory Board

The Advisory Board, which provides consultation and recommendations regarding the festival, is composed of Elena Beccalli (Rector Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore), Marco Fortis (Vice President Fondazione Edison), Paolo Magri (Executive Vice President and Director of ISPI), Emma Marcegaglia (Chair of B20), Giulio Sapelli (Advisor Eni Enrico Mattei Foundation), Giulio Tremonti (Chair of Aspen Institute Italia).

Media Partner

SKY TG 24, as Broadcaster Media Partner, will broadcast live from its studios in Trento some in-depth moments that can be followed by citizens live, from Cathedral Square. Radio 24 will be on the air with its programs and insights from Cesare Battisti Square. The Sole 24 Ore and the news agency Radiocor will follow the festival and give news coverage. In addition, two influential International Media Partners, El Economista, Financial Times and Economic Daily will actively participate in the schedule through the contribution of their top journalists.