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Elica Group’s President explains the company strategy. Part 1
Francesco Casoli, Elica Group President. Elica Group is a global leader in the kitchen hoods market. An interesting conversation with its...


A conversation with Former US Ambassador to Italy
David H. Thorne, Former US Ambassador to Italy. Biography: He served as Ambassador to Italy and the Republic of San Marino from 2009 to...


How the pandemic might influence November US presidential elections
Richard Edelman, CEO Edelman. Launched in 1999, Edelman Trust Barometers measures the fluctuation of the trust in Governments,...


On the progress in the fight against COVID-19
Massimo Scaccabarozzi, President Farmindustria. On the progress of vaccine in Europe and US, Phase 2 and the reopening of the economy,...


A dilemma of reopening the US economy vs. saving lives
William E. Mayer, Aspen Institute Chairman Emeritus. “New York looks like a ghost town” says Bill Mayer. More on the dilemma of reopening...


Discussion with Richard Haass about world-order 2.0 Part 2
Richard N. Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations. Biography: His latest book “The World. A Brief Introduction” to be...


Why it was a mistake to withdraw from the Iranian nuclear agreement
David H. Thorne, Former US Ambassador to Italy. Biography: He served as Ambassador to Italy and the Republic of San Marino from 2009 to...


A perspective on doing business in Italy
Giuliano Tomassi Marinangeli, President American Chamber of Commerce, Italy. A perspective on doing business in Italy as experienced by...


What is MC Square
Marino Marin, Managing Principal MC Square. Experiences and lesson learned by investing on both sides of the Atlantic.


US - China trade war: is there a merit?
Richard H.K. Vietor, Harvard Business School. On the President: “Trump does not understand what he is doing”. On China: ” … we should be...


An inside view on US-China trade spat.
Claudio Del Vecchio, CEO Brooks Brothers. “In retail what is happening at the consumer level is really transformational more than the...


On US-China trade war and the drivers fueling Enel’s success
Francesco Starace, ENEL CEO. “We spotted the energy transition early enough … technology is key … we are way ahead of competition”. Also ...


Michael R. Nowlis about the changes and future in the US and UE
Michael R. Nowlis, Cornell University. Cornell University, Associate Dean, Executive MBA Programs, Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School...


Is the Italian banking system weakly linked to the US and the EU
Corrado Passera, Illimity Bank CEO.


Richard N. Haass about US and EU diplomacy
Richard N. Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations.


Dick Cashin on what is important for US in business
Dick Cashin, President One Equity Partners.


Dick Cashin on what is important for US in business
Dick Cashin, President One Equity Partners.


Jeffrey Hedberg about US and EU diplomacy
Jeffrey Hedberg, CEO Wind Tre.


International investors are faster than Italians when it comes to seizing opportunities in the Count
In the United States – a country I have lived in for many years, where the names of the winner and loser in a Presidential election are...


Cultural Support as Business Development
Italian corporate leaders have reason to be impatient with American attitudes. I write this as an American, admittedly one bearing...
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