P R I M I D I E C I S OCI ETY The Soci e ty of Ital i an Exce l l e nce s Abroad
‘PrimiDieci UK 2016’
Awards Gala Dinner London, 3 rd May 2016 Program • Menu • Sponsors ’ Brochure
PrimiDieci Society is the Elite Club of The Most Distinguished Italians Abroad. Established in the USA in 2011, today the Society aggregates the most successful and most talented professionals in the US and in the UK. Countries such as Brazil, China, Russia, India, Australia, and more will be included starting from 2017. Every year ten additional extraordinary individuals join the Society as "awardees" in each country, strengthening the global network of extremely successful professionals around the world.
GOAL & VISION
The aim of PrimiDieci Society is to share with the world the outstanding accomplishments of Italians who are being successful abroad both, as human being and as professionals in all areas of expertise. The Society’s vision is to create a legacy that will educate and inspire the next generation of young leaders today to benefit the global community tomorrow.
PRIMIDIECI SOCIETY ORGANIZATION PrimiDieci Society’s initiatives are governed by the Board of Trustees, the Board of Advisors, and the International Selection Committee. The Society is funded solely through: (a) personal contributions by the founders; (b) annual contributions by Patrons and Benefactors; (c) sponsorships. PrimiDieci Society does not receive any public funding from any government nor institution.
What we do is as simple as essential to the heritage of the Italian culture abroad. • Every year we select “T he Ten Most Successf ul Italians Today” in countries such as the USA and UK. Othe r countries coming soon. • Every year we mee t them in pe rson, each one of them, where ver they are we go. We learn of their life stories , their struggles , their values, their dreams , their ‘Prim iDieci’ book: 10 amazing stories in one single elegant book (E nglish and Italian, two distinct adaptations). • Every year we invite them, celebrate them, and award them with the annual Awards Gala Dinner, in each Country. Why do we do all this? Visionaries , dreame rs, idea lists with a touch of sanity and common sense, creating a global netw ork of extreme ly successful individuals a round the world. T he aim is a Global Mapping of the Mos t Successful Ital ians Worldw ide to foste r new f orms of collaboration in all areas, such as business, industrial, scientific, cultural and more. For the benefit of the global community of today and tomorrow.
Excerpts from the introductions in the book«PrimiDieci UK 2016»
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Riccardo Lo Faro
- F ounde r, Pri mi Di e ci Soci e ty; Author, Pri mi Di e ci B ooks
My original intention was to simply have an annual book where I collected the life stories and professional achievements of the most successful Italians and Italian-Americans currently living and working in the US. But as anyone knows, in the US you are not “allowed” to stay small! It was the year 2011 when I founded PrimiDieci Society and it soon became so praised that it was offered also to be celebrated with an annual Awards Gala in Manhattan, New York. After three years of success in the US, in 2014 it was lucky enough also to meet the interest in the UK, thanks to the involvement of Benito Fiore, Chairman Eni and Montedison from the ‘70s to the ‘90s for Canada, USA, UK and Director of A.T. Kearney in London until 2016. Thanks to his passionate involvement PrimiDieciUK was founded and today, with this first edition we are celebrating the ten most remarkable Italians who in the UK (and not only) are being greatly successful, both as professionals and as human beings. So thank you allfor entrusting this initiative. And now, let’s enjoy the evening. Let’s enjoy our 1 st Annual Awards Gala Dinner in London, UK! Riccardo
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Benito Fiore - Chai rman, Pri mi Di e ci U K I met Riccardo Lo Faro in 2001 in New York and we soon began sharing the same idea: ‘exporting’ this valuable initiative to London, the other great city where many Italians have been able to enhance their talent with outstanding success in all professional sectors. Riccardo required my involvement and offered me the role of Chairman UK, honorary assignment I gladly accepted being convinced of the relevance of the project. And here we are at the launch of the first edition in the UK. The Selection Committee of the UK, under the chairmanship of Ambassador Pasquale Terracciano, in 2016 proceeded to the selection of PrimiDieci UK and the book will be presented tonight here at BAFTA Piccadilly 195. Many Italians stand out for their great genius and talent in the UK, which assures us a long sequel of this project. An aspect that makes me personally very happy, having chosen London as my adopted city (I have lived here for 28 years)! I therefore wish a long life to PrimiDieci UK ! Benito
Patrons & Benefactors Mariafrancesca Car li. Mariafrancesca is “PrimiDieci USA 2014 Awardee”. She is a Managing Director of BDT & Company. Prior to joining BDT, Mariafrancesca was a Managing Director at J.P. Morgan for the last 8 years and at Goldman Sachs for 15 years prior to J.P. Morgan, with coverage responsibilities in London and in New York. Mariafrancesca, over her 23 years in Investment Banking, has executed a variety of M&A transactions and capital raisings for clients across sectors in EMEA and in the US, including banks, insurance, asset managers, exchanges, corporates, infrastructure funds, financial sponsors and private families. A wonderful human being and a successful woman in business, Mariafrancesca constantly offers her precious suggestions to the Society’s initiatives aimed at its steady success and consolidation. Monica Mandelli. Monica is “PrimiDieci USA 2016 Awardees” and has decid ed to support the Society in early 2016, months after her celebration as US Awardee (Awards Gala Dinner in New York: November 2015). Monica is a Managing Director at KKR –joined in 2015, where she focuses on developing the firm’s relationships with the most significant families and their corporate interests globally, across all of KKR platforms and businesses, targeting the largest and most sophisticated fam ily offices around the world as it relates primarily to all their strategic, financing, as well as investing needs. Prior to joining KKR, Monica was at Goldman Sachs for 17 years, where she was most recently Managing Director and Global H ead of the Family Office Coverage and Strategic Relationship Management Group within the Investment Banking Division. Thank you Monica for your generous y early support and for your understanding of the importance of our commitment. Anonymous. respecting his request to remain anonymous, I thank our benefactor who has decided to support the Society in 2016 with a contribution of staggering dimensions. Surprising! Together with his partner in lif e and in business, two extraordinary successful entrepreneurs in the United Kingdom, in the United States and in other countries, despite their position of authority, they have not failed to understand the value as well as the economic difficulties of taking forward an in itiative like PrimiDieci Society, d eciding to support it financially. An awareness and support we are deeply grateful for. Giovanni Colavita: a “PrimiDieci 2014” in the Under40 category, Giovanni is an extremely talented and successful young professional. G iovanni Colavita relocated to the United States from his home in Italy in 2008. He leads Colavita USA today as CEO and President, and lives with his wife and children in New York City. With the future of the family business in mind, Giovanni earned a bachelor’s degree in Law from Rome’s La Sapienza, and went on to earn an MBA from SDA Bocconi School of Management in Milan. Giovanni soon became national sales manager and export manager at Colavita SpA, where he gain ed the valuable experience that led to his current position as C EO in the company’s USA branch. oday, Colavita Extra Virgin Olive Oil is present in over 80 countries and is recognized worldwide as the #1 Italian extra virgin oliv e oil. A pioneer in introducing authentic Italian extra virgin o live oil to North America, the Colavita brand leads the premium extra virgin olive oil, Italian pasta and vin egar categories in both the U.S. retail and foodservice industries.
PrimiDieci Society: The Global Mapping of the Most Successful Italians Worldwide Awardees USA 2016 Antonello Bonci Martha De Laurentiis Frank & Faye Mancuso Monica Mandelli Joe Mantegna Giorgio Moroder Marco Pelle Roberto Pieraccini Frank Serpico Sebastiano Tomada
NIH, Scientific Director Film and Television Producer Paramount Pictures and MGM, Frmr CEO KKR, Managing Director Actor Music/Record Producer Choreographer Human-Machine Comm.n/Scientist Former NYPD Detective Conflict Photographer
Washington, D.C. Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles, CA New York, NY Burbank, CA Los Angeles, CA New York, NY San Francisco, CA New York. NY New York. NY
Past Awardees (USA) Dante Ferretti, Oscar Award(s) Winner – Production Designer, New York Mariuccia Zerilli-Marimó, Philanthropist, Casa Italiana at NYU –Founder, New York Mario Andretti, Formula 1 World Champion, Nazareth, Pennsylvania Mariafrancesca Carli, Managing Director, JP Morgan Chase, New York Emilio Bizzi, MIT, Neuro-Scientist, Cambridge, Massachusetts Luigi Zingales, Robert C. McCormack professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance, Chicago Regina Calcaterra, New York State Attorney and Author, New York Luca Cicalese & Cristiana Rastellini, Head Researcher/Director, UTMB-Texas Medical Branch Matilda Raffa Cuomo, Mentoring USA; New York State past First Lady, New York Mauro Ferrari, Scientist and President at Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Houston, Texas Arturo Di Modica, Sculptor –The Charging Bull, New York Federico Faggin, Physicist and Manager –1st Microprocessor/Intel, San Francisco Sylvester Stallone, Actor and Producer, Los Angeles Bruno Serato, Chef and Philanthropist – CNN Hero, Los Angeles Marco Marinucci, Angel Investor –Mind The Bridge, San Francisco Renato Turano, Entrepreneur –Senator of the Italian Republic, Chicago Chris Botti, Trumpeter and Composer, Los Angeles Mario Fratti, Comedy-Writer, Dramatist, Theater Critic, Author, New York Pier Cristoforo Giulianotti, Invasive and Robotic Surgery, Chicago Rosemarie Truglio, VP Education & Research, Sesame Street Productions, New York
PrimiDieci UK 2016 Awards Gala Dinner
programme 7:00 pm 8:00 pm 9:00 pm 10:30 pm 11:00 pm
Registration, welcome drink and canapé Award Ceremony in the Princess Anne Theatre, hosted by Lucrezia Millarini, (ITV News, London) Fine Dining in the David Lean Room and Intermezzo: Introducing “Lampo”, Italian Sculptor from Dolomiti, Italy After Dinner & “One to One Conversations” with the 2016 UK Awardees Carriages
Lucrezia Millarini, Host Lucrezia is a presenter and reporter for ITV News and is a regular face anchoring ITV News London's flagship programme. She is also a main presenter of the London regional bulletins for Daybreak. Bef ore presenting ITV News London, she was the programme’s Entertainment Correspondent and presented ITV2's daily showbiz bulletin, FYI. In almost eight years covering news, entertainment and the arts, she has notched up hours of live broadcast experience. In the studio she's conducted two-ways with political and high prof ile guests, she's reported live from Buckingham Palace, covered the London 2012 Olympic Games and is a regular face on the red carpet and at awards ceremonies, where she's interviewed everyone from Daniel Craig to the Rolling Stones. She even presented Rihanna with her first Oyster card! Lucrezia studied law and trained as a barrister bef ore becoming a journalist. She first worked at a radio station in Oxford but was soon offered a position within ITN's digital operation in London. There she presented and reported for the digital 24-hour rolling news channel bef ore joining ITV News.
Menu Chef: Anton Manganaro
CANAPE' Smoked Severn and Wye salmon tartar, granary croute, cucumber pickle, fennel fronds and beetroot caviar (Film Awards canapé 2015) Seared Isle of Man queen scallops with Trealy Farm spicy sobrasada, sweet onion purée and basil crumb Pea and Rosary goats cheese tartlets with mint jelly (V) STARTER
Warm salad of grilled Cornish mackerel, charred Isle of White heritage tomatoes, pickled candy betroot, smoked aubergine relish, lemon and black olive dressing. Isle of White heritage tomatoes, smoked aubergine purée, caramelised onion wafers, black olive mozzarella and basil salad (v) MAIN Roasted breast of corn-fed Devonshire chicken on glazed champ potatoes with crispy Trealy farm bacon, roast and pickled cauliflower and butternut purée Sharpham Farm spelt and pea risotto with crispy root vegetables and smoked Lincolnshire Poacher cheese foam (v) DESSERT Lemon tart with textures of meringue, basil sorbet, and raspberry Gel WINES Prosecco Dal Bello, Provincia di Treviso, Italy Prosecco brut Doc, Veneto, Italy Pinot Grigio, Brume di Monte, Provincia di Pavia Pinot Grigio , Veneto, Italy Nero d’Avola, ‘Asmodeus’, Sicily, Poggio, Anima Nero D’Avola , Sicily, Italy
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Lampo, the wood carver. “Lampo”, born Mauro Olivotto, has been carving wood for the past thirty years. Lampo’s expert hands create interesting, original shapes such as the bizarre “Giauli”, an imaginary population of gnomic beings that stem from his love for the mountains surrounding his hometown. To his not-so-much fantasy this is a story that began millions of years ago in the Dolomites and continues to this day and it didn’t just remain a fantasy. He wrote a brilliant book of it “La Terra dei Giauli”, today a widespread editorial success among children of all ages and adults that have now also caught Disney’s attention. When Lampo talks about the Dolomites and their legendary original inhabitants, the gnome-like Giauli, you will repeatedly hear the word “amore“ and see him tear up. The sculptor simply loves his homeland, the Dolomites, where he grew up, and has climbed ev ery mountain in the region. He feels “Amore!“ for Cortina and when he has been out and about in the world - last y ear he travelled to Bolivia and Peru, for example - he is always glad to get back home, full of inspiration which he can then allow to flow into his work. “I was lucky enough to be born in paradise“, he says and, and as he speaks, he makes auspicious gestures in the direction of the sky. He calls the mountains his teachers: “Everything looks smaller and less significant from the summit of a mountain“; he was born “with a view of a sheer rock face“ and if he could not see the Pelmo – at just 3,200 meters one of the highest mountains in the Dolomites – he would die, he says with a theatrical gesture but probably without exaggeration. credits: ItalianWays.com; Best of the Alps.com
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