October 27, 2011 ~ The Plaza Hotel, New York City In a GEI luncheon in the Grand Ballroom of the Plaza Hotel on October 27, 2011, GEI President Lucio Caputo bestowed the 2011 GEI Award on Ms. Emma Marcegaglia, the first female president of Confindustria. The following are galleries of photographs
February 15, 2013 ~ Villa Firenze, Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., February 16—On Friday, February 15, 2013, the President of the Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano received the 2013 GEI Award, awarded by Gruppo Esponenti Italiani. The honor was presented by GEI President Lucio Caputo in recognition
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. As you know Minister Corrado Passera was supposed to be here with us today, a meeting he was looking forward to with great interest. He has asked me to say how sorry he was for not being able to come,
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Today I am very pleased to welcome to GEI, Mr. James Periconi, founder of Periconi, LLC, and a global leader bibliophile of Italian-American publications. James Periconi is a highly rated environmental lawyer in New York, a “Superlawyer” for several years,
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Today I am very pleased to welcome to GEI, Mr. Joseph Perella, Founding Partner, Chairman and CEO of Perella Weinberg Partners, one of the top independent financial services firms in the country. Perella Weinberg Partners was launched in June 2006,
Good afternoon, everyone. I am Carlo Tunioli, President of Benetton USA and Board Member of GEI. Unfortunately, our president, Dr. Lucio Caputo, is unable to attend the luncheon today, so he has asked me to present his speech on his behalf. I am very pleased
I am very pleased to welcome back to GEI, Ms. Valerie Salembier, the Senior Vice President, Publisher and Chief Revenue Officer of Town and Country magazine. Prior to joining Hearst in 1996, Ms. Salembier had been Senior Vice President of the New York Times, President
The luncheon was held on March 16, 2012 in the Stella Private Room of Le Cirque restaurant in New York City.
I am very pleased to welcome to GEI and to New York on his first official visit, Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero, the new Ambassador of Italy to the United States. Claudio Bisogniero was born in Rome. After graduating in 1976 with a Degree in Political Science