The industry panel "Women in Entertainment: The Next Steps" discussed how awareness of systemic imbalance is the first step to create change. When and how will parity be possible in the entertainment  business?

Welcome greetings by Alessandra Rainaldi, Italian Trade Commissioner, ITA Los Angeles

Panelists:

• Alexia Melocchi, Little Studio Films

• Alessandra Tarissi De Jacobis,  AxM Business and Legal Affair Boutique

• Chiara Tilesi, We Do It Together  

• Laurie Zaks, President, Rosewood TV / ABC Signature Studios

Moderator: 

• Tiziana Rocca, General Director of Filming Italy Los Angeles  

Final Remarks: 

• Roberto Stabile, Head of International Relations ANICA

February 24th, 2022

We celebrated the Italian Design Day in Los Angeles with this claim: design and beauty are in our Italian DNA, sustainability is in our future.

Our hybrid one-hour talk focused on the roots of Italian design as well as how top young designers and brands are redefining the idea of “Made in Italy” and presenting design as a tool for an environmentally sustainable, socially equitable, and culturally inclusive future.

Speakers:

• Silvia Chiave, Consul General of Italy in Los Angeles

• Alessandra Rainaldi, Italian Trade Commissioner

• Emanuele Amendola, Director of Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles

Panelists:

• Alberto Nespoli, award-winning designer and co-founder of Eligo

• Miranda G. Gardiner, AIALA’s 2022 Committee on the Environment Chair

• Robina Benson, representative of the Melrose Design District brand Paola Lenti

• Moreno Vitaloni, representative of the Melrose Design District brand Giorgetti

Moderator: 

• Prof. Paola Bertola from Politecnico di Milano, Ambassador of the Italian Design Day 2022 in Los Angeles

March 23rd, 2022

The presentation of Italian Biotech Regional Clusters at the Global Innovation Hub Pavilion.

A networking event organized by the European Innovation Council and Europa BIO, in collaboration with some of the main European promotion agencies, including ITA, in the presence of over 150 representatives of the European delegations present at the BIO, where the Italian delegation made contacts with the international business community.

Speakers:

• Davide Ederle, Vice President of ALISEI - Advanced Life Sciences in Italy

• Vera Codazzi, Cluster Manager of Life Sciences Lombard Cluster

• Elisabetta Botta, Project Manager of Milan & Partners

• Giulia Lydia Alessio, Verni' Director of Agenzia Lavoro & SviluppoImpresa Autonomous Region Friuli Venezia

Moderated by Dr. Alberto Acito, Head of Foreign Investment Attraction of the US Network

June 13th, 2022

Film and television productions in Italy have soared in recent years thanks to the nation’s generous tax credits, which were increased from 30% to 40% following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

But Italy offers much more than financial incentives. The combination of an incomparable beauty of the territory with highly skilled workers and a vast network of support services makes Italy a strategic partner in the film industry.

Speakers:

• Silvia Chiave, Consul General of Italy in Los Angeles 

• Alessandra Rainaldi, Trade Commissioner, Italian Trade Agency Los Angeles 

• Roberto Stabile, Cinecittà S.p.a., Advisor for Intl. Rel. & In Charge for Special Projects DGCA Mic

• Iole Maria Giannattasio, International and Legal Affairs and Research Unit in the Department for Cinema and Audiovisual at the Ministry of Culture

• Cristina Priarone, President of the Association of the Italian Film Commissions and Director of Rome-Lazio Film Commission

• Cristina Bolla, President of Genova-Liguria Film Commission

• Stefania Ippoliti, Director of Toscana Film Commission

• Nevina Satta, Director of Sardegna Film Commission

• Silvia Bizio, Consultant, Calabria Film Commission
  
  

Moderated by Eleonora Granata Jenkinson, President of Melograno Films

November 2nd, 2022

This year the Italian Trade Agency was pleased to present the following panel at the ITTV Forum&Festival which discusses the current trend of books adapted into film and television.

Speakers:

• Arvand Khosravi, SVP of International TV Production FIFTH SEASON

• Michele Zatta, Commissioning Editor of International Co-Productions at Rai Fiction

• Alexia Melocchi, Little Studio Films

• Michael Gordon, TV Global Scripted Agent of CAA

• Bryan Furst, Chief Content Officer of GPS Studios

• Alex Deighton, President of 8 Ton Media

Moderated by Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times

November 8th, 2022

A special pizza masterclass held by VPN Americas - Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana, together with the Italian Trade Agency Los Angeles Office, and the Accademia della Cucina Italiana. In this MasterClass, the President of VPN Americas, Peppe Miele, together with the Master Pizzaiolo Vito Iacopelli, influencer in the world of pizza, instructed how to make the perfect pizza dough with authentic Italian ingredients and innovative toppings. 

Master Pizzaiolo and influencer in the world of pizza Vito Iacopelli showed the process of making an authentic Italian pizza from scratch, with authentic Italian ingredients. Event was held by the Italian Trade Agency Los Angeles, in collaboration with Vito Iacopelli and Eataly LA.

November 16th + 17th, 2022

An intense 8-week experience where 12 Italian start-ups of multiple sectors (medical devices, blockchain, artificial intelligence, sport tech, travel tech, ed tech, etc.) come to the Runway Innovation Hub in San Francisco to be mentored by accelerators on business development, attend networking events, and meet with investors and corporates to develop their project and grow as an innovative company.

September 19th – December 2nd, 2022

USMAC hosted a panel discussion, on behalf of Sicily’s women entrepreneurs and women-led businesses, featuring investors and thought-leaders from Silicon Valley.

Speakers:

• Alfredo Coppola - Co-CEO at US Market Access Center, Venture Partner at Marin-Sonoma Impact Ventures, Co-founder of Prospera Women

• Kate Bunina - Co-founder of Prospera Women, Venture Scout at Marin-Sonoma Impact

• Rachel Payne - Managing Director at FullCycle Fund, ex-Google Executive, Candidate U.S. Congress

September 24th, 2022