PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE
Italy Quality Day – Leonardo Awards Ceremony
On Tuesday 15 April at 4:00 p.m., the Italy Quality Day – Leonardo Awards Ceremony will be held at Villa Madama, in the Sala della Loggia, in the presence of the Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani, and the Minister for Enterprises and Made in Italy Adolfo Urso. Also present will be the President of the Leonardo Committee Sergio Dompè, the President of Confindustria Emanuele Orsini, the President of the Italian Trade Agency Matteo Zoppas, the Director-General of the Italian Trade Agency Lorenzo Galanti, the Director-General of Confindustria Maurizio Tarquini, and the Secretary-General of the Leonardo Committee Roberto Luongo.
The awarding of the Leonardo Prizes is a highly anticipated and prestigious event, attended by senior institutional representatives and members of the Italian business community. Each year, the Leonardo Committee, founded in 1993 through a joint initiative by Confindustria, the ITA, and a group of entrepreneurs and cultural figures, presents the Leonardo Prize to an Italian or foreign individual who has significantly contributed to affirming and promoting the image of Italy worldwide. The Leonardo Italian Quality Prizes are awarded to entrepreneurs whose companies have stood out during the year for innovation in product quality, combined with a strong international, commercial, and production outlook.
Journalists, photographers and cameramen interested in attending the event can apply for accreditation by sending a request by 5:00 p.m. on Monday 14 April via e-mail to accreditamentostampa@esteri.it (tel. 06/3691 8210, 3432, 3078 or 8573), as follows:
For representatives of the Italian press organisations:
– a copy of the identity document,
– a letter of assignment from the newspaper of affiliation or – in the absence of the latter -, a copy of professional identity card.
For representatives of foreign press organisations not accredited at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
– a copy of the identity document,
– letter from the newspaper of affiliation,
– Verbal note of the Embassy in Rome of the country of the press organisation represented.
For representatives of foreign press already accredited at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the request must be sent with a copy of an identity document attached.
Badges must be collected in person at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, central entrance, left side, on the day of the event (Tuesday 15 April) between 2:00 p.m. and 2:45 p.m.
As it is not possible to reach Villa Madama with private vehicles, accredited journalists will be transported to Villa Madama via a shuttle service operating from the central entrance of the Farnesina (round trip), available until the conclusion of the event.
Submitting the above-mentioned personal data means authorising the use thereof in accordance with Italian Legislative Decree no. 196 of 30 June 2003 and the GDPR (EU Regulation 2016/679) by the Directorate General for Public and Cultural Diplomacy of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the data controller, for strictly professional purposes and/or purposes related to the performance of the event in question.
