2017
The Torino Incontra Conference Centre hosted the event "Italian Islamic heritage: twelve centuries of connections" organized by the Turin Islamic Economic Forum, a project shared by City of Torino, Torino Chamber of Commerce, University of Torino and ASSAIF.
The City of Torino celebrated with a successful programme of events open to the public the 60th anniversary of the historic twinning with Chambéry. The celebrations also included a meeting between the two Mayors at the City Hall.
The City Hall hosted a promotional presentation of the city of Seville, focusing on its tourism offerings. The presentation is part of a wider cooperation plan between Torino and Seville, aiming at bosting the two cities' tourism markets. The Deputy Mayor in charge of Commerce, Labour and Tourism of the City of Torino Alberto Sacco and the Deputy Mayor in charge of Urban Habitat, Culture and Tourism of the City of Seville Antonio Muñoz attended the conference.
The San Pio V Institute in Rome, for the 60th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome and on the basis of the research "Europe of Municipalities", awarded the City of Torino the title of Europeanist City for its pro-European vocation, resulting from the many events, twinnings and European projects carried out so far, as well as for its involvement in European networks. The Mayor of the City of Torino Chiara Appendino and the Chairman of the City Council Fabio Versaci attended the award ceremony, held in the City Council Room.
The City of Torino hosted the plenary meeting of the EU project MONICA, funded by the H2020 Programme, where the Deputy Mayor in charge of Innovation Paola Pisano gave a speech.
The City of Torino, together with the US General Consulate in Milan and Refugees Welcome Italy organized the public conference Resilience, Courage and Determination. Speakers of the evening Clemantine Wamariya, Rwandan Genocide survivor and US refugee, as well as some asylum-seekers and refugees in Italy. The meeting was moderated by Marco Giusta, Deputy Mayor for Youth, Integration and Equalities.
The City Hall hosted the 4th international workshop of the European project NOVELOG New Cooperative Business Models and Guidance for Sustainable City Logistics, financed by the European prohramme Horizon2020, in which Torino is partner.
The Vice Mayor of the City of Torino Guido Montanari, together with the Dean of the Università di Torino Gianmaria Ajani and the President of the Chamber of Commerce of Torino, Vincenzo Ilotte, started the works of the 3rd Turin Islamic Economic Forum.