2022
A delegation of the City of Torino took part, together with the Mayor of Bethlehem, in the lighting ceremony of the famous Christmas tree, while in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, the delegation met the representatives of the Italian Jewish community, the Consul General of Italy and the Ambassador of Italy to Israel.
The Mayor of Torino Stefano Lo Russo attended the annual gathering of the World Union of Olympic Cities; during his stay, he met the Mayor of Lausanne, Grégoire Junod. Deputy Mayor for Sport, Tourism and Big Events Domenico Carretta joined the Smart Cities & Sport Summit, two days of conferences, meetings and networking between Olympic cities and sports federations.
Mayor Stefano Lo Russo attended the Mayor's Innovation Studio organised by Bloomberg Philanthropies in the frame of the CityLab initiative, gathering over fifty mayors from all over the world. Participants discussed the current urban challenges, from climate changes to welcoming refugees.
Vice Mayor Michela Favaro attended the EUROCITIES Culture Forum held in Lille and focused on local cultural policies supporting ecological transition.
The Deputy Mayor in charge of Social Policies, Rights and Equalities of the City of Torino, Jacopo Rosatelli, went to Chicago in the frame of the “Chicago-Torino Lab”. The project involves several social, academic and political stakeholders of both cities working together on socio-spatial segregation and social disadvantage.
Mayor Stefano Lo Russo and Deputy Mayor in charge of Commerce Paolo Chiavarino went to Chambéry to join the celebrations for the 65th anniversary of the twinning between the two cities. The delegation from Torino held several institutional meetings and was welcomed by Mayor Thierry Repentin and by the Consul General of Italy in Lyon Pierangelo Cammarota.
Jacopo Rosatelli, the Deputy Mayor in charge of Social Policies, Rights and Equalities of the City of Torino, attended the 2022 Europride held in Belgrade. During his stay he met the Italian Ambassador to Serbia Luca Gori and the Vice Mayor of Belgrade Vesna Vidovic.
In the framework of the activities of the Handshake project, Deputy Mayor in charge of Green and Digital Transition, Environment and Innovation Chiara Foglietta went to Amsterdam for an immersive study visit on cycling mobility. During her stay she met the Deputy Mayor for Transport and Traffic of Amsterdam, Egbert de Vries, and the Italian Ambassador Giorgio Novello.
The Deputy Mayor in charge of Culture of Torino Rosanna Purchia attended the meeting of the Word Book capitals held in Tbilisi.
The Deputy Mayor in charge of Urban Planning of the City of Torino Paolo Mazzoleni attended the MIPIM, the world’s leading real estate event held in Cannes.