VINITALY 2023 PRESS CONFERENCE

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2023 | Starting at 4 PM - 6 PM

Casati’s Modern Italian | 444 W Fullerton Pkwy, Chicago, IL 60614

Join us for the official Vinitaly 2023 Press Conference, with the extraordinary participation of Federico Bricolo*, President of Veronafiere. The event will feature an exclusive tasting of Italian wines paired with an international menu.

The event is open only to the trade: Media, Journalists, Wine Experts, Importers, Distributors, Supermarkets, and Restaurants. Participation is subject to approval. Selected participants will be contacted by the organizers.

*About our special guest - Federico Bricolo, President of Veronafiere.

Born in Verona in 1966, Federico Bricolo boasts a long institutional career behind him, which has seen him hold top positions even at Government level, as Under-secretary for Infrastructure and Transport, as well as in Parliament.

In Parliament, he was Secretary of the joint chamber Anti-Mafia Commission of Inquiry, a member of the Justice Commission, the Defence Commission, and the Environment and Public Works Commission.

In the Senate, he was President of the Lega Nord Senators Group, member of the Foreign Affairs-Emigration Commission and the RAI Supervisory Commission.

He has also held positions in international organizations: he was a member of the delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of OSCE-Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and was Vice-president of the delegations to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the Western European Union. In Parliament, he also took part in various international missions, meeting government representatives and diplomats from the USA to Afghanistan.

He was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Editoriale Nord for five years.

He has been a member of the Board of Directors of Verona Catullo Airport since 2020.

He was elected President of Veronafiere in May 2022.