Sky Tg24 Live in Florence – The challenges of the present

Two days of meetings, debates, panels, interviews, over fifty guests from the world of politics, economics, culture, industry, science, entertainment and a city that for one day turns into a large television set brought on the territory. These are the ingredients of Sky TG24 Live In Firenze, the second appointment with the format of the news channel that brings information to Italian squares and cities, to create comparison, commentary and debate with some of the most important Italian and international personalities. The event, organized in collaboration with the Municipality of Florence and the CR Firenze Foundation, which have made available some of the most evocative places in the city such as the Salone dei Cinquecento in Palazzo Vecchio and Villa Bardini, will start on Friday 25 June 2021 from 13.00 to 22.00 and then it will continue on Saturday 26 from 9 to 18.30, all live on all the TV and digital channels of Sky TG24. The theme will be ‘The challenges of the present’, to understand, deepen and tell the Italy that is starting again, Europe of the Next Generation EU plan and the post Covid world. On the day when the Digital News Report 2021, produced by the Reuters Institute in collaboration with the University of Oxford, once again confirms Sky TG24 as the most reliable news channel for Italian users (in second place overall among all the newspapers ), Sky TG24 announces the complete program of its event. In addition to the many Italian and international names already announced, there are interviews with party leaders Giuseppe Conte, Enrico Letta, Giorgia Meloni, Matteo Renzi, Matteo Salvini, Antonio Tajani. Ministers Luigi Di Maio and Roberto Speranza, the president of the State Regions Conference and President of Friuli Venezia Giulia Massimiliano Fedriga, academics Luciano Floridi, Elsa Fornero, Stefano Pogutz, Ferruccio Resta, Eike Schmidt. And again from the world of companies and business Andrea Malacrida, Giorgio Moroni, Luigi Salvadori, Francesco Starace, Roberto Tomasi. From the Giovanni Grasso and Donatella Stasio institutions. From the world of entertainment Gianni Morandi, for journalism Lavinia Nocelli. For sport the champion Alessandro Del Piero, with them the ministers Patrizio Bianchi, Renato Brunetta, Roberto Cingolani, Vittorio Colao, Massimo Garavaglia, Maria Stella Gelmini, Enrico Giovannini, Luciana Lamorgese, Andrea Orlando. European Commission Vice President Marghrete Vestager and EU High Representative for Foreign Policy Josep Borrell. The executive director of Ema Emer Cooke. And again Andrea Ammon, Franco Gabrielli, Nicola Gratteri, Maurizio Landini, Franco Locatelli, Dario Nardella, Luca Parmitano, Lucrezia Reichlin, Vittorio Rizzi. For culture and entertainment Andrea Bocelli, Massimo Bottura, Khaby Lame, Levante, Mattew McConaughey, Lawrence Wright and the finalists of the Premio Strega Andrea Bajani, Edith Bruck, Giulia Caminito, Donatella Di Pietrantonio and Emanuele Trevi. THE CHALLENGES OF THE PRESENT On the occasion of the event, Sky TG24 will also disseminate the results of a research by the Quorum Youtrend institute, to understand what Italians think about the next challenges that the world and Italy will have to face in the post-pandemic, on topics such as economy, health, environment and sustainability, immigration, terrorism. In particular, the climate crisis will be deepened, a phenomenon that will have great impacts on our future and that will be at the center of COP26, the United Nations conference that will decide what the world should do for the climate in the next decade, which will be held in Glasgow in November and of which the Sky group is Principal Partner and Media Partner. The survey will measure what Italians know about this topic and how ready they are to change their habits to counter this dangerous phenomenon. THE COMPLETE PROGRAM OF THE TWO DAYS It starts on Friday 25 June at 13.00 with a live news from Florence, followed by an introduction by the director of Sky TG24 Giuseppe De Bellis and the presentation of the results of the survey. Then at 13.40 we will continue with an interview with the astronaut Esa Luca Parmitano. At 2.00 pm the executive director of Ema Emer Cooke and the CTS Coordinator and President of the Superior Health Council Franco Locatelli will talk about the pandemic, at 2.40 pm it will be the turn of the interview with Undersecretary to the Prime Minister Franco Gabrielli. At 3.00 pm the Minister of Education Patrizio Bianchi will speak, from 3.15 pm a talk with the finalists of the Premio Strega: Andrea Bajani, Edith Bruck, Giulia Caminito, Donatella Di Pietrantonio and Emanuele Trevi. At 16.00 an interview with the Minister of the Interior Luciana Lamorgese, then at 16.25 the Minister for Regional Affairs and Autonomies Maria Stella Gelmini will intervene, who will then discuss with the president of the State Regions Conference Massimiliano Fedriga and with the Mayor of Florence Dario Nardella. At 5.00 pm a face to face with the Minister for technological innovation and digital transition Vittorio Colao, then at 5.30 pm the Minister of Sustainable Infrastructures and Mobility Enrico Giovannini will meet the General Secretary of the CGIL Maurizio Landini and the economist Lucrezia Reichlin. At 6.15 pm interview with the leader of Fdi Giorgia Meloni. At 6.30 pm space at Tiktocker Khaby Lame, a true social phenomenon with millions of followers all over the world. From 6.40 pm the leader of the Lega Matteo Salvini will intervene. From 7.00 pm special episode of “The numbers of the pandemic” with Franco Locatelli and the director of the ECDC Andrea Ammon, while at 19.30 there will be a special episode of “Sky TG24 Mondo” with the writer Lawrence Wright. At 20.35 face to face with the new leader of the M5S and former premier Giuseppe Conte. At 9.00 pm a live performance by the singer-songwriter Levante will close on the first day of the festival. Saturday 26 June the event resumes at 9.00 with a panel on political communication with the spokesman of the President of the Republic Giovanni Grasso and the spokesman of the Constitutional Court Donatella Stasio. Following at 9.35 a panel dedicated to sustainability, with the Minister of Ecological Transition Roberto Cingolani, the philosopher Luciano Floridi and the head of sustainability and communication of Sky Italia Sarah Varetto. At 10.15 am Enel CEO Francesco Starace and scientist Stefano Pogutz will discuss the challenges of green energy. A meeting will follow at 10.35 with Giorgio Moroni, CEO of FreetoX, the Rector of the Polytechnic of Milan Ferruccio Resta and the CEO of Autostrade per l’Italia Roberto Tomasi, to talk about the future of mobility. At 11.00 we will talk about Public Administration with the Minister Renato Brunetta, while at 11.30 the secretary of the PD Enrico Letta will speak. At 11.50 am Professor Elsa Fornero and the President of the Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze Foundation Luigi Salvadori will talk about economic scenarios, then at 12.15 we will talk about work with the Country Manager of The Adecco Group Andrea Malacrida, then at 12.30 there will be an interview with the Minister del Lavoro Andrea Orlando. At 1.30 pm the pandemic situation will be the focus of an interview with the Minister of Health Roberto Speranza. At 2.00 pm tourism will be discussed with Minister Massimo Garavaglia, while at 2.20 pm a panel on creativity and art will begin with the starred chef Massimo Bottura and the director of the Uffizi Gallery Eike Schmidt. At 2.45 pm a video interview with the international actor Mattew McConaughey will be offered. Following at 15.00, to talk about the fight against the mafias, the Prosecutor of the Republic of Catanzaro Nicola Gratteri and the Director of Criminalpol and Deputy Chief of Police Vittorio Rizzi will confront each other. At 15.30 the leader of Italia Viva Matteo Renzi will speak. At 3.45 pm space for the future of Europe with a video contribution from Brussels by the Vice President of the European Commission Marghrete Vestager. At 4.00 pm an interview with a name that has made the history of Italian music: Gianni Morandi. At 4.30 pm the vice president of Forza Italia Antonio Tajani will speak, while at 4.45 pm we return to talk about the future of the Union with a video interview made in Brussels with the High Representative for EU foreign policy Josep Borrell. At 17.00 a face to face with the Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio. At 5.30 pm, music and culture return with the international artist Andrea Bocelli. At 6.00 pm an interview with the soccer champion Alessandro Del Piero will close, followed by the mayor of Florence Dario Nardella and Lavinia Nocelli, among the winners of the Letizia Leviti Award, dedicated to the memory of the historic journalist of Sky TG24 who died prematurely in 2016.