Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., at the Chamber of Deputies (Palazzo del Seminario, Sala del Refettorio, Via del Seminario n. 76 – 00186 Rome), the third edition of the SUSTART event (SUSTART 2026) will be held, under the artistic and scientific direction of Milanese art critic Marco Eugenio Di Giandomenico.
The event consists of an international forum on the sustainability of art and culture and an exhibition of a work of art by a contemporary artist. For the 2026 edition, the artist Maria Cristina Carlini has been selected, author of excellent sculptures permanently exhibited in Italian and foreign museums and monuments.
The forum is an annual discussion platform at the Chamber of Deputies, where local and national institutional representatives and leading figures from the worlds of business, the professions, academia and universities, art and culture discuss how the promotion of art and culture can be a driving force for regional development with a view to sustainable development, as advocated by the UN's 2030 Agenda and UNESCO's Culture 2030 (indicators).
The initiative, patronized by Ethicando Association in Milan, is sponsored by the Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy, various municipalities in Puglia (Taranto, Galatina, Copertino, Ostuni, Campi Salentina, Gioia del Colle), the Sigismondo Castromediano Museum in Lecce, Confindustria Lecce, Antenna PON Puglia, as well as the Maria Cristina Carlini Foundation in Milan, the Antonietta Viganone ETS Foundation in Milan, the Sangregorio Giancarlo Foundation in Sesto Calende (VA), the Interacademic Center for Actuarial Sciences and Risk Management (CISA) in Florence, the Convention of Independent Financial Advisors (CIFA) Foundation in Geneva (CH), the Rosmini Chair of the Faculty of Theology of the University of Italian Switzerland in Lugano (CH), and ARCA Siracusa.
During the event, the Cinema Promotion Award dedicated to Adriano Pintaldi (honorary president: Pupi Avati; jury president: Marco Eugenio Di Giandomenico) will be presented to Paolo Del Brocco, CEO of Rai Cinema. This award is organized by the Ethicando Association and the ARCA Siracusa Association, chaired by Stefania Altavilla. The award is created by the goldsmith Stefania Midolo.
Numerous institutional authorities participated: Hon. Paolo Barelli (President of the FI Group in the Chamber of Deputies), Hon. Francesco Battistoni (Secretary of the Presidency Office of the Chamber of Deputies), Senator Roberto Marti (President of the 7th Committee of the Senate of the Republic - Culture and Cultural Heritage, Public Education), Hon. Mauro D'Attis (Member of the 5th Budget Committee of the Chamber of Deputies), Nicola Claudio (President of the Rai Cinema), Senator Antonio Saccone (President of the Cinecittà Holding), Paolo Perrone (President of the State Printing and Minting Institute).
The panel dedicated to the sustainability of cinema will feature Paolo Del Brocco (CEO of the Rai Cinema, winner of the 2026 Cinema Promotion Award), Pupi Avati (director), Anthony Lamolinara (director; Oscar winner for Spider-Man 2), Guido De Angelis (musician, film producer), Barbara Bouchet (actress), Fabrizio Maria Cortese (director), James Tumminia (director and actor), Franco Nero (actor), Tiziano Sossi (director), Pino Farinotti (film critic), Stefania Altavilla (President of ARCA Siracusa), and Stefania Midolo (goldsmith artist, creator of the Cinema Promotion Award).
Representatives of the sponsoring municipalities will also be present: Pietro Bitetti (Mayor of Taranto), Fabio Vergine (Mayor of Galatina - LE), Giovanni Mastrangelo (Mayor of Gioia del Colle - BA), Angelo Pomes (Mayor of Ostuni - BR), Francesco Maria Trono (Councilor for Tourism of Copertino - LE), and Laura Palmariggi (Deputy Mayor of Campi Salentina - LE).
With regard to institutional figures from the Apulia region, the following will participate: Hon. Georgia Tramacere (Member of the European Parliament, Deputy Mayor of Aradeo - LE), Stefano Minerva (Councilor, Member of Tourism Commissionthe of the Apulia Region), Luigi De Luca (Coordinator of the Brindisi-Lecce-Foggia Library and Museum Complex), Michele Lastilla (Director of the Apulia PON Antenna Network), Valentino Nicolì (President of Confindustria Lecce).
The forum will be enriched by the participation of prominent figures from the worlds of business, the professions, academia and universities, art and culture, as indicated below.
• Anna Lisa Tota (Vice Rector of the Roma Tre University)
• Markus Krienke (Director of the Rosmini Chair of the Faculty of Theology at the University of Lugano)
• Maria Letizia Giorgetti (Professor of Industrial Economics, Coordinator of the Master's Degree in Business Innovation - UNIMI)
• Interacademic Center for Actuarial Sciences and Risk Management (CISA) in Florence: Marcello Galeotti (President of the CISA), Fabio Grasso (Vice President of the Scientific Committee of the CISA), Sara Landini (Scientific Secretary of the CISA), Rosella Castellano (Vice Rector of Unitelma Sapienza - Rome, Member of the CISA Scientific Committee), Emanuele Vannucci (Member of the CISA Scientific Committee).
• Convention of Independent Financial Advisors (CIFA) in Geneva (CH): Jean-Pierre Diserens (Secretary General of the CIFA), Cosima F. Barone (Member of the CIFA Foundation Board), Vania Franceschelli (CIFA Ambassador for the EU, Brussels)
• Antonietta Viganone Foundation: Francesco Fabbiani (President), Domenica D'Elia (Director)
• Sangregorio Giancarlo Foundation: Francesca Marcellini (President), Andrea Mascetti (Director), Lorella Giudici (Archive Manager)
• Giovanni Musso (CEO at the Irem Spa - Syracuse)
• Eugenia Romanelli (Journalist, CEO and founder of ReWorld, director of Rewriters.it)
• Fernando Nazaro (Tourism entrepreneur from Puglia)
SUSTART 2026 benefits from the public relations activities of Antonella Stifani and media promotion by Betting On Italy, Estro Digitale, and Beesness Magazine.
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For information:
Ethicando Association
Email: info@ethicando.it
Website: www.ethicando.it
