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Alba, home to the International Alba White Truffle Fair, is renowned worldwide as a land of fine food and great wines. But it also aims to increasingly establish itself as a place for dialogue and debate on the most pressing global issues, such as sustainability and climate change.
The International Alba White Truffle Fair has taken a leading role in a major cultural shift by organizing a series of talks titled “Sostenibilità Incrociate”, which brought together figures from the worlds of high finance, digital innovation, fine craftsmanship, haute couture, art, music, design, culture, and, of course, haute cuisine. These voices were invited to reflect on the urgent need for a change of course at all levels—an urgency highlighted by younger generations who, from spectators, are becoming active “players.”
It was a weekend full of high-level events, offering insights and reflections on the theme of sustainability, interpreted across three key dimensions: economic, social, and environmental.
On Saturday, October 29 and Sunday, October 30, the stage of Alba’s Teatro Sociale hosted encounters between seemingly distant worlds, brought together in a continuous exchange between the global and the local, during this two-day event co-produced by Class Editori.
Photo by Giorgio Perottino/Getty Images“Sustainable Economy and Green Finance”
- Carlo Maria Rossotto, Principal Investment Officer, IFC
- Francesco Profumo, President, Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo
- Francesco Casoli, Chairman, Elica and AIDAF
- Virginia Antonini, Sustainability Director, Reale Group
“Sustainable Dining”
- Chiara Pavan with Francesco Brutto, Michelin-starred Chef (1 Star), Ristorante Venissa, Venice
- Dominga Cotarella, Founder, Intrecci Advanced Training Academy
- Paolo Casagrande, Michelin-starred Chef (3 Stars), Ristorante Lasarte – Barcelona
“Geoeconomics of the Fashion Supply Chain”
- Ercole Botto Poala, CEO, Successori Reda and President, Confindustria Moda
- Matteo Sebaste, CEO, Golosità dal 1885 srl
- Stefano Giordano, Fashion Designer
“Agriculture 4.0: A New Call from the Land”
- Fulvio Marino, Entrepreneur and TV Personality
- Deborah Piovan, Agricultural Entrepreneur and Science Communicator
- Luca Travaglini, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Planet Farms
- Filippo Polidori, Food Guru
- Anderson Hernanes, Former Juventus Footballer – Entrepreneur
“Human and Artistic Sustainability”
- Umberta Beretta, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist
- Edoardo Monti, Founder and Director, Palazzo Monti
- Nicolas Ballario, Contemporary Art Critic
“Environment, Awareness, and Provocation”
- Michil Costa, Nature Enthusiast, Host, Entrepreneur
- Paolo Vizzari, Gastronomic Storyteller and Journalist
- Stefano Mosca, Director, International Alba White Truffle Fair
“Future, Retail, and Sustainable Innovation”
- Maria Porro, President, Salone del Mobile
- Beppe Ambrosini, Senior Advisor, Breitling
- Eugenio Blasetti, Head of External Affairs, Mercedes
