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May 23rd, 2023

Bologna honours 14 influential people


The 14 honourees at the 2023 Bologna Ambassador Awards were presented on 3 April at the Cappella Farnese in Bologna.
The 14 honourees at the 2023 Bologna Ambassador Awards were presented on 3 April at the Cappella Farnese in Bologna.

Fourteen people from Bologna’s academic, medical, scientific, professional, business and institutional communities were honoured in April at the Bologna Ambassador Awards Ceremony.

Presented by the City of Bologna through the initiative of the Bologna Convention Bureau, the awards highlight people who have been influential in promoting Bologna as a venue for future conferences and other events.

This year’s recipients of the award are:

Angela Grassi
Administrator, ETA Florence Renewable Energy
For the 31st European Biomass Conference - EUBCE 2023

Bruna Maccarrone 
Psychologist and psychotherapist
Clinical director, EMDR Psychotherapy Center - Rome
Chair Conference Committee, EMDR Europe Association
For the Europe Research & Practice Conference - EMDR 2023

Valerio Carelli 
Full professor of medical genetics, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna
Director of the Neurogenetics Program, IRCCS Istituto Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna

Valeria Tiranti 
Senior biologist, IRCCS Carlo Besta Neurological Institute Foundation - Milan, Italy
Deputy scientific director
For the International Meeting on Mitochondrial Pathology - EUROMIT 2023

Maria Cristina Matteucci
Associate professor in developmental and educational psychology, Department of Educational Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna
For the 44th annual conference of the International School Psychology Association - ISPA

Maurizio Canavari 
Full professor of rural economics and estimation, Department of Agri-food Sciences and Technologies, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna
President of the Association of Doctors in Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences of Bologna
Secretary of the National Academy of Agriculture - University of Bologna
For the 14th European Conference on Precision Agriculture - ECPA2023 

Giovanni Martinelli 
Scientific director, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori Dino Amadori- IRST
Associate professor in hematology, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Institute of Hematology, L. e A. Seragnoli
For the 31st Symposium of the International Association for Comparative Research on Leukemia and Related Diseases - IACRLRD

Claudio Cerchione 
Medical director researcher, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori Dino Amadori - IRST
Adjunct professor, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna President of the Society of Hematologic Oncology Italy
Vice president of IACRLRD
For the 31st Symposium of the International Association for Comparative Research on Leukemia and Related Diseases - IACRLRD

Antonio Morandi 
Associate professor of electrical engineering, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna
Member of the Board of the European Society for Applied Superconductivity (ESAS)

Marco Breschi 
Associate professor of electrotechnics, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna
Member of the Board of the European Society for Applied Superconductivity (ESAS)
For the 16th European Conference on Applied Superconductivity - EUCAS 2023

Maurizio Priori
Medical Surgeon
President of the SIES - Italian Society of Aesthetic Medicine and Surgery - Florence, Italy
For the XXIV SIES International Congress - News and updates in the field of Aesthetic Medicine and Surgery

Mario Carlo Baccaglini 
CEO Intermeeting Srl
For the Salone Auto e Moto d'Epoca

Claudio Domenicali 
CEO of Ducati Motor Holding
For the Ducati, MotoGP and WorldSBK World Champions 2022

Marco Palmieri
President and CEO of Piquadro S.p.A. and The Bridge S.p.A.
President of Lancel
For the Relaunch of Corno alle Scale

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