ROMA (ITALPRESS) – Return “La Piazza – Il Bene Comune”, the political-economic event organized by Affaritaliani and the La Piazza Association, with the support of Comin & Partners, scheduled from 27 to 29 August 2026 in Ceglie Messapica. Now in its ninth edition, “La Piazza” is confirmed among the main Italian political events, as demonstrated by the presence of nine ministers and the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission and a partnership that brings together institutions, economics, enterprise, training and culture of the national and European public debate. All details are available in the program and guests of the ninth edition. The 2026 edition will see the entrance of Francesco Giorgino, journalist, university professor and historical face of Italian information, who will join the director of Affaritaliani Marco Scotti in conducting the meetings. A choice that further strengthens the editorial profile of the event and the quality of the comparison that always characterizes “La Piazza”. To present the evenings journalist Barbara Politi. Also this year the programme will see the participation of representatives of national and European institutions, political representatives, managers, entrepreneurs, representatives of the academic world and civil society, confirming one of the most important events of the Italian summer for the comparison between politics, institutions, economics, enterprise, training and culture.
Minister for the Environment and Energy Security, Mr. Gilberto Pichetto The comparison will also involve representatives of the European Parliament and of the main Italian political forces, including Antonella Sberna, Carlo Fidanza, Silvia Sardone, Roberto Vannacci, Maria Elena Boschi, Giovanni Donzelli, Angelo Bonelli, Stefano Patuanelli, Chiara Appendino, Francesco Ventola, Antonio Misiani, Ettore Rosato, Raffaele Nevi and Luigi Marattin.
Ample space will also be dedicated to the comparison with the territory and with the local institutions, with the participation of the President of the Puglia Region Antonio Decaro, the Vice President of the Apulian Regional Council Cristian Casili, the former President of the Puglia Region Michele Emiliano, as well as representatives of local administrations and the associative world. Among the themes at the center of the ninth edition: the future of Europe, the competitiveness of the Italian industrial system, energy and ecological transition, infrastructure, ZES and Mezzogiorno, work, young people, innovation and social transformations. But above all, a focus on young people and the future: for the first time, in fact, a national gathering of youth political forces will be hosted, at Masseria Grieco in Ceglie Messapica, with a representation of over 100 boys who will be confronted on 28 and 29 August. The activities of political and social deepening will take place in the approximately 10.30-14 hours, which will also follow recreational moments. A way to demonstrate that “The Square” becomes a place where the agenda of the future is said and the opinions and needs of the executive classes of tomorrow are told. “The Square” will also host representatives of the economic and institutional world, including the President of CDP Equity, Paolo Perrone, the President of the GSE, Alfredo Maria Becchetti, representatives of enterprises, associations of category and professional organizations.
In addition to an authoritative voice like that of Ercole Incalza and that of Giuseppe Inchingolo, chief communication officer of the group Ferrovie dello Stato. Piercamillo Davigo will also be present, magistrate in quiescenza, already a member of the Higher Council of Magistrature. The panel “The future of communication” will bring together some of the most authoritative voices of the Italian information and media for a comparison of the transformations that are redefining the sector. Angelo Mellone, Director of Daytime Rai Entertainment, Gian Marco Chiocci, Director of TG1, Francesco Giorgino, Director of the Rai Study Office, and Marco Scotti, Director of Affaritaliani. The event will also be broadcast live on YouTube, both on the official channel and through the players available on the pages dedicated to the event on Affaritaliani and on the site of La Piazza – The common good.
“The square was born with the aim of creating an open space for discussion on the great themes that concern the future of the country and the Europ”, said Marcello Antelmi, President of the Association the Square. “In nine years the event has become a place of dialogue between different worlds, where politics, economics, businesses and civil society can confront each other directly and constructively.” For Marco Scotti, director of Affaritaliani, “the ninth edition of the square wants to confirm and strengthen a central appointment in the Italian political and economic debate. Together with Francesco Giorgino we will bring to Ceglie Messapica the protagonists of the institutions and enterprises, but above all over one hundred young people engaged in politics. Because our ambition is not only to tell the present, but to help build the agenda of the future.”.
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