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The European House – Ambrosetti
The Ambrosetti Forum organized by The European House – Ambrosetti, a consulting firm – is an annual international economic conference held at Villa d'Este, in the Italian town of Cernobbio on the shores of Lake Como. Since its inception in 1975, the Forum has brought together heads of state, ministers, Nobel laureates and businesspeople to discuss current challenges to the world's economies and societies. The Forum presents forecasts of economic and geo-political outlooks for the world, Europe and Italy. The forum also analyzes scientific and technological developments and their impacts on the future of business and society. Media The event takes place behind closed doors. 2010 Edition Speakers * Angelino Alfano – Minister of Justice, Italy * Joaquín Almunia – European Commissioner for Competition * José Maria Aznar – former prime minister, Spain * Michel Barnier – European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services * Maria Bartiromo – anchor, CNBC * Fati ...
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Villa D'Este (Cernobbio)
The Villa d'Este, originally Villa del Garovo, is a Renaissance patrician residence in Cernobbio on the shores of Lake Como in northern Italy, close to the city of Como. Both the villa and the park which surrounds it have undergone significant changes since their sixteenth-century origins as a summer residence for Cardinal Tolomeo Gallio, who had been born in the village. Visiting the garden in 1903 for '' Century Magazine'', Edith Wharton found this to be ‘the only old garden on Como which keeps more than a fragment of its original architecture’, and noted that ‘though Queen Caroline anglicised part of the grounds, the main lines of the Renaissance garden still exist’. It was Queen Caroline who gave it the name ''Nuova Villa d'Este'', though it has never belonged to the d'Este family. Since 1873, the Villa d'Este complex has been a luxury hotel which is a popular destination for Hollywood celebrities and prominent figures. The hotel complex comprises 152 rooms and s ...
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