Podcasts about Generali

Rassegna stampa economico-finanziaria del 19 febbraio 2026, strutturata per macro-temi e basata sulle principali testate giornalistiche nazionali.Investimenti, Mercati e CorporateTestate coinvolte: Il Sole 24 Ore / Milano Finanza * Operazione Mps-Mediobanca: Il CdA di Monte dei Paschi di Siena ha deliberato la fusione per incorporazione e il conseguente delisting di Mediobanca. Le attività di corporate & investment banking e private banking confluiranno in una nuova società non quotata interamente controllata da Mps, che manterrà il brand "Mediobanca S.p.A.". * KPI Finanziari Operazione:   * Sinergie attese: Oltre 700 milioni di euro.   * Partecipazione Generali: La nuova Mediobanca manterrà il controllo diretto del 13,2% di Generali.   * Partecipazione Mps in Mediobanca: Siena controlla attualmente l'86% di Piazzetta Cuccia e dovrà riacquistare il restante 14% circa sul mercato. * Calendario Strategico Mps: Presentazione del nuovo piano industriale di Luigi Lovaglio fissata per l'Investor Day del 27 febbraio; rinnovo del CdA previsto per il 15 aprile. Industria e Made in ItalyTestate coinvolte: Il Messaggero / Il Sole 24 Ore / Corriere della Sera * Record Export 2025: Il fatturato estero del Made in Italy ha raggiunto il record storico di 643 miliardi di euro (+3,3% rispetto al 2024), posizionando l'Italia come quarta potenza esportatrice mondiale. * KPI Settoriali e Geografici:   * Farmaceutica: Settore trainante con +28,5% di crescita e un apporto di 15 miliardi di euro in più.   * Stati Uniti: Export in aumento del 7,2%, nonostante le incertezze sui dazi. Senza il comparto farmaceutico (+54% verso USA), il dato sarebbe negativo.   * Aerospazio (Roma Hub): Il settore nel Lazio vale 5 miliardi di euro di fatturato annuo, con 1,6 miliardi derivanti dall'export. Coinvolge 300 aziende e 23.000 addetti.   * Automotive: Comparto in forte crisi con un calo dell'export del 6,8% e una produzione interna scesa ai livelli di metà anni '50.Fisco, Normativa e P.A.Testate coinvolte: Il Sole 24 Ore / Italia Oggi / Corriere della Sera * Proroghe Decreto Milleproroghe: Arrivano emendamenti cruciali per assunzioni e scadenze fiscali. * KPI e Scadenze Fiscali:   * Incentivi Assunzioni: Proroga per giovani e ZES fino al 30 aprile; per le donne fino al 31 dicembre.   * Rottamazione Quater: Possibilità di saldare la rata saltata del 30 novembre entro il 28 febbraio 2026 (tolleranza fino al 9 marzo per i giorni festivi).   * Assicurazione Dipendenti Pubblici: L'obbligo di polizza per i danni erariali slitta al 2027.   * Editoria: Confermati sconti postali con una dote di 30 milioni di euro l'anno fino al 31 dicembre 2031.Energia e UtilityTestate coinvolte: La Repubblica / Corriere della Sera / La Stampa * Decreto Bollette 2026: Il Governo approva un pacchetto di aiuti per circa 3,5-4 miliardi di euro. * KPI Energia:   * Bonus Famiglie: Sconto una tantum di circa 115 euro (range 100-120€) per 4,5 milioni di famiglie con ISEE fino a 9.796€.   * Imprese e ETS: Si tratta con l'UE per sterilizzare i certificati ETS; il rischio è che la misura venga configurata come aiuto di Stato. * Nomine Strategiche: Al GSE (Gestore Servizi Energetici) è in pole position Alfredo Maria Becchetti (attuale presidente Infratel) per sostituire il dimissionario Paolo Arrigoni.Geopolitica e SicurezzaTestate coinvolte: Corriere della Sera / La Repubblica / Il Giornale * Board of Peace (Gaza): L'Italia parteciperà come osservatore al primo incontro a Washington voluto da Donald Trump. Il Vaticano ha declinato l'invito criticando la debolezza del multilateralismo. * KPI Board of Peace:   * Partecipanti: 27 Paesi fondatori (tra cui Ungheria e Bulgaria per l'UE).   * Finanziamenti: Promessi 5 miliardi di dollari (1,25 mld ciascuno da USA, Emirati, Qatar e Kuwait), contro una necessità stimata di 50 miliardi per la ricostruzione. * Cybersecurity: Hacker cinesi hanno sottratto i dati sensibili di 5.000 agenti della Digos tramite un'intrusione silenziosa nei sistemi del Viminale.Giustizia e ReferendumTestate coinvolte: Corriere della Sera / Il Fatto Quotidiano / La Stampa * Campagna Referendaria (22-23 marzo): Scontro acceso sulla separazione delle carriere e riforma del CSM. Il Guardasigilli Nordio sotto attacco per aver definito "para-mafioso" il sistema del CSM. * KPI Politici e Sondaggi:   * Spesa Sondaggi: Palazzo Chigi ha stanziato 120.000 euro per Tecnè e 48.000 euro per Ipsos per monitorare il sentiment degli elettori.   * Trend Voto: Il fronte del "No" è in rimonta; ultime stime Noto danno il "No" al 47% e il "Sì" al 53% (in calo di 6 punti da gennaio).   * Donazioni: Il comitato "Sì Riforma" ha raccolto 180.000 euro; l'ANM ha deliberato una donazione di 800.000 euro al comitato del "No".Executive Takeaway (Insight per C-suite) * Banking Consolidation: La mossa blitz di Mps su Mediobanca non è solo una fusione, ma il ridisegno di un polo di private banking d'eccellenza, garantendo al contempo la stabilità dell'asset Generali. * Resilienza Export: Nonostante le minacce protezionistiche USA, il Made in Italy dimostra una competitività strutturale guidata dall'innovazione farmaceutica; tuttavia, la dipendenza da un singolo settore per la crescita dell'export è un fattore di rischio. * Incertezza Energetica: Il Decreto Bollette sconta forti tensioni politiche (Lega vs FI) e normative (confronto con Bruxelles sugli ETS), rendendo instabile la pianificazione dei costi energetici per le imprese energivore nel breve termine. * Cyber-Risk Sistemico: La violazione dei dati del Viminale evidenzia una vulnerabilità critica delle infrastrutture statali italiane, segnalando la necessità di investimenti urgenti in difesa cibernetica per le aziende che operano in settori sensibili. * Rischio Politico Referendario: La possibile "sconfitta" di Giorgia Meloni al referendum della giustizia viene percepita dai mercati e dai partner internazionali come un fattore di potenziale indebolimento della stabilità dell'Esecutivo.

Il Cda di Monte dei Paschi ha deciso la fusione per incorporazione di Mediobanca e il successivo delisting, mantenendola però operativa come società distinta con lo stesso brand e focalizzata su private e investment banking. La struttura scelta punta a preservare l identità di Mediobanca e a rassicurare la Bce sulla continuità del piano legato all Opas. Nella nuova architettura, le attività per la clientela di fascia alta confluiranno in una società non quotata interamente controllata da Mps, che manterrà anche la quota del 13,2% in Generali. Confermata la road map per sinergie stimate in 700 milioni. Avviati i lavori per riacquistare il restante 14% di Mediobanca ancora sul mercato. Maggiori dettagli sono attesi all investor day del 27 febbraio, prima del passaggio assembleare. Ne parliamo con Paolo Paronetto, RadiocorDecreto bollette in Cdm. Ultimi ritocchi: si lavora per bonus oltre i 115 euroIl decreto bollette, all esame del Consiglio dei ministri, vale circa 2,5-3 miliardi e punta a ridurre il costo dell elettricità per famiglie e imprese. Il bonus per i nuclei con Isee fino a 10mila euro, o 20mila con almeno quattro figli, potrebbe salire da 115 a 125 euro. Tra le misure allo studio: la vendita del gas stoccato durante la crisi del 2022 per ridurre il differenziale di prezzo tra Ttf e Psv, la rimodulazione degli incentivi alle rinnovabili e lo spostamento di alcuni oneri e costi Ets sulle bollette. Bruxelles potrebbe però considerare quest ultima misura un aiuto di Stato. Fitto ha smentito un suo coinvolgimento diretto nel dossier, mentre Salvini propone un contributo straordinario delle banche per finanziare il taglio delle bollette. La cronaca è affidata a Celestina Dominelli, Il Sole 24 Ore e il commento a Davide Tabarelli, presidente Nomisma EnergiaLegacoop-Prometeia, Pil Italia + 0,7% nel 2026, +0,6% nel 2027Il rapporto Legacoop-Prometeia prevede una crescita del Pil italiano moderata e in rallentamento: +0,7% nel 2026, +0,6% nel 2027 e +0,5% nel 2028. A sostenere l economia sono domanda interna, Pnrr e investimenti, mentre i consumi restano deboli per la prudenza delle famiglie. L inflazione si mantiene intorno al 2%. Il Pnrr avrà il picco di spesa nel 2026 con un impatto stimato dello 0,3% sul Pil. Restano rischi legati ai dazi Usa, con un effetto negativo sulla crescita di 0,3-0,4 punti nel biennio 2026-2027. Il debito pubblico cala lentamente e il progressivo ritiro della Bce aumenterà la quota di titoli da assorbire dal mercato privato, mantenendo elevata la pressione finanziaria. Interviene Simone Gamberini, Presidente Legacoop

Rassegna stampa economico-finanziaria del 18 febbraio 2026, strutturata per macro-temi e basata sulle principali testate giornalistiche nazionali.Investimenti, Mercati e CorporateTestate coinvolte: Il Sole 24 Ore / Milano Finanza * Operazione Mps-Mediobanca: Il CdA di Monte dei Paschi di Siena ha deliberato la fusione per incorporazione e il conseguente delisting di Mediobanca. Le attività di corporate & investment banking e private banking confluiranno in una nuova società non quotata interamente controllata da Mps, che manterrà il brand "Mediobanca S.p.A.". * KPI Finanziari Operazione:   * Sinergie attese: Oltre 700 milioni di euro.   * Partecipazione Generali: La nuova Mediobanca manterrà il controllo diretto del 13,2% di Generali.   * Partecipazione Mps in Mediobanca: Siena controlla attualmente l'86% di Piazzetta Cuccia e dovrà riacquistare il restante 14% circa sul mercato. * Calendario Strategico Mps: Presentazione del nuovo piano industriale di Luigi Lovaglio fissata per l'Investor Day del 27 febbraio; rinnovo del CdA previsto per il 15 aprile.Industria e Made in ItalyTestate coinvolte: Il Messaggero / Il Sole 24 Ore / Corriere della Sera * Record Export 2025: Il fatturato estero del Made in Italy ha raggiunto il record storico di 643 miliardi di euro (+3,3% rispetto al 2024), posizionando l'Italia come quarta potenza esportatrice mondiale. * KPI Settoriali e Geografici:   * Farmaceutica: Settore trainante con +28,5% di crescita e un apporto di 15 miliardi di euro in più.   * Stati Uniti: Export in aumento del 7,2%, nonostante le incertezze sui dazi. Senza il comparto farmaceutico (+54% verso USA), il dato sarebbe negativo.   * Aerospazio (Roma Hub): Il settore nel Lazio vale 5 miliardi di euro di fatturato annuo, con 1,6 miliardi derivanti dall'export. Coinvolge 300 aziende e 23.000 addetti.   * Automotive: Comparto in forte crisi con un calo dell'export del 6,8% e una produzione interna scesa ai livelli di metà anni '50.Fisco, Normativa e P.A.Testate coinvolte: Il Sole 24 Ore / Italia Oggi / Corriere della Sera * Proroghe Decreto Milleproroghe: Arrivano emendamenti cruciali per assunzioni e scadenze fiscali. * KPI e Scadenze Fiscali:   * Incentivi Assunzioni: Proroga per giovani e ZES fino al 30 aprile; per le donne fino al 31 dicembre.   * Rottamazione Quater: Possibilità di saldare la rata saltata del 30 novembre entro il 28 febbraio 2026 (tolleranza fino al 9 marzo per i giorni festivi).   * Assicurazione Dipendenti Pubblici: L'obbligo di polizza per i danni erariali slitta al 2027.   * Editoria: Confermati sconti postali con una dote di 30 milioni di euro l'anno fino al 31 dicembre 2031.Energia e UtilityTestate coinvolte: La Repubblica / Corriere della Sera / La Stampa * Decreto Bollette 2026: Il Governo approva un pacchetto di aiuti per circa 3,5-4 miliardi di euro. * KPI Energia:   * Bonus Famiglie: Sconto una tantum di circa 115 euro (range 100-120€) per 4,5 milioni di famiglie con ISEE fino a 9.796€.   * Imprese e ETS: Si tratta con l'UE per sterilizzare i certificati ETS; il rischio è che la misura venga configurata come aiuto di Stato. * Nomine Strategiche: Al GSE (Gestore Servizi Energetici) è in pole position Alfredo Maria Becchetti (attuale presidente Infratel) per sostituire il dimissionario Paolo Arrigoni.Geopolitica e SicurezzaTestate coinvolte: Corriere della Sera / La Repubblica / Il Giornale * Board of Peace (Gaza): L'Italia parteciperà come osservatore al primo incontro a Washington voluto da Donald Trump. Il Vaticano ha declinato l'invito criticando la debolezza del multilateralismo. * KPI Board of Peace:   * Partecipanti: 27 Paesi fondatori (tra cui Ungheria e Bulgaria per l'UE).   * Finanziamenti: Promessi 5 miliardi di dollari (1,25 mld ciascuno da USA, Emirati, Qatar e Kuwait), contro una necessità stimata di 50 miliardi per la ricostruzione. * Cybersecurity: Hacker cinesi hanno sottratto i dati sensibili di 5.000 agenti della Digos tramite un'intrusione silenziosa nei sistemi del Viminale.Giustizia e ReferendumTestate coinvolte: Corriere della Sera / Il Fatto Quotidiano / La Stampa * Campagna Referendaria (22-23 marzo): Scontro acceso sulla separazione delle carriere e riforma del CSM. Il Guardasigilli Nordio sotto attacco per aver definito "para-mafioso" il sistema del CSM. * KPI Politici e Sondaggi:   * Spesa Sondaggi: Palazzo Chigi ha stanziato 120.000 euro per Tecnè e 48.000 euro per Ipsos per monitorare il sentiment degli elettori.   * Trend Voto: Il fronte del "No" è in rimonta; ultime stime Noto danno il "No" al 47% e il "Sì" al 53% (in calo di 6 punti da gennaio).   * Donazioni: Il comitato "Sì Riforma" ha raccolto 180.000 euro; l'ANM ha deliberato una donazione di 800.000 euro al comitato del "No".Executive Takeaway (Insight per C-suite) * Banking Consolidation: La mossa blitz di Mps su Mediobanca non è solo una fusione, ma il ridisegno di un polo di private banking d'eccellenza, garantendo al contempo la stabilità dell'asset Generali. * Resilienza Export: Nonostante le minacce protezionistiche USA, il Made in Italy dimostra una competitività strutturale guidata dall'innovazione farmaceutica; tuttavia, la dipendenza da un singolo settore per la crescita dell'export è un fattore di rischio. * Incertezza Energetica: Il Decreto Bollette sconta forti tensioni politiche (Lega vs FI) e normative (confronto con Bruxelles sugli ETS), rendendo instabile la pianificazione dei costi energetici per le imprese energivore nel breve termine. * Cyber-Risk Sistemico: La violazione dei dati del Viminale evidenzia una vulnerabilità critica delle infrastrutture statali italiane, segnalando la necessità di investimenti urgenti in difesa cibernetica per le aziende che operano in settori sensibili. * Rischio Politico Referendario: La possibile "sconfitta" di Giorgia Meloni al referendum della giustizia viene percepita dai mercati e dai partner internazionali come un fattore di potenziale indebolimento della stabilità dell'Esecutivo.

In questa puntata, Pasquale Viscanti e Giacinto Fiore dialogano con l'Avv. Cristina Rustignoli, Country General Counsel di Generali Italia, per affrontare una delle domande più cruciali dell'era dell'AI: chi è davvero responsabile quando decide un algoritmo? Dall'AI Act alla governance interna, dal principio dello human in the loop alle Fundamental Rights Impact Assessments, il confronto esplora come una grande organizzazione stia trasformando l'Intelligenza Artificiale da semplice tecnologia a leva strategica, integrando diritto, rischio, compliance e business in un modello che punta a governare l'IA senza esserne governati.Libro HUMAN RELOADED: https://amzn.to/4evkVWvIncontra tutti i protagonisti dell'AI alla AI WEEK 2026: Arsenalia, PwC, AlterMind, NTT Data, Reply e tanti altri. Scoprili tutti su https://www.aiweek.it Pasquale Viscanti e Giacinto Fiore ti guideranno alla scoperta di quello che sta accadendo grazie o a causa dell'Intelligenza Artificiale, spiegandola semplice.Puoi iscriverti anche alla newsletter su: https://www.iaspiegatasemplice.it

La evolución de la diversidad generaciones y los retos por delante en la gestión de equipos intergeneracionales, en tertulia junto al Observatorio Generación & Talento, Repsol, Enagás y Generali.

In questo episodio Bruna Sironi, corrispondente da Nairobi - Kenya, analizza una guerra sempre più intricata, segnata dallo scontro totale tra i due generali per il controllo del Sudan. L'attivista e sindacalista congolese Pierre Kabeza racconta l'orrore della miniera di Rubaya, dove una frana ha sepolto centinaia di persone. Una testimonianza diretta che intreccia tragedia umanitaria, sfruttamento delle risorse e responsabilità politiche nell'est della Repubblica Democratica del Congo. Il Sudafrica espelle l'incaricato d'affari israeliano. Brando Ricci spiega le implicazioni diplomatiche e il peso della realpolitik statunitense, confermata dal rinnovo dell'AGOA con Pretoria.Nel dossier di Nigrizia, il Madagascar dopo la caduta di Rajoelina: Gen Z, giunta militare e una diplomazia non allineata contesa tra Russia, Cina, Asia e Occidente. Anticipazione a cura di Giuseppe Cavallini.

Máxima atención en Italia tras los rumores acerca de un posible encuentro entre el CEO de UniCredit, Andrea Orcel y el director general de Generali, Philippe Donnet, para negociar un acuerdo de asociación, que podría alterar el mapa del sistema financiero en el país aunque desde Intesa Sanpaolo, el banco más grande de Italia, señalan que la posición de liderazgo del banco no peligra incluso si se materializaran los rumores de fusiones entre rivales. La Fiscalía de París registra las oficinas de la red social X en Francia dentro de una investigación abierta en enero del año pasado para averiguar si manipuló su algoritmo para facilitar una injerencia extranjera al favorecer determinados contenidos. Los bancos de la zona euro endurecieron “de manera inesperada” la concesión de préstamos o líneas de crédito a empresas durante el cuarto trimestre de 2025, según la última encuesta de préstamos bancarios del BCE. Entrevistaremos a Carmen Pérez-Pozo, fundadora y CEO de Grupo Pérez-Pozo, para hablar de por qué más del 60% de los hogares españoles no planifica su economía.

2/2 Sell-off generalizzato. A WS e in Europa futures in rosso, Nasdaq pesante. Continua la debacle di Oro (-6%) e argento (-12%): tutto quello che dovete sapere sui metalli preziosi. Dollaro e Treasury stabili, tornano safe heavens. Bitcoin sotto 76mila. Petrolio in forte calo su de-escalation Iran, verso incontro in Turchia. Trump: L'India comprerà petrolio dal Venezuela. In Asia tonfo del Kospi (-5%) guidato da Samsung e SK Hynex. Male anche Nikkei e Hang-Seng. In Cina pmi sopra le attese, Xi Jinping: Yuan sia valuta di riserva globale. La premier Takaichi scivola su yen debole, verso le elezioni previsti 300 seggi. Trimestrali Usa, il 25% delle società dell'S&P500 alla prova dei conti: questa sera Palantir, in settimana focus su hyperscaler Alphabet(mercoledì) e Amazon (giovedì). Oracle punta a raccogliere fino a 50mld $ per lo sviluppo cloud. Nvidia, Jensen Huang smentisce FT su OpenAI: faremo un grande investimento e aggiunge: “non è mai stato un obbligo”. Lo “sceicco spia”degli Emirati ha investito 500mln$ in World Liberty Financial di Trump. Casa Bianca: nessun conflitto di interessi. Moltbot il social degli Agenti AI fa discutere. Europa nel segno delle trimestrali. Boe e Bce, primo meeting dell'anno. Focus su euro. Piazza Affari: banche protagoniste, si parte oggi con Intesa SanPaolo. Focus su Generali, possibile incontro Orcel-Donnet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Violenta inversione di tendenza per oro e argento; Bitcoin soffre, continuano i deflussi dagli ETF; Il giorno di Intesa Sanpaolo, le voci su Unicredit-Generali; L'agenzia di rating S&P premia l'Italia; Moltbook, il social degli agenti AI. Puntata a cura di Elisa Piazza - Class CNBC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Diese Themen haben wir in dieser Podcast-Folge für Sie: Ab 00:01:18: Im Schmolltalk widmen wir uns der Blau Direkt Network Convention in Helsinki und der Frage, was Investmentberater ihren Kunden mitteilen müssen. Ab 00:12:18: Mit Doreen Gossert sprechen wir über ihre neue Tätigkeit bei Finas Versicherungsmakler. Ab 00:34:40: Und in den News der Woche zieht ein Hamburger Anwalt gegen die Generali ins Feld. Eine Umfrage in der Gewerbeversicherung zeigt, dass Kunden weniger zufrieden mit ihren Betreuern sind als in den vergangenen Jahren. Die KFZ-Versicherung für E-Autos ist oft teurer als für Verbrenner. Und die Pflegekosten steigen. Mal wieder.

Il 24 gennaio a Minneapolis gli agenti dell'Ice, l'agenzia federale per l'immigrazione, hanno ucciso a colpi di pistola Alex Pretti, un uomo di 37 anni che stava partecipando a una proteste contro le retate anti immigrazione. Con Laura Cappon, giornalista, da Minneapolis.Il l ministero della difesa cinese ha confermato di aver aperto un'indagine sul generale di grado più alto del paese, Zhang Youxia, per quelle che ha definito “gravi violazioni della disciplina e della legge”. Con Lorenzo Lamperti, giornalista, da Taipei.Oggi parliamo anche di:Tecnologia • “Che succede con Wikipedia” di Flurin Clalünahttps://www.internazionale.it/magazine/flurin-claluna/2026/01/22/che-succede-con-wikipediaSerie tv • The pitt su Hbo MaxCi piacerebbe sapere cosa pensi di questo episodio. Scrivici a podcast@internazionale.it Se ascolti questo podcast e ti piace, abbonati a Internazionale. È un modo concreto per sostenerci e per aiutarci a garantire ogni giorno un'informazione di qualità. Vai su internazionale.it/abbonatiConsulenza editoriale di Chiara NielsenProduzione di Claudio Balboni e Vincenzo De SimoneMusiche di Tommaso Colliva e Raffaele ScognaDirezione creativa di Jonathan ZentiCi piacerebbe sapere cosa pensi di questo episodio. Scrivici a podcast@internazionale.it Se ascolti questo podcast e ti piace, abbonati a Internazionale. È un modo concreto per sostenerci e per aiutarci a garantire ogni giorno un'informazione di qualità. Vai su internazionale.it/abbonatiConsulenza editoriale di Chiara NielsenProduzione di Claudio Balboni e Vincenzo De SimoneMusiche di Tommaso Colliva e Raffaele ScognaDirezione creativa di Jonathan Zenti

Ten tydzień na rynkach jest… nerwowy, a Rafał Bogusławski i Robert Stanilewicz mierzą się z nadciągającą z rynków informacyjną burzą w czwartek 22 stycznia. W tym tygodniu akcje zaliczyły mocny zjazd, po czym odbiły, rentowności (zwłaszcza USA i Japonii) poszły w górę, po czym spadły, dolar się cofnął, po czym znów zrobił kroczek w przód, a złoto przebiło kolejne rekordy i teraz odpoczywa. W takim otoczeniu łatwo o pytanie: czy to początek większej korekty, czy tylko “strząśnięcie” przed kolejną falą? Ale najpierw gość: Maciej Kik z Generali Investments TFI opowiada o perspektywach dla akcji na GPW w 2026 roku.  Zapraszamy!!

19/1 Risk off e corsa ai beni rifugio. Futures europei e americani in rosso, focus su bond e euro. Dollaro in calo. Argento e oro da record. Oggi WS chiusa.  Costa (UE): dazi al 10% su otto paesi Nato incompatibili con accordo commerciale Usa-Eu. Bruxelles studia le contromisure ma prende tempo fino al 1 febbraio: riattivare tariffe su 93mld euro import Usa, strumento anti-coercizione. Consiglio EU di emergenza giovedì. Bessent: non faremo passi indietro. Olivier Blanchard: la risposta è il mercato degli Eurobond. Il nuovo ordine imperialista sotto i riflettori, dall'Eurogruppo a Davos che prende il via. Il discorso di Trump mercoledì alle 14.30. In USA salgono le chances per Warsh e RIeder (18%) alla Fed. Domani trimestrale di Netflix, giovedì Intel. Cina: crescita 4Q al 4,5% minimi da tre anni. Squilibrio tra domanda e offerta. Primo calo investimenti (-3,8%) della storia. Listini misti, Nikkei in calo, Kospi e Taiwan sovraperformano. Rendimento trentennale giapponese max storici. A Piazza affari focus su: Leonardo, Mas, Mediobanca, Unicredit, Generali.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Featuring experts like Sonia Fernández from Thales S21sec, the discussion highlights the increasing sophistication of ransomware-as-a-service and the exploitation of zero-day vulnerabilities. The dialogue also addresses recent high-profile data breaches in Spain, such as those affecting the CCOO union and Generali insurance, emphasizing the urgent need for multi-factor authentication. Beyond technical threats, the speakers examine how geopolitical tensions drive hacktivism and disinformation campaigns while reflecting on key industry gatherings like RootedCON. Ultimately, the broadcast stresses that employee awareness and proactive monitoring are the most vital defenses for modern organizations. Twitter: @ciberafterwork Instagram: @ciberafterwork Panda Security: https://www.pandasecurity.com/es/ +info: https://psaneme.com/ https://bitlifemedia.com/ https://www.vapasec.com/ VAPASEC https://www.vapasec.com/ https://www.vapasec.com/webprotection/

Con la participación de expertos como Sonia Fernández de Thales S21sec, el debate en este episodio destaca la creciente sofisticación del ransomware-as-a-service y la explotación de vulnerabilidades de día cero (zero-day). El diálogo también aborda recientes brechas de datos de alto perfil en España, como las que afectaron al sindicato CCOO y a la aseguradora Generali, enfatizando la necesidad urgente de contar con sistemas de doble factor de autenticación. Más allá de las amenazas técnicas, los ponentes examinan cómo las tensiones geopolíticas impulsan el hacktivismo y las campañas de desinformación, mientras reflexionan sobre encuentros clave de la industria como la RootedCON. En última instancia, la emisión subraya que la concienciación de los empleados y la monitorización proactiva son las defensas más vitales para las organizaciones modernas. Twitter: @ciberafterwork Instagram: @ciberafterwork Panda Security: https://www.pandasecurity.com/es/ +info: https://psaneme.com/ https://bitlifemedia.com/ https://www.vapasec.com/ VAPASEC https://www.vapasec.com/ https://www.vapasec.com/webprotection/

Robert Baker, Founder and CEO, Potentia Talent Consulting Robert has been a passionate supporter of diversity, equity and inclusion throughout his 40 plus year consulting career. He now runs his own company, focussing on delivering keynotes, workshops and coaching for business executives to help them develop their inclusive leadership skills and so build diverse and inclusive workplaces.   Robert works with global organisations and some of the key projects he has delivered in the last twelve months include: · Allyship workshops and key notes · Executive coaching for male leaders on gender balance and inclusion · Unconscious bias workshops and training · Inclusive culture and leadership workshops and keynotes Clients include Generali, Marsh & McLennan, ENGIE, Pfizer, PwC Belgium, Zalando and many other global companies.   Robert has also spoken at many conferences, including recently: The Rise & Lead Women Conference, The Hague (September 2025) where he ran a Men As Allies Roundtable and the Global Women on Boards Conference, Brussels (November 2025) where he chaired a panel on AI and Allyship.   Robert is a Board member and Vice Chair of European Women on Boards, and is a past Trustee of UN Women, UK. Robert is Disrupter in Residence in DE&I on the Global MBA Program at EDHEC Business School and also a visiting lecturer on Male Allyship at the University of Amsterdam Academy.   In recognition of his work in gender balance, Robert was named a Top 50 Trailblazer in Gender Equity in January 2023 by We Are The City and was awarded as Corporate Male Champion of the Year 2024 by Women in Management. ---- SOCIALS: Twitter: @robertbkr  Instagram: @robertbkr LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-baker-potentia-talent-consulting/  

Od ledna 2026 vstoupila v platnost nová povinnost pro zaměstnavatele a ti musí nově přispívat na penzi zaměstnancům v rizikových profesích. „Tahle změna se týká více než 100 tisíc lidí, kteří mají nově nárok na to, aby jim zaměstnavatel povinně přispíval do penzijního spoření. Má jim to pomoct kompenzovat náročné povolání a usnadnit přechod do starobního důchodu, protože budou moci lépe využívat předdůchod,“ říká v Agendě SZ Byznys generální ředitelka Generali penzijní společnosti Jana Zelinková. Agenda. Rozhovory s top lídry českého byznysu, zakladateli firem, odborníky. Čtvrthodinka o byznysu z první ruky. Každý všední den na SZ Byznys a ve všech podcastových aplikacích. Odebírejte na Podcasty.cz, Apple Podcasts nebo Spotify.

India's insurance penetration remains stubbornly low despite rising awareness. With life insurance accounting for just 2.8% of GDP, millions of households remain financially vulnerable. In this episode of Why Not Mint Money, host Avanne Dubash speaks with Alok Rungta, MD & CEO of Generali Central Life Insurance, on why India continues to buy insurance late, buy inadequate cover, and rarely reassess protection as life changes. The conversation explores how insurers can shift the narrative from policy-selling to real financial protection, and what needs to change for India to close its insurance gap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Avec l'Institut Mondor de Recherche biomédicale, Generali mène un travail pour identifier les corrélations entre le dérèglement climatique et les problèmes de santé mentale. Réduire la pollution de l'air pourrait aussi réduire les dépenses liées aux troubles mentaux. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SMART IMPACT - Le magazine de l'économie durable et responsable SMART IMPACT, votre émission dédiée à la RSE et à la transition écologique des entreprises. Découvrez des actions inspirantes, des solutions innovantes et rencontrez les leaders du changement.

U prazničnom duhu nazdravljamo našoj Teodori i poklanjamo 5 Plazma paketića najkreativnijima! A onda, spremamo vas za duge zimske noći sa preporukama koje se ne propuštaju. Zaranjamo u mračni svet P. Diddy-ja i njegovog pada, garantuje za fenomenalnu seriju po romanu Nika Kejva, a kroz jedan krimić objašnjavamo zašto život sa svekrvom može biti... opasan. Od epskih priča o vešticama do novih hitova Gipsy i Senidah, imamo sve što vam treba za savršen praznični maraton. Uživajte u praznicima i srećna vam 2026. godina

En Italie, le groupe de presse Gedi, qui édite deux grands quotidiens généralistes, La Stampa et La Repubblica, est en « discussions avancées » pour vendre Gedi, propriété de la famille Agnelli, à Antenna, le groupe de presse fondé par l'armateur grec Minos Kyriakou, décédé en 2017. Un rachat qui bouleverse le paysage médiatique du pays. En effet, l'acquéreur, le groupe grec Antenna, a pour actionnaire à 30% la famille royale saoudienne. Aussi, parce que cet empire contrôlé par la famille Kyriakou, qui a fait fortune dans le transport maritime, se diversifie dans les médias pour obtenir de l'influence et surtout ne pas gêner les gouvernements en place du moment qu'ils ne sont pas défavorables à ses affaires. C'est en tout cas la réputation de ce groupe qui détient la chaîne Antenna 1 en Grèce, mais également une vingtaine de télévisions en Europe, en Amérique du Nord ou en Australie. Ce qui inquiète les journalistes, qui ont démarré un mouvement de grève, ce sont les conséquences éditoriales pour les deux journaux La Repubblica et La Stampa, deux institutions politiques et médiatiques. L'un au centre gauche, proche de Matteo Renzi ou d'Enrico Letta, l'autre de centre droit, à l'écoute des milieux d'affaires du Nord. Les deux quotidiens sont édités par Gedi, un éditeur contrôlé par la famille Agnelli, qui a perdu 45 millions d'euros cette année et que le magnat grec propose de racheter pour 140 millions d'euros. Le gouvernement de Giorgia Meloni peut-il et veut-il intervenir pour l'en empêcher ? En principe, il le pourrait car la loi italienne prévoit un « golden power », une sorte de droit d'intervention pour des actifs stratégiques d'intérêt national. C'est ce qui a permis de préserver des entreprises comme Pirelli ou Generali. Mais le ministre des Affaires étrangères, Antonio Tajani, a déjà dit que dans ce cas c'était le marché qui décidait si la loi n'était pas enfreinte. En clair, le gouvernement ne bougera pas le petit doigt pour sauver un groupe qui représente le principal contre-pouvoir journalistique à son action. Pour la démocratie italienne, ce serait une nouvelle perte même s'il s'agit d'un actionnaire européen et que Giorgia Meloni est déjà sous la menace d'une procédure d'infraction de Bruxelles pour s'être portée au secours de Banco BPM. On a vu l'an dernier le groupe Angelucci, marqué très à droite, tenter de reprendre l'agence journalistique italienne. Le risque est, comme en Hongrie, la disparition progressive des contre-pouvoirs.  Et en France…. Les milliardaires des médias annoncent des plans sociaux. Prisma Media, racheté par Vincent Bolloré, qui édite Capital, Géo ou Femme actuelle, veut supprimer le tiers de ses effectifs, soit 230 salariés. De même, le groupe CMI de Daniel Kretinsky, qui édite Elle ou Marianne, a annoncé cette semaine vouloir couper 20% de ses effectifs. On voit que les milliardaires ne permettent pas de sauver la presse. En tout cas pas ses emplois.

Almazán subraya el orgullo de que esta competición aporte "Marca España" a nivel empresarial en el circuito profesional de pádel

La rassegna stampa di oggi, luned' 15 dicembre, è a cura di Alessandro ColtréUrbanistica: Ex Mercati Generali: il piano è da rivedere, la città ora chiede una vera trattiva. Apre così il Corriere della Sera. Si può evitare di replicare il modello Milano? Se lo iniziano a chiedere in molti, sopratutto in un municipio al centro di grandi trasformazioni urbane, tra investimenti privati, goffi tentativi di greenwashing e rigenerazioni che aprono la strada ai fondi speculativi. Sarah Gainsforth ci racconta cosa sta nascendo attorno alla questione degli ex mercati generali: sabato scorso a Ostiense, al Caffè letterario c'è stata la prima conferenza urbanistica civica del Municipio 8, uno spazio aperto dove rimettere al centro il diritto alla città. Sparisce il bosco urbano previsto a Termini: La Repubblica racconta la revisione del progetto di riqualificazione di Piazza dei Cinquecento. Via il bike hub e niente riforestazione. La natura sembra quasi un lusso. E Milano ce lo ha insegnato: la rigenerazione urbana senza stato sociale è solo un bosco verticale.su Romatoday Veronica Altimari racconta lo sfruttamento dei lavoratori stranieri nei ristoranti della città. C'è chi è costretto a dormire in un ospedale, chi aspetta da mesi lo stipendio. Lavorano nei locali del centro, sono il motore dei posti esclusivi, quelli che la politica spesso considera come "commercio di qualità". Un appuntamento per scoprire la selva di Roma: mercoledì 17 dicembre alle ore 18:30 la rubrica Fratte approda da Chourmo (Certosa) per una puntata live in compagnia di Serena Olcuire, Dario Gentili e Francesco Careri, curatori del volume Roma, guida alla selva (Nero Edizioni)Sveja è un progetto sostenuto da Periferiacapitale, il programma per Roma della Fondazione Charlemagne.Ringraziamo inoltre l'associazione A Sud che ci mette a disposizione i propri spazi per le riunioni di redazione.La sigla è di Mattia Carratello.Foto di Urbanfile - le voci della cittàA domani con Lorenzo Boffa!

E dopo l'apertura sui buoni dati dell'export di cui potrete trovare maggiori dettagli nel servizio di Francesco Bisozzi, il commento di Mario Ajello riguarda l'incontro tra Nordio e Di Pietro sul tema della giustizia, quindi con l'analisi di Andrea Bulleri andiamo in casa di Forza Italia dove è intervento Piersilvio Berlusconi, dalla politica alla cronaca con il drammatico problema della tossicodipendenza affrontato da Laura Pace e con una Roma tornata violenta raccontata dall'inviata Camilla Mozzetti, per la storia di sport Massimo Boccucci ci porta sui campi del calcio internazionale con un sicuro successo tricolore.

Salta l'alleanza Generali-Natixis; Poste sale al 27,3% di Tim, esce Vivendi; Wall Street da record ma Broadcom delude; AI, Trump interviene con un ordine esecutivo; Disney scommette su OpenAI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mercati in attesa della Fed e dei conti di Oracle; Trump attacca l'Europa e i suoi leader; SpaceX punta a quotarsi nel 2026; Panetta (Banca d'Italia) contro le stablecoin; Generali, Donnet pronto ad abbandonare Natixis. Puntata a cura di Elisa Piazza - Class CNBC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10/12 Fed e Oracle Day, futures prudenti. Oltre il taglio da 25pb, attese su previsioni future e possibili acquisti mensili da 45 miliardi di dollari di buoni del Tesoro americano. Decennale stabile. In Asia, listini in rosso. La Cina si conferma in deflazione. Yen ai minimi su euro, SK Hynex punta a quotarsi a Wall Street. Microsoft e Amazon: investimenti miliardari in India. Russell da record, Space X verso Ipo nel 2026. Incognite su Nvidia e Cina, Oracle è la prova del nove dell'AI trade. In Europa futures prudenti, oggi parla Lagarde. Focus su difesa, banche, Generali, Campari e Eni.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Los titulares de la industria del deporte, con Patricia López, de 2Playbook. La Hexagon Cup tendrá a Generali como nuevo patrocinador principal y pasará a llamarse Generali Hexagon Cup 2026, en su salto a la Caja Mágica. Qatar Sports Investments continúa ampliando su presencia en el fútbol europeo con la compra del KAS Eupen. Haier se suma a la Serie A como patrocinador y dará nombre a la cámara del árbitro. La Fórmula 1 sigue creciendo en inversión: las escuderías destinan ya cerca de 1.000 millones a salarios y emplean a unas 8.000 personas.

Da li biste pristali na lobotomiju ako bi vam ona donela večnu sreću?

La foto della famiglia sterminata ieri a Gaza è l'ennesimo frammento di un archivio che cresce mentre il cessate il fuoco resta appeso a comunicati sempre più vuoti. Le squadre di recupero continuano a estrarre corpi da Khan Younis e Daeri, i coloni in Cisgiordania registrano nuovi assalti nella zona di Shilo, e l'ONU parla apertamente di una «pratica sistemica» che ignora ogni obbligo delle misure provvisorie della Corte internazionale di giustizia. Nelle stesse ore è arrivato il nuovo rapporto Don't Buy Into Occupation. Non parla più di “economia dell'occupazione”: adotta la definizione di «economia del genocidio» mutuata dal lavoro di Francesca Albanese. Dentro ci sono 104 aziende globali e più di 1.100 istituzioni finanziarie europee che alimentano la macchina militare israeliana, con oltre 1.500 miliardi di dollari di esposizione. Il capitolo italiano è nitido: Unicredit tra i primi creditori europei, Intesa Sanpaolo e Generali tra gli investitori, Leonardo ed ENI nella catena tecnologica e militare usata nelle operazioni su Gaza. Proprio su Leonardo otto associazioni e una cittadina palestinese hanno depositato un ricorso al tribunale civile di Roma. Chiedono di dichiarare illegittimi i contratti che forniscono componenti per F-35, sistemi radar, parti del Trophy installato sui Merkava. È il primo tentativo formale di forzare l'Italia a misurarsi con il proprio ruolo nella filiera che sostiene la guerra. Nel frattempo un'altra filiera scorre silenziosa: quella dei dati. L'inchiesta che coinvolge Microsoft e l'Unità 8200 apre un fronte europeo sul trattamento di materiale di sorveglianza raccolto nei territori palestinesi e archiviato su server Ue. Anche questo è parte dell'infrastruttura del conflitto. E mentre tutto questo si muove, in Parlamento il Pd presenta un disegno di legge che lega critica a Israele e antisemitismo. Una norma che arriva proprio quando l'ONU e DBIO documentano il contrario: la necessità di guardare in faccia la catena che rende possibile ciò che vediamo ogni giorno nelle macerie di Gaza. #LaSveglia per La NotiziaDiventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/la-sveglia-di-giulio-cavalli--3269492/support.

Das alpenverein basecamp ist der Podcast des Österreichischen Alpenvereins. Folge 057 Gesäuse: Zwischen Naturschutz und Tourismus Das Gesäuse in der Steiermark gilt als Hochschule des Bergsteigens. Die schroffen Kalkwände und die rauschenden Bäche befinden sich an einem Ort, an dem die Natur wieder Natur sein darf. Wo sich der Tourismus eng mit Nationalpark und alpinen Vereinen abstimmt. Mit Erfolg. Warum gelingt hier der Balanceakt vergleichsweise geräuschlos, wo er anderswo zu erheblichen Konflikten führt? Ein Feature in sechs Kapiteln von Jörg Wunram. Interviewpartner: Herbert Wölger – Nationalpark Gesäuse Sylvia Hofbauer – Tourismusverband Gesäuse Georg Rothwangl – Österreichischer Alpenverein +++++ Das alpenverein basecamp wird unterstützt von der Generali. https://www.alpenverein.at/portal/basecamp/index.php

Massimo Giannini, editorialista e opinionista di Repubblica, racconta dal lunedì al venerdì il suo punto di vista sullo scenario politico e sulle notizie di attualità, italiane e internazionali. “Circo Massimo - Lo spettacolo della politica” lo puoi ascoltare sull’app di One Podcast, sull’app di Repubblica, e su tutte le principali piattaforme.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Deutsche Telekom, Merck, Siemens, Generali, Burberry y Carrefour son los protagonistas en Europa. Lo analizamos con Javier Cabrera, analista de XTB.

Episode Info Gil Arazi is the Founder and Managing Partner of FinTLV Venture Capital – a leading global late stage Insurtech VC (Hippo, Next Insurance, Unqork, Corvus, wefox and many more). FinTLV works very closely with dozens of the leading global insurers and re-insurers – to provide real value to its' portfolio companies. Therefore, Gil is a board member/observer in Hippo, Next Insurance, Pattern, iFeel, Assured Allies, Lovys, and more. Gil has 20 Years' experience as a senior executive and board member at the largest insurance companies in Israel and is a seasonal entrepreneur in the insurtech startup ecosystem. Episode Overview: Gil Arazi is a seasoned expert in the insurance industry and the visionary behind FinTLV Ventures. Recorded live at ITC Vegas 2025, this conversation delves into the transformative trends shaping the insurance landscape, with a focus on innovation, prevention, and the integration of technology. Key Discussion Points: Background and Experience: Gil Arazi shares his journey from Tel Aviv to becoming a prominent figure in the global insurance industry, highlighting his 30 years of experience and leadership roles in companies like Generali. The Birth of FinTLV Ventures: After leaving corporate life due to internal politics, Arazi founded FinTLV Ventures, which has grown into a leading insurtech venture capital firm. The firm has successfully invested in companies like Hippo and Corvus. Investment Focus and Industry Trends: Arazi discusses FinTLV's strategic focus on cyber insurance and the shift towards profitable growth in the insurance sector. He emphasizes the importance of understanding industry trends to guide investment decisions. The Role of Prevention in Insurance: A significant portion of the conversation centers around the need for the insurance industry to focus on prevention. Arazi argues that prevention can lead to substantial savings on future claims and improve societal well-being. The Spark Consortium: Arazi introduces "The Spark," a consortium aimed at integrating proven technologies from various sectors into insurance products. This initiative seeks to drive prevention and innovation within the industry. Challenges and Opportunities: The discussion also touches on the challenges of implementing innovative solutions in a traditionally conservative industry. Arazi highlights the potential of quantum computing and other emerging technologies to revolutionize insurance practices. Conclusion: This episode offers a deep dive into the future of insurance through the lens of innovation and technology. Gil Arazi's insights provide a roadmap for industry leaders looking to embrace change and drive growth in a rapidly evolving market. This episode is brought to you by The Future of Insurance book series (future-of-insurance.com) from Bryan Falchuk. Follow the podcast at future-of-insurance.com/podcast for more details and other episodes. Music courtesy of Hyperbeat Music, available to stream or download on Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music and more.

Podržite nas i na Patreonu ➡️ https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryCastKada je Vinston Čerčil prvi put kročio u parlament, delovao je kao čovek koji je došao da pobedi, ne da se dopadne. Bio je previše glasan, previše samouveren, previše svestan da istorija pamti samo one koji tresnu šakom o sto. Generali su ga mrzeli, novinari obožavali, a narod... narod ga je slušao jer niko nije znao da govori kao on.Nikola Đukić i Nikola Šipka otvaraju jedno od najzanimljivijih poglavlja XX veka: život, uspon i pad čoveka koji je u isto vreme bio i spasilac Evrope i simbol britanskog imperijalnog ponosa. Čerčil, večiti buntovnik sa cigarom i čašom viskija, pesnik u uniformi, političar koji je znao da gubi sa stilom i pobeđuje uz osvetu.Od rovova Burskog rata do bunkera pod Londonom, od govora koji su dizali moral naciji do odluka koje su koštale hiljade života - epizoda istražuje njegovu senku i sjaj, sva lica čoveka koji je uvek balansirao na granici između heroja i autokrate, između vizije i sujete.Danas pričamo o upornosti, sujeti i neverovatnom instinktu za istorijski trenutak. Ali i o senkama koje prate svaki mit; od kolonijalne politike i rasnih stavova do kontroverznih odluka u ratu, teškoj i komplikovanoj ličnosti koja ne pristaje da se uklapa ni po koju cenu.

Specijalna epizoda sa specijalnom gošćom! U goste nam je konačno stigla Iva Parađanin Lalić ( @tamponzona , Joj majko), a sa njom i priče o majčinstvu bez filtera, nerealnim očekivanjima i zašto se o teškim stranama roditeljstva premalo govori. Ali to nije sve! Spremili smo vam preporuke za svako raspoloženje: od "feel-good" serija koje će vam vratiti veru u život, do verovatno najmračnije i najteže drame koju smo ikada gledali. Prisetili smo se i naše opsesije španskim serijama iz '90-ih (Kralj stočara, seća li se ko?).

Hegseth dichiara guerra ai generali grassi e spettinati

In this episode of Skip the Queue, Andy Povey sits down with Jérôme Giacomoni, co-founder and Chairman of AEROPHILE, the world leader in tethered gas balloons and immersive aerial experiences. Jérôme shares the story of how AEROPHILE began with a simple idea, to “make everybody fly” and grew into a global company operating in multiple countries, including France and the U.S.Tune in to hear about the company's signature attractions, including tethered balloon flights, the innovative Aerobar concept, and high-profile projects such as how you can experience flying the Olympic cauldron in Paris. Jérôme also shares how AEROPHILE has leveraged its unique platform to explore scientific initiatives like air-quality and climate-change monitoring and how he Integrates unique revenue streams from sponsorship and advertising.Skip the Queue is brought to you by Rubber Cheese, a digital agency that builds remarkable systems and websites for attractions that helps them increase their visitor numbers. Your host is Paul Marden, with co host Andy Povey and roving reporter Claire Furnival.If you like what you hear, you can subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, and all the usual channels by searching Skip the Queue or visit our website SkiptheQueue.fm.If you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a five star review, it really helps others find us. And remember to follow us on LinkedIn. Show references:  https://www.aerophile.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerome-giacomoni-3074b7/Jérôme Giacomoni is co-founder of Groupe AEROPHILE and Chairman of AEROPHILE SAS. Since 1993, he has led the company to become the world leader in tethered gas balloons and balloon flights, operating iconic sites in France, the U.S., and Cambodia, and flying over 500,000 passengers annually. He also pioneered “flying food-tainment” with the Aerophare and Aerobar. Jérôme is a member of IAAPA, serves on the board of SNELAC, and is a Team France Export ambassador, earning multiple awards for entrepreneurship and innovation. Plus, live from the Day 2 of the IAAPA Expo Europe show floor, we catch up with:Rheanna Sorby –Marketing & Creative Director,  The Seasonal Grouphttps://theseasonalgroup.co.uk/https://www.linkedin.com/in/rheanna-sorby-seasonal/Sohret Pakis – Polin Waterparkshttps://www.polin.com.tr/https://www.linkedin.com/in/sohretpakis/Thomas Collin – Sales Manager, VEX Solutionshttps://www.vex-solutions.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-collin-18a476110/Peter Cliff – CEO // Founder, Conductr.https://conductr.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-cliff/Laura Baxter – Founder, Your CMOhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-baxter-4a756466/Josh Haywood – Resort Director, Crealy Theme Park & Resorthttps://www.crealy.co.uk/https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-haywood-68463630/ Transcriptions:  Paul Marden: Welcome to Skip the Queue, the podcast about the world's best attractions and the people that work in them. I'm your host Paul Marden, and with my co-host Andy Povey and roving reporter Claire Furnival, we're here at IAAPA Expo Europe. In today's episode, I go on a trip on Santa's Enchanted Elevator with the Seasonal Group, and Claire meets Peter Cliff from Conductr. But before all that, let's head over to Andy.Andy Povey: Good morning, everybody. I'm joined today by Jerome Giacomoni from AEROPHILE for our French listeners. I hope I've got that right. Jerome is the chief exec of AEROPHILE and has been the co-founder and president of AEROPHILE. And AEROPHILE supply helium-based balloon observation opportunities. I probably got the marketing on that completely wrong, Jerome. So please, can you share with our listeners what AEROPHILE is all about?Jerome Giacomoni: So AEROPHILE is a company I created with Mathieu Gobbi, my partner, 32 years ago, with a very simple idea, make everybody fly, you know, and we use a balloon to fly. So we have a tethered balloon. We have a huge, big balloon inflated with helium, a gas lighter than air. And we go up to more or less 150 meters high. up to 30 passengers. So we are linked to the ground with a cable, and the cable is linked to a winch. So you have to imagine that you have a winch that— when we go up—pulls when we go down. This is the exact opposite of an elevator because the balloon wants to go higher and higher. We have a lifting force of four tons.Andy Povey:Wow.Jerome Giacomoni:Yes, it's a big one. And so we need a cable to keep it. And thanks to this lifting force, we can fight against the wind.Jerome Giacomoni: And so the balloon can swing when you have some wind because the balloon is just pulled by the cable itself.Andy Povey: And trust me, listeners, they look absolutely spectacular. Just before we started recording, I was admitting to Jerome that I'm scared of heights. So I've stood and watched. The dining balloon, Futuroscope, never managed to pluck up the courage to try it myself.Jerome Giacomoni: This is another concept, Andy. So we have built two concepts. One is a tethered balloon, a real one with helium, with a cable, with a winch, and we fly by ourselves. The balloon flies by itself, okay? We did another concept 20 years after we created our company, so 10 years before now, in 2013, which is what we call the aero bar. It's a flying bar, and you have an inflatable balloon. to cover the gondola, but it's a fake. This is a real elevator, and you have a gondola with some winches and a metallic structure, and you go up and down. So what you saw in Futuroscope is not a balloon. It's a real elevator.Jerome Giacomoni: And the one you can see in Disneyland Paris, Disney World, Orlando or San Diego Zoo are a real balloon named a tethered balloon. So I'm glad you fell down into the trick. You caught me. Yes, I'm glad about that. But we have really two different concepts.Andy Povey: But the concept, the thing that the guest is experiencing, isn't really related to whether it's a balloon or a lift.Jerome Giacomoni: No. i think it's very different okay i think the aerobar is fun and you have the feet in the sky you feel the thrill of height and everything but you stop at 35 meters it's it's quite high for a ride but it's not a real flight And I think the balloon is a real flight. We have a balloon in Paris. We have a balloon in Budapest, Berlin. And you see the city from the sky at 150 meters high, which is very high. So you really experience a flight. With the aerobar, you have a ride, okay? So both of them are related to the sky, are related to the view, but one is really a flight, the other one is really a ride.Andy Povey: That makes absolute sense.Andy Povey: It doesn't reassure me on my fear of heights anymore, that I would like to go up three times, four times taller, higher than the one I saw first. Very interesting. So, listeners, we're often talking about technology and attractions. There's a huge amount of talk about augmented reality, about AI, about motion simulators. The reason, Jerome, we asked you to come and talk to us is because you don't do any of that. No—your experience is fantastic and it's new and it's unique, but there's no technology or very little obvious technology.Jerome Giacomoni: Yes, quite little. You know, it's amazing because we do this for now 32 years, as I told you. The first balloon was inflated in 1994. We have sold 120 balloons in more than 40 countries. And each time with the balloon, you have a magical effect, you know, because the balloon itself is very nice— because the balloon itself is a show from people looking at it from the ground. And because... The flight experience is amazing because you are really in the sky. You are really looking at the ground, at the landscape. You have no noise, you know, when you take a helicopter or plane. You have a lot of noise. You are in an enclosed airplane or helicopter. Here you are outside. You are on a balcony flying at 150 meters. And wherever we are, always we have like a magical effect of the flight. And with the flying bar, we decided to do something different— where we say, 'Why drink on ground where you can drink in the sky?'Jerome Giacomoni: So we add the drink to the ride, you know. So you are on a table and you have what we say in French conviviality. So we share a drink. We go at 35 meters and you have the thrill of the view of the height and also the conviviality of drinking. So this is another concept, but both of them are universal. And wherever we do it, we have sold 20 aero bars worldwide.Jerome Giacomoni: Everybody is very happy to have this kind of ride. I would say we are on the side of the main market. You know, we have two niche products. The balloon is a niche product. And the AeroBar is a niche product where we have another experience than a normal ride, like a roller coaster or a flume or a spinning coaster.Andy Povey: You say you're a nice product, but the balloon in Paris for the Olympics, where you lifted the cauldron, had phenomenal numbers of visitors watching. That wasn't something you could go on.Jerome Giacomoni: Yes, it was an amazing opportunity. You know, sometimes life gives you some presents.Jerome Giacomoni: And imagine that we were contacted by the Olympic Organisation Committee one day, and we believed it was a joke. And they said, 'We need to talk to you.' And then we discovered that instead of flying humans, they asked us to fly a cauldron. So the Olympic cauldron. And we have like one year and a half of design and manufacturing.Jerome Giacomoni: And then, at 11 pm, 25, the balloon has to fly in front of everybody. I can tell you it was a very stressful time. But so nice and so amazing to have experiences. So, yes, the balloon suddenly was visible by everybody. And that's back now in Paris, isn't it? Yes. First of all, the balloon has to stay only twice— 15 days. You know, you have the Olympics and the Paralympics. So we were open only 30 days in total. And the success was so huge that every night, you have dozens of thousands of people coming to look at it. That's why the mayor of Paris and the French president decided to keep it.Jerome Giacomoni: And just after the deflation of the balloon, they call us back and say, 'Jerome and Mathieu, we would like to have the balloon back.' So we work again with the city of Paris and the French presidency, and we agreed to put the balloon.Jerome Giacomoni: Three times, three months. So from June 21st, in France, this is a music event, you know, the Day of Music. To September 14th, which is a day of sport. So every year until the Olympic game of LA, we will operate the balloon for three months in the summertime. Fantastic.Andy Povey: So, Jerome, you operate in lots and lots of different countries all over the world. I think it's 14 countries that you've been.Jerome Giacomoni: No, we sold, but we operate only in the US and in France.Andy Povey: Ah, okay. Interesting.Jerome Giacomoni: We own ourselves, we operate ourselves, six balloons in the 120 we have sold. So we operate three in Paris region. One, the Parc André Citroën, where we have the Generali balloon since 1999. One in Disneyland Paris since 2005. So we are in Disneyland Paris for now 20 years. Time is flying. And the last one, the Cold Run, which is a very specific event that we operate now for one year and for the next two years. And in the US, we operate Disney World Orlando in Disney Spring since 2009, and San Diego Zoo Safari Park since 2005, and Irvine. South of LA since 2007. So we operate now six balloons for a long, long time, except the cold run. And we keep selling balloons.Jerome Giacomoni: We sell more or less five to six balloons every year.Andy Povey: And how do you find the differences between the French culture and you're on either side of America, so the differences between the different coasts of America and France?Jerome Giacomoni: Yes, we... We are in the US, but we are also in Mexico, in a lot of countries in Asia. In the Middle East, we have a beautiful balloon in Dubai. We have a beautiful balloon in Seoul. So we work a lot with very different cultures. You know, it's very interesting to sell the same product to different cultures. So I would say... The main difference probably lies in the contract. It's very funny when you make the contract. I would say a 'yes' is not the same 'yes' depending on the culture. But everybody is, you know, you... You love people when you work worldwide. You learn a lot, you discover a lot. You have to learn with different cultures. And I have the chance in my professional life to experience that and to meet people from all over the world. And, you know, my job is to go on site, and discuss with someone, and see if it's possible or not to have a balloon at this place.Jerome Giacomoni: So it's always a beautiful job because I travel in a lot of countries in beautiful spots.Jerome Giacomoni: We don't succeed a lot because, if not, I would have sold thousands of balloons. We have always constraints with local authority, with food traffic, etc. But always, it's a pleasure to meet people. And once... The balloon is accepted by the local authority when the customer has a finance for it. Then start more or less a one-year work together between installation, work on site, inflation, and training of the team. And after... They fly with their own wings, even if we have no wings with our balloons.Andy Povey: Very good. And I imagine that you don't put balloons into ugly places.Jerome Giacomoni: We did, sometimes for specific contracts. Ugly, I won't use this name, but not very obvious, logical site. But it has happened. Sometimes we do for small events or for specific needs.Jerome Giacomoni: But yes, most of the time, the sites are very interesting.Andy Povey: So there are other things you're doing with the balloons. So the air quality messaging that you have above Paris. Tell us more about your opportunities to influence in other areas.Jerome Giacomoni: Yes, you know, the balloon is not only a ride, a passenger ride, but it's also an amazing opportunity for communication and for advertisement. So in the city center, like Paris, Berlin, or Seoul, the balloon is used also as a giant advertising billboard. So you have two revenues. You have the revenue of the passenger, but you have also the sponsor revenue.Jerome Giacomoni: When we started the balloon in Paris, it was extremely difficult to get the authorisation to have a balloon in Paris centre. We are two kilometres south of the Eiffel Tower. But you remember, we had the famous Millennium, the Y2K. uh and and so the mayor faris was looking for a new idea and we propose a balloon And they gave us only a one year and a half contract. And the investment was quite huge. And we told him, OK, we can do it, but we cannot do it for only one year and a half. Except if you accept that we have a name on the balloon, a naming and a sponsor on the balloon. And the mayor say yes. And we start another business where we put sponsor on the balloon. And this is a very good business because it makes a... activity immediately profitable so we did that in Paris in 1999 and in 2008 the balloon was like 10 years old because when you fly you have your the balloon is huge we talk about a 32 meters high balloon we talk about like a 12-story building.Jerome Giacomoni: So everybody knows the balloon in Paris. Everybody can see it. And so, when we fly, we have 400,000 people who immediately see us. So we decided to give citizen aspect. And we start— pour changer le couleur de la balle selon la qualité de l'air. C'était en 2008. Et parce que nous l'avons fait, nous avons des scientifiques... coming to us and say, 'Hey, this balloon is a wonderful platform to measure air quality because you make like a carrot of the air from zero to 150 meters. Jerome Giacomoni:  Can we bring some scientist instrument on the gondola? And we say yes. And then we start to make science. And then we start to make scientific publications, scientific publications. And then we start a new business where the balloon is not only a tethered gas balloon for passenger, it's only... advertising billboard and now it's only a scientific platform and so this is very interesting and the last things we have done in 2024 no this year in 2025 is to use the balloon for global climate change. As you know, we have two main gas pollutants for the climate change, CO2 and CH4. And the balloon is a perfect platform to measure evolution on CO2 and CH4. So we are working with a European group named ICOS. gathering all the best laboratories in Europe, who are making a huge study on how CO2 and CH4 how they are in each city.Jerome Giacomoni: And Paris has been chosen as a pilot city. So we are very glad to work with them. And so now the Balloon is also working on climate change. And we will have big, big, big LED screen. So we make some technology sometime, as you said, to inform people on the temperature elevation in Europe and in the world. And the news are very bad, as everybody knows.Andy Povey: But that's fascinating. I love the integration you've been able to take from this unique proposition and apply it to different markets, different problems.Jerome Giacomoni: You know, Andy, I think we have to exit from the box. My message to... all people who are listening to us.Jerome Giacomoni: Okay, passenger rides is very important. It's a key market for many of us. But sometimes we can use... another way to find new flow of revenue, like advertising, and we can be also helpful to our other citizens, like working freely for scientists to make measurements on pollutants of the air. This helps with both air quality and also climate change.Andy Povey: It's a beautiful concept, Jerome. I love it. Love it.Andy Povey: So, final question. Your experiences are obviously very unique. What advice would you have for a venue and possibly a smaller venue that doesn't have the resources to be able to build something 150 metres high or put something 150 metres into the air? What advice would you give them on how to make a compelling experience for visitors?Jerome Giacomoni: I really believe that you have to stick on your roots, okay? I mean that people want authenticity.Jerome Giacomoni: And as you know, we are very keen on balloons, as you can imagine. So we make in our, you know, Paris, it's in Paris where you have the first flight. Yeah. In 1783. Montgolfier, brothers. Yes, with the Montgolfier brothers, with Charles, the scientist. So we really stick on our roots. And I think where you are in Brittany, where you are in Japan, you have to follow your own road and your own path. By feeling what could be the good idea, but also what is your feeling inside you. You need to have something different that you feel very confident with.Andy Povey: Beautiful final thought, Jerome, I like it a lot. So listeners, stay authentic and be passionate.Jerome Giacomoni: Exactly, the right word is passionate.Paul Marden: Next up, let's get some soundbites from the show floor.Rheanna  Sorby: My name's Rheanna. I'm Marketing and Creative Director for the Seasonal Group. We are curators of Christmas magic all year round. Wow, wow.Paul Marden: So you make Christmas special?Rheanna  Sorby: We're the Christmas elves.Paul Marden: Awesome, awesome. I can see you've got such a great set of stands. What have you got here that you're exhibiting for the first time?Rheanna  Sorby: We have Santa's Enchanted Express, which is a three-minute experience that transports customers and guests from a very festive train station to the North Pole in just under three minutes. So it's quite a Christmas miracle. And it also transports on nine pallets. So it's a great return on investment for customers there if it's 24 people on. We also have our elevator experience, which went viral last year. And then we have VR, animatronics, and a lot of our famous items, like the snowman here, just dressed as a little, it's some sort of operator.Paul Marden: Yeah, yeah, yeah, absolutely. So we don't have a lot of luck with lifts at the moment because the team got stuck in a lift yesterday for about 45 minutes. Stop it. We got rescued by the... Well, I didn't get in the lift. I walked because there wasn't enough room. But two of them had to be rescued by the fire brigadeRheanna  Sorby: Okay, so this might be triggering. Well, you know.Paul Marden: Oh, no, I found it hilarious.Paul Marden: I was hugely supportive on the outside, yelling into them.Paul Marden: But Santa won't let me get stuck in a lift today, will he? Absolutely not.Rheanna  Sorby: No, there's an emergency exit. Excellent.Paul Marden: So what's new and innovative then about the Santa Express? What are you bringing to market?Rheanna  Sorby: So a lot of our clients, we sell business to business. They're struggling to get people into shopping centres and we're finding that we need to create retail theatre. So that is something I see as a massive trend moving forward. People want nostalgia. They want an experience, something memorable. But also our customers need a way to return investment as well. So they hopefully will spend something with us and then ticket the experience. So that's something that we're pivoting our business towards. Trying to create a brand new experience every year. A lot of people are struggling nowadays, cost of living.Paul Marden: Yeah, absolutely.Rheanna  Sorby: It's difficult, so we're trying to find a way that brings the Christmas magic to people's doors.Paul Marden: We are, where are we at the moment? We're in September, so we've still got a couple of months left before Christmas 2025, but that must be over for you.Rheanna  Sorby: No, the quality of the street is on the shelves. It's already happening. The install season starts literally on Monday for us. Really? Yes. When we get back, we land and then we start installing.Paul Marden: And so this is the busy time. So let's talk about Christmas 2026. What are the trends that you see coming along at that point?Rheanna  Sorby: Whimsical, whimsical. So we've got Wicked number two coming out. And we've also had all like the Whoville, that sort of style, the Grinch. So imagine pastels, furry trees, things that don't quite make sense, a lot of whimsical wonderland, I would say, trend-wise. But equally immersive experiences and how we can bring magic to you.Paul Marden: Wonderful, wonderful. Thank you ever so much. Rheanna, it's been lovely to meet you. Thank you for coming on the podcast. And let's go and visit Santa in his lift, shall we? Yeah, excellent.Paul Marden: And here it is. So we are surrounded by suites in an old-fashioned lift. And there's our doors closed.Paul Marden: Oh, how amazing is this? We're going up.Paul Marden: Ice like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The Great Glass Elevator. This is amazing. We're up over the clouds. Just stunning. There's a train there. I think we're going to follow into the tunnel after the train. Yes.Paul Marden: Got cold, now we're underground. Now we're in the tunnel.Paul Marden: And I think this might be Santa's factory.Paul Marden: Let's get ready.Paul Marden: Merry Christmas. The big man's chair as well. Can I take a seat in the big man's chair? Ho, ho, ho.Sohret Pakis: Hi, Paul. My name is Shorhet Pakis. I'm the brand ambassador for Polin Waterparks.Paul Marden: What are you launching this year at IAAPA? What's new for you?Sohret Pakis:Last year, we have won two big awards for a themed water slide, which is... Stingray it was in Nantes in France and it was something big because you know it was like Europeans best water slide number one and I have a brass ring award winner about two million number one but last night in Porta Ventura Stingray has won the second time best water slide of Europe award. But we have something new about it. Last year when I was telling about Stingray, it was an eight-person slide. This year we have something new. Now the capacity went up to 10, especially when we're talking about all these queue management issues. So that's something wonderful. And also, you ask, what is new? This year, we have something very exciting. A parrot-themed stingray. It's the same slide, but it's parrot-themed.Sohret Pakis: It's coming to Dubai by January. It's going to be open.Paul Marden: So can I ask you, what makes that innovative? What's new about that?Sohret Pakis: Actually, it's a very specifically themed waterslide. You know that POLIN has been pioneer in RTM manufacturing and U-texture. It's kind of a composite material technology which we can make waterslides look.  Look like a character, actually. We are the company who did this first because we said that storytelling is very important. Yes, but you know, slides are just slides. So we just wanted the slides look like the characters in that story. Of course, behind that, there is huge material technology, composites technology, design technologies. Actually, that's the time when we introduced King Cobra years ago. And now with Stingray, we took it much further. So actually, the team looks perfectly like a Stingray, but at the same time, it's a water slide with so many features. It has two big towers and between the towers, there's a bridge. From each tower, two slides start with a very special mist roofing and very special bridge where you can just see what's happening all over the slide.Paul Marden: So the queuing experience is enriched so it doesn't feel quite so long and boring because you can watch what everyone is doing.Sohret Pakis: It is, yes.Paul Marden: Super impressive. So we have been asking everybody to think about what are their predictions for 2026?Sohret Pakis: Everybody is talking about AI. Everybody is talking about immersive. So AI, of course, will make a huge difference in operation, especially.Paul Marden: In what way?Sohret Pakis: Actually, in guest satisfaction, because personalisation is very important in our industry. Whoever comes to the park, they are the heroes at the park. And so actually, if the park can make them feel that they are the heroes, truly— if that's their birthday, if that's their wedding anniversary, so whatever. If the park can make you feel that you're special, and thanks to technology, now it's possible.Paul Marden: Absolutely. That's so interesting. Thank you so much for your insights and for joining us on Skip the Queue. Thank you.Thomas Collin: I'm Thomas, I'm from VEX Solutions, so we are a VR company at the start, and now we're going to the arcade with mixed reality as well. Okay, so that's a nice link. What are you launching here at IAFA? So here for the first time we are introducing VEX Party Dash. The Party Dash is a mixed reality arcade machine. So automated, people can go on it, play on it. You have two huge screens that are really highly interactive. You can walk on the screen, you can touch the screen. The goal is really to make you moving. So that's what we want to do with the Dash.Paul Marden: That's amazing, isn't it? So we're watching people at the moment. You can see lights up on the floor that they're stepping on and on the wall.Thomas Collin: What is really the key aspect of this product is that it's highly attractive. People, they just go around, they stop by it, they want to try it. Actually, we can say, 'Hey, come and try it,' because we watch you, we see you. So we can say, 'Hey, come and try it.' And people stop by, they play it. It's highly immersive, but also highly active. Yes. You're just not standing on an arcade, sitting down. No, you're really moving around. So, this is really good for kids and families. Absolutely. That's what we see.Paul Marden: So, where do you see this being used? What sort of attractions will take this?Thomas Collin: Actually, with this product, it can go either in the attraction side or either at the arcade side. So, you can play it as one game, and you can play a three-minute game like an arcade, or you can actually book for 15 minutes. Since there is not a single game, but multiple games, you can play different games, you can play different levels inside the main gate. So you have a high replayability. Because we want you to come back, we want to attract the gamers, and then make them come back.Paul Marden: 15 minutes with this much activity sounds like quite a tall order. It's a workout.Thomas Collin: It's a workout. It's a workout. Yeah, yeah, yeah.Peter Cliff: Hi, my name is Pete Cliff. I'm from Conductr. We're here in Barcelona and it's so exciting to be back at IAAPA. Now, what we're super excited about this year is talking about our collaboration with Norwegian Cruise Lines on Great Stirrup Cay. It's their new water park. It's a great project. We're excited to talk to people about it. It's also lovely to be back in Barcelona. It's been, I think, about six years since we were last back here, and it's always one of my favourite European cities for IAPA. It's great to meet with people from the industry, reconnect with old colleagues and friends, and really see what's happening. There's a huge amount of innovation and special projects that are launching all over the show floor. So yeah, great to be back, and can't wait to see what the future of the themed entertainment industry has to offer.Laura Baxter: My name is Laura Baxter. You may know me as the girl with the purple jumpsuit on LinkedIn. I am the head of marketing for Black Gang Shine, but have most recently just announced that I've gone into freelancing and I've launched your CMO.Paul Marden: And I have to say, the jumpsuits work because I was about 50 metres behind you earlier on and I spotted the Your CMO logo on the back of the jumpsuit, so well done for that. We've talked to a lot of suppliers with stands that are exhibiting. From your perspective, this is your first time stepping over to the dark side and coming to an IAPA. What's the experience like for you? What are you here to get out of the show?Laura Baxter: I'd say it's twofold. Mainly it is for networking. Obviously anybody who's anyone in the industry is here. But also, it's inspiration because I want to be able to talk about new and exciting stuff with... Potential clients that I may have and ideas still for Black Gang as well. So, when you walk around show floor, which is just so vibrant and there's so much going on everywhere—you turn, you can draw inspiration from so many of the suppliers here.Paul Marden: What have you seen that's innovative?Laura Baxter: There's a huge amount of stuff being done with tech and it's very interesting because I think that's where a lot of people are going to think that they need to go, because that's the way of the world now, and the next generation don't know life off of a screen and they're expecting to have these incredible digital experiences.Laura Baxter: I'm not convinced that is the way to go. But yes, it's still impressive tech. So for me, there are things that I stand back out and look at and I'm like, 'Whoa, that's really, really cool.'Laura Baxter: I'm not so sure it's potentially what consumers want, though, controversially.Paul Marden: It's really hard, isn't it? Because as a parent of young kids, you want them off the tech as much as you possibly can. But you need a hook. To be able to attract them, don't you? So there's been some amazing stuff here that bridges that gap between the real world and the tech world. So, summer season 2025 is over. What are your predictions about summer 26 and what operators should be thinking about right now?Laura Baxter: It's a really tough market, we all know that. Budgets are tight for households, so there is an awful lot more thought going into their spending and what they're doing and where they're choosing to take that little bit of disposable money that they do have. Therefore actually I don't think next year operators should be thinking about huge innovations or new attractions. I think they need to strip back to basics and nail their customer service. I think guest expectations now are so high. because they're parting with money that is a little bit more precious to them than perhaps if they don't leave at the end of that day having had a good experience they feel ripped off they're going to go straight to review platforms they're going to let it all out and actually you need to be focusing on making sure that every single touch point with that customer is bang on and we're talking pre-visit as well from the your website journey to buying it to the follow-up emails to the pre-visit emails to that first person they meet on front of house to the ride operators to the events team if you have that kind of entertainment on park if you are not nailing your experienceLaura Baxter: You are going to lose out well.Paul Marden: I think we should end it right there. That there is a nugget of gold.Paul Marden: So I am here with co-host Andy Povey and our good friend Josh Haywood from Crealy down in Devon.Josh Haywood: Hello.Paul Marden: It's the end of day two. What have you seen, Josh? What's blown your socks off?Josh Haywood: Good couple of days so far. We're probably into 40,000 steps, which is great. I think technology is the thing that struck me this week so far. Just the small changes that some of the operators and some of the manufacturers are putting into their existing kits. So, for example, I attended a seminar this morning about bowling. and normally temping bowling is temping bowling. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But now there's augmented reality, and they've got features on the lanes, and it's not about just taking all the pins down, it's taking pin one and six out, and all those things they're trying to do to reinvent older, more traditional attractions, which I think I find really interesting. Yeah. I think some of the seasonality stuff, the Christmas and Halloween stuff has been really good. We sat on a train and went on a journey and the seats rumbled and the sound and the visual effects, they were great.Paul Marden: I saw that. There was no room for me to go and sit on that train. It was amazing.Josh Haywood: I thought that was really good. And, you know, I've been really impressed with generally the show. I think you can get around it all as well. It feels really friendly. I think the sun shining always helps as well. It's not too tough, is it?Paul Marden: I mean, the last time we were in Barcelona, we were all wearing face masks. Absolutely, yes. So it's really refreshing to be back here. And not have that.Josh Haywood: Absolutely. And not have to queue to get in as well. I think that was interesting on the first day.Paul Marden: Oh, did they see you and then just wave you through?Josh Haywood: Red carpet was up for, of course, award-winning theme park and resort. Paul Marden: Mr. Hayward. Did you say award? Winnie and obviously you're on the back of your two awards in the theme park awards last week. How was that? And then we've got some really exciting news from Creeley.Josh Haywood: I saw it at the press this morning. Yes, so a couple of things happened last week. So first of all, we had our anniversary 25 years of Maximus the Coaster. The Vekoma Coaster, 25 years. The first coaster in Devon. It was Devon's first coaster, over half a million riders later. It's done 2 million miles around the track. It's great. So we did a sort of event for that, and we used it to sort of make some announcements about future attractions, which I'll tell you about in a minute. But then we went to the Theme Park Awards last week at Wickste Park, where... We've been the recipients of a few bronze and silvers, and we go being little old us and hope for the best. And then the award I really wanted to win was one of two: the best for families and the best for value. And when the family award came up, they said, 'In bronze is such and such, in silver.' And I was like, 'Well, there you go.' That's all that's left for another year. And then when they said the win at gold was cruelly for best for families, we were delighted. I got a bit emotional about it. I think we would just work so hard over the years to be the best in the Southwest, certainly. And certainly since we put Sootyland in as well. We won the award for Toddlers.Josh Haywood: So it was a double wham. And within 10 minutes as well. It wasn't separated. Within 10 minutes, I just got my breath back from the first one. And then we were up on stage again taking that second award. Oh, it's tough, isn't it? Which was great, yeah. Multi-award winning. Multi-award winning theme parking resort. Devon's finest. Most right in Devon. We're just going to... absolutely bleep the hell out of this for the next 12 months because who knows we may not win it again so we'll just shout from the treetops about this and then we also won thanks to martin rose and rose events uh silver for best entertainment event for the city show It's still very popular, the legacy brand. People love the Sooty show. And as I said at the awards, we sell loads of those puppets. People love a Sooty and a Sweep. So it's been a really good collaboration for us.Paul Marden: We were at our first away day for our Merak team back a few months ago down at Creeley, and I found a little sooty puppet underneath the lectern. I was absolutely chuffed to bits. And there he was, just sitting at the front of the away day, watching everything going on with Sue next to him.Josh Haywood: He's still popular. We understood when we put Cityland in, it wasn't going to be Peppa Pig. world and we didn't think for a minute we'd even sort of get to those heights of Thomas Land at Drayton Manor but it certainly hit a chord with the older market certainly the nannies and the granddads who remember such from when they were kids and you know it's a legacy brand and it works but what we have done really well is sort of corner that market for younger children and toddlers and we Sort of took some comments over the last 12 to 18 months that we may be missing the mark when it comes to the 8 to 12-year-olds, which we were pretty good at five or six years ago. So we've decided this year that we're going to invest in some thrill attractions. So we've just launched news that we've got two new rides going in next year. One, I can't tell you exactly because we're still going under. Got some planning issues, but we're going to have the Southwest tallest ride and the Southwest first inverted ride. So a multi-million pound investment going in and hopefully that will give us another boost that we need to kick on again. We've still got new accommodation going in. We'll still be doing new events and shows for next year.Josh Haywood: So it's going to be a bumper year for Crealy. Absolutely.  I really look forward to that.Paul Marden: I look forward to you being on the launch ride.Paul Marden: Me down on the ground watching and videoing.Josh Haywood: What they have said, which is really interesting, we spoke to an operator, there's only one other ride like it in the UK, and that operator said, whatever you do, make sure when you put the ride in, you fit a hose pipe and a tap right in. Because you may be washing the seats down more than you would usually on your current ride. So, yeah, it certainly will add that next level of ride experience to our family market.Paul Marden: Yeah, I think that's super important, isn't it? Mr. Povey, what have you seen today that has blown your socks off?Andy Povey: I'm really looking for the place to go and get some more soft, comfortable socks. I've walked so much. I've stood around and listened to so many fantastic talks, had so many brilliant conversations. I'm done. My feet hurt. I need to sit down and have a beer.Paul Marden: Well, I hate to break it to you, but there's another day left. And there's still more interviews to do. Still more opportunities for us to get some interesting stories on Skip the Queue.Andy Povey: Look forward to that.Paul Marden: Gentlemen, I think we're about done. So thank you ever so much. It has been a joy. And Mr. Povey, see you back here tomorrow. Josh, wonderful as always.Josh Haywood: Maybe see you at OrlandoPaul Marden: Oh. Absolutely, yeah.Josh Haywood: We'll do it againPaul Marden: Thanks for listening to today's episode. If you liked it, leave a comment in Spotify or Apple Podcasts. If you didn't, let us know on hello@skipthequeue.fm. Today's episode was a team effort for Sami and Emily from Plaster, Steve from Folland Co., as well as Claire and Wenalyn from Skip the Queue HQ. We're back again tomorrow for more fun from IAAPA, including Andreas Andersen from Liseberg, one of Scandinavia's most visited parks. See you all tomorrow. The 2025 Visitor Attraction Website Survey is now LIVE! Dive into groundbreaking benchmarks for the industryGain a better understanding of how to achieve the highest conversion ratesExplore the "why" behind visitor attraction site performanceLearn the impact of website optimisation and visitor engagement on conversion ratesUncover key steps to enhance user experience for greater conversionsTake the Rubber Cheese Visitor Attraction Website Survey Report

Dal prossimo 15 settembre, con il pagamento del corrispettivo dell’opas, Mediobanca diventerà controllata del Monte dei Paschi. Durante il periodo di adesione sono state consegnate 506,6 milioni di azioni, pari al 62,29% del capitale, e tra il 16 e il 22 settembre Siena potrebbe superare la soglia del 66,7% necessaria per il delisting e la fusione. Questo permetterebbe di accelerare le sinergie promesse da 700 milioni e sfruttare 2,9 miliardi di crediti fiscali in sei anni. Delfin e Caltagirone hanno aderito con il loro 30%, mentre il ritocco cash di 0,9 euro ha convinto casse di previdenza, Benetton, Amundi, Anima, Tages, Unicredit e grandi fondi come Vanguard, Fidelity e Blackrock. Anche alcune famiglie pattiste, come Tortora e Doris, hanno deciso di partecipare. Ora il consiglio del 18 settembre prenderà atto del cambio di controllo, e l’uscita di Nagel e del cda è attesa per l’assemblea del 28 ottobre. Si lavora a una lista di maggioranza Mps, con i nomi di Palermo e Morelli per la carica di ceo e di Grilli e De Vecchi per la presidenza. La nuova stagione segna la fine dell’autonomia storica di Mediobanca e apre scenari anche su Generali, dove Mps erediterà il 13,1% del Leone da Piazzetta Cuccia, in sinergia con Delfin e Caltagirone. Per Donnet e il cda di Generali si prospettano mesi difficili, con lo stop al progetto di fusione con Natixis. Intanto De Agostini ha completato la cessione delle sue quote, segno dei tempi nuovi. Ne parliamo con Luca Davi, Il Sole 24Ore.Le prospettive del Pnrr a un anno dalla scadenzaA un anno dalla scadenza del Pnrr, le difficoltà nell’attuazione emergono in tutta l’Unione europea, ma l’Italia resta tra i paesi più avanti. La Francia guida con l’82% delle scadenze già completate, seguita da Danimarca (57%), Germania (54%) ed Estonia (49%), mentre Italia e Lussemburgo si attestano al 43%. Considerando i traguardi del secondo semestre 2024, l’Italia salirebbe al 54%. Finora Roma ha ricevuto 122 miliardi su 194,4 complessivi, pari al 62,7%, e la Commissione ha dato il via libera alla settima rata da 18,3 miliardi, mentre è stata presentata la richiesta per l’ottava da 12,8 miliardi. L’Italia è quindi tra i paesi con la quota più alta di risorse già incassate, anche se il ministro con delega al Pnrr Tommaso Foti, ha annunciato per l’autunno una nuova revisione del piano. Interviene Carlo Altomonte, Associate Dean e Direttore PNRR Lab, SDA Bocconi, e membro CD Fondazione M&M.Rapporto Coop, 'italiani al risparmio, è l'era del deconsumismo'Secondo il Rapporto Coop 2025, il risparmio è il driver primario per il 42% degli italiani, segno che la società dei consumi lascia spazio al deconsumismo. La spesa delle famiglie cresce solo dello 0,5% rispetto a cinque anni fa, ma oltre la metà è assorbita da spese obbligate come abitazione, utenze, trasporti e cibo. I consumatori acquistano solo l’indispensabile, si orientano sul second hand, preferiscono riparare anziché sostituire e, quando spendono in tecnologia, cercano utilità più che gratificazione. Crescono le vendite di piccoli e grandi elettrodomestici, mentre calano gli acquisti di smartphone. Nei primi sei mesi del 2025 si registra una ripresa nei carrelli della spesa, con vendite in crescita del 3,8% a valore e del 2% a volume, trainate da frutta e verdura. Al contrario cala la spesa nella ristorazione fuori casa (-2,2%), con un terzo degli italiani che intende ridurla ulteriormente. La ricerca di convenienza resta alta: i discount crescono dell’1,8%, meno dei supermercati che segnano +2,7% grazie a promozioni e prodotti a marchio del distributore, oggi percepiti come equilibrio tra qualità e risparmio. Il commento è di Albino Russo, direttore generale Ancc-Coop (Associazione Nazionale Cooperative Consumatori), e curatore del Rapporto.Infermieri, fuga dalla laurea, ci sono più posti che candidatiGli infermieri restano l’emergenza numero uno della sanità italiana, con una carenza stimata di almeno 70mila unità. Per la prima volta però, al test di ammissione alla laurea triennale ci sono stati meno candidati rispetto ai posti disponibili: 19.298 domande contro 20.699 posti, con immatricolazioni effettive destinate a essere inferiori. Nei 41 atenei pubblici le domande sono scese da 19.421 a 17.215 su 18.918 posti, segnando un calo dell’11% in un anno, con punte oltre il 30% a Roma. Una parziale compensazione potrebbe arrivare dai corsi di Medicina: dopo la riforma del test di ingresso gli iscritti sono scesi a 54mila, ma il 20% ha indicato Infermieristica come alternativa nel caso di esclusione. Potrebbe quindi esserci un recupero, ma intanto la carenza di infermieri mette a rischio ospedali e avvio della sanità territoriale con le Case di comunità. Facciamo il punto con Marzio Bartoloni, Il Sole 24 Ore.

Grande festa allo stadio Barbera per l'amichevole tra la squadra di Pippo Inzaghi e il Manchester City di Guardiola: dopo 8 stagioni, i rosanero puntano al ritorno nella massima serie.

U 61. epizodi POPkasta, ugostili smo komičara, podkastera iz @jadnarasprava , čoveka nepresušne inspiracije, Miloša Milakovića! Sa Milošem smo pretresli zašto je novi Coby-jev album remek-delo, ali i zašto je Harry Potter precenjen. Jelisaveta je održala nezaboravan referat o pernatom dinosaurusu, dok smo analizirali najveći maler godine – prevaru na Coldplay koncertu. Od stand-up scene do danskih zatvora, ovo je epizoda koju ne želite da propustite.

Massimo Rebotti parla delle tensioni fra l'esecutivo e l'ufficio della Suprema Corte che, nei giorni scorsi, ha sollevato diverse critiche sul Decreto Sicurezza e sulla gestione dei migranti in Albania. Giacomo Valtolina racconta del grattacielo di Milano sulla cui cima una gigantesca struttura si è improvvisamente staccata. Paolo Ottolina parla dei provvedimenti del Garante che dovrebbero porre fine alle telefonate indesiderate.I link di corriere.it:Lo scontro governo-Cassazione: perché sono stati «bocciati» il decreto sicurezza e il piano Albania per i migrantiMilano, l'insegna Generali della Torre Hadid collassa a 192 metri di altezzaAddio telefonate moleste dei call center dal 19 agosto? Come funzioneranno i nuovi filtri

L’Europa alle prese con l’ondata di caldo, ma per quanto? E si tratta di caldo “record”? Ne parliamo con Claudio Tei, climatologo e meteorologo del CNR LaMMA.E il caldo potrebbe anche essere la causa del quasi crollo della scritta Generali a CityLife a Milano. Ci colleghiamo con Marco Oliva, conduttore di “Lombardia Nera” su Antenna 3.Nel frattempo si inasprisce l’offensiva russa in Ucraina. Facciamo il punto insieme ad Alessandro Marrone, responsabile del programma “Difesa, sicurezza e spazio” dell’Istituto Affari InternazionaliOggi per la prima volta Ciro Grillo è apparso in aula, nell’ambito del processo che lo vede imputato per violenza sessuale di gruppo. Sentiamo Davide Madeddu, de Il Sole 24 Ore. E stasera c’è anche il Mondiale per club: agli ottavi Inter-Fluminense. Ci aggiorna il nostro Dario Ricci.

Fare cassa e concentrare il patrimonio nell unica partecipazione che conta, EssilorLuxottica. Sarebbe questa, secondo quanto risulta a Il Sole24 Ore, la richiesta avanzata da diversi azionisti di Delfin, la capogruppo a capo dell impero costruito da Leonardo Del Vecchio. Un sistema che, oltre al 32% detenuto nel gigante degli occhiali, conta quote di peso in Mediobanca (20%), Generali (10%), Unicredit (2,7%), Mps (9%). Ne parliamo con Marigia Mangano de il Sole 24 OreCorte dei conti: "Nella sanità liste d'attesa vergognose"Oggi la Corte dei conti ha presentato il Giudizio di parificazione per l esercizio finanziario 2024. Molti i temi emersi, dalla stima del Pil ai balneari, passando per la Sanità. E, a tal proposito il il procuratore generale della Corte dei Conti Pio Silvestri ha dichiarato: "È necessario rimettere al centro del villaggio salute il professionista sanitario (il medico e l infermiere) in modo che, adeguatamente remunerato, possa essere determinante nei processi decisionali e di gestione delle strutture deputate alla cura. La rivalutazione del capitale umano risulterebbe anche funzionale all abbattimento del vergognoso, per un Paese civile, fenomeno delle liste di attesa". Approfondiamo il tema con Gianni Trovati de il Sole 24 Ore.Il Pil americano nettamente al di sotto delle stimeSecondo quanto appena pubblicato dal dipartimento del Commercio, il Prodotto interno lordo statunitense è diminuito dello 0,5% nel primo trimestre 2025, quello dell'insediamento di Donald Trump alla Casa Bianca, in base alla terza lettura del dato, ovvero quella finale, in peggioramento rispetto al -0,2% in seconda lettura e il -0,3% in prima lettura. Le attese erano per un -0,2%. Male anche le richieste di sussidi di disoccupazione che sono scese meno del previsto (-10.000 a 236.000 unità, contro stime per 244.000). Gli ordini di beni durevoli sono invece saliti del 16,4%, contro il +7,5% previsto. Ne parliamo con Domenico Lombardi, direttore del Policy Observatory della School of Government della Luiss.

U jubilarnoj 60. epizodi POPkasta, vraćamo se korenima pop kulture! Pulp je izbacio novi album posle 24 godine, a mi smo konačno naterani da gledamo kultni "The Notebook". Pričamo o novim serijama kao što su "Murderbot" i "The Survivors", preporučujemo filmove od argentinskih divljih priča do IT osvetnika u "The Amateur", i ulazimo u strastvenu raspravu o novom romanu Rumene Bužarovske.

È iniziato in Canada il vertice G7, con focus su crisi geopolitiche (Israele-Iran, Ucraina, Gaza). Il premier canadese Carney punta su sicurezza, catene di approvvigionamento e lavoro. Meloni, Macron, Merz, Starmer e Carney hanno tenuto un colloquio informale in vista di una posizione europea unitaria. Il Giappone e la Corea del Sud interverranno sui dazi Usa. Intanto, la Commissione Ue valuta un accordo con Washington per fissare i dazi reciproci al 10%, limitando l'impatto su settori chiave. Trump non ha ancora confermato l'intesa, ma von der Leyen e il presidente Usa stanno trattando. Intervengono Nicola Filippone, Radiocor e Marco Buti, professore all'Istituto Universitario Europeo, è stato Direttore Generale per gli Affari Economici e Finanziari della Commissione Europea dal 2008 al 2019.Caritas: “Sempre più assistiti in Italia. E il carrello della spesa è sempre più costoso”. Secondo Caritas e ISTAT, la povertà in Italia cresce anche tra i lavoratori. Nel 2024, oltre 277mila persone assistite, con un +62,6% rispetto a dieci anni fa. Il fenomeno dei “working poor” è sempre più diffuso, anche al Nord. Il 23,1% degli italiani è a rischio povertà o esclusione sociale. Sebbene l'inflazione generale rallenti, i beni essenziali continuano a rincarare: +2,7% annuo per alimentari e prodotti per la casa e la persona. Commentiamo questi dati con Massimo Baldini, docente di Scienza delle Finanze presso l'Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia.Israele-Iran, con la guerra la benzina torna sopra quota 1,7 euro a litro. La guerra tra Israele e Iran fa schizzare i prezzi del petrolio e dei carburanti. Il Brent è salito del 10%, con la benzina self sopra 1,7 euro/litro e il diesel sopra 1,6. Gli aumenti riflettono i timori di blocchi all'offerta iraniana o escalation militare. L'AIE dispone di scorte d'emergenza, ma gli investitori temono nuove tensioni. Prezzi alla pompa in rialzo, con rincari anche da Eni, IP e Q8. Facciamo il punto con Gabriele Masini, direttore di Staffetta Quotidiana - Quotidiano delle fonti di energia.Il cda di Mediobanca rinvia l'assemblea per l'Ops su Banca Generali. Mediobanca ha rinviato l'assemblea sull'Ops su Banca Generali al 25 settembre. Il rinvio è motivato dalla mancanza di una posizione ufficiale di Generali sull'offerta. Alcuni soci, tra cui Delfin e il gruppo Caltagirone, avevano espresso dubbi o chiesto chiarimenti. Il quorum rischiava di non essere raggiunto. L'offerta resta formalmente valida, ma il suo futuro è legato anche alla possibile Opa di Mps su Mediobanca, attesa a breve. Il commento è di Antonella Olivieri, Il Sole 24 Ore.

U 59. epizodi, krećemo u nove rasprave: da li je Walter Goggins (onaj kosati iz The White Lotus) seks simbol? Zašto bi neko čitakoknjigu koja predviđa kraj sveta za 25 godina i zašto nas je sve bacio u bedak? I zašto smo gledali najmučniji ratni film svih vremena? Pričamo o sjajnoj britanskoj seriji "Top Boy", bizarnostima Dannyja McBridea i Nathana Fieldera, i mešavini horora, mjuzikla i istorijske drame u filmu "Sinners". Jelisaveta nas vodi kroz pesme Radmile Petrović i raspravlja o imenu Vila. Od špijunskih trilera smeštenih u Berlin tokom Hladnog rata do novih albuma Little Simz, Turista i Messa, ova epizoda ima sve! ❤️ Hvala našim prijateljima iz Generali osiguranja Srbija što nas podržavaju! Bliže se putovanja, a ako želite da budete osigurani kao i mi, više informacija o putnom osiguranju pronađite ovde: https://www.generali.rs/web_osiguranje/putno_osiguranje.981.html

Njuz POPkast #57: Serije, filmovi, knjige, muzika i gaming preporuke! Nenad otkriva hit igru Clair Obscur, dok se raspravlja o detektivima (Ludwig), špijunima (Biró), bizarnim ubicama i novoj Snežani. U najnovijoj, možda i najhaotičnijoj epizodi, Jelisaveta briljira pamćenjem (ili vidovitošću?), Marko i Viktor se i dalje gube u srodničkim vezama (jetrva, pašenog, ko bi znao?!), a mi vas vodimo kroz lavirint novih preporuka! Plus, sve o Njuz šopu i našim predstojećim nastupima! Znamo da jedva čekate imena i linkove, ali moraćete malo da se strpite i uživate u našem nagađanju i povremenom (dobro, čestom) skretanju s teme!

Stigla je nova, možda i najhaotičnija doza Njuz POPkasta! U epizodi #56, Jelisaveta je nepodnošljivo srećna (što izluđuje Marka), Viktor je pronašao prečicu do statusa 'pročitao sam Uliksa' (moralno upitno, ali efikasno!), Nenad lista magazin koji slavi smrt (bukvalno!), a svi zajedno otkrivamo da su kiflice novi vladari Beograda. Vodimo vas kroz lavirint preporuka gde ćete čuti o: - Serijama koje preispituju smisao postojanja (ili barem algoritam vašeg Netflix naloga) - Filmovima o propalim zvezdama industrije za odrasle i preživelima nemogućeg - Knjigama koje spajaju teologiju i triler na najneočekivaniji način - Muzici koja ide od sofisticiranog Father John Misty-ja do... pa, recimo samo da Bugarska ima hitove koje NISTE očekivali (Zdravo, Preslava!). I naravno, predstavljamo i najnoviji Njuz merch – šolje lepše od prethodnih i stikeri koji preživljavaju apokalipsu (skoro). Znamo da jedva čekate imena i linkove, ali moraćete malo da se strpite i uživate u našem nagađanju i prepiranju!

On this episode of the Scouting For Growth podcast, Sabine VdL talks to Danilo Raponi about the trends and topics from this year’s ITC London event including AI, sustainability, new startups, and why InsurTech isn’t dead. KEY TAKEAWAYS Climate is the biggest risk along with misinformation with generative AI because the misuse of that can amplify the spread of misinformation, which is affecting a lot of economies and democracies. Partnerships are essential though it’s not always super easy especially when we’re talking about public/private partnerships. There has to be an awareness on both sides that the starting points can be different but your goals and objectives we want to meet are the same. For example, the public sector doesn’t always shave profit as a motive, but the public sector my understand that the private sector has to make money somehow. Technology can really help us with risk protection with monitoring and detection of things like forest fires. There are fantastic satrtups out there with devices that detect forest fires extremely early both with devises you can place strategically where fires are likely as well as with satellites. There are a lot of materials that can now be used to rebuild houses and make them less prone to be burned down. When these risk mitigations are in place it becomes easier for insurers to provide insurance. Insurance and reinsurance are essential to make the world work. And they’ve been important in growth and innovation across the world going back to the merchants in Venice. Attracting talent from the younger generation is important, but it’s important for them to work in a place that lives up to its values. It’s easier to attract talent in innovation because it’s all about technology and it’s cool. But, when you combine purpose with that and show the positive outcomes the products will have for other people, that makes it even easier. BEST MOMENTS ‘Generali is a 200-year-old startup, which is a fancy way of saying that we’ve always had a remarkable ability to stay ahead of the trends, innovate and be close to our customers.’‘We need to be humble. These are big things that no one can solve on their own.’‘Parametrics can be an option to be looked at in modelling and technologies around insuring the ‘uninsurable’.’‘There’s a growing awareness that all the issues that the world is facing are big ones, but they can also be turned into opportunities for insurance companies.’ ABOUT THE GUEST Danilo Raponi: Group Head of Innovation at Generali, Managing Director, Board Member, Angel Investor, MBA (Bocconi), PhD (Cambridge) Danilo Raponi serves as Group Head of Innovation at Generali, one of the world’s leading insurance and financial services companies. In this capacity, he focuses on accelerating the company’s strategic and business transformation and spearheading new product development to enhance customer experience. Alongside his executive role, Danilo is a Managing Director and Board Member, helping guide strategic decision-making and long-term growth across multiple initiatives. He is also leading Generali Ventures, the VC initiative of the Generali Group, bridging corporate strategy with entrepreneurial ecosystems. Danilo holds a Master of Science summa cum laude from LUISS University in Rome, an MBA from the Bocconi School of Management, and a PhD from the University of Cambridge. These academic achievements underpin his multidisciplinary approach to innovation, enabling him to navigate complex challenges and foster impactful solutions within Generali’s global network. ABOUT THE HOST Sabine is a corporate strategist turned entrepreneur. She is the CEO and Managing Partner of Alchemy Crew a venture lab that accelerates the curation, validation, & commercialization of new tech business models. Sabine is renowned within the insurance sector for building some of the most renowned tech startup accelerators around the world working with over 30 corporate insurers, accelerated over 100 startup ventures. Sabine is the co-editor of the bestseller The INSURTECH Book, a top 50 Women in Tech, a FinTech and InsurTech Influencer, an investor & multi-award winner. Twitter LinkedIn Instagram Facebook TikTok Email Website