The Medici Bank lasted for 97 years. It would become one of the biggest counting houses in Europe. But, as ever in life, it proved not to be plain sailing for the members of the Medici household. Jealous rivalries, serious health issues, murder and a forever changing economic situation proved that wealth and privilege can be taken away just as easily as it can be created. The talk is the true story of the rise and fall of the Medici Bank.
Ian Morgan is a private client solicitor and ex-banker. A member of the Arts Society and a frequent visitor to Italy, he is an avid reader of anything Medici related. Having completed 6 marathons (2 in Venice) he lives in rural Sussex with his wife, 2 children and 3 potted olive trees.
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Carla Gambescia is a graduate of University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School of Finance. Prior to her years in restaurant and retail operations (Ciao Bella Gelato Company, Via Vanti! Restaurant & Gelateria in New York), she founded and managed a new products consultancy and qualitative research firm specializing in the food & beverage and food service industries. She contributed to new product successes such a Frappuccino and Sun Chips and personally conducted hundreds of focus groups and facilitated dozens of ideation sessions for such companies as Pepsi, McDonalds, Starbucks, Frito-Lay, Kraft and ConAgra. Before the call of entrepreneurship, Carla was a New York advertising executive (Ogilvy & Mather, Young & Rubicam, DDB&B), rising to the position of Executive Vice President, Worldwide Account Director. Carla is also curator of the popular photoblog Postcards for the Boot and author of the Silver prize-winner book “La Dolce Vita University – An Unconventional Guide to Italian Culture”.
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British Italian Society
Annual General Meeting
The AGM is addressed to all members to discuss and review the activity of the year, deal with issues such as the election of committee/board members and reviewing the annual accounts.
Registration is required.
The AGM will be followed by the lecture “How we Fell in Love with Italian Food” by Diego Zancani.
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Do you know what kind of food Italians traditionally avoid on Christmas Eve? And what are the British traditionally supposed to consume one of from Christmas Day until the Twelfth Night?
If you know or are curious to know the answers to such questions, then our Virtual Pub Quiz is for you!
Justin Ellis has been an affectionate member of the British Italian Society since 2016. Justin’s experience of Italy began with a short Italian language course at the British Institute in Florence in the 1980s, following which he spent some time in the Lucca area. He now runs a boutique law firm in London. In 2016 he published his first (and so far, only) novel, Death by the Arno, set in Renaissance Florence.
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Sicilians are fiercely proud of their history and traditions which have protected and reinforced their cultural identity throughout invasion and emigration. Central to village life is the local Saint’s Day. This talk will explore the history and character of these events in the province of Syracuse and take you to visit the little town of Palazzolo Acreide, a World Heritage Site and this year’s runner up in the competition to find Il Borgo più Bello d’Italia, with over 2,500 years of history and two warring Saints.
Susan Kikoler has been the Honorary Director of the British-Italian Society since 2004, promoting Italian culture. A writer, public speaker and theatre critic, serving three times on the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award Panel, she taught English in Syracuse for five years and it remains her second home.
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Since it was founded in 1941, the British-Italian Society has worked to promote knowledge and understanding in the UK of Italian culture, including Italy’s history, institutions, way of life, language and wider contribution to civilisation.
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