Italian Chamber of Commerce Queensland: Grace Grace

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Media release: Lord Mayor's Corporate Business Luncheon

Brisbane, 1st February 2011

Lord Mayor of Brisbane, The Right Honourable Cr Campbell Newman, will be the special guest at the first corporate lunch for 2011, hosted by the Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Qld).

The President of the Chamber, Comm. Hon. Santo Santoro, today said that the Lord Mayor will, in his speech, refer to the flood situation in Brisbane and detail the clean up and reconstruction efforts currently underway in the city.

In particular, he will be outlining how business in Queensland can further assist in the reconstruction and rehabilitation of flood affected areas of Brisbane, whilst acknowledging their already generous contribution in the immediate aftermath of the floods.

A major auction will be undertaken at the lunch, the proceeds of which will be donated to the Premier’s Flood Appeal.

The Chamber’s February lunch follows hot on the heels of two other very successful corporate events organized by the Chamber, following the election of Mr Santoro to the Presidency of the Chamber, including the Inaugural Lunch with the Ambassador of Italy in October and the Corporate Christmas Lunch in December which featured a bipartisan line up of successful Australian-Italian political representatives, including The Hon Teresa Gambaro MP, Grace Grace MP and Ross Vasta MP.

Mr Santoro said that the Chamber will continue to provide good networking opportunities for Queensland businesses, as well as interesting and informative guest speakers at various functions.

All are welcome to attend the Lord Mayor’s Corporate Lunch on Wednesday 16th February 2011 at Rydges Southbank and can RSVP by contacting the Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Qld) on(07) 3392 2499 or by contacting Santo Santoro on (07) 3262 4266 .

For further information about the Chamber and forthcoming events, go to http://www.icci.com.au

Brisbane, 1 febbraio 2011

Il Primo cittadino di Brisbane, The Right Honourable Cr Campbell Newman, sara` l’ospite d’onore al Business Luncheon inaugurale dell’anno 2011, organizzato dalla Camera di Commercio e dell’Industria Italiana in Australia (Qld).

Il Presidente della Camera di Commercio, l’On. Comm. Santo Santoro, ha confermato oggi che il Primo cittadino parlera’ durante il suo discorso della situazione relativa all’inondazione che ha colpito la citta’ e che fara` il punto sulle attivita` di pulizia e di ricostruzione attualmente in corso.

In particolare, mettera’ l’accento su come le aziende nel Queensland potranno maggiormente impegnarsi nella ricorstruzione e nella riabilitazione delle aree della citta’ di Brisbane colpite dall’inondazione, benche’ abbiano gia’ generosamente contribuito subito dopo il verificarsi dei primi disastri.

Nel corso del Business Luncheon, verra` battuta un’asta di beneficienza i cui ricavi saranno devoluti al Premier’s Flood Appeal (il fondo per la ricostruzione in seguito ai disastri provocati dall’inondazione).

Il Business Luncheon in programma per il prossimo 16 febbraio e` stato preceduto da altri due eventi di grande successo: il primo ad ottobre, con la presenza dell’Ambasciatore d’Italia per salutare l’elezione di Santoro alla guida del nuovo Board della Camera; il secondo evento, Corporate Christmas Lunch, tenutosi a dicembre, e` stato caratterizzato da un soddisfacente allineamento bipartisan delle rappresentanze politiche italo-australiane, tra le quali i Ministri del Parlamento Federale l’Onorevole Teresa Gambaro, Grace Grace e Ross Vasta.

Santoro ha dichiarato che la Camera continuera` ad offrire buone opportunita` di contatti per chi desideri fare affari nel Queensland, oltre che ad ospitare personalita` di spicco nell’ambito economico e politico nei prossimi eventi in programma.

La Camera di Commercio invita tutti a partecipare al Lord Mayor’s Corporate Lunch il 16 febbraio 2011 al Rydges Southbank. E’ possibile prenotare contattando ICCI Qld allo07 3392 2499 oppure Santo Santoro allo07 3262 4266 .

Per maggiori informazioni sulla Camera e sui prossimi eventi visitate il sito http://www.icci.com.au

Monday, January 31, 2011

Christmas Corporate Lunch

The Italian Chamber of Commerce & Industry Qld rounded off the 2010 year with a Christmas celebration luncheon for members and special guests.

The guests of honour were three pre-eminent Italo-Australians: The Hon. Teresa Gambaro MP, Federal Member for Brisbane, Ross Vasta MP, Federal Member for Bonner and Grace Grace MP, State Member for Brisbane Central.

The three dignitaries were interviewed during the lunch by the Chamber's President, Comm. The Hon. Santo Santoro. Guests and members were provided with an interesting perspective on the motivation and political beliefs of the three MPs.

The event underlined the continued re-emergence of the Chamber in its ambition to become the pre-eminent Australia-Italy business and cultural connection, fostering strong relations between the business and cultural communities in Queensland and Italy.

Other special guests attending the lunch included Tim Nicholls MP, State Member for Clayfield and Shadow Treasurer of Queensland, The Hon Gary Hardgrave, Shadow Minister for Economic Development, The Hon Con Sciacca AO, Dr. Francesco Capecchi, outgoing Consul of Italy in Brisbane, Serge Voloshenko, President Qld Ethnic Community Council, Antonio Colicchia, Vice-Consul of Italy in Brisbane, Dean Merlo, Nereo Brezzi, President of Co.as.it, Guiseppe Murtas, President of the Sardinian Association and Cav. Luigi Monforte.

The Chamber, strongly supported by a group of major corporate sponsors such as Ansaldo-STS, EuroMarque, Singapore Airlines, is planning a series of events throughout 2011, including Italy meets Australia, a day of fun planned for Australia Day 2011.

The Corporate Lunch with The Right Honourable, the Lord Mayor of Brisbane and Cr Campbell Newman as special guest speaker that will be held on the 16th February 2011.

Former Premier of Queensland, The Honourable Peter Beattie has agreed to be the special guest speaker at the March Corporate Lunch.

Also soon to be formally announced is an exciting Member to Member programme which will significantly enhance the value of Chamber membership for its sponsors and members alike.

The Chamber wishes to thank its major corporate sponsors, Ansaldo-STS, EuroMarque, Singapore Airlines and New Realm Media and the Chamber supporters, dell’Ugo Ristorante Italiano, Di Bella Coffee, Dolci Sapori, Gerbino’s , Gusto da Gianni and Italiquore Brands International.

For further information about the chamber and forthcoming events, go to http://www.icci.com.au/ or send an e-mail to info@icci.com.au

Here are the pictures of the event