At the Teatro Centro Giovanni XXIII, the executives of the Milan Cortina 2026 Foundation and local institutions will explain to citizens how the City and the province will be at the center of the Games, covering logistics, ceremonies, and sports. The goal is to prepare to host the most important sporting event in the world, understanding its logistical challenges and fully capturing its emotional spirit. This is the aim of the public meeting titled "Road to Milano Cortina 2026 - The Belluno Territory at the Center of the Games", scheduled for Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at 6:00 PM, and open to all citizens.
It will be a unique opportunity to engage directly with the organizers and understand how the territory will transform to welcome athletes and spectators from around the world.
After the institutional greetings, the introduction will be entrusted to Giovanni Malagò, President of the Milan Cortina 2026 Foundation, and to Diana Bianchedi, Chief Strategy Planning & Legacy Officer of the Milan Cortina 2026 Foundation, who will converse with Andrea Monti - Chief Communications Officer to illustrate the vision and strategies of the Games in relation to the territories.
Subsequently, to explain in detail how the organizational machine will work in the territory, the following will intervene:
- Andrea Scrocco (Director Logistics & Transport Services) – mobility and transport
- Alberto Ghezze (Head of Sport Competitions) – schedule of Olympic and Paralympic events
- Marco Bergamini (Host City Mobility Manager) - mobility
- Benedetto Gaffarini (Cortina Cluster Transport Manager) – logistics and transport in the Cortina area.
A particularly suggestive moment will be dedicated to the theme "Ceremonies and Torch", curated by Christian Sante Milici (Head of Ceremonies), to anticipate the Journey of the Olympic Flame in the province of Belluno.
To close the evening, the segment "Voices from the World of Sport" with interviews with Olympic and Paralympic champions. The presence of Pietro Piller Cottrer has been confirmed for now.
The entire event will be moderated by Nicolò Dalla Gasperina.
