Nearly a year after the acquisition of the Tête de Chien Fort by the Société Immobilière Domaniale, Monaco’s property administration department, the Minister of State, Serge Telle, accompanied by Minister of Finance and Economy Jean Castellini, and Rémy Rolland, Domain Administrator, visited the site to inspect its facilities.
The visit took place in the presence of the Mayor of La Turbie, Jean-Jacques Raffaele. The Government is now considering to what use the Fort – situated on French territory high above the Principality – can be put, to accommodate activities that do not necessarily have to be take place on Monegasque territory. The Minister of State said that there will be a great deal of reflexion on all the possibilities.
André de Montigny, Honorary Consul of Brazil in Monaco; Michael Lodge, Secretary General of the International Seabed Authority; Luciana de Montigny, President of Brasil Monaco Project; Raphael Cuvelier, Secretary General of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation; and Olivier Dufourneaud, Director of the Oceanographic Institute.Photo: Brasil Monaco Project/Philippe Fitte
The Brasil Monaco Project (BMP) helped organise the “Blue Economy” event, which took place on Monday, April 24, aboard the Brazilian offshore supply ship, Vital de Oliveira, moored in Monaco for the International Hydrographic Organisation’s first Assembly.
BMP’s participation was one of many activities over the last five years between Brazil and the Principality, as requested by its President of Honour, Prince Albert.
Ms Luciana de Montigny, President of Brasil-Monaco Project and her husband, André de Montigny, Honorary Consul of Brazil in Monaco, work closely with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, represented by Raphael Cuvelier, as well as Olivier Dufourneaud of the Oceanographic Institute, the President of Monaco Brazil Invest Association, Marcos Pileggi, and Wald Filho, Consul of Monaco in Brazil. In addition, Justin Highman of the Monaco Economic Board also works to stengthen the ties between the two countries.
The “Blue Economy” conference is an example of the various activities carried out by the Brasil-Monaco Project, which is also actively participating in the project to install a miniature reproduction of the Prince’s Palace in a park in Gramado in Brazil, a tribute to the Principality and a way of illustrating the strong ties between the two countries.
Brasil Monaco Project is also working on the creation of a “Grimaldi Dynasty”-themed parade, which could be presented at the Rio de Janeiro 2019 Carnival, the annual event anticipated by millions of Brazilians and rebroadcast across the world.
The International University of Monaco (IUM) has announced the Loox project as the winners of the 2017 Mark Challenge, which saw 75 teams from 16 different countries submit a luxury retail business proposal “to leave their mark”.
The fourth edition was held at the Novotel in Monaco on April 25, and the seven final teams, from Milan, Monaco, Rome, Munich, Germany and London, presented their business ideas to a jury of six professionals, which included Jury President, Nelson Piquet Jr, Formula E World Champion, Michel Bouquier of Monaco Private Label and Veronica Sartori, Burberry Merchandising Director.
After a lengthy deliberation, Loox of the London Business School was declared the winner, and they also picked up the prize for the best entrepreneurial project.
In second was IUM’s Elysian, while third place was awarded to Estia de Politecnico di Milano.
The “Tailored Men” project by IUM won the public award.
Loox wins €2000, as well as consulting, marketing and communication offered by the Mark Challenge sponsors – Money Mail Me, Ambra Ventures, Ingenium Media and Ouiphi.
As winner of the “Best Social Entrepreneur”, Loox will also receive a prize from another sponsor, Minaco Impact.
In closing the competition, the “The Mark Challenge 2017” team acknowledged the DTF Group and MFO Sarl for their support, and IUM warmly thanked participants, the jury, the guests and the sponsors who attended the event.
The IUM is already promoting the 2018 edition of The Mark Challenge, which will be the fifth anniversary edition.
