Day: 20 March 2019

Some of the world’s top art collectors and buyers will come to Monaco at the end of April for the 2nd edition of Monaco Art Week. Media were invited for the event launch this week at CREM, and were given a sneak peak of some of the incredible art work that will be on show.

The Monaco Art Week Association was created in 2018 to unite Monegasque galleries and auction houses that are spread out over different areas of the Principality. Specialising in ancient, modern and contemporary art, MAW participants will work hand in hand to welcome the public to their spaces and help in their discovery of nearly five centuries of artistic production.

“Not many people are aware that some of the world’s top collectors live in Monaco,” Fabrizio Moretti, owner of the Moretti Fine Art gallery told Monaco Life. “We have important institutions like Villa Sauber and Villa Paloma, who do very sophisticated exhibitions. But I believe that Monaco could, in the future, be one of the most important cities for the art market.”

MAW provides a website for people to discover the partner exhibitions, serving as a reference portal for visitors in the Principality. Meanwhile, a free shuttle service will be available, providing uninterrupted transport through the three main neighbourhoods where participating galleries are located: Larvotto, Monte Carlo and Condamine. Not only will the system ease access to exhibitions, it is also designed to encourage visitors to explore the Monegasque artistic landscape – the Monte-Carlo Spring Arts Festival, museum exhibitions, Ballets de Monte-Carlo, Art Monte-Carlo, PAD art fairs and other events that are taking place during the same period.

The 2nd edition will be held from 24th to 28th April and will feature unique exhibitions and appointments with 14 galleries and auction houses, including the Kamil Art Gallery, Artcurial, Monaco Modern’ Art, and Moretti Fine Art. Highlights will include ‘Giovanni Balducci for Saint John the Lateran’, an oil painting from the 1600s, at the Moretti Fine Art Gallery, paintings from the Belle Epoque period at Wannenes, and ‘Monaco Sculptures’ at Artcurial.

There will also be a round table on current issues related to the art market, the subject of which will be revealed soon.

“It is important to do something like this in Monaco,” said Moretti. “Monte Carlo naturally attracts the top players of the contemporary world, and this year we are bringing a lot of collectors, amateurs, and people who love art. So we have created a system for people to go around Monaco and enjoy the city, as well as being important for dealers.”

Alberta Ferretti will be guest of honour at the Monte-Carlo Fashion Week this May, presenting her Resort 2020 collection. It will also be a momentous occasion for the Chambre Monegasque de la Mode, which will be celebrating its 10th anniversary.

The Monte Carlo Fashion Week (MCFW) returns from 15th to 19th May as the official fashion event in the Principality of Monaco. Created in 2013 and organised by the Chambre Monegasque de la Mode(CMM), the 7th edition will feature resort, cruise and capsule Spring-Summer 2020 collections. The schedule of events includes shows by iconic and emerging designers at the Fashion Village in Espace Fontvieille, as well as fashion conferences and social events, leading up to the highly anticipated MCFWFashion Awards Ceremony on Friday 17th May.

Monte-Carlo Fashion Week is held under the High Patronage of H.S.H. Princess Charlene of Monaco and gains in prestige year after year, adhering to the international fashion week calendar.

The guest of honor of this edition is Alberta Ferretti who, on Saturday evening, will parade with the Cruise 2020 collection at the Yacht Club of Monaco. The designer, always a great supporter of ethical fashion, has recently launched a collection of garments made with carefully selected materials, with certifications that guarantee the recycled origin of the material, the use of biological fabrics and a reduction in the use of chemical substances.

The 2019 edition of Monte-Carlo Fashion Week coincides with another significant achievement, the 10th anniversary of the Chambre Monegasque de la Mode. The CMM was founded in April 2009 by Federica Nardoni Spinetta and serves two purposes. Firstly, it represents and spreads the values of local fashion designers and promotes the Made in Monaco creativity on an international level. It also aims to promote the Principality as a key to fashion worldwide.

The Chambre Monegasque de la Mode, in partnership with the Monegasque Government, the Monaco Town Hall and the Tourism Office of the Principality, regroup and federate diverse designers and brands such as Banana Moon, Beach & Cashmere Monaco, Diana d’Orville, Elizabeth Wessel, Leslie Monte-Carlo, Loona Monte-Carlo, and Stardust Monte-Carlo.

“We are proud to support emerging designers, offering the Principality of Monaco as a prestigious window to the world,” said CMM president Federica Nardoni Spinetta.

Last year’s event saw more than 40 international and Monegasque brands, representing 16 countries, presenting their collections and giving a particular focus to sustainability and innovation.

For the past three years, MCFW has supported the Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation.

A new team has been appointed to head the Monaco Government Tourist and Convention Authority. Former Deputy Director Guy Antognelli becomes the new President of Monaco Tourism and Sandrine Camia, who has been serving as head of the Monaco Convention Bureau for the past seven years, becomes Deputy Director.

Sandrine Camia brings extensive experience in the tourism industry to her new role. She spent 20 years working with luxury hotel brands including Hotel Lutetia in Paris and Hotel Martinez in Cannes, which were then both properties of the Taittinger Family. She held the position of Director of Sales, Marketing and Communication for two independent luxury hotels, Hotel Royal Riviera in Saint-Jean Cap-Ferrat and Hotel Metropole Monte-Carlo. In 2011, she was appointed head of the Monaco Convention Bureau and has been in charge of the promotion and development of MICE, while implementing new communication and marketing tools and ensuring the loyalty of its best customers.

“It is a new challenge and a recognition of the work accomplished at the Convention Bureau,” said Camia about her appointment as Deputy Director. “These past seven years have been rich in experiences and successes.”

After post-graduating in Finance Engineering at Nice-Sophia-Antipolis University, Guy Antognelli started his career in a Monegasque subsidiary of a Swiss private bank, first in the back office then in the risk management and internal audit department.

During the next 10 years, he contributed to the development of an insurance company in Monaco, managing high end client portfolios using his financial expertise as well as his social skills.

In 2011, he was appointed head of the statistics department of the Monaco Government Tourist and Convention Authority. He has contributed to the development of this service and has extended his field of action to strategic and competitive intelligence.

In 2015 he took the position of Deputy Director and worked in close cooperation with all services for promoting and developing tourism in the Principality.

“This appointment is recognition of my work and a statement of trust from the Government,” said Antognelli. “I especially look forward to working with a team who is dedicated to promoting the destination and has achieved great results over the past years.

“My aim is to lead all missions of the Monaco Government Tourist and Convention Authority to ensure a high level of tourism throughout the year and to maximise the economic benefits for the destination.”

The International University of Monaco has celebrated the 10th edition of its International Business Days. Among the highlights, ‘speed-bizz dating sessions’ with potential employers.

Held from 12^thto 14th March, the unique event allows for exchanges between IUM’s international students and the Principality’s international professionals. The 2019 edition brought together around 70 companies and 400 students.

Companies that had previously received the CVs of students interested in job and internship positions were offered a pre-selection and 280 “speed-bizz dating sessions”, or small interviews of 10 minutes, were held.

Highlights this year included a talk by Formula 1 world champion Nico Rosberg and a round table on the changing role of Private Banker with Werner Peyer, CEO of Compagnie Monégasque Bank-CMB, and Agnès Falco, CEO of UBS Monaco.

“Thanks to its integration into the Monegasque ecosystem and its international network, the IUM has risen to the challenge of bringing together the future employers of its students again this year,” said the university in a statement. “The professional success of the graduates of the IUM is at the centre of the actions of the university, whose goal is to assist its students in offering them the best opportunities at the end of their studies or simply as part of the internships integrated into different programs.”

Formula 1 world champion and long-time Monaco resident Nico Rosberg is the new ambassador for EVER Monaco. It’s a “natural” choice for the racing legend who, since his retirement two years ago, has stepped up his commitment to emerging new green technologies and environmental issues.

Nico Rosberg is supporting his hometown in its plans to conduct the first Electric Week, by linking up EVER with the Formula E championship. One of the main aims is to promote electric vehicles in an urban environment.

“Since I retired from Formula 1, I have always wanted to use my profile to promote the Principality and events enabling progress as far as renewable energies and sustainable mobility are concerned,” said Rosberg in a statement. “Being the ambassador for EVER Monaco is also showing my commitment to the technologies of tomorrow, and creating a link between ecology and motor sports thanks to the advent of Formula E in the Principality.”

Bernard Fautrier, President of EVER Monaco, welcomed Rosberg’s support, saying “I am delighted that Nico Rosberg has agreed to join our noble cause and commit to EVER Monaco. It is both good news for our event, as well as for all Formula E and responsible motor sports fans, who will have an opportunity to enhance their knowledge and satisfy their curiosity with our exhibition, but also the 3rd E-Prix on 11^th May.”

EVER Monaco is the longest established event dedicated to renewable energies and sustainable mobility in the Principality.

Since 2005, major car and bike manufacturers, energy experts, institutions and many toher companies within the sector have exhibited at EVER Monaco.

After two editions in the atrium of the Grimaldi Forum, the 2019 edition of EVER Monaco is upscaling and being held in the larger area of ‘le Diaghilev’.

The Ride and Drive area, from where test drives along the streets of the Principality set off, is still a feature, whilst an inside area dedicated to small-sized vehicle tests will also be available. This year, electric boat trials will also be possible thanks to a partnership with the Monaco Yacht Club.

The Grimaldi Forum forecourt will also be used for various events.

With the support of the Government of Monaco, EVER Monaco 2019 will include the participation of several Formula E drivers for question/answer sessions and autographs; round table sessions bringing together key figures from the world of sustainable development and ecological vehicles; stands dedicated to renewable energies and clean mobility; and the Riviera Electric Challenge – a rally reserved for electric vehicles between Cagnes-sur-Mer and Monaco passing through Italy.

EVER Monaco will be held from 8^thto 10^thMay 2019. For more details, visit: http://www.ever-monaco.com/en/