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Elena Di Giovanni

Vice Chairman and co-founder

Vice President of Comin & Partners, communications and public affairs firm she co-founded with Gianluca Comin. With a solid experience in corporate communications, institutional and media relations, she has gradually broadened his expertise, delving into issues related to the enhancement of cultural heritage and corporate social responsibility (CSR).

She began his career in Milan at Weber Shandwick, one of the first multinational communication and public affairs agencies, and then moved to Arnoldo Mondadori Editore as Head of Press Office.

During her career, she held the position of Director of Communications at the Venice Biennale for four years, under the chairmanship of Franco Bernabè and then of Davide Croff. After living in Brazil and Germany, where she worked on projects related to the promotion of Italy abroad and public diplomacy, she returned to Italy and served as Director of External Relations for Almaviva, a leading Italian company in the IT sector. She managed the communication of Expo 2015 at the international level. She has edited several Art and Architecture catalogs for Electa and for DBA (Brazilian publishing houses). She is a Board Member of the National Gallery of Modern Art (GNAM) and coordinates the course ‘CSR & Stakeholder Management’ at LUISS Business School. In addition, she is Honorary President of LAD Onlus and a board member of Venetian Heritage.

Achievements

  • Strategic planning of institutional communications for companies, foundations and international events (Shandwick: Campari, Sergio Tacchini, Nestlé; the Biennale di Venice Foundation; AlmavivA; Expo 2015);
  • Coordination of national and international media relations for large public and private companies (Shandwick, Mondadori, the Biennale di Venice Foundation, AlmavivA, Expo 2015);
  • Repositioning of one of the most important cultural institutions in Italy, the Biennale di Venice Foundation, from Institution to Learned Society to Foundation, working with the relating institutions.
  • Political communications for Tunisia in Italy during the election campaign of President Ben Alì (Shandwick for the Tunisian Ministry of Tourism);
  • Spokeswoman of the Biennale di Venice Foundation Presidents (Bernabè, Croff)
  • Placement of the Directors of Mondadori periodicals and launch of new newspapers and periodicals (Mondadori) and Joint Venture communications management (Mondadori-Hearst and Mondadori-IlSole24ore);
  • Launch of the Nespresso brand in Italy and stakeholder engagement;
  • Development of cultural sponsorship projects and promotion of “Made in Italy” partnerships (the Italian Embassy in Brazil and Germany, the Biennale di Venice Foundation);
  • Local marketing events (the Biennale di Venice Foundation, AlmavivA, Expo 2015);
  • Design and creation of two volumes with Electa and one with the Brazilian publishing company DBA;
  • Planning of crisis communication activities (AlmavivA).
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