The Mayor of Florence Dario Nardella say oh handed over the keys to the cityfaithful reproduction of the keys of the old gates of the city, to the businessman Eduardo Eurnekianwho is also president of Corporación América, which heads Toscana Aeroporti, the management company of the Pisa and Florence airports.
The motivations underline “the commitment and creativity that encouraged their entrepreneurial activity” and the “commendable contribution, as president of the International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation, in favor of promoting the values of solidarity, peace and civic courage”, ethical pillars of the rescuers . of the Holocaust and of those who still bravely fight against all forms of racism and prejudice”. The ceremony, explains the Municipality of Florence in a note, took place in the Hall of the Elements of Palazzo Vecchio.
Eduardo Eurnekian is the founder of the Corporación América group. One of his companies is America Airports Corporation (NYSE: CAAP), which operates 53 airports around the world. Among them, those of Firenze and Pisa, under the name Toscana Aeroporti.
Eurnekian’s speech upon receiving the keys to Florence
GOOD MORNING,
FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO THANK ME FOR THE HONOR THAT THE CITY OF FIRENZE AND THE MAYOR’S FRIEND, DARÍO NARDELLA, GIVE ME BY HANDING ME THE KEYS TO THIS HISTORIC AND MAGNIFICENT CITY OF FLORENCE.
I ALSO WISH TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO THE GOVERNOR OF THE TUSCANY REGION, OUR FRIEND EUGENIO GIANI AND TO THANK ALL THE AUTHORITIES WHO ARE SUPPORTING US TODAY.
THE RECOGNITION GIVEN TO ME IS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE, WHICH COMMITS ME TO CONTINUE WORKING, NOT ONLY ON THE TIES THAT UNIT THE WORLD OF INVESTMENTS, BUT ALSO THOSE THAT BRING OUR COUNTRIES HUMANLY CLOSER.
I HAVE DEDICATED MY LIFE TO BUSINESS ACTIVITY AS A CREATIVE SOURCE OF TRANSFORMATION AND LEADERSHIP; TO THE CREATION OF VALUE AND THE INITIATIVE TO RESPOND TO PEOPLE’S NEEDS THROUGH VERY DIVERSE AND QUALIFIED GOODS AND SERVICES.
I AM GRATEFUL THAT LIFE ALLOWS ME TO CARRY OUT PART OF MY ACTIVITIES, ALSO HERE, AS AN ENTREPRENEUR.
ALREADY 800 YEARS AGO THIS WAS THE LAND OF EUROPE’S MAIN BANKING HOUSES, OF QUALIFIED TEXTILE PRODUCTS THAT WERE SUCCESSFULLY EXPORTED ACROSS THE CONTINENT AND BEYOND, OF RELEVANT MEDIA FOR THE TIME AND OF ARTISANS IN PROGRESSIVE AND CREATIVE WORKSHOPS.
FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE PRESENT DAY, THIS IS A BEACON OF CREATIVITY, INNOVATION AND CREATION OF VALUE, BEAUTY AND PROGRESS. THIS HERITAGE THAT EMERGES IN A CONTEMPORARY RENAISSANCE AND THROUGH WHICH TRADITION IS RE-READED, BLENDING IT WITH THE AVANT-GARDE, REVOLUTIONIZING ALL PARADIGMS.
SOMETHING THAT HAS SO INFLUENCED ARGENTINA, THE ONLY ITALIAN COUNTRY IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE MOST ITALIAN COUNTRY IN THE WORLD, OUTSIDE ITALY.
THIS OCCURRED FROM THE STRUCTURAL INFLUENCE GENERATED WHEN BETWEEN 1870 AND 1920 THREE MILLION IMMIGRANTS ARRIVED IN THE PORT OF BUENOS AIRES FROM THIS PENINSULAR LAND, WHICH MADE UP TWO THIRDS OF ALL OUR IMMIGRATION.
THIS INFLUENCE LASTS EVEN TODAY, THROUGH ARGENTINE ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE ITALIAN, NUMEROUS ITALIAN COMPANIES THAT WORK IN ARGENTINA, AND MANY OF US WHO FEEL ITALIAN, COMING FROM SOUTH AMERICA TO WORK, INVEST, PRODUCE AND TRADE, ALSO IN THIS LAND.
PERSONALLY, I COME FROM AN ARMENIAN FAMILY THAT KNEW HOW TO TRANSMIT THESE SAME VALUES TO ME, WHICH WE SHARE: AWARD FOR CONSTANCE, SATISFACTION IN INVESTMENT, HOPE IN PROJECTS AND CONVICTION IN WORK.
WE ATTEND A SINGULAR MOMENT. THE WORLD IS GOING THROUGH SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES: A PROFOUND TECHNOLOGICAL REVOLUTION, THE LEADERSHIP OF GLOBAL COMPANIES THAT CREATE NEW REALITIES, SATISFYING THE CURRENT DEMANDS FOR IMPROVED AND HIGHER QUALITY STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
THE ECONOMY, TRADE AND PRODUCTION ARE TODAY MORE INFLUENCED BY POWER DISPUTES.
IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT WE GET INVOLVED.
THAT IS WHY TODAY GEOPOLITICS LINKS AFFINITY GROUPS, COUNTRIES AND MARKETS THAT MAKE UP SPACES OF COINCIDENCE, LIKE THOSE WE HAVE, AND OVER WHICH WE SHOULD BUILD BRIDGES.
THOSE OF US WHO SHARE THE ADHESION FOR DEMOCRACY, FREEDOM BASED ON INSTITUTIONS, PRIVATE INITIATIVE AS A SOCIAL ENGINE, AND OPEN MARKETS, ARE INVITED TO GET CLOSER AND CREATE SPACES FOR COINCIDENCE.
RECEIVING THE KEYS TO THE CITY IS, FOR ME, AN EVENT OF MAJOR SCOPE.
BECAUSE MEN OF THE BUSINESS OPEN DOORS; WE INTEGRATE MARKETS; WE CONNECT PEOPLE, CITIES, NATIONS THROUGH PRODUCTION, UTILIZING ONLY THOSE FORCES, WHICH ARE THE INVENTIVENESS, ORGANIZATION, OPTIMISM AND VALUE THAT THIS CULTURE HAS IMPREVATED IN US, ALL OVER THE WORLD.
SO I TAKE THIS RECOGNITION, AS A COMMITMENT TO CONTINUE WALKING TOGETHER FOR THE SAKE OF PROGRESS AND FRIENDSHIP. WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO FOLLOW…
LET’S TRAVEL IT TOGETHER PROJECTING THESE TRADITIONS, THESE CULTURES AND THESE VALUES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
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