The Premio Venezia is a prestigious prize which recognizes annually outstanding Canadian businesses, people and institutions that maintain or develop working or business relations with Italy.
Call for Nominations
The ICCC has launched the call for nomination for the 2023 Premio Venezia. If you wish to submit your application for consideration, you can complete this form and return it to us before March 15, 2023. You will find the description of the categories below.
2023 Jury
Presided by Paul E. Legault, partner at Miller Thomson, the 2023 Premio Venezia Jury includes: Rosetta Iacono, Director, Growth and Commercial Relations at the Port of Montreal; Anthony Marinelli, Partner at BDO; Mark Anthony Serri, Managing Director, RBC Mid-Market M&A, RBC Royal Bank; and Vito Piazza, Member of the ICCC Board of Directors.
2022 Recipients
- Italian Heritage: Guerrera Family
- Economic Catalyst: Mark Galardo, Air Canada
- Made in Québec: Brainbox AI
- Made in Italy: Pirelli
- Scientific Collaboration: Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital - Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
2023 Award Ceremony
The winners will be honoured at a special awards ceremony on October 24th at 6 p.m., in the presence of distinguished guests from the business world, at Sofitel Montréal.
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2016
Grand Ambassador
Luigi Liberatore
Industrial
Les Aliments O’Sole Mio Inc.
Québec-Italy Collaboration
Milan Design
Made in Italy
Fruiterie Milano
Scientific Collaborations
IVADO Institute for Data Valorization
Academic Collaborations
Summer School – Université de Montréal
Università degli Studi di Milano
Young Entrepreneur
Michel Favuzzi from Favuzzi
Press Releases
2015
Grand Ambassador
Emmanuel Triassi
Investment - ex aequo
Cristini North America
Investment - ex aequo
Delmar Chemicals
Exports
Vizimax
Innovation in restoration
Graziella Restaurant
Succession in restoration
Hostaria – Pizzeria Bottega
Lifetime achievement in restoration
Nicola Cortina from Ristorante Michelangelo
Promotion of Made in Italy products
Les Importations Mini Italia
Pioneer of Italian wines in Quebec
Montalvin
Wine agency - Large
Sélections François Fréchette
Scientific Collaborations
Institut national de recherche scientifique – INRS
Scientific Collaborations
Faculty of medicine – McGill University
Academic Collaborations
École de technologie supérieure – ÉTS
Press Releases
2012
Scientific Collaborations
Centre de recherche CHU Ste-Justine – Laboratoire de Viscogliosi en génétique moléculaire des maladies musculo-squelettiques
Italian partner
- Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi of Milan
Scientific Collaborations
McGill University
Jewish General Hospital
Italian partner
- Institut Supérieur de la Santé of Rome
Scientific Collaborations
Department of biochemistry – Université du Québec à Montréal
Italian partner
- Department of biochemistry – University of Rome
Special Jury Award
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)
Institutional
Musée d’archéologie et d’histoire de Montréal Pointe-à-Callière
Commercial
Aquatalia Group / Krasnow Enterprises Ltd.
2011
Institutional
Region of Calabria
Industrial
Bureau de promotion des produits du bois du Québec
Italian partner
- Fondation Il Cireneo
Commercial
Beel Technologies
Italian partner
- Selex Sistemi Integrati
Institutional
Musée de la civilisation de Québec
Scientific Collaborations
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering – McGill University
Italian partner
- Institut de communication, d’information et de technologies de la perception de la Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in Pisa
Scientific Collaborations
Centre de recherche en photonique de l’Université du Québec en Outaouais
Italian partner
- University of Sannio
Press Releases
2010
Industrial
Bruni Glass Packaging Inc.
Industrial
IDS North America Ltd
Commercial
De Marque
Scientific Collaborations
Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, INRS-Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications
Italian partner
- University Tor Vergata
Academic Collaborations
Faculty of Dental Medicine – Université de Montréal
Italian partner
- Faculty of Medicine – Université degli Studi di Parma
Scientific Collaborations
Centre de recherche Interdisciplinaire sur les Technologies Émergentes – Université de Montréal (CITÉ)
Italian partner
- Department of education and training sciences – University of Bologna
