2026
Mayor Lo Russo welcomed the Ambassador of France to Italy, Anne-Marie Descôtes, at the City Hall, accompanied by the Consul General in Milan François Bonet and the Honorary Consul in Torino Emanuele Chieli, for an institutional meeting.
The Vice Mayor Michela Favaro welcomed the Chargé d’Affaires of the United Kingdom in Italy and San Marino, David Burton, accompanied by the Consul General in Milan, Kassim Ramji. At the center of the discussion was the shared desire to strengthen industrial and academic ties in a period of deep economic and geopolitical transformation.
As part of the initiatives related to the twinning between Torino and Nagoya, the Deputy Mayor for Educational and Youth Policies, Carlotta Salerno, welcomed a delegation of students at the City Hall as part of an educational exchange program with the Convitto Nazionale Umberto I High School.
The Mayor of Torino and Vice President of ANCI, Stefano Lo Russo, participeted in a mission in Kenya organized by the Directorate-General for Development Cooperation and the Mattei Plan Mission Structure. The initiative highlighted new opportunities for collaboration for Italian municipalities, enhancing their expertise in urban planning, registry services, and digitalization.
The ILO hosted the international event that brought together Afrian AI innovators, Italian and European industry leaders, and institutional representatives to promote new partnerships supporting the sustainable development of digital technologies. With over 200 participants, the initiative falls within the framework of the Mattei Plan for Africa and the collaboration between the Italian Govenment and UNPD.
The Deputy Mayor for Urban Planning and Infrastructures, Paolo Mazzoleni, participated in MIPIM, the main international event dedicated to the real estate market and urban transformation. The event provided an opportunity to present the development projects of Torino, highlighting how the city today enjoys increasing visibility and is ready to attract investments even in the short term.
As part of the TAIEX program, on behalf of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy and in collaboration with the Western Regional Development Agency of Romania, the City of Torino welcomed a delegation of technicians to Torino Urban Lab for meetings, study visits and workshops dedicated to sustainable urban regeneration.
Carlotta Salerno, Deputy Mayor in charge of Educational and youth policies, welcomed the Ambassador of Peru to Italy, Manuel Cacho Sousa Velázquez, accompanied by the diplomatic adviser Vanessa Bohorquez and the Consul General in Torino, Ezio Valfré Hernández, on a visit for a series of institutional meetings.
A technical delegation from the Development Bank of Japan and the Japan Economic Research Institute was received at the City Hall by Deputy Director General Antonino Calvano and the CEO of Iren Energia Giuseppe Bergesio for an in-depth study of the Italian experience of multiutility and the integration of multiple infrastructural services under a single operational governance.
To celebrate the Lunar New Year, Torino lit up the Mole Antonelliana with the Chinese character for “Fortune”, marking the beginning of two weeks of events dedicated to tradition, intercultural dialogue, and community participation for the Year of the Fire Horse.
Mayor Stefano Lo Russo received a delegation led by Erin Mendenhall Mayor of Salt Lake City, at the City Hall. The American city is preparing to host the Winter Olympic Games in 2034 and the delegation visited some Olympic venues, including Palavela and Inalpi Arena, as well as Palazzo Madama and the Royal Palace.
Carlotta Salerno, Deputy Mayor for Educational Services, and Rosanna Purchia, Deputy Mayor for Culture, met at the City Hall with Taghreed Alsaraj, Director General of Education and Talent Development at the Saudi Museums Commission, to explore collaborations in the training of museum and cultural services managers.
Deputy Mayor Michela Favaro received a delegation led by Ryszard Schnepf, Ambassador of the Republic of Poland. The meeting was an opportunity to discuss the internationalization processes of businesses, the management and enhancement of the territory, and the development of mountain tourism.
Deputy Mayor Michela Favaro met with Paola Babos, Deputy Director of the ILO, at the City Hall during an official visit.
Mayor Stefano Lo Russo received at the City Hall Yassine Dadi, Consul General of the Kingdom of Morocco in Torino, and Lemrhoti Loubna, Vice Consul, as part of an official visit.