Not only Hollywood, but culture, fashion, entrepreneurship and good food as well. Los Angeles is no longer just the world capital of cinema. And the Italian Cultural Institute seems to be aware of it. At the beginning of the new year, we had a chance to interview IIC Director Valeria Rumori about her goals for 2018 in the many fields where the Institute has been operating for years.

How’s 2017 been for the Italian Institute of Culture in Los Angeles? 2017 was an intense and very positive year, both from the point of view of our events at the Institute and those organized with others.  Along with Davide Accomazzo, Professor of Finance at Pepperdine University, and  in collaboration with SVIEC (Silicon Valley Italian Executive Council),  we launched MEETItaly, a new forum for Italian and Italian-American entrepreneurs and executives to promote networking and creativity.