A modern Sicilian Renaissance. A presentation by Luca Cottini (PhD)
* The opening of the Suez Canal at the origin of Italian colonialism & the Southern question
* The ascent of Sicily in the 1880s and the Florio business (tuna, sulfur, navigation, etc)
* Ignazio Florio, the national exposition of Palermo (1891-1892), and Sicilian Liberty
* Franca Florio. A master of style, fashion, elegance, and influence
* The end of the Florio dynasty. Businesses end. True value remains
* The necessity of myth making in any entrepreneurial journey

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