Marilena Citelli Francese
Marilena Citelli Francese is president of the Women Economic Forum Italy (WEF), an international platform dedicated to women's empowerment. In this role she led the organisation of the Forum's fourth edition, held in Turin from 24 to 26 October 2026 between Palazzo Perrone di San Martino and the OGR Torino.
The Women Economic Forum Italy in Turin
On Saturday 24 October 2026, at 10am, at Palazzo Perrone di San Martino, the Fondazione CRT's headquarters, Marilena Citelli Francese opened proceedings for the fourth edition of the Forum together with Laura Mattarella, chair of the WEF Italy Honorary Committee, Turin's deputy mayor Michela Favaro, and Fondazione CRT president Anna Maria Poggi [1]. From 2.30pm the event continued at the OGR Torino with sessions and panels dedicated to the role of women in the transformation of the economy and society, with international speakers including astrophysicist Ersilia Vaudo, OECD education director Andreas Schleicher and Politecnico di Milano rector Donatella Sciuto [1].
The Forum, supported by the Fondazione CRT, has established itself as one of the international events dedicated to reshaping the role of women in society and in production processes, with the participation of institutional leaders, entrepreneurs and representatives of the new generations [2]. Turin's chief prosecutor Lucia Musti was also among those present [2].
Citelli Francese's address
During the opening session, Marilena Citelli Francese said: "We women are always questioned, from the moment we are born to when we go to school, perhaps with better grades, but still questioned. We have to claim the space we deserve" [2].
Timeline
- — The Women Economic Forum Italy opens in Turin, at Palazzo Perrone di San Martino, with an address by Laura Mattarella, and will continue until 26 October with sessions at the OGR dedicated to the role of women in the economy and society. → Il Torinese la Repubblica Torino
Related articles: Anna Maria Poggi, Fourth edition of the Women Economic Forum Italy in Turin (24–26 October 2026)
Sources
- Women Economic Forum Italy, Laura Mattarella a Torino — Il Torinese, 20 October 2026
- Laura Mattarella: “L’intelligenza artificiale attraversa tutto ciò che è umano” — la Repubblica Torino, 24 October 2026