As the fall semester got underway, Professor Kenneth Jacobsen took advantage of the cooling temperatures to host twelve executives from northern Italy on a cultural tour of Philadelphia.
They started with a private tour of the National Constitution Center, followed by a private audience with the Honorable Cristiana Mele, the Consul General of Italy in Philadelphia, with whom they discussed strategies for expanding business from their region in Italy to the Philadelphia metropolitan area and other parts of Pennsylvania.
The group also enjoyed a presentation by the Honorable Felipe Restrepo, Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, at the US Courthouse on Market Street, on the differences between the state and federal judiciaries in the American legal system. The afternoon was spent on a private guided trolley tour of Philadelphia, with stops at the Art Museum, the Italian Market, the Comcast Tower, and more.
The group rou
nded off their visit at a private meeting with Mayor Kenney in City Hall’s ornamental Reception Hall. The afternoon was spent at the Phillies game, where the guests enjoyed a bonus broadcast of the Eagles game on the Jumbotron during a lengthy rain delay before departing to the airport for their return flight to Venice.
