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In the iconic setting of Palazzo Mezzanotte, in Piazza Affari, Le Fonti Awards ® celebrate Italian and international excellence. Acting as a sounding board for a certified business-focused community of over 10.5 million people, Le Fonti Awards ®, now in their XVI edition in 2026, continue their mission of enhancing both corporate and personal brands. More than just an awards ceremony for leading firms in the fields of professional services, consulting and business, the event also represents a unique opportunity for discussion through the Stagira CEO Summit, the C-Level debate platform that fosters connections and outlines future scenarios.
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Over the past months, Le Fonti Awards ® have highlighted leaders across all industries, with a particular focus on sustainability and innovation. Among them, Alessandro Santoliquido of UniCredit Life Insurance, awarded CEO of the Year in the insurance sector. Concettina Gullì, from Studio Gullì, with offices in Italy, the USA and Dubai, received the Professional of the Year award in Tax Consulting, “for leading a firm that stands as a true catalyst for intelligent solutions, innovation and process transformation.” Andre Leung of Aereve was recognized as CEO of the Year in the Innovation & Leadership category for AI-powered compliance solutions.Barbara Bonavita, Founder of Studio Bonavita, was named Professional of the Year in Tax & Fiscal Consulting. A special mention also went to Renew Storage Energy, awarded Excellence of the Year “for its constant commitment to driving the energy transition and contributing to a greener and cleaner future.”
Darya Majidi, Founder and President of the “Associazione Donne 4.0” – also recognized among the 100 women changing the world by “D. di Repubblica” and among the 10 women impacting Italy by “Io Donna del Corriere,” as well as featured on the cover of Fortune Italia in October 2023 among the 50 Most Powerful Women – brought to the stage a special focus on AI and Inclusion.
In addition to gaining maximum national visibility, each winner benefits from significant global media exposure within the investor community across all the cities where the Award is present: New York, Hong Kong, Dubai, Singapore, London, and many other major international financial hubs. The next event in Milan will take place on June 25, 2026.
Le Fonti Awards and Stagira CEO Summit Celebrate Italian and International Excellence: Among the Winners Studio Gullì, Studio Bonavita and Aereve
POWELL, Ohio (AP) — The skies were mostly clear and weeks of sweltering heat had finally broken as 33-year-old Jose Mario Pineda Dias and his 28-year-old wife, Marina Suyapa Regalado, set out with their two children for some leisurely fishing in an Ohio river. A second Honduran couple and an adult friend joined them.
A photo snapped by a passing boater sometime Sunday shows them apparently about thigh deep in the Scioto River, fishing poles in hand, standing around a big log. Calm as the surface appeared, the river was running high and fast, according to U.S. Geological Survey data. All five adults ended up drowning, authorities have said.
After the photo was taken, the group might have returned to shore. It is not quite clear. What Delaware County Sheriff Jeffrey Balzer has said is that one of the adults was struggling to swim in the river when several others went into the water to help. All five were swept under, he said.
The two women's bodies were recovered Sunday and the three men's bodies were found Monday.
On Tuesday, Honduran authorities confirmed that four of the five adults were Honduran citizens — Dias and Regalado and another married couple whose names have not yet been released. The fifth adult also has yet to be identified.
Flabia Zamora, director of consular affairs at the Honduran Foreign Ministry, told reporters Tuesday that they were working with U.S. authorities to bring their bodies home.
Zamora said that once U.S. officials have identified all the victims, Honduras will start the repatriation process, which could take at least a month.
She said the couple’s children are in the care of the state of Ohio and that arrangements will be made to reunite them with relatives in Honduras.
One of the children, a boy wrapped only in a towel, fled the riverbank in a panic and ascended to the road as the adults were drowning. According to a passing driver who called 911, “He was screaming, ‘Mama! Mama!’ and he was about to come out onto the road, and he was crying.” She said she was afraid he was headed onto a multilane road that snakes along the Scioto's eastern banks.
Brenda Raya, who described herself as a relative, has launched a GoFundMe campaign to cover funeral and transportation costs, as well as childcare costs for the two orphaned children. She said they are 8 and 10.
“The emotional and financial burden is overwhelming, and we want to honor the memory of our loved ones while providing for the children left behind,” she wrote.
The drownings occurred along the O’Shaughnessy Reservoir. The reservoir and its 18 miles (29 kilometers) of shoreline are the property of the city of Columbus. According to the city’s Recreation and Parks Department, Jet Skis, tubing and swimming are not permitted in any city of Columbus reservoir.
Lt. Heather Byers, of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, said rivers can be deceptively calm on the surface.
“Even though the water doesn’t seem to be moving very quickly, you can still get swept away in very slow-moving water,” she said. “Also, since you can’t always see the bottom, you never know if you’re in, you know, you could be in 2 to 3 feet of water, what you’re comfortable standing in, and then the next thing you know you’re at 4 or 5 feet.”
Besides the currents and the depths, people can catch a foot between the rocks, snag their clothes on a branch or lose their balance on slippery algae.
González reported from Honduras. Julie Carr Smyth in Columbus and John Raby in Charleston, W.Va., contributed to this report.
Signs are posted inside the Riverside Dr Scioto Fishing Area on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, in Powell, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos)
The Scioto River is seen near Hayden Falls Reserve on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, in Dublin, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos)
A section of the Riverside Dr Scioto Fishing Area is sectioned off on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, in Powell, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos)
