Roberto Daneo was Senior Advisor to the Expo 2017 Liège Bid Committee.
As Senior Advisor, Roberto worked on the preparation of the candidacy dossier, the quality and feasibility of which was considered excellent by the BIE.
Additionally, he advised the Committee on the preparation and organisation of the official candidacy events (Enquiry Mission, thematic fora for BIE delegates, presentations to the General Assembly, etc.).
Weplan was part of the project team that in 2011 prepared the technical document for the ‘Assignment of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies’ and 15 additional entertainment events at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio in 2016.
Events included the flag handover during the closing ceremony of the London 2012, the tour of the Olympic flame, the tour of the Olympic flag, the activities of sport production for the animation of the competition sites, and the organisation of “Live Sites”.
The project won the competition, resulting in the signature of a contract between Filmmaster and the Organizing Committee of Rio 2016.
Roberto Daneo prepared the first feasibility study for the candidature of Venice and the North-East to become European Capital of Culture 2019. The feasibility study was subsequently used by the Bid Committee as the basis for the bid strategy and candidacy dossier.
The study investigated the potential socio-economic impacts and the main critical variables for the success of the event and the maximisation of its legacy: theme definition, budget assumptions, activities to maximise the impact on enterprise and on tourism.
Roberto Daneo developed the project proposal to the City of Milan to bid to host the World Expo in 2015.
Having garnered support across a range of regional and national stakeholders, he was appointed Managing Director of the Bid Committee and led the city to victory in March 2008 when the BIE named Milano the host of World Expo 2015.
His main areas of responsibility were:
