PowerVolley Milano, Allianz Team: direct line with the Sports Champions

Four exceptional protagonists for the new interview format designed by Allianz to bring the values ​​of sport closer to business culture: Sara Gama, captain of Juventus Women, Ilaria Panzera, young basketball player of Allianz Geas Basket, Juan Fernandez, playmaker protagonist of the 'Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste and Riccardo Sbertoli, established volleyball champion of Allianz Powervolley Milano.

Milano, 18 June 2020 – Bringing the values ​​of a large company to the playing field, bringing the determination of great athletes to the office. This is the common thread of Allianz Team, the new format of video interviews and in-depth analysis dedicated to sports and managerial culture enthusiasts.

Allianz organized a "call between champions", moderated by Francesco Cosatti, a well-known sports journalist from SkySport, to investigate what sport and business have in common, and how sport can be a source of inspiration to face new challenges at work in times complexes like the current one. The result is a video, available from today on the Allianz YouTube channel and on the social channels of the four sports clubs: Juventus Women, Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste, Allianz Powervolley Milano and Allianz Geas Basketball.

Four exceptional testimonials, all also protagonists of the national teams in the relevant sports disciplines: Sarah Gama, the captain of Juventus Women who played for the women's national team at the 2018 World Cup, Juan Fernandez, the point guard of Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste capable of hitting a decisive shot for the three-point victory in the most important match of the season in Serie A Basketball, Ilaria Panzera, the young basketball player of the national team and of Allianz Geas Basket of Sesto San Giovanni, the historic women's basketball team that plays in Serie A and Riccardo Sbertoli, the very successful setter of Allianz Powervolley Milano who plays in the volleyball Super League and in the national team.

Maurizio Devescovi, General Director of Allianz SpA, comments: «Allianz works alongside sports teams that compete at the highest professional levels in Italy, sharing with them the passion for fair challenges and the development of talent. Being able to make the experience of champions who belong to the sports teams that Allianz supports available to sports enthusiasts is a great opportunity to internalize the key principles of sport. This new format of virtual meetings with great athletes aims to offer young athletes, but also company managers, a view on the values ​​that must accompany them in sport, work and life».

Lucio Fusaro, president of Allianz Powervolley Milano, expresses his thoughts on the initiative: «In this precise historical moment it is even more important to highlight how sport is an element of union and sharing, which is able to grasp the differences between the various disciplines and enhance them in a positive way. Being able to be alongside Allianz and other clubs that, like us, espouse the highest values ​​of sport is for us a great source of pride and testimony to the path we are pursuing in promoting, through the metaphor of sport and the volley4ll project developed with the Allianz UMANA MENTE Foundation during the Allianz Cloud competitions, topics such as correct lifestyles, team spirit and positive and conscious sociality in real life and online».

The virtual meeting Allianz Team wants to explore the elements in common between three very popular team sports - football, volleyball and basketball - and relate them to how difficulties are faced and the ingredients that can contribute to success. The athletes thus engage in a long conversation capable of inspiring the fans, but not only that: it is also capable of making those who work in the company and are always looking for new models of improvement reflect. We talk about how to transform risks into opportunities, leadership styles, inclusive meritocracy, gender differences and the will and commitment to overcome them, themes shared by Allianz and its sporting partners, united by the same passion, the same commitment and the same values.

The video is available on the Allianz Powervolley Facebook page Milano (https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3920391861364541) and on the Allianz YouTube channel (https://youtu.be/8khuduxhC3k).