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Roberto Pansini experiences Puglia as a mission. Not as a place to be described, but as a heart to be made to beat faster, wherever in the world there is someone who carries its memory. For over twenty years, he has crossed oceans, communities, and generations to keep a flame burning: that of roots, identity, and belonging.

He is the face and soul of Oll Muvi - I Love Molfetta, a project that is not just a brand, but a collective embrace. A bridge that connects Molfetta to New Jersey, New York, Las Vegas, Australia, and every corner of the planet where a Pugliese still feels "at home" when they see a rose window, a patronal festival, a returning tradition.

Appointed International Ambassador in Hoboken, Roberto represents more than just a city: he represents a way of being.

That of those who leave, but never leave.
That of those who stay, but look far ahead.
That of those who believe that culture is a never-ending journey.
In 2022, the Italian Republic awarded him the title of Knight of the Order of Merit, officially recognizing what thousands of people had already understood: that his work is not simply promotion, but an act of love for his homeland and for those who hold it dear.

He has created projects, documentaries, events, and formats that portray Puglia through new eyes:

the poetry of weddings transformed into cinema, traditions illuminated as works of art, the stories of emigrants that become shared memory.

Roberto doesn't just organize: he listens, connects, and inspires.

Every trip to the United States, every interview, every patronal festival overseas is a piece of a larger mosaic: that of a global community that doesn't want to forget where it comes from, but rather desires to make it known to the world.

Today he continues to move between Puglia and America, between roots and future, between tradition and innovation.

With the same energy as always.

With the same conviction: that sharing the story of one's homeland is one of the most beautiful ways to care for it.