In the presence of the French actor Philippe Leroy – in the role of protagonist of the documentary film Florence and the Florentine Historical Companies (writer and director Massimo Becattini) – it was held on June 18, 2003 in the Hall of the Sala della Pinacoteca of La Certosa di Firenze the conference “L ‘Historical Company in Florence. “
Moderated by journalist Pier Francesco Listri, the event featured speeches by Franco Torrini (President of the Florentine Historical Companies Association), Luca Mantellassi (President of the Chamber of Commerce of Florence), Florence Councilor Eugenio Giani, representatives of academics such as Professor 
Antonio Domenico Valentino, Andrea Giuntini, Francesco Guerrieri, Cosimo Ceccuti, Renato Delfiol and Piero Tani.
Major awards estimation were addressed to the founders of the Florentine Historic Enterprises: Claudio de Polo Saibanti (Fratelli Alinari), Piero Antinori (Antinori), Claudia Passerin Entrèves (Hotel Porta Rossa), Alessandro Olschki (Casa Editrice Leo S.Olschki), Fabrizio Torrini (Torrini Goldsmith), Eugenio Alphandery (Officina di Santa Maria Novella), Emanuele Barletti (Ente Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze), Tiziana Frescobaldi (Marchesi de ‘Frescobaldi).
At the Conference de La Certosa the Board of the Florentine Historical Companies Association has established a Register of Honorary Consuls with the aim of spreading the values of the Association in the World. Will be part of the register, benefiting from this award, foreign personalities from the fields of Arts, Culture, Entrepreneurship and the Professions.
As Honorary Consuls of the Florentine Historic Companies Association were appointed Philippe Leroy (France), Emile Yamano, Shigeki Yano and Masakazu Uchida (Japan).
