- NIAF's President and Chief operating Officer John M. Viola
- NIAF's Chairman JosephV Del Raso, Esq.
- Italy's Consul General in NY, Natalia Quintavalle
- Chef Mary Ann Esposito and Alexis Christoforous (MC)
- Michael Barimo performing the National Anthems of US and Italy
- Louis Prima Jr. and The Witnesses performing