An unprecedented recognition for the Giffoni Experience in the United States. At George Washington University (GWU), the "case history" of Gex, the only Italian cultural project, was studied and promoted. Teachers and Researchers at the GW October two-day Conference welcomed with great enthusiasm Giffoni's history and future prospects initiative illustrated in the prestigious classrooms of the major American university. In a gala party, George Washington University awarded Claudio Gubitosi the "Luminaries Awards 2017 for Social Entrepreneurship in Practice".