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Innovation&Technology
10 OCTOBER  |  11:00 - 12:00 Global Village Arena - Pav. A2

Training and Artificial Intelligence in Tourism: the truth about opportunities and challenges for the future of the industry

Speaker

Pina Antonaci
President ITS Tourism Puglia
Antonio Barreca
Vice President Turismi.ai, Italian Hospitality Association
Sergio Beraldo - Professor of Political Economy University of Naples Federico II
Sergio Beraldo
Professor of Political Economy University of Naples Federico II
Edoardo Colombo - Moderator | Turismi.ai President and Turismo Italiae President
Edoardo Colombo
Moderator | Turismi.ai President and Turismo Italiae President
Giulio Contini
Director General of the Italian School of Hospitality
Sara Digiesi - CEO of BWH Hotel Group Italy
Sara Digiesi
CEO of BWH Hotel Group Italy
Mirko Lalli - CEO & Founder, The Data Appeal Company and Vice President Turismi.ai, Italian Hospitality Association
Mirko Lalli
CEO & Founder, The Data Appeal Company and Vice President Turismi.ai, Italian Hospitality Association
Massimiliano Schiavon - President ITS Academy Tourism Veneto and President Federalberghi Veneto
Massimiliano Schiavon
President ITS Academy Tourism Veneto and President Federalberghi Veneto
New Trends
10 OCTOBER  |  11:00 - 12:00 Design Arena - Pav. D3

InOut Review Talk - New trends in hospitality: the truth according to architects

Speaker

Remo Vangelista - Director of TTG Italia and InOut Review
Remo Vangelista
Director of TTG Italia and InOut Review
Carlo De Mattia - Architect, CDO of Moschini Spa, president of Design Terrae Foundation and PR of Interno Marche Design Experience Hotel
Carlo De Mattia
Architect, CDO of Moschini Spa, president of Design Terrae Foundation and PR of Interno Marche Design Experience Hotel
Carlo Donati - Architect
Carlo Donati
Architect
Riccardo Emanuele - Founder & Partner NCB ARCHITETTURA
Riccardo Emanuele
Founder & Partner NCB ARCHITETTURA
Vittorio Grassi - Founder & CEO Vittorio Grassi Architects
Vittorio Grassi
Founder & CEO Vittorio Grassi Architects
New Trends
10 OCTOBER  |  11:00 - 12:30 BeActive Arena - Pav. C4

Is the beautiful always true? And is the real always beautiful? Between overtourism, experience tourism, and gentrification: the space of a new dialectic between false and authentic

Speaker

Paola Autore - Vice President of AITR and Coordinator of national and international projects Coop Culture
Paola Autore
Vice President of AITR and Coordinator of national and international projects Coop Culture
Alex Giuzio - Editor-in-Chief of Mondo Balneare
Alex Giuzio
Editor-in-Chief of Mondo Balneare
Paolo Grigolli - Destination Management Expert Just Good Tourism
Paolo Grigolli
Destination Management Expert Just Good Tourism
Stefano Landi - President of SL&A and professor in tourism subjects at LUISS
Stefano Landi
President of SL&A and professor in tourism subjects at LUISS
Patrizio Scarpellini - Cinque Terre National Park Director
Patrizio Scarpellini
Cinque Terre National Park Director
Mariapina Trunfio - Professor of Tourism and Business Management and Director of the master's degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management Parthenope University of Naples
Mariapina Trunfio
Professor of Tourism and Business Management and Director of the master's degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management Parthenope University of Naples
Sebastiano Venneri - President of Vivilitalia and head of tourism sector Legambiente
Sebastiano Venneri
President of Vivilitalia and head of tourism sector Legambiente
Innovation&Technology
10 OCTOBER  |  11:00 - 13:00 Main Arena - Hall Sud

“In dato VERITAS”: the Politecnico di Milano Travel Innovation Observatory's analysis of the market and travelers in 2024

Speaker

Eleonora Lorenzini - Director of the Osservatorio Travel Innovation
Eleonora Lorenzini
Director of the Osservatorio Travel Innovation
Filippo Renga - Director of the Osservatorio Travel Innovation
Filippo Renga
Director of the Osservatorio Travel Innovation
Federica Russo - Researcher, Osservatorio Travel Innovation
Federica Russo
Researcher, Osservatorio Travel Innovation
Bruno Bertero - General Manager, Langhe Monferrato Roero Tourist Board
Bruno Bertero
General Manager, Langhe Monferrato Roero Tourist Board
Andrea Boschi - Country Manager Italy, Floa
Andrea Boschi
Country Manager Italy, Floa
Angelo Cartelli - General Director, Club del Sole
Angelo Cartelli
General Director, Club del Sole
Luca Grossi - Director of Travel and Lifestyle Servicing for Italy and Spain, American Express
Luca Grossi
Director of Travel and Lifestyle Servicing for Italy and Spain, American Express
Michele Mezzanzanica - Co-founder & Co-CEO, Freedome
Michele Mezzanzanica
Co-founder & Co-CEO, Freedome
Gloria Milani - Senior Director of TMCs & Consortia Sales, Accor Europe & North Africa
Gloria Milani
Senior Director of TMCs & Consortia Sales, Accor Europe & North Africa
Marco Orlandi - Chief Digital Consumer Experience Officer, Gruppo Bluvacanze
Marco Orlandi
Chief Digital Consumer Experience Officer, Gruppo Bluvacanze
Gabriele Senatore - Marketing Manager Travel, Scalapay
Gabriele Senatore
Marketing Manager Travel, Scalapay
Francesco Varano - Head of Destination Pass Solutions, Vox Group
Francesco Varano
Head of Destination Pass Solutions, Vox Group
Alberto Yates - Regional Director South EMEA di Booking.com
Alberto Yates
Regional Director South EMEA di Booking.com
Destinations
10 OCTOBER  |  12:10 - 13:10 Global Village Arena - Pav. A2

Veritas behind the scene. Metrics and trends for effective destination management. Assidema's view

Speaker

Andrea Cerrato - Destination manager
Andrea Cerrato
Destination manager
Flavia Coccia - Vice President Assidema
Flavia Coccia
Vice President Assidema
Claudio Dell'Accio - President of the Italian Destination Manager Association (ASSIDEMA).
Claudio Dell'Accio
President of the Italian Destination Manager Association (ASSIDEMA).
Giancarlo Dell'Orco - Destination Manager, Trainer and Territorial Network Expert
Giancarlo Dell'Orco
Destination Manager, Trainer and Territorial Network Expert
Daniele Donnici - Destination manager
Daniele Donnici
Destination manager
Antonio Prota - Tourism and territorial marketing expert
Antonio Prota
Tourism and territorial marketing expert
TTG NEXT STARTUP
10 OCTOBER  |  12:15 - 12:35 TTG NEXT STARTUP ARENA - Hall A6

What’s next for digital tourism platforms? Exploring innovations, trends, and emerging travel needs

Speaker

Roberta Anelli - Senior Manager Innovation Team PwC Italy
Roberta Anelli
Senior Manager Innovation Team PwC Italy
Shari Chudoba - Moderator | Community & Internationalization Project Manager at Associazione Startup Turismo - Interpreter & Content Localization Specialist
Shari Chudoba
Moderator | Community & Internationalization Project Manager at Associazione Startup Turismo - Interpreter & Content Localization Specialist
Michele Giordani - Founder & Managing Partner GELLIFY
Michele Giordani
Founder & Managing Partner GELLIFY
Giuseppe Pasceri - CEO Adevinta Italy
Giuseppe Pasceri
CEO Adevinta Italy
Luca Piras - CEO TRIBYOU - Your Places
Luca Piras
CEO TRIBYOU - Your Places
Innovation&Technology
10 OCTOBER  |  12:30 - 15:00 Diotallevi 2 Room - South Hall

Innovative services and solutions for tourism operators: proposals from the start-up ecosystem

Speaker

Anthony La Salandra - Project Lead acceleration programme ARGO Tourism & TravelTech for Ca' Foscari Foundation - VeniSIA
Anthony La Salandra
Project Lead acceleration programme ARGO Tourism & TravelTech for Ca' Foscari Foundation - VeniSIA
Giulio Maria Pezzini - Acceleration Lead & Argo Accelerator PM - ZEST Group
Giulio Maria Pezzini
Acceleration Lead & Argo Accelerator PM - ZEST Group
Martina Rosato - Director at the General Directorate for Tourism Enhancement and Promotion of the Italian Ministry of Tourism
Martina Rosato
Director at the General Directorate for Tourism Enhancement and Promotion of the Italian Ministry of Tourism
TTG NEXT STARTUP
10 OCTOBER  |  12:40 - 13:10 TTG NEXT STARTUP ARENA - Hall A6

Tourist Destinations 4.0: a journey into the future with Artificial Intelligence (AI), Augmented Reality (AR), and drones

Speaker

Lucia Tucci - Moderator | President DestinAction, Jr. Destination Manager at Ideazione srl
Lucia Tucci
Moderator | President DestinAction, Jr. Destination Manager at Ideazione srl
Goffredo Guidi - Co-founder & Business Manager Aeffective
Goffredo Guidi
Co-founder & Business Manager Aeffective
Hélène Quintin - Co-founder & CEO KERU
Hélène Quintin
Co-founder & CEO KERU
Simone Russo - CEO & Co-founder Immodrone
Simone Russo
CEO & Co-founder Immodrone
Katherina Ufnarovskaia - CEO & Co-founder Augmented City
Katherina Ufnarovskaia
CEO & Co-founder Augmented City
Incoming Tourism
10 OCTOBER  |  13:50 - 14:50 BeActive Arena - Pav. C4

Nautical routes and experiential itineraries. The new way to travel and discover Italy from the sea. Nautical tourism becomes a tourism segment

Speaker

Barbara Casagrande - Secretary General, Ministry of Tourism
Barbara Casagrande
Secretary General, Ministry of Tourism
Marzio Cuoco
Vice president AS.TU.NA. Nautical Tourism Association
Francesco Di Filippo - Deputy Vice President Assonautica Italiana
Francesco Di Filippo
Deputy Vice President Assonautica Italiana
Paola Marchegiani - Head of Tourism Marche Region
Paola Marchegiani
Head of Tourism Marche Region
Giuseppe Nicotra
Luca Oriani
Moderator | Editor of “The Journal of Sailing” and “Boats and Motor”
TTG NEXT STARTUP
10 OCTOBER  |  14:00 - 14:30 TTG NEXT STARTUP ARENA - Hall A6

Sharing Mobility: the key to success for accommodation providers

Speaker

Raffaella De Donato - Moderator | Community, Communication & Project Management for the Associazione Startup Turismo
Raffaella De Donato
Moderator | Community, Communication & Project Management for the Associazione Startup Turismo
Gianluca Iorio - Co-Founder & COO Unicorn Mobility
Gianluca Iorio
Co-Founder & COO Unicorn Mobility
Michele Pio Lauriola - Co-Founder and Chief Sustainable Officer E-ssence
Michele Pio Lauriola
Co-Founder and Chief Sustainable Officer E-ssence
Nadia Mangiavacchi - Co-founder E-Dway
Nadia Mangiavacchi
Co-founder E-Dway
Alberto Riva - Co-founder & Business Developer MobilitySquare
Alberto Riva
Co-founder & Business Developer MobilitySquare
Julia Zheng - Founder ALOE
Julia Zheng
Founder ALOE
Incoming Tourism
10 OCTOBER  |  14:00 - 15:00 Cedro Room - West Hall

Roots Tourism and Made in Italy

Speaker

Hermann Graziano
Moderatore | Professore Dipartimento di Scienze Aziendali, Università di Bologna
Fabrizio Antolini
President SISTUR and Professor Department of Communication Sciences, University of Teramo
Francesco Calabrò
Professor Department of Civil Engineering, Energy, Environment and Materials - DICEAM, Mediterranean University
Sonia Ferrari - Professor of Tourism Marketing and Territorial Marketing, University of Calabria
Sonia Ferrari
Professor of Tourism Marketing and Territorial Marketing, University of Calabria
Andrea Guizzardi
Professor Department of Statistical Sciences, Centre for Advanced Studies on Tourism (CAST), University of Bologna
New Trends
10 OCTOBER  |  14:20 - 15:20 Main Arena - Hall Sud

Tourism Dream Gap: the truth about Women's Leadership in Tourism Enterprises. Case histories and insights for improvement for generations of all times

Speaker

Daniela Ballarini - Founder and Ceo of Ready2work S.r.l.
Daniela Ballarini
Founder and Ceo of Ready2work S.r.l.
Giulia Barroero - CEO Lab Travel
Giulia Barroero
CEO Lab Travel
Barbara Casillo - General Manager Italian Hotel Confederation Association
Barbara Casillo
General Manager Italian Hotel Confederation Association
Isabella Maggi - Marketing and Communications Director Gattinoni Group
Isabella Maggi
Marketing and Communications Director Gattinoni Group
Antonio Marzano - Moderator | Journalist
Antonio Marzano
Moderator | Journalist
Sofia Gioia Vedani - CEO Planetaria Hotels
Sofia Gioia Vedani
CEO Planetaria Hotels
Marketing&Sales
10 OCTOBER  |  14:30 - 15:30 Global Village Arena - Pav. A2

Business Travel and Corporate Mobility: data security and personalization in the age of transparency and truthfulness

Speaker

Rosemarie Caglia - Moderator | CEO Travel for business
Rosemarie Caglia
Moderator | CEO Travel for business
William Gandolfi - AB Group Travel&Global Mobility Manager
William Gandolfi
AB Group Travel&Global Mobility Manager
Rosa Guerra - BCD Travel Italy Director Program Manager
Rosa Guerra
BCD Travel Italy Director Program Manager
Roberta Larentis - Customer Success Partner SAP Concur
Roberta Larentis
Customer Success Partner SAP Concur
Cecilia Pantaleo - Country Manager AirPlus International Italia
Cecilia Pantaleo
Country Manager AirPlus International Italia
Laura Spatola - Head of Sales NBT
Laura Spatola
Head of Sales NBT
Destinations
10 OCTOBER  |  15:00 - 18:00 Ravezzi 2 Room - South Hall

Destination Great Britain: News, itineraries and two royal attractions: Historic Royal Palaces and the Royal Museums in Greenwich

Speaker

Simona Blandi - Travel Trade Manager of VisitBritain Italy
Simona Blandi
Travel Trade Manager of VisitBritain Italy
Marie-Charles Houston - Sales Manager for Historic Royal Palaces
Marie-Charles Houston
Sales Manager for Historic Royal Palaces
Andrea Larotella - Senior Travel Trade Manager for Royal Museums Greenwich
Andrea Larotella
Senior Travel Trade Manager for Royal Museums Greenwich
Valentina Salaris - Sales Representative for the Italian market for Abbey – The Destination Experts
Valentina Salaris
Sales Representative for the Italian market for Abbey – The Destination Experts
Incoming Tourism
10 OCTOBER  |  15:30 - 17:00 Main Arena - Hall Sud

Tourism Goal 2035: Moment of truth and new challenges. Climate, migration, and adaptation strategies

Speaker

Carlo Sangalli - President of Confcommercio-Imprese for Italy
Carlo Sangalli
President of Confcommercio-Imprese for Italy
Nora Annesi - Researcher, Institute of Management, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna of Pisa
Nora Annesi
Researcher, Institute of Management, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna of Pisa
Flavia Coccia - Vice President Assidema
Flavia Coccia
Vice President Assidema
Daniele Gatti - CEO of Holiday Family Village - Porto Sant'Elpidio
Daniele Gatti
CEO of Holiday Family Village - Porto Sant'Elpidio
Andrea Giuricin - Economist, Associate Professor Milan Bicocca University
Andrea Giuricin
Economist, Associate Professor Milan Bicocca University
Marcello Zacchè - Moderator | Caporedattore Economia Il Giornale
Marcello Zacchè
Moderator | Caporedattore Economia Il Giornale
New Trends
10 OCTOBER  |  16:00 - 18:00 Abete Room - West Hall

The new features of the Confesercenti Tourism Collective Labour Agreement: Equal opportunities, welfare, gender violence, work-life balance, classification

Speaker

Corrado Luca Bianca - Moderatore | Assoturismo National Coordinator
Corrado Luca Bianca
Moderatore | Assoturismo National Coordinator
Vittorio Messina - Presidente Assoturismo Confesercenti
Vittorio Messina
Presidente Assoturismo Confesercenti
Giovanni Dalò - Vicepresident EBN
Giovanni Dalò
Vicepresident EBN
Dario Domenichini - Presidente EBN
Dario Domenichini
Presidente EBN
Elvira Massimiano - Head of Confesercenti Contractual Policies Office
Elvira Massimiano
Head of Confesercenti Contractual Policies Office
TTG NEXT STARTUP
10 OCTOBER  |  16:25 - 17:05 TTG NEXT STARTUP ARENA - Hall A6

Creating and marketing experiences: how to empower destinations and revitalize tourism landscapes

Speaker

Lucia Tucci - Moderator | President DestinAction, Jr. Destination Manager at Ideazione srl
Lucia Tucci
Moderator | President DestinAction, Jr. Destination Manager at Ideazione srl
Mamadou Diagne - CEO & Founder The City Hub
Mamadou Diagne
CEO & Founder The City Hub
Valentina Masarin - Chief Marketing Officer Freedome
Valentina Masarin
Chief Marketing Officer Freedome
Chiara Minì
CEO Sicilyland
Elena Santilli - Head of Culture & Experience Design at Expirit
Elena Santilli
Head of Culture & Experience Design at Expirit
Paolo Taricco - Co-founder & CEO Yookye
Paolo Taricco
Co-founder & CEO Yookye
Aldo Tripiciano - CEO Adalot Networks
Aldo Tripiciano
CEO Adalot Networks
New Trends
10 OCTOBER  |  17:10 - 18:00 BeActive Arena - Pav. C4

Sports Tourism between Experience and Events. Market analysis on sports users and actual impacts on destination development

Speaker

Andrea Casalini - Chief Executive Officer of Endu
Andrea Casalini
Chief Executive Officer of Endu
Lorenzo Cortesi - General Manager of Venicemarathon
Lorenzo Cortesi
General Manager of Venicemarathon
Luca Moretti - President of Livigno Next - Marketing, Culture and Territory
Luca Moretti
President of Livigno Next - Marketing, Culture and Territory
Dina Ravera - President Destination Italia Group
Dina Ravera
President Destination Italia Group
Francesco Tapinassi - Director of Toscana Promozione Turistica and scientific director of BTO
Francesco Tapinassi
Director of Toscana Promozione Turistica and scientific director of BTO
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