ALBERTO SALVADORI

Historian and art critic, currently engaged as Established Masters and Decades Curator for the Milan MIART, director of

ALESSANDRO COLOMBO

After a BA in Economy and a MA in Arts Management, Alessandro Colombo began his career in the

ALESSANDRO PENKO

Heir to a dynasty of goldsmiths masters, Alessandro learned his art in the heart of Florence, a few

ALESSANDRO RAVEGGI

Alessandro Raveggi is a well-known Florentine writer. After publishing texts in numerous magazines and anthologies, in 2012 he

ALESSANDRO RICCIO

Student of Bob Marchese and Fiorenza Brogi of "IL GRUPPO DELLA ROCCA", Alessandro Riccio is a Florentine actor

ALEXANDRA KOREY

With a background in art history and a very digital present, Canadian-born Alexandra Korey combines her three great

ALICE BISI

Birthh is the musical project of twenty two-year-old songwriter Alice Bisi. Alice likes: the smell of fresh sheets,

ANDREA CALZOLARI

Andrea Calzolari, 46 years, is a finance and micro-finance expert. Since 2008 he has been involved in international

ANDREA D’AMORE

As an artist in the places among the people, the starting point of Andrea D'Amore's work is everyday

ANELLI MANCANTI

Anelli Mancanti is a cultural association based in Florence that organizes theater activities and teaches Italian to migrants.

ANGELO NENNA PINTOR

After going to art school, Angelo Nenna started to work as a Make Up Artist for brands like

ANNA PAOLA CONCIA

Anna Paola Concia is an Italian politician — as the Tourism and International relations Councillor for the Florence

ANTONIO BAGNI

Antonio Bagni is the young director of N_D Creative, a project born from the experience gained within the

ATTOUNO

Attouno is a non-profit organization founded by a group of professionals coming from different backgrounds with the aim

BIRTHH

BIRTHH is Alice Bisi’s dark alter-ego, "the conscience of a nineteen-year-old who spends most of her time thinking

CECCO E CIPO

Simone Ceccanti and Fabio Cipollini shyly face the world of performances with a first song "La canzone di

CECILIA DEL RE

Born in 1982 and raised in Florence, Cecilia Del Re - Lawyer and former city councilor and chairman

CECILIE HOLLBERG

Born in Germany in Lower Saxony, she studied History, Literature, Political Science, Italian and German Literature at the

CHARLIE MACGREGOR

Charlie MacGregor (41) is the founder and CEO of The Student Hotel, a company with strong core values

CONSUELO BLOCKER

Born, raised and married in a family rooted in fashion (Weaving Santaconstancia e Magliaria BP Studio). Consuelo writes

DANIELE ROSSI

Daniele Rossi began his professional career in 1979 with the CBC, formed by former students of the Central

DANIELE TASSONE

Daniele Tassone deals with innovation in information technology and new technologies, working for Findomestic, Unicredit, Boeing Airplanes, Beretta

DARIO DI LORENZO

Born in Arezzo, after living for a few years in Florence he currently lives and works in Milan.

DAVIDE DILEO

Musician, composer, author and producer, co-founder of Subsonica, writer and pilot of airplanes. Davide Boosta Dileo has collected

DILETTA FRESCOBALDI

Graduated in Business and Economics at the University of Florence with a thesis on the internationalization strategies of

DRE URHAHN

Dre Urhahn is co-founder of the Favela Painting Foundation, which mission is to create inspiring works of art

DRUSILLA FOER

Columnist and actress, Drusilla Foer is an icon and an eclectic artist: singer, model, screenwriter, dancer and much

EDOARDO FRACASSI AND NICCOLÒ BRIGHELLA

Edoardo Fracassi and Niccolò Brighella are two of the souls of Fresh Yo!, a record label founded in

EDOARDO LUSENA

Graduated in Political Science at the University of Florence Cesare Alfieri, Edoardo Lusena is today one of the

EDOARDO ZUCCHETTI

Florentine Edoardo Zucchetti took his first steps in the entertainment world during his university years. In fact, in

EIKE SCHMIDT

German art historian Eike Schmidt graduated in medieval and modern art history in Heidelberg, where he also received

ELENA FORTUNA DI BELLA MANCA

Graduated in Political Science, Communication and Journalism, the 27-year-old Elena Fortuna Di Bella Manca is originally from Massico

ELISA BASILISSI

Calimaia is an artistic collective dedicated to young professionals working in the field of visual communication. The collective

ENRICA MANNARI

Enrica Mannari's #santuariolaico is a space that welcomes and collects icons and symbols that bring hope, dreams and

EVA EDILI

Eva Edili has radio in her DNA and is one of the radio speakers of RDF 102.7, the

FABIO ZAFFAGNINI

He began his professional career as a marine geologist at the Institute of Marine Sciences of the CNR

FAUSTO CALDERAI

Internationally known art expert, Fausto Calderai has created - together with Cecilie Hollberg - the newly formed "Friends

FILIPPO BARTOLOTTA

The Florentine Filippo Bartolotta began to cultivate his passion for wine from an early age, when thanks to

FRANCESCA ARENA

She traveled the world, lived in New York, Rome and Milan, but she has always been linked to

FRANCESCA GUICCIARDINI

Creativity, history, beauty, irony and good taste — Francesca represents a unique melting pot that fascinates and amazes.

GABRIELE AMETRANO

Born in Rome, Gabriele Ametrano chose Florence as his place of election. Agent of the State Police, he

GEORGETTE JUPE

Florence has been her home for 11 years and Georgette Jupe is a freelance social media consultant and

GHIACCIOLI AND BRANZINI

What's the birthplace of a song? By which modality is a fragment, a phrase, a melody that comes

GIACOMO SALIZZONI

A man who has built his life and his profession on the love of greenery. A passionate architect

GIORGIANA CORSINI

A modern patron, Princess Giorgiana Corsini, among her various social and civic activities, is also the promoter of

GIORGIO VAN STRATEN

Writer and translator Giorgio Van Straten grew up in a mixed family, where his father was a Jewish

GIUESEPPE GREVI

The origins of the hat factory Grevi are lost in the nineteenth century but Giuseppe, currently at the

GIULIA REALI

Copywriter and communication expert, in 2002 she founded the creative agency Almagreal in Florence, which leads with the

HAMDAN AL-ZEQRI

Hamdan Al-Zeqri is a 34 Yemeni, arrived in Italy 13 years ago to be operated because of a

HELEN FARRELL

Born in the United Kingdom and Florentine by adoption, Helen Farrell is the Editor in Chief of The

HOLLY HEUSER

By mixing the ritualistic handmade with the liquid digital, Holly Heuser creates loud psychedelic artworks across a wide

HONEYBIRD

Multi-instrumentalist (charango, bass, vocals), singer-songwriter, and LGBT activist. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she found her musical

I CITOFONI

I Citofoni is a trio of professional musicians consisting of: Giulio (voice and guitar), Matteo (voice-mandolin-bass) and Simone

IL SEDICENTE MORADI

Sedicente il Moradi is a Florentine street artist who has turned the city into a little jungle by

ILCO VAN DER LINDE

Ilco van der Linde is the founder of NATIONAL LIBERATION CONCERT, DANCE4LIFE, MASTERPEACE, LITTLE MANDELA HOUSE & LIBERTY

JACOPO JENNA

Choreographer, performer and filmmaker. After graduating in Sociology Jacopo Jenna perfected the study of contemporary dance at Codarts

JACOPO JENNA

The performance is a process of transfiguration of the body through the reconfiguration of the location with specific

JACOPO STORNI

Born and raised in Florence, Jacopo Storni is a writer and a journalist. Jacopo writes for Corriere della

JONATHAN CALUGI

Also known under the moniker Happy Lovers Town, Jonathan Calugi is an Italian illustrator based in Pistoia. From

KINKALERI

Everyone Gets Lighter, performance In the performance the dancer uses a codified set of body movements, each corresponding

LAURA JANSEN

Laura Jansen is an award-winning Dutch/American singer songwriter. Her own music has taken her around the world collaborating

LAURA LENZI

Laura Lenzi is a renowned agronomist and also the "campaign leader" of the FICO Wine project, willed into

LAURA MASI

Laura Masi, madly in love with Italy and especially with Florence, her city, is a girl with many

LEA LANDUCCI

Graduated in computer engineering, after her doctorate in computer science and multimedia Lea Landucci worked for 10 years

LETIZIA RENZINI

Sound and visual artist, performer, Letizia Renzini works in an interdisciplinary field, focusing the exploration in the composition

LO FO IO

LO FO IO is a community of artisans, creatives and factotum sharing tools in a common space in

LORENZA SOLDANI

Lorenza Soldani is a Florentine community engagement expert, facilitator and trainer with a certificate in social and family

LOTTOZERO

Lottozero is a Prato-based center for sustainable textile design, art and exchange with an open lab for textile

LUCA ANDREOZZI

Born in 2000, Luca Andreozzi is a young Florentine and lover of culture and beauty. In 2017 he

MAMMAIUTO

Mammaiuto is an association formed by a collective of authors. Our first goal is to make comics for

MARCO FARAONE

One of the few Italian DJs to be booked by legendary London club Fabric, this deck master combines

MARCO MASSAROTTO

Marco Massarotto is a succesful Italian digital communications entrepreneur, founder and leading one of the largest Italian digital

MARCO MAZZONI

Choreographer, performer and visual artist, he is one of the founding members of Kinkaleri, a collective of artists

MARIA ANTONIA RINALDI

Expert in Contemporary Art and Museology — after graduating in Florence, getting a scholarship from the European Community

MARTIJN BOOMSMA

I'm a creative business builder — I love helping people and building something out of nothing. I strongly

MARTINO DI NAPOLI RAMPOLLA

Martino Di Napoli Rampolla, graduated in Fashion Marketing and Communication at the Polimoda Fashion Institute, is a talented

MAXIMILIAN FANE

A young and enterprising musician, Maximilian Fane was trained at The Royal Conservatory of Scotland in Glasgow and

MICHELE CHIOCCIOLINI

Michele Chiocciolini was born in Florence on February 27th 1982. The love for beauty and the search for

MIRCEA MASSERINI

Former archaeologist, turned PR and Marketing Director, Mircea Masserini has a long and varied career. She began her

MIRKO LALLI

Mirko Lalli is Travel Appeal’s founder and CEO. He has 15 years of experience in marketing and digital

MONIQUE MIZRAHI

Multi-instrumentalist (charango, guitar, bass, vocals), singer-songwriter, and LGBT activist. Born and raised in Los Angeles she found her

MORADI IL SEDICENTE

Florentine sculptor who has made Florence into a little jungle. It is here that he has installed his

NATALIE RUCELLAI

Natalie Rucellai has been the director of PRCO, a global communications group that offers integrated solutions for the

OMAR RASHID

I finished my studies at Polimoda in Florence in 2002, after some experiences as a clothing designer between

PAOLO PETROCELLI

Paolo Petrocelli is a cultural entrepreneur driven by the belief that the arts and arts education are a

PHILIPPE DEMERS

Philippe is a entrepreneur involved in the economy development through art and culture. He co-founded in 2009 MASSIVart,

POP PALESTINE

Pop Palestine's main objective is to teach people about Palestine's culinary tradition and food culture as an expression

RICARDO LUCIANI

Born and raised in Florence, Riccardo Luciani, shifted his interest toward communications while studying Development Economicsn, which later

RICCARDO DE ANGELIS TOMMASI

A very young exponent of a Florentine family of talents, he follows the footsteps of his family in

RICCARDO VENTRELLA

After graduating from the Michelangelo high school in Florence, Riccardo Ventrella graduated in Bologna in Cinema History. Today

RICCARDO ZAMMARCHI

Cultural operator, loves contemporary popular music, local foods and the city of Florence. He mixes them in the

RUFUS POLLOCK

Rufus Pollock holds a diploma in Mathematics and a PhD in Economics from the University of Cambridge. He's

SARA AMRHEIN

Sara Amrhein is an American artist and designer based in Florence. She is the co-founder of the cultural

SARA MEUCCI

Sara Meucci, aka Miss Swirl, is an eclectic Florentine artist. Born in a family of Tuscan artisans, she

SELVAGGIA VELO

Selvaggia Velo is the creator and artistic director of the River to River Florence Indian Film Festival, a

SERENA GALLORINI

Serena lives and works in Florence. After graduating in Medieval Archeology at the University of Florence, she took

SHEILA SALVATO

Sheila Salvato is the founder of Pressme, a creative agency based in Florence that's specialized in Social Media

SIMONE CIPRIANI

Essenziale is a project started in September 2016, and has its foundations in a strong team spirit. one

STEFANIA IPPOLITI

Stefania Ippoliti, passionate about cinema and Florentine documentaries, has been at the helm of the Tuscany Film Commission

STUDIO CROMIE

Studio Cromie is a screenprinting studio and art gallery based in Grottaglie, in the south of Italy. The

SYLVIE BARBIER

Born in Taipei in 1988, Sylvie Barbier is an artist of both French and Taiwanese nationalities. Since the

TESSA MORODER

Tessa Moroder (1981), together with her sister Arianna, is founder of Lottozero / textile laboratories, center for art,

THIEN VU DANG

Thien Vu Dang's professional career evolved from cinema to the world of Vj-ing in 2001 after he discovered

TOMMASO CORSINI

Raised close to Florence in the breathtaking Villa Corsini di Mezzomonte, Tommaso with his brother Lorenzo founded Corsini

TOMMASO ROSA

Tomasso Rosa grew up in Massa and trained professionally in Rome where he was Head of the Italian

TOMMASO SACCHI

Tommaso Sacchi, 35 years old, is a curator, lecturer and consultant in the field of creativity and artistic

VIRGINIA DI GIORGIO

Virginia Di Giorgio, 32, lives in Florence, draws passionately, makes graphics for fun, writes a blog and tells

ADIL IZEMRANE

Adil Izemrane is a real estate developer who has founded and been involved in several companies and initiatives

ALBERTO FRAUSIN

Alberto Frausin, today holds the role of Managing Director in Carlsberg Italia S.p.a., after having acquired a solid

ALBERTO PERUZZINI

Alberto Peruzzini is the Director of Toscana Promozione Turistica, the Tourism Agency of the Tuscany Region. Graduated in

ANNE VAN DER ZWAAG

Born in Cameroon living in The Netherlands, owner and director of designfair OBJECT in Rotterdam and the Amsterdam

APURVA PRETAP

Apurva has helped leading consumer companies including Starbucks, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), Qantas and Delta Airlines build a

BEATRICE VENEZI

Pianist and composer born in 1990, Beatrice Venezi is the youngest Orchestra Conductor of Europe. She currently directs

CATERINA BELLANDI

The story of Zia Caterina and her magical Taxi “Milano 25” begins with the death of Stefano, Caterina's

CATERINA DE RENZIS SONNINO

She studied Political Sciences at Cesare Alfieri in Florence, but she is also a specialized graphic desinger for

CHIARA MEIATTINI

Chiara works in social work in Florence for nearly twenty years with the cooperative Il Cenacolo. Suburbs, mediation

CLÉMENCE LÉAUTÉ

French artist, living and working between Paris, Berlin and Florence, she studied Modern Literature, Art History and Linguistics

DAVID RIONDINO

David Riondino is an Italian singer-songwriter, actor, director and writer. In 1979 he opened the historic Tour of

ELENA MANNOCCI

Elena graduated in 2013 in Visual Design at the University of Florence, before graduating she began her career

FAVELA PAINTING X THE STUDENT HOTEL

To celebrate the opening of The Student Hotel in Florence, the United Painting Crew was invited to create

FRANCESCA TARANTINI

Born in Pistoia in 1965, Francesca Tarantini is associate professor in medicine and geriatrics for the University of

FRANCESCO BERNABEI

Francesco developed himself professionally in the field of image and digital communication, first as a photographer and then

FRANCIS BEUKEVELD

Dutch presenter, speaker and Inner Axis teacher. Creative soul, making and hosting programs for tv and online content,

HOME IN BETWEEN

Since the beginning of the 2015 refugee crisis, hundreds of thousands of people fled across the Mediterranean Sea

JOSEP WIJNANDS

Born in Amersfoort, The Netherlands, Joep Wijnands, has a strong connection with Italy. During his childhood he lived

JOSSELIN BEY

Josselin Bey aka. Bewoy is a freelance art director and motion designer based in Montreal, Canada.Through his 8

KING OF THE OPERA

King of the Opera is the project of Alberto Mariotti, the natural continuation of his previous artistic experience

LA BANDA DEL BRASILIANO

Band del Brasiliano is a tuscan band coming from different backgrounds (Dilatazione, The Bluebeaters, Fantomatik Orchestra, Paolo Benvegnù,

LABOLLATORIO

LEONARDO SACCHETTI

Leonardo Sacchetti: journalist, social worker, reader. He works with teenagers for Macramè Cooperativa Sociale di Campi Bisenzio. He

LILLIAN BENNINK

Lillian Bennink ia a political Scientist with a background in Public Affairs and Public Private Partnerships working for

LORENZO BINI

I am Lorenzo from Italy and I’m 31. I’ve been on this wheelchair for 12 years after a

LUCA CALVANI

Luca Calvani is an Italian actor and TV presenter, born in Prato. For some years Luca has been

LUCA POLVERINI

Born in Bibbiena (AR) in 1981, Luca Polverini has always believed that the bike is the most practical

MARCELLA CANGIOLI

Art historian, Marcella Cangioli is the president of “Associazione Città Nascosta” (Hidden City Association), founded in 1994 to

MARTINA COLOMBARI

Martina Colombari was born in Riccione in 1975. In October 1991, after having been elected Miss Italy, she

MONOGRID

MONOGRID is part of the Cattleya group and support Think | Cattleya in the development of all digital

NERI TORRIGIANI

"From graphic design to communication, from the organization of exhibitions to the creation of websites, my professional background

NUR AL HABASH

After years spent working in embassies and international organizations, dedicating only free time to music, from 2014 to

NVARD YERKANIAN

Nvard Yerkanian is a visual designer and graphic artist based in between Florence, Italy and Yerevan, Armenia. Her

OLIVER SMITH

Oliver Smith is a Senior Reporter at Forbes, covering fintech, crypto and the sharing economy across Europe. He

PAOLA D’AGOSTINO

Born in Naples, she is an art historian with a degree and doctorate at the University Federico II

PAOLO TEDESCHI

Paolo as a measured optimist, believes that behind the beauties of Italy there is still unexpressed potential. The

PIERANGELO CONTE

Graduated in Composition, in Choral Music and Choir Conducting and in Electronic Music at the "Benedetto Marcello di

SALVINA DI GANGI

Salvina Di Gangi was born in 1975 under the sign of the Gemeni. Deeply proud of its Mediterranean

SANAA TABET

28 years old, born in Morocco and raised in Italy, in the small Vinci. Librarian for 7 years,

SERRA YILMAZ

Serra Yilmaz is a famous actress and the muse of the director and screenwriter Ferzan Özpetek. She studied

THORWALD TER KULVE

Thor ter Kulve is a Dutch designer based in London. His work re-defines public space, inventing products that

TIND

Active since 2001, TiND (thisisnotdesign) is a VJ and a digital media art collective very implicated in the

TOMMASO BENCISTÀ FALORNI

After a degree in clinical and community psychology, the Florentine Tommaso Bencistà Falorni decided to pursue his artistic

WAXMORE

WAXMORE is a brand stablished in December 2016 in Florence with the aim of bringing color and uniqueness

XENOFON

Xenofon is a patented emotional relational cognitive tool. Designed and developed by weplayhappy.com, it helps recognizing, expressing and