Cristiana has over 25 years of experience in the Marketing industry. She began her career as a Junior Product Manager at Sara Lee. She later worked as a Product Manager for TIM (Telecom Italia Mobile). Meanwhile, she entered the world of teaching and currently holds the position of Luxury Marketing Professor at Luiss Guido Carli University. She then joined the Bulgari team, starting as a Product Manager and progressing to roles such as Senior Manager of Marketing in Italy, Worldwide ATL Senior Manager, Global Media and Advertising Director, Strategic Marketing, Media & Measurement Director, and finally, Global Marketing Operations Senior Director, a role she currently holds.

She is a highly experienced creative writer in the world of fashion and design. As a consultant for numerous magazines such as VOGUE ITALIA, THE GREATEST, SCHÖN! MAGAZINE, and LAMPOON, she writes about fashion from a critical and analytical perspective. She is also a professor of FASHION SHOW ANALYSIS and ONLINE STRATEGIES at IED Milano.

Visual Merchandising & Design Consultant and Founder of Derrick Jones Studio. With a Diploma in Music Performance from the New World School of the Arts and an Associate of Arts (AA) in Business Administration and Management from Miami Dade College, Derrick has 25 years of experience in the sector of Visual Merchandising, working for companies such as: Macy's East, Burberry (as Visual Merchandising Manager Wholesale for Europe, Middle East, India & Africa), Bellavita Cucina e Bodega, KK Space Limited. He also worked as Design Consultant for GISELDA, Restaurant La Belle Evoque, Lo Spazio dell'arte e Sartoria, Mercato Monti and KOSE Arredamento Casa

Michela Bonafoni was born in Rome in 1979. Always passionate about the world of fashion understood as a cultural macrosystem and collective expression and the daughter of traders in the clothing and footwear industry for 100 years, after a diploma in Liceo Classico, she decided to continue her studies specializing in fashion communication and marketing, earning a degree at La Sapienza in Rome. The step abroad seemed to be obligatory, and led Michela to specialize at Central St. Martin College in London precisely in communication and fashion marketing. It is 2010 the year in which, after numerous experiences at some companies and communication agencies, she moves to Milan where, in 2012, she opens the communication strategies agency 360+OneQuarter, specializing in the promotion of young designers and special projects.

15 years of experience as visual merchandiser. He has worked for 7 years in visual merchandising (indoor/window), 3 years area visual (Asia/America/South Africa/East and North Europe). 2 years of creative window design.  Soundtracks for movie. Advertising and TV series. Among the companies he worked for: H&M and 7camicie.

Flavia started her career as a Senior Account Executive at Saatchi & Saatchi Italy. Then she entered the team of Bulgari, where she worked for 10 years first as Marketing Communication Specialist, then as External Relations Manager. Subsequently, she started working as a Lecturer in various institutes: she was Professor of Luxury Marketing Management at IED, then Professor of Luxury Management at Swiss School of Management and finally Professor of "Made in italy, a culture of excellence" at Istituto Lorenzo de' Medici. For 17 years she has also been Independent Consultant in Strategic Marketing, Communication & Event Management for Luxury Companies and Independent Business Owner at Mycupoftea SRL.

Adjunct Professor at the Rome Film Academy (Copyright & IP Law). Provide comprehensive daily legal assistance to a multinational pharmaceutical company. Passionate about start-ups, blockchain and new technologies. His specializations include: fashion law, e-commerce contracts, consumer protection, terms and conditions, media agreements and entertainment: production, publishing, management, sponsorship, social media, Among the companies he worked for: DONG & Partners Law Firm, Eli Lilly and Company, Presidency of the Council of Ministers

Francesca is Staff Trainer for Luxury Hospitality Hotels (JW Marriott Luxury Collection, NH Group, Hilton Resorts, etc.) and Professor and Guest Lecturer at various international institutions, teaching on Sustainability and Fashion Industry, Luxury Brand Experience, Fashion and Luxury Industry Marketing. She has over 15 years of experience in VIP Relation Management, Public Relations and Luxury Event Organization. She was Fashion & Luxury Consultant and Personal Assistant to members of Royal families from Middle East. She worked in Private Events Organization in collaboration with the main Italian Luxury Jewelry and Fashion Brands for VIP clients and she also worked in the Marketing and Strategic Planning Department for Petroleum Multinational Company as Sales and Market Analyst.

Wholesale Area Manager for Central and East Europe at Salvatore Ferragamo SpA and Commercial Director at Alex de Pase. Veronica has 15 years of experience in the fashion industry, working first in RED Valentino Commercial Office for the FW09 season. She was then Sales and Showroom Assistant at Frankie Morello. Later, she became Showroom Coordinator at Canali SpA She subsequently held the role of Pennyblack Retail Coordinator at Max Mara Fashion Group.

Graduated at the Università degli Studi di Firenze with an undergraduate Viticulture Enology and master degree in Enology, she has been Wine instructor, Wine Department Chair and Academic Coordinator of Food and Wine Studies at Apicius International school of hospitality in Florence, traveling multiple times in USA to promote the Italian lifestyle trough food and wine, collaborating with the James Beard foundation in NY, and several American Universities Camilla has been the Academic Programs Coordinator at Gambero Rosso in its headquarter in Rome, the undisputed leader in the World in what concerns the so called Saper vivere Italiano Italian Food, Wine and Lifestyle Gambero Rosso is the Number One Multimedia Company in Italy, always at the forefront in discovering and launching new trends and strongly involved in Promoting Supporting the best of “Made in Italy” . For 30 years Gambero Rosso has contributed to the achievement of the best Italian cuisine and wines, combining tradition and novelty, authenticity of raw materials and production innovation.  She is also Mentor for Startup bootcamp FoodTech which is the leading accelerator of startups supporting and scaling companies innovating and disrupting the food industry where she is mentoring in everything related to food and wine management, business model, international education Today Camilla is Property Owner Chief Operating Officer at Volognano, www volognano com and free consultant in branding and communication strategy for Food Beverage companies.

Senior Partner at Arventia Capital ​with over 20 years of experience in Sales, Marketing and Management. ​Matured all his professional career developing and managing innovative and high-tech projects in two main industries Information Technology and Healthcare. Francesco held several Sales Marketing managerial positions in multinational companies such as Microsoft, IBM Baxter. He ran as Managing/Senior Director innovative entrepreneurial projects for startups and small enterprises. Today, he is Senior Partner for Arventia Capital, a firm involved in private equity and venture capital investments. He’s also Senior Advisor on eHealth innovation projects at Arthur D. Little

Fabio, MBA, PhD is an ICF certified corporate coach. He holds an MBA from IE Business School and a PhD in philosophy. He worked as a Corporate Trainer and Strategy Consultant at Accenture for several years. He is also an adjunct professor, teaching various subjects in the area of human resources. He holds an MBA from IE Business School.

Antonio is a senior advisor with nearly 30 years of strategy consulting projects worldwide, living and working in USA (Boston and Seattle) for 4 years, 8 years in Milano, Italy in Deloitte, and 8 years in Shanghai, China where he was CEO of GEA Consulenti di Direzione SpA Asian subsidiary. Strategy and business development senior advisor for internationalization projects. Presently Strategy Director & Project Leader for LIFE Project at SBS Group Varese, Italy, and MBA Program Director & Strategy Professor at Rome Business School. Graduated with MBA from Boston University, USA, and got a Laurea/MSc in Electrical Engineering at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy.

He is the founder and Dean of Rome Business School. Graduated cum laude in law and qualified as a lawyer, he has a Master of Business Administration from London’s Imperial College Business School, further specializing in marketing and communications at the London School of Economics. He has been teaching managerial disciplines at many Universities and Research Centres. He has many years of managerial experience in international companies such as Enel and Trenitalia. He is the author of publications on subjects related to organizational communication, marketing and human resources management. Among his awards and recognitions: New York Award 2018 and Emilio Castelar Award 2019 for his commitment in education at an international level.

A Human Resources leader with 20+ years experience, both locally and internationally, focusing on building an high performing culture to ensure enduring success to the company through customized cutting-edge development programs that bring double digit revenue growth overcoming organizational resistance. He’s currently adjunct professor at LUMSA, and free lance consultant and coach. Among his previous experiences, he was Regional HR Director - Southern Europe, at MoneyGram International, Human Resources Manager at Il Messaggero, Flight Staff industrial relations Manager at Alitalia.

He Started his career in Food Industry in R+D and later in Production. From 1987 till 2017, he worked in Novo Nordisk where he had several leadership positions like Head of Middle East & Africa, Head of Marketing and Business Development in International Operations. In 2017 he established PNValue, an investment and consulting company. Through PNValue he invests in startup companies with focus in eHealth. He was also Chairman of the Board at BluSense Diagnostics.

Over 26 years of experience as Export Manager, Entrepreneur and Project and operations Manager, related to enterprise software applications and professional services. Passionate about Project Management, especially in the Information Technology field.​ In 2005, he co-founded Comtaste S.r.l., an IT consulting company in which he still servs as CEO, mainly taking on strategic projects for the company and directly managing key clients, among which several multinational companies such as Adobe, Google and HP.​ In 2019 he founded TS Mood Srl, an innovative startup dealing with online booking services for the tourism industry.

She is the founder of Global Dream Lab Ltd in Dublin, Ireland, and Aura Coaching Academy in Rome, Italy. She is a Business & Team Coach and Motivational Trainer and has been an entrepreneur for more than 15 years. She holds a bachelor's degree in Communication, from Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain, and is certified as a Life, Business & Team Coach, Certified NLP Master Practitioner and Behavior Profiler.

A native of Miami, Florida, Marshall received his MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and has additionally taken extensive graduate coursework in counselling psychology at New York University. Marshall enjoyed a 12-year career in diverse business and finance sectors in the U.S. and Europe. He has worked on Wall Street on investment banking and risk arbitrage for firms like Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette as well as in trading for BNP Paribas. He further worked in the areas of corporate management, marketing strategy, management consulting, and real estate. Marshall has also taught at New York University’s Stern School of Business, Fordham University, University of Connecticut, Luiss University, and The American University of Rome. Marshall authored UN agency FAO Course guide: Fundamentals of International Business Management, Rome, 2006 and co-author of Leveraged Buyouts, Rome, Kappa, 2012.

Vincenzo Mazzotta (PHD - MBA) is a University Lecturer and Certified Public Accountant. He teaches Financial Management & Markets at LUMSA University, Accounting and Finance at Rome Business School and has numerous experiences teaching Financial Management at Study Abroad Programs of American Universities. As a consultant, he founded about 15 years ago Studio Mazzotta - of which he is Owner - operating in the field of Corporate Finance, supporting companies and research centers in investment and financing strategies.

Manager specialized in the negotiation and management of Commercial Networks, with consolidated experience in the Air Transport and Industrial Construction sectors. He is one of the first Italian Managers whose CV has been certified by RINA Services and sponsored by FEDERMANAGER. Over the past 32 years he has been in managerial activities, including 19 years in Alitalia, managing negotiations in almost all European countries, in many Asian and South American countries, and in the USA. He currently follows SME Business Development projects in Europe and the US as Export Manager. He is Senior Partner of Ambire, and Temporary Export Manager for Internationalization.

Human capital manager at Save the Children. Former EMEA regional manager for learning and development at Carlson Wagonlit Travel. Over 15 years of experience in human resources.

Former Member of the Board of Directors at Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria, he is currently Senior Partner at MODE Consulting Srl, a consulting company specialized in transport and tourism industries. Senior professional with 30 years of professional experience. Has worked in large organizations (Deloitte, Trenitalia Italian railways) and small start-up businesses. Skilled in strategic planning, service marketing, organizational design and capacity building with direct experience in hospitality, tourism, travel, railway operations, asset management, corporate governance. Lecturer at different educational institutions. Geographical areas of work experience: Italy and West Europe, Africa, Asia.