



Founder @ SWARDLEY MAPS LTD
Ricercatore e Strategist britannico, è noto per aver ideato il Wardley Mapping. Già CEO e advisor per startup (successivamente acquisite da colossi tech), Simon Wardley è uno speaker abituale in conferenze internazionali ed è stato inserito per due volte da Computer Weekly tra le 50 figure più influenti del settore IT nel Regno Unito.
Actress, voice artist, and researcher in semiotics and new media
Manuela Grippi is an actress, voice artist, and researcher in semiotics and new media who uses podcasting to explore what remains irreducibly human in the age of artificial revolution. Following the unauthorised cloning of her voice, she took matters into her own hands — diving into code to reclaim control and launching several LLM- and AI-driven ventures. This spark birthed Umanide vs GOL.IA (RaiPlay Sound), a multi-voice documentary experiment co-hosted alongside a maieutic, disarming, and non-sycophantic AI she trained herself. Through this work, she brokered the historic "Article 7" agreement with RAI — Italy's first landmark deal protecting human-rooted intellectual property.
CEO @ Omnicom Advertising Italia & CEO @ BBDO Italia
Marianna Ghirlanda has been CEO of Omnicom Advertising Group Italy since December 2025. She has also led BBDO Italia since 2018. In this position, she is responsible for driving the strategic expansion of Omnicom’s creative agencies across Italy. Before taking on executive leadership roles at Omnicom, Marianna spent nearly a decade at Google Italy, progressing through roles of increasing responsibility and building a strong market reputation for her expertise in integrated communication and digital transformation. She began her career as a designer. After obtaining a degree in Architecture specialising in Ergonomics and a Master’s in Marketing, she transitioned into communications and has since gained over twenty years of experience working for creative agencies in Italy, the Netherlands and the UK. An active leader in the broader industry landscape, she has served as President of the Research Centre of Aziende della Comunicazione Unite (UNA) and of the Italian chapter of the International Advertising Association (IAA), contributing to sector development and fostering innovation.
Stand Up Comedian & Inspirational Speaker
Laura Formenti is a stand-up comedian, actress, and inspirational speaker.
A familiar face on Italian television, her comedy credits include Stand Up Comedy, Comedy Central Presents, Le Iene, Colorado, and Domenica 5. In 2021, she reached the finals of Italia's Got Talent, going viral with her celebrated monologue "If I Were a Man."
She joined the cast of Serena Dandini's stage show Vieni Avanti Cretina and hosts the podcast Humor Nero, which earned a nomination at the Diversity Media Awards and took second place in the Indie Entertainment category at Ilpod.
Her standout work has earned widespread recognition, including a nomination for the Factanza Award in 2024, the Paolo Villaggio Award for Stand-up Comedy in 2025, and the Milazzo Film Festival Award in 2026.
Senior Manager @ Maize
Maddalena joined H-FARM in 2019 as part of the team now known as Maize, the Jakala Group’s Innovation Design Studio. She has a background rooted in service design and specialises in strategic and organisational design, as well as digital products. A key figure in knowledge management and social sustainability, her work focuses on creating services, processes, and experiences that make a positive impact on people, driven by a commitment to conscious innovation.
AI Chief Creative Officer & Partner Sileent.com
Leads AI-driven video production at Sileent.com, bringing experience across Disney film productions, CGI/VFX, and campaigns for IWC, Panerai, and other luxury brands.
Italy Country Launcher @ Canva
Valentino Magliaro is the Country Launcher for Canva in Italy, where he leads market expansion, adoption, and the growth of the group's creative tools. Selected by 44th US President Barack Obama as one of the Obama Foundation’s global Civic Leaders, he was also named among Forbes Italy’s Top 100 Under 30 in the "Social Entrepreneurs" category. He is the founder of Humans to Humans, an edutainment company that develops educational projects centered on personal development and environmental sustainability.
Co-Founder di Cosmico e Play New
Matteo Roversi has over fifteen years' experience helping major corporations and fast-growing scaleups evolve their strategy, brand and culture. He is the co-founder of Cosmico, a talent platform that connects organisations with independent technology, design and marketing professionals through the talent-as-a-service model. At Cosmico, he heads up Play New, the business unit that collaborates with organisations to reimagine their leadership, products, and business models for the AI era. He is also the author of Work After, a newsletter and podcast that explores the future of work.
Managing Director @ Marketing Arena
Giorgio Soffiato is the Founder and Managing Director of Marketing Arena, a digital marketing agency. He currently teaches at various Italian and international universities: he is an Adjunct Professor of Digital Marketing at the University of Padua, an Adjunct Professor at Trinity College Dublin, and a Fellow at SDA Bocconi. He previously served as a researcher for Venice International University and as an Adjunct Professor at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. He is also the author of the book “Marketing Agenda: Strategie e strumenti per il manager dell'era digitale.”
Founder & CEO di Action Network e Co-Founder di Orbits, Dialogues with Intelligence
Manuela Ronchi is a 21st-century communication designer, an architect of the infosphere, and the founder and CEO of Action Network and ONBIT. As a leading voice in strategic communication in Italy and an active startup investor, she transforms content into semantic and experiential capital through unconventional strategies. In 2024, she co-founded the format Orbits – Dialogues With Intelligence with philosopher Luciano Floridi, which explores the impact of artificial intelligence and the digital realm, guiding companies through their technological transformation at the intersection of ethics, philosophy, and innovation.
Co-Founder & CEO @ Nextatlas
Co-Founder e CEO di Nextatlas, la piattaforma di cultural foresight basata su AI che anticipa i cambiamenti culturali a partire dai comportamenti degli early adopter. Filosofo di formazione, con un PhD in filosofia, Luca Morena ha trasformato un'intuizione teorica in una tecnologia della conoscenza e della previsione usata oggi da brand globali come Mondelēz, Barilla, Stellantis, Luxottica e Ferrero. È autore della newsletter Cultural Drifts, dove indaga il rapporto tra tecnologia, cultura e significato, ed è regolarmente guest lecturer al Politecnico di Milano, allo IED e alla YACademy. Ha co-fondato ForeSound, layer di intelligenza culturale per l'industria musicale. Il suo lavoro unisce filosofia e intelligenza artificiale per leggere il presente in anticipo, con un approccio che mette la cultura al centro della previsione.
Founder & Head of Content @ MARM Venture
Federica Mutti unisce il percorso da Content Creator, da sempre affezionata ai temi del lavoro e del benessere, e imprenditrice in MARM Venture (MUNU Srl), agenzia di comunicazione digitale per PMI nata nel 2023.
È nata e cresciuta in Brianza, dove tra sport, lettura e sketch di fumetti, sognava di crearsi un “lavoro creativo”. Laureata in Economia e Gestione aziendale e dopo un Master in Marketing e Comunicazione, il suo viaggio professionale è iniziato nel 2018, quando ha caricato il suo primo video YouTube – dando il via a un canale che in pochi anni ha raggiunto oltre 48.000 iscritti – ed è entrata nel mondo delle startup Fintech subito dopo l’università. Nel corso degli anni è stata consulente, formatrice in Academy Digitali e Master Universitari, creatrice di contenuti e autrice del manuale “Crescere con YouTube” con Hoepli. Ha collaborato con realtà come Adecco, Cisco, Google, Fastweb, Fiscozen e partecipato come speaker a eventi come Marketers World, Digital Innovation Days e Web Marketing Festival.
Creative Director & Co-Founder @Artetra
Vladimir is an Australian visual artist who has pursued a design career spanning over 26 years, specialising in brand identity and spatial/experiential design. Within Artetra, he leads the creative direction, intuitively translating complex concepts and contemporary dynamics into timeless visual narratives that capture the deepest essence of a brand. Integrating art, design and a multidisciplinary approach, his work ranges from branding to experiential design and architecture, through a continuous exploration of avant-garde design languages. Vladimir combines artistic vision and strategic precision to create projects defined by clarity, impact and lasting influence.
Managing Director & Co-Founder @Artetra
With a career spanning industrial design, technological innovation, and business development, Cinzia coordinates complex projects, transforming strategic insights into solutions that generate lasting value by integrating design, strategy, and project leadership. Guided by an approach that combines analytical thinking with creative sensibility, she explores the intersection of brands, products, and experiences to build authentic and meaningful connections. Her background in interdisciplinary design and advanced manufacturing informs her rigorous yet open-to-experimentation methodology, which is focused on creating thoughtful, relevant, and enduring projects.



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