Events programme

09 OCTOBER | 10:30 - 11:00 TTG NEXT STARTUP ARENA - Hall A6

Startup Area - TTG Next | Opening Session

Green&Outdoor

09 OCTOBER | 11:00 - 12:00 Open Air Arena - Pav. D5

Between Nature and Artifice. Visual and symbolic dialogue between the natural and artificial worlds

Speaker

Fabio Rotella
Architect

09 OCTOBER | 11:00 - 12:00 Book&Go Arena - West Pools A2/C2

Lonely Planet and destination storytelling: from guidebooks to social media

Speaker

Pietro Contaldo
IgersItalia President

Denis Falconieri
Lonely Planet author

Angelo Pittro
Moderator | Director Loney Planet Italy

09 OCTOBER | 11:00 - 12:00 Poolwide Arena - Pav. B2

Total Outdoor: toward the re-creation of the real. Data from hospitality en plein air and the new balance between aquatic, natural and indoor environments

Speaker

Ferruccio Alessandria
Assopiscine President

Alberto Granzotto
National President FAITA-Federcamping

Zaira Magliozzi
Moderator | Art&Travel Storyteller, Author, Content Creator

Alessandro Massimo Nucara
Director-General of Federalberghi

09 OCTOBER | 11:00 - 12:00 Italy Arena - Pav. A7

The new challenges of tourism in the Mediterranean: In Governance Veritas

Speaker

Piera Buonincontri
Senior Researcher ISMed - CNR, Expert in Tourism Marketing

Felice Casucci
Councillor for Tourism and Administrative Simplification of the Campania Region

Flavia Coccia
Vice President Assidema

Gabriella Corona
Director of the Institute of Mediterranean Studies National Research Council (CNR-ISMed)

Cristina Danza-Sproviero
CNR-ISMed

Giancarlo Dell'Orco
Destination Manager, Trainer and Territorial Network Expert

Elisa Di Giovanni
CNR-ISMed

Fausto Faggioli
President Albatros Network and Earth Academy area and project marketing manager

Alfonso A. Vargas-Sánchez
Full Professor and member of the Andalusian Academy of Regional Science, Spain

09 OCTOBER | 11:00 - 12:00 Global Village Arena - Pav. A2

Artificial intelligence between myth and reality

Speaker

Luca Adami
Chief marketing Officer Volonline

Paola De Filippo
General Manager Sabre

Roberto Di Leo
E-Minds CEO

Gabriele Milani
National Director FTO - Federazione Turismo Organizzato

Gianpaolo Romano
Founder & CEO CartOrange

09 OCTOBER | 11:00 - 12:00 Ravezzi 2 Room - South Hall

Artificial Intelligence and Hotel Rates: Let's Tell It Plainly

Speaker

Tina Ingaldi
Sales Manager MyForecast RMS

Susanna Saitta
Ph.D student - Data Scientist MyForecast RMS

09 OCTOBER | 11:00 - 12:00 BeActive Arena - Pav. C4

Wine Marketing for Active Tourism, between wineries and restaurants along active tourism routes

Speaker

Giovanni Di Tomaso
Lecturer, researcher, author and consultant

09 OCTOBER | 11:00 - 12:00 Diotallevi 1 Room - South Hall

Price Doesn't Sell. A Practical Guide to Quality Sales Through Value Pricing.

Speaker

Federica Montanari
Revenue Coach & Ceo di youRevenyou

Design&Project

09 OCTOBER | 11:00 - 12:00 Design Arena - Pav. D3

Presentation of the exhibition The Endless Chair. A journey through 70 years of design evolution. Produced by ADI Design Museum, curated by Maite García Sanchis

Speaker

Antonella Andriani
ADI Vice President

Maite García Sanchis
Architect and PhD

Cecilia Bione
Architect

Elizabeth Francis
Architect

09 OCTOBER | 11:00 - 12:00 TTG NEXT STARTUP ARENA - Hall A6

Hospitality Tech: leveraging technology to enhance "people experience" for hotels and vacation home rentals

Speaker

Giovanni Beretta Anguissola
CEO OkHome

Pauline Butault
Peek'In Marketing and Communications Manager

Massimo Caria
Business Development Manager Guestnet

Shari Chudoba
Moderator | Community & Internationalization Project Manager at Associazione Startup Turismo - Interpreter & Content Localization Specialist

Nermin Fania
Customer Success Peek'In

Federico Girelli
CEO Cora

Elena Maggi
Events & Business Development Manager Clorofil

Giovanni Piccinelli
Founder BB24

Caterina Tienforti
Sales manager Spotty Wifi

Francesco Zorgno
CEO CleanBnb

09 OCTOBER | 11:00 - 12:30 Beach Arena - Pav. B7-D7

Beaches 2100: the many possible truths about the future of beach tourism

Speaker

Alex Giuzio
Editor-in-Chief of Mondo Balneare

Cristian Gori
Architect

Enzo Pranzini
Former full professor University of Florence

09 OCTOBER | 11:30 - 12:30 Diotallevi 2 Room - South Hall

From Data to Portfolio! Find out how and which environments to monitor to monetise your accommodation

Speaker

Davide Visentin
CEO and Co-Founder of DIGITALIANLAB

09 OCTOBER | 11:30 - 12:30 Room Tiglio 1 - Hall A6

How to sell better and earn more from your hotel rooms

Speaker

Damiano De Marchi
Professor of Tourism Marketing at the Ca' Foscari University of Venice and Project Manager for the Venice Foundation World Capital of Sustainabilitỳ

Giovanni Derosas
CEO e founder HRM Consulting

Martina Manescalchi
Consultant, trainer and university lecturer

09 OCTOBER | 11:30 - 12:30 Tiglio 2 Room - Hall A6

Experiential tourism: from the rites of Holy Week to the Saline Biosphere. Paths to enhance the cultural and natural heritage of the province of Trapani - a journey into the heart of Sicily

Speaker

Giuseppe Pace
Extraordinary Commissioner Chamber of Commerce of Trapani

Giovanni D'Aleo
Architect, President Union ETS

Antonio Galia
Secretary Union ETS

Opening Ceremony

09 OCTOBER | 12:00 - 13:00 Main Arena - Hall Sud

OPENING CEREMONY - The Year of Veritas. Entrepreneurial choices and development strategies between generative intelligence and growing sensitivities

Speaker

Maurizio Ermeti
President IEG

Jamil Sadegholvaad
Mayor of Rimini, President of Destinazione Turistica Romagna

Andrea Corsini
Councillor for mobility and transport, infrastructure, tourism, commerce of Emilia-Romagna Region

Pier Ezhaya
President ASTOI and general manager Alpitour Spa

Franco Gattinoni
FTO (Federazione Turismo Organizzato - Confcommercio member) President

Flavio Ghiringhelli
IBAR President - Italian Board Airline Representatives

Bernabò Bocca
President FEDERALBERGHI

Federico Pedini Amati
Secretary of State for Tourism, Posts, Cooperation, Expo, Information and Tourist Investment Attraction of the Republic of San Marino

Gian Marco Centinaio
Vice-President of the Senate of the Italian Republic

Daniela Santanchè
Minister for Tourism

09 OCTOBER | 12:00 - 13:00 Noce Room - Hall A6

AI for Hospitality: from theory to practice

Speaker

Armando Travaglini
Author, Consultant and Trainer Digital Tourism Marketing

09 OCTOBER | 12:00 - 13:00 Diotallevi 1 Room - South Hall

Self Control: the 3 Cs for Selling Better. How to make the link between revenue and marketing inseparable.

Speaker

Elisa Marano
Marketing Strategist & Business Coach

Giusy Palio
Revenue Manager & Sales Strategist

09 OCTOBER | 12:05 - 12:35 TTG NEXT STARTUP ARENA - Hall A6

Revenue Management in the age of algorithms: combining automation with human expertise to increase profits in the hotel industry

Speaker

Shari Chudoba
Moderator | Community & Internationalization Project Manager at Associazione Startup Turismo - Interpreter & Content Localization Specialist

Mirko Domenico Pellegrino
Founder Tourism Goes Digital & Digital Marketing Specialist

Riccardo Peccianti
Revenue Manager e Marketing Specialist per Hotel e co-founder BeRevenue

Bruno Strati
CDO Brainy Rms & CEO ExtraPro360

Alessio Vola
CEO Businessence

09 OCTOBER | 12:10 - 12:50 Book&Go Arena - West Pools A2/C2

Neverstopdreaming | The courage to change

Speaker

Francesco Morelli
Tour leader and content creator

Winki
Travel Writer & Free Surfer Adventure Seeker

09 OCTOBER | 12:10 - 13:10 Poolwide Arena - Pav. B2

Wellness and its cultural evolution as a “global” frontier for the design of hospitality facilities: trends, sustainability and future scenarios, in relation to different types of spaces, services and audiences

Speaker

Alberto Zanetta
Architect

Camping&Glamping

09 OCTOBER | 12:10 - 13:10 Open Air Arena - Pav. D5

Electric mobility as a business opportunity for the hospitality industry

Speaker

Ambrogio Cassini
Head of eMobility, Repower Italia

09 OCTOBER | 12:10 - 13:10 BeActive Arena - Pav. C4

Sports in the Digital Age: Transformation, Fan Engagement and Sports Tourism

Speaker

Fabio Lalli
Entrepreneur, advisor and speaker

09 OCTOBER | 12:10 - 13:10 Design Arena - Pav. D3

Neurosciences for hospitality: truth as a strategic asset for designing hotels to meet increasingly profiled needs

Speaker

Thomas Parascandolo
Moderator | Business Developer and Architect Lombardini22

Matteo Bianco
National Sales Director LAGO Spa

Maria Giovanna Manfredi
Architect and Designer Lombardini22

Alessandro Muzzarelli
CEO MAD051

09 OCTOBER | 12:10 - 13:10 Italy Arena - Pav. A7

Destination Sustainability. Social Sustainability of Tourism as a New Measured and Certified Goal.

Speaker

Gabriele Cena
Head of External Relations and Institutional Partnerships, University of Gastronomic Sciences of Pollenzo

Paolo Marcesini
Moderator | Editor in Chief of Italia Circolare

Roberto Naccari
General Director of Santarcangelo dei Teatri

Angelo Salento
Professor of economic and labor sociology in the University of Salento

09 OCTOBER | 12:40 - 13:00 TTG NEXT STARTUP ARENA - Hall A6

Pet Hospitality: success stories for welcoming pets from the hotel to the destination

Speaker

Lucia Tucci
Moderator | President DestinAction, Jr. Destination Manager at Ideazione srl

Chiara Astolfi
Director of Visit Romagna

Fabio Bullini
CEO MyPetHotel & Inusuale Comunicazione

Sara Merighi
CEO Food for Dogs

09 OCTOBER | 13:00 - 13:40 Book&Go Arena - West Pools A2/C2

The world's craziest expedition | Between ascents and descents, encounters and clashes

Speaker

Alberto Cancian
Moderator | Writer, traveller and destination manager

Sara Furlanetto
Photojournalist

Yuri Basilicò
Project manager

09 OCTOBER | 13:00 - 14:30 Diotallevi 2 Room - South Hall

Basilicata, State of Mind Tourism of Passions. Basilicata Route

09 OCTOBER | 13:10 - 14:10 Beach Arena - Pav. B7-D7

Digitized beach establishments: where does the industry stand? Truths about the 2024 season in data from the National Observatory Spiagge.it

Speaker

Gabriele Greco
CEO & Equity Partner Spiagge.it

Green&Outdoor

09 OCTOBER | 13:20 - 14:20 Open Air Arena - Pav. D5

Materials and trends in Indoor & Outoor design: the figure of the CMF Expert

Speaker

Simone Riva
Architect CMF Expert

Pool Management

09 OCTOBER | 13:20 - 14:20 Poolwide Arena - Pav. B2

Facilities and safety in public environments: opportunities and responsibilities

Speaker

Francesco Taddeo
Architect and head of architecture at T.E.S.I. Engineering

Design&Project

09 OCTOBER | 13:20 - 14:20 Design Arena - Pav. D3

Rooms - Giardino Interiore. Il vero futuro dell'ospitalità tra natura, polisensorialità e design

Speaker

Alessia Interlandi
Communication consultant, founder of in.circle

Orsola Clerici
Decorator, co-founder Pictalab

Piermattia Cribiori
Architetto, co-fondatore di Atelierzero

Zaira Magliozzi
Moderator | Art&Travel Storyteller, Author, Content Creator

Tiziana Monterisi
Bioarchitect and co-founder di Ricehouse

Andrea Puppa
Graphic designer, co-foounder di cccppp.studio

Carol Sichel
Project Manager Wood-Skin

Fabio Vignolo
Architect, co-founder FVAA

09 OCTOBER | 13:20 - 14:20 BeActive Arena - Pav. C4

Italian Journey. Institutional presentation of the Project, with Focus on “Italy as seen from the sea - Find out where I take you”. The promotion of nautical tourism in Italy as an opportunity for tourism and economic development

Speaker

Daniela Santanchè
Minister for Tourism

Giovanni Acampora
President Assonautica Italiana and President Chamber of Commerce Fr Lt

Andrea Babbi
President of AS.TU.NA. Nautical Tourism Association and Vice President Fiavet

Daniele D'Amario
Coordinator Tourism Policy Commission Italian Regions

Luca Oriani
Moderator | Editor of “The Journal of Sailing” and “Boats and Motor”

Eugenio Michelino
Vice-President Assonat- Confcommercio - National Association of Marinas

09 OCTOBER | 13:20 - 14:20 Global Village Arena - Pav. A2

From Offline to Online: A Practical Path to Digitizing Your Travel Agency

Speaker

Raffaello Luly
Founder of Semplicissimo Digital Transformation Company

ENIT

09 OCTOBER | 13:20 - 14:20 Italy Arena - Pav. A7

Climate adaptation: the views of tourists and operators. Results and directions from ENIT's Tourism Climate-sensitive research project

Speaker

Alessandra Priante
ENIT President

Marco Antonioli
Sociologist, chief analyst Studio Giaccardi & Associati

Rodolfo Baggio
Bocconi University Milan

Elena Di Raco
Head of ENIT Studies and Statistics Office

Giuseppe Giaccardi
Ceo Giaccardi & Associati Studio

Maria Elena Rossi
Global Marketing and Promotion Director of ENIT

Paola Borrione
President Fondazione Santagata

Valentina Coleselli
General manager DMO Dolomiti Bellunesi

Pier Ezhaya
President ASTOI and general manager Alpitour Spa

09 OCTOBER | 13:30 - 15:00 Diotallevi 1 Room - South Hall

Being a Unesco Site

Speaker

Daniele Rocca
Publisher of Finestre sull'Arte

Federico Giannini
Moderator | Director of Finestre sull'Arte

Chiara Astolfi
Director of Visit Romagna

Mariangela Busi
Contact person for Mantua and Sabbioneta World Heritage, Municipality of Mantua

Stefan Marchioro
Official of the Tourism Directorate of the Veneto Region

Nadia Pasqual
Media Relations & PR Italy at Jordan Tourism Board

Maria Giuseppina Ruggiero
Director for DRMN-LOM of the four sites in Valle Camonica

Francesco Tapinassi
Director of Toscana Promozione Turistica and scientific director of BTO

09 OCTOBER | 14:00 - 14:20 TTG NEXT STARTUP ARENA - Hall A6

Technological innovation for tour operators and travel agencies: emerging technologies and practical solutions to optimize daily productivity

Speaker

Shari Chudoba
Moderator | Community & Internationalization Project Manager at Associazione Startup Turismo - Interpreter & Content Localization Specialist

Manu Cousi
Co-Fondeur GUIDAP

Charles Forissier
Head of Business development Mtrip

Charles Gombert
EZUS CEO & Co-Founder

09 OCTOBER | 14:00 - 15:00 Abete Room - West Hall

Cycle tourism between tourist destination and territorial marketing: the DINAclub project

Speaker

Davide Damiani
Head of external relations Repower Italy

Ilaria Fiorillo
Bike influencer

Enrico Guala
Owner of 4Guimp srl

09 OCTOBER | 14:00 - 15:00 Noce Room - Hall A6

Fiavet at 360 degrees: CCNL renewal, package directive, school tourism, “zero commission,” tour guides and Ryanair.

Speaker

Giuseppe Ciminnisi
President Fiavet

Letizia Strambi
Moderator | Communication Manager Fiavet

Federico Lucarelli
Lawyer, FIAVET Legal Counsel

09 OCTOBER | 14:00 - 15:00 Tiglio Room - West Hall

Solving Fragmentation in the Travel Industry

Speaker

Adriano Apicella
CEO WTG

Paola De Filippo
General Manager Sabre

Paola Olivari
Moderator | Journalist

Alfredo Pezzani
Chief Business Officer, ACI blueteam

Sara Prontera
Marketing Director Nicolaus Tour

Sea&Beach

09 OCTOBER | 14:00 - 15:00 Mimosa 1 Room - Hall B6

State concessions after the September 4, 2024 decree law: questions and answers

Speaker

Gino Benvenuto
Lawyer

Stefania Frandi
Lawyer

Alex Giuzio
Editor-in-Chief of Mondo Balneare

Lucio Lanucara
Professor

Cristina Pozzi
Lawyer

Massimiliano Valcada
Lawyer

Incoming Tourism

09 OCTOBER | 14:00 - 15:10 Main Arena - Hall Sud

Agricultural tourism as an identity and regenerative tool. Inside the truth of places for development properly allocated in space and time

Speaker

Davide Busca
Alalunga Pescatori Savona ichthyic tourism

Guido Cardelli Masini Palazzi
President Coldiretti Rimini

Dominga Cotarella
President Terranostra

Roberta Garibaldi
UniBg lecturer and President of the Italian Association of Food and Wine Tourism

Alessandra Priante
ENIT President

Ferdinando Quarteroni
Ferdy Wild Farmhouse

Danilo Scenna
D.S. bio

Tiziana Torelli
Villa Cavalletti agritourism and oil-tourism

Bruno Vespa
Journalist and wine entrepreneur

Paolo Vizzari
Moderator

Antonio Zanda
4 Mori Craft Brewery

09 OCTOBER | 14:10 - 14:50 Book&Go Arena - West Pools A2/C2

When happiness begins | Our best time is today

Speaker

Alberto Cancian
Moderator | Writer, traveller and destination manager

Gianluca Gotto
Writer

Winki
Travel Writer & Free Surfer Adventure Seeker

09 OCTOBER | 14:25 - 14:55 TTG NEXT STARTUP ARENA - Hall A6

How to Leverage Data Analysis to Increase Revenue: Big Data, Big Revenues

Speaker

Federico Brunelli
Co-Founder Hotiday

09 OCTOBER | 14:30 - 15:30 BeActive Arena - Pav. C4

Podcasts and video-podcasts for an active tourism. Tools for true, independent and low-cost stories

Speaker

Francesca Ferrara
News Content Design Expert

09 OCTOBER | 14:30 - 15:30 Beach Arena - Pav. B7-D7

The Truth is out there: AI, Web3 and Metaverse applied to bathhouses

Speaker

Simone Puorto
Founder of Travel Singularity and Rebyū

Green&Outdoor

09 OCTOBER | 14:30 - 15:30 Open Air Arena - Pav. D5

The low-maintenance garden as a compulsory choice to curb rising operating costs

Speaker

Giuseppe Baldi
Landscape Agronomist, Owner BALDISTUDIO LANDSCAPE_GARDEN DESIGN

Design&Project

09 OCTOBER | 14:30 - 15:30 Design Arena - Pav. D3

70 years in pursuit of exceptionality in the design sector. The Compasso d'Oro award, an icon of Italian design, a lever of strategic development in the hospitality sector as well

Speaker

Antonella Andriani
ADI Vice President

Aldo Drudi
Designer

09 OCTOBER | 14:30 - 15:30 Italy Arena - Pav. A7

The truth, please, about data tourism. Comparing ideas for data processing safe from hallucination and mystification

Speaker

Alessandra Arcese
ISNART head of area Qualification Enterprises and Territory

Paolo Bulleri
Area Director for the Enhancement of Tourist and Cultural Ecosystems ISNART

Loretta Credaro
ISNART President

Annalisa D'Errico
Moderator | Journalist and institutional communicator

09 OCTOBER | 14:30 - 15:30 Global Village Arena - Pav. A2

Territorial tourism and portals: solutions for an integrated and harmonious data approach. The Truth Behind the Numbers

Speaker

Daniela Santanchè
Minister for Tourism

Barbara Casagrande
Secretary General, Ministry of Tourism

Gianluca Caramanna
Advisor to the Minister of Tourism

Alessandro Onorato
Councillor for Major Events, Sports, Tourism and Fashion of Roma Capitale

Massimo Cicatiello
Vice President Travel+Leisure

Loredana Giani Maguire
Full professor of administrative law & Coordinator of the course of study of Tourism UER

Paolo Garlando
Moderator | Territorial tourism marketing

Pool Management

09 OCTOBER | 14:30 - 16:30 Poolwide Arena - Pav. B2

Assopiscine Extraordinary Assembly

Speaker

Ferruccio Alessandria
Assopiscine President

Sea&Beach

09 OCTOBER | 14:30 - 17:00 Sisto Neri Room 1 - South Hall

Artisan Value Bathing Enterprises: People, Family, Land Care and Sustainability

Speaker

Marco Croatti
Senator Movimento 5 Stelle

Davide Cupioli
President Confartigianato Imprese Rimini

Salvatore Di Mattina
Member of the X Commission House of Representatives (Productive activities, trade and tourism)

Roberta Frisoni
Assessor for State Property Municipality of Rimini

Andrea Gnassi
Deputy Partito Democratico

Lucio Lacerenza
Lawyer

Roberto Manzi
Lawyer

Davide Servadei
President Confartigianato Imprese Emilia-Romagna

Mauro Vanni
President Confartigianato Imprese Demaniali

Riccardo Zucconi
Deputy Fratelli d'Italia

09 OCTOBER | 15:00 - 15:20 TTG NEXT STARTUP ARENA - Hall A6

Emerging trends and insights in the Tours & Activities industry: a comparative analysis 2024 vs 2023

Speaker

Tommaso Peduzzi
Global Head of Sales Regiondo

Theresa Rappensperger
Teamlead Marketing Regiondo

09 OCTOBER | 15:00 - 15:40 Book&Go Arena - West Pools A2/C2

I travel alone | How to turn into globetrotting women

Speaker

Ilaria Bonfante
Travel designer and tour guide

Zaira Magliozzi
Moderator | Art&Travel Storyteller, Author, Content Creator

Marta Pellegrini
Tour operator and consultant for female travelers

Anna Pernice
Travel blogger and journalist

Winki
Travel Writer & Free Surfer Adventure Seeker