Speaker 2026

Top Italian and international design studios, professional designers, entrepreneurs and brands. Programme being finalised

Main Hall

Charlie North

Global VP of Design - Ennismore

Justin Meath Baker

Director of Interior Design EMEA, South West Asia - Hyatt Hotels Corporation

Kayla Pongrác

Founder, B.Arch - KPS

Piotr Kalinowski

CEO / Design Director - MIXD

Giulio Rigoni

Associate / Senior Architect -
BIG | Bjarke Ingels Group

Roberto Mancinelli

Senior Associate - Rockwell Group

Jette Cathrin Hopp

Director of Acquisition and Business Development - Snøhetta

Katrine Goldstein

Managing Director (CEO) & Partner - Norm Architects

Lavinia Guelfi

Contract Commercial Director - LEMA

Patricia Holler

Founder & Creative Director - Checa Woid Interiors

Antony Cestra

Partner | Chief Development Officer - stroop

Tarek Hegazy

Principal and CEO - Living Design

Marco Alfaro

Lead AI Researcher & Designer - Studio Tim Fu

Anissa Bedoui

Creative Director - Living Design

Sala we:ll magazine

Eszter Radnóczy

Founder - Este'r Partners

Davide Oldani

Chef & Owner, Ristoranti D’O e OLMO / San Pietro all’Olmo – Cornaredo (MI)

Florian Boje

CEO - GIO'FORMA

Niccolò Franceschini

Director - GIO'FORMA

Piero Castiglioni

Piero Castiglioni

Lighting Designer and Founder - Studio Piero Castiglioni

Marco Petrucci

Lighting Designer - Studio Piero Castiglioni

Matteo Mocchi

Business Development Director - Design Bridge and Partners

Eleonora Morganti

Interior Design Strategist for Living Wellbeing

Gian Paolo Venier

Designer & Partner - OTTO Studio

Gabriel Gascón

Chief Executive Officer - Gascón Group SA

Federico Spagnulo

Founding Partner - Spagnulo & Partners

Antonio Zacchera

CEO - Zacchera Hotels

Chiara Boni

Fashion Designer

Alessia Galimberti

Architect & Founder - Alessia Galimberti & Partners

Giacomo Geroldi

Project Director - Park

Cinzia Pagni

President, ADI Lombardy

Francesco Scullica

Architect and lecturer - Politecnico di Milano

Alberto Zanetta

Scientific Director Hospitality courses - POLI.design

Elena Elgani

Researcher - Department of Design - Politecnico di Milano

Luigi Fragola

Founder and Director - Luigi Fragola Architects

Daniela Colli

Architect & Founder - COLLIDANIELARCHITECTOR

Ambra Piccin

Architect and Interior Designer - Studio arch. Ambra Piccin

Riccardo Emanuele

Architect, founding partner - NCB ARCHITECTURE

Samuel Balasso

Architect, founding partner - NCB ARCHITECTURE

Cristian Possenti

Commercial Director - ALPI

Alessandro Capellaro

Co-Founder - studio b-arch

Sabrina Bignami

Co-Founder - studio b-arch

Pier Giorgio Lomascolo Maura

Founder and Creative Strategist - Holden Creative

Construction & Investment Hall

Fulvio Castellani

Operations Director - Deerns Italia

Francesco Gori

CEO - ESA engineering

Matteo Mantovani

Managing Director, Head of Hospitality Europe - Currie & Brown

Eleonora Raiteri

Associate Director, Building Consultancy – Due Diligence, CBRE| Turner & Townsend

Simone Megna

Head of Hospitality - Project Management, Italy - Turner & Townsend

Ernesto di Santo

Senior manager - EY-Parthenon

Giorgio Ribaudo

Managing Director - THRENDS

Ezio Villa

Sole director - De Materia

Mirco Gheller

Founder - Venice Excellence

Paolo Boi

Area Manager Italy, Hospitality & Residential - Technogym

Zoi Katsarou

Lighting Designer - CML Cristian Miola Lighting

Caterina Grasso

Director | Investment Banking - EQUITA Debt Advisory

Valentina Maria Grassi

Senior project manager - Drees & Sommer Italy

Alessandra Niada

Head of Marketing Italy - Falkensteiner Hotels & Residences

Federico Zucca

Sales Manager - STS Hotels

Moderators

Enrico G. Cleva

President - NEHW Milano Chapter

Guy Dittrich

Consultant, connector and content creator

Giovanni Franceschelli

Founding Architect - Rizoma Architectures

Giulia Guerra

Journalist, Editorial Director - Matrix4Design

Eugenia Pronzati

Managing Director and Host - The Blue Corner Hospitality Media

Scientific Direction

Davide Mantesso

Project and Construction Management - Michaeler & Partner

Mauro Santinato

President - Teamwork

Nicola Delvecchio

Strategic Hospitality Advisor - Teamwork

Laura F. Verdi

Architect and Editorial Director - we:ll magazine