Federico Brugnoli

Curatore MICAM X (Moderatore)

Federico Brugnoli è un innovatore e un imprenditore. Laureatosi in Scienze e Tecnologie per l’ambiente all’Università di Milano nel 1997, lavora ora insieme al suo team per reinventare e promuovere modelli di business improntati alla “sostenibilità innovativa” nel mondo della Moda, del Lusso, dell’Interior Design, dell’Auto e in altri settori. Possiede capacità tecniche specifiche nei campi di: ricerche applicate, biotecnologie, valutazione del ciclo di vita, costi del ciclo di vita, responsabilità sociale d’impresa, risk management, trasferimento tecnologico. È responsabile dell’Innovation Square by Lineapelle. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Federico is an innovator and an entrepreneur. MSc in Environmental Sciences and Technologies at the University of Milan in 1997, he works with his teams to innovate and promote “innovative sustainability” business models in Fashion, Luxury, Interior Design, Automotive and other industries. He has developed specific technical skills in: Applied Research, Biotechnologies, Life Cycle Assessment, Life Cycle Costing, Corporate Social Responsibility, Risk Management, Technology Transfer. He is also the curator of Innovation Square by Lineapelle.

URL www.fashioninnovation.it

Giovanna Ceolini

Presidente Assocalzaturifici

Giovanna Ceolini, imprenditrice italiana ed amministratore unico di Parabiago Collezioni Srl nasce il 23/05/1959. Subito dopo il diploma in ragioneria si dedicherà con passione ed energia al mondo della calzatura nella sua città natale a Parabiago, (noto e importante distretto calzaturiero di importanza internazionale dell’Alto Milanese) inizialmente come responsabile campionari e vendite presso il calzaturificio Cele Ferrario, successivamente come direttore generale alla Conceria Buscatese ed infine nel 1995 nella prima attività imprenditoriale con Karl Schlecht e Thierry Rabotin fondando il proprio calzaturificio nel 1999 ( quest’anno si festeggiano i primi 20 anni di attività) sotto il nome di Parabiago Collezioni. Oggi tra le sue attività, ricopre anche il ruolo di Presidente reggente di Assocalzaturifici, associazione che sostiene, promuove e cura gli interessi dell’industria calzaturiera nazionale in Italia e nel mondo, coordinando e seguendo il mercato europeo.

Federico Brugnoli

Curatore MICAM X (Moderatore)

Federico Brugnoli è un innovatore e un imprenditore. Laureatosi in Scienze e Tecnologie per l’ambiente all’Università di Milano nel 1997, lavora ora insieme al suo team per reinventare e promuovere modelli di business improntati alla “sostenibilità innovativa” nel mondo della Moda, del Lusso, dell’Interior Design, dell’Auto e in altri settori. Possiede capacità tecniche specifiche nei campi di: ricerche applicate, biotecnologie, valutazione del ciclo di vita, costi del ciclo di vita, responsabilità sociale d’impresa, risk management, trasferimento tecnologico. È responsabile dell’Innovation Square by Lineapelle. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Federico is an innovator and an entrepreneur. MSc in Environmental Sciences and Technologies at the University of Milan in 1997, he works with his teams to innovate and promote “innovative sustainability” business models in Fashion, Luxury, Interior Design, Automotive and other industries. He has developed specific technical skills in: Applied Research, Biotechnologies, Life Cycle Assessment, Life Cycle Costing, Corporate Social Responsibility, Risk Management, Technology Transfer. He is also the curator of Innovation Square by Lineapelle.

URL www.fashioninnovation.it

Federico Brugnoli

Curatore MICAM X (Moderatore)

Federico Brugnoli è un innovatore e un imprenditore. Laureatosi in Scienze e Tecnologie per l’ambiente all’Università di Milano nel 1997, lavora ora insieme al suo team per reinventare e promuovere modelli di business improntati alla “sostenibilità innovativa” nel mondo della Moda, del Lusso, dell’Interior Design, dell’Auto e in altri settori. Possiede capacità tecniche specifiche nei campi di: ricerche applicate, biotecnologie, valutazione del ciclo di vita, costi del ciclo di vita, responsabilità sociale d’impresa, risk management, trasferimento tecnologico. È responsabile dell’Innovation Square by Lineapelle. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Federico is an innovator and an entrepreneur. MSc in Environmental Sciences and Technologies at the University of Milan in 1997, he works with his teams to innovate and promote “innovative sustainability” business models in Fashion, Luxury, Interior Design, Automotive and other industries. He has developed specific technical skills in: Applied Research, Biotechnologies, Life Cycle Assessment, Life Cycle Costing, Corporate Social Responsibility, Risk Management, Technology Transfer. He is also the curator of Innovation Square by Lineapelle.

URL www.fashioninnovation.it

Fiorenzo Omenetto

Director of Silklab

Fiorenzo G. Omenetto ha la cattedra d’insegnamento “Frank C. Doble” in Ingegneria all’Università di Tufts. È anche professore dei Dipartimenti di Fisica e Ingegneria Elettrotecnica. Si occupa di ricerca nell’ambito di tecnologia, di materiali ispirati alla biologia e di scienze naturali, concentrandosi in particolare sugli approcci trasformativi verso i materiali sostenibili per applicazioni ad alta tecnologia. È stato il primo a proporre e sperimentare l’uso della seta come una piattaforma di materiali per applicazioni di alta tecnologia e le sue ricerche sono state ampiamente riportate nella stampa di tutto il mondo. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Fiorenzo G. Omenetto is the Director of Silklab, and Frank C. Doble Professor of Engineering at Tufts University.  His research interests are at the convergence of technology, biologically inspired materials, and the natural sciences with an emphasis on sustainable materials for high-technology applications and solutions for sustainability and planetary science. The lab’s research has been featured extensively in the press with coverage in the most important media outlets worldwide, and its technologies are licensed by major corporations and lead to the creation of multiple companies.

URL www.tufts.edu – https://ase.tufts.edu/biomedical/unolab/home.html

Jessica Kelly

Founder & CEO THR3EFOLD

Jessica Kelly is the Founder & CEO of THR3EFOLD. She’s spent a decade helping hundreds of fashion & lifestyle brands in New York City grow their business through marketing, sales, and PR. During a life-changing trip to India, she saw first hand the issues with the supply chain and fashion industry, and was set on a mission to change it. THR3EFOLD provides fashion brands with access to an ethical supply chain and training so they can grow their business for people, planet, and profit.

Yuly Fuentes Medel

MIT, Program Manager of Fiber Technologies Advisor, Closed Loop Fashion Fund Value of Science, Founder

Dr. Yuly Fuentes-Medel catalyzes creative ideas and is an ecosystem builder. She currently works at the Massachusetts Institute of technology as Program Manager of Fiber Technologies and is the founder of Value of Science. She created DESCIENCE, a global collective of designers, scientists & technologists, connecting the world of science and Design. She was selected as Human of the year by motherhood Magazine in 2018 and received the 2015 Boston Business Magazine “Woman to Watch” Award. She graduated with a PhD in biomedical sciences from MIT’s Medical School and trained at the MIT Sloan School in Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship. She currently serves as President of the board of the Chile-Massachusetts Alliance to support international exchange of investment, technological business, talent and social impact. She is a past board member of FIT Lab and a current board member of Aji Challenge, a chilean accelerator that fosters the success of technological companies in global markets. As a member of Women Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology (WEST), she received a Volunteer Giving back award. She is also a member of the innovation committee at MIT’s enterprise forum, a reviewer for MIT’s Legatum Center and an advisor to MIT Delta students’ start ups. During her time as a Ph.D. student, she helped pioneer the International workshop called “Small Brains Big Ideas”. So far, this initiative has successfully trained almost a hundred Latin-American students. Trained as a biochemist at University of Concepcion in her native Chile, she is constantly in search of opportunities to support young talent and technologies to make an impact in global markets.

Tamara Leguia

Senior Client Consultant

Tamara graduated with merit from Parsons Paris and completed her Masters degree in Applied Psychology in Fashion, at the London College of Fashion. Tamara works as a Senior Client Consultant and part of the Managing Operations team on the WGSN Sustainability Board. Tamara is Swiss/Peruvian, currently living in Barcelona.

Alessandra Siena

Lineapelle Leather Expert

Alessandra Siena lavora nel settore conciario per LINEAPELLE e UNIC – Concerie Italiane da più di 21 anni. Inizialmente parte del reparto di ricerca, dal 2002 è responsabile del reparto di formazione, in cui organizza e tiene corsi di formazione su vari argomenti legati al mondo della lavorazione della pelle. I corsi sono rivolti principalmente a professionisti impiegati nei settori di uso finale dei prodotti conciari e hanno lo scopo di aumentare le conoscenze legate ai materiali e sensibilizzare gli utenti alla scelta e all’uso dei vari tipi di pelle. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Alessandra Siena has been working in the leather sector for LINEAPELLE and UNIC-Italian Tanneries for more than 21 years. After working in the research department, since 2002 she has been in charge of the training department, where she organizes and hold training courses on various subjects linked to the leather world. These courses are mainly addressed to all professionals working in the various end-use sectors of leather products aiming at increasing knowledge about the material and raise awareness in the choice and use of the various types of leather.

Kim Mannino

Director of Trend Curation

Kim has extensive knowledge in the trend industry. After studying Design at the London College of Fashion, she went on to work with product development with 3 high end UK designers and then moved onto trend forecasting, working with 2 global trend offices prior to arriving at WGSN. Kim brings 8 years in the fashion industry, and 29 years in global trend forecasting, covering all market sectors and consumer insights to all her client meetings and presentations.

Alice Marcato

Director

Graduated in Bioengineering, she is now the technical director of Politecnico Calzaturiero. She is an expert in R&D, she design and promotes research and technological innovation and training projects at regional, national and European level, in TCLF sectors. She manages all training courses and services to companies, as well as collaborations with International Fashion Schools. She is also responsible for the IT section, the prototyping laboratories, and the UNI EN ISO: 9001 quality management system.

Céline Tessitore

Commercial & Sustainability Director

Federico Brugnoli

Curatore MICAM X (Moderatore)

Federico Brugnoli è un innovatore e un imprenditore. Laureatosi in Scienze e Tecnologie per l’ambiente all’Università di Milano nel 1997, lavora ora insieme al suo team per reinventare e promuovere modelli di business improntati alla “sostenibilità innovativa” nel mondo della Moda, del Lusso, dell’Interior Design, dell’Auto e in altri settori. Possiede capacità tecniche specifiche nei campi di: ricerche applicate, biotecnologie, valutazione del ciclo di vita, costi del ciclo di vita, responsabilità sociale d’impresa, risk management, trasferimento tecnologico. È responsabile dell’Innovation Square by Lineapelle. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Federico is an innovator and an entrepreneur. MSc in Environmental Sciences and Technologies at the University of Milan in 1997, he works with his teams to innovate and promote “innovative sustainability” business models in Fashion, Luxury, Interior Design, Automotive and other industries. He has developed specific technical skills in: Applied Research, Biotechnologies, Life Cycle Assessment, Life Cycle Costing, Corporate Social Responsibility, Risk Management, Technology Transfer. He is also the curator of Innovation Square by Lineapelle.

URL www.fashioninnovation.it

Matteo Scarparo

Assocalzaturifici – Head of Global Trade Unit

Graduated in foreign languages and literatures with a specialization in Russian literature and culture in Milan, Università Cattolica. 15 years experience in managing internationalization development programs for SMEs and trade show services. From 1999 to 2008 he worked for Italian Woodworking Machinery Manufacturers’ Association in international and marketing dept., as project manager taking care of all major promotional events to develop made in Italy wood processing machinery brands on foreign markets. Since 2008 he has been working in ANCI Servizi (the service agency belonging to Assocalzaturifici, Italian Footwear Manufacturers’ Association), first as Head of economic & services unit (2008-2016) and from 2017, as head of the Business Services Unit, where he’s in charge of the strategy implementation for the internationalization supporting footwear mfg. SMEs in their export businesses.

Sabrina Frontini

Director

Graduated with a degree in Engineering Management from Milan Polytechnic.  Since 2002 SF works as the Director of ICEC, in Milan, the certification body that serves all the leather industry. SF is a lead auditor qualified to inspect management systems for quality, products, processes, as well as raw material origin and traceability.  Remit includes training in relation to certifications for the leather industry. Cooperates with major technical committees and working parties in developing standards and protocols for the leather industry: UNI (Italy), CEN (the European Committee for Standardization). Responsibilities extend to promoting the culture of quality and sustainability of ICEC-certified companies at all main events.

Angelo Coletta

CEO & Founder

Angelo Coletta è attualmente CEO e co-Founder di Zakeke, SaaS del Visual Commerce che abilita i negozi online e fisici mondiali ad offrire ai propri consumatori l’esperienza di customizzazione dei prodotti in 2D, 3D e con Realtà Aumentata. E’ stato Presidente di InnovUp (già Italia Startup) dal 2018 al 2021, fondatore di un gruppo di imprese innovative di successo con ha alle spalle due exit: quella di BookingShow Spa, uno dei tre player principali di ticketing in Italia, venduta ad un grande gruppo internazionale, e quella di 18Months Srl, secondo player nazionale nel settore del ticketing per i cinema di cui nel 2016 aveva rilevato la maggioranza. A giugno 2014 ha fondato UpCommerce Spa, piattaforma per la gestione di e-commerce multilingue.

Barbara Maiocchi

Ceo, Creative Director & Co-Founder

Entrepreneur, Creative and Collection Director, I have been working in the fashion industry for 20 years. Starting my career in Italy, I launched my womenswear brand in 2003, beside my consulting firm. I spent the last 10 years in Paris as Creative Director of several french brands and as consultant for trend agencies. In 2018 I’ve founded Livetrend, an innovative Fashion Trend Analytics solution, relying on Big Data and AI, in order to identify trends and analyse competitors in real time to help create and manage bestseller collections.

Claudio Calvaruso

Co-Founder & CEO

Claudio, has a M.Sc in Engineering from the university la Sapienza and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne. There he met his co-founder Jean Marc Bejjani and started innovating by building small and large scale products across multiple industries. Claudio is heavily involved in data ownership and passionate about the way the new data governance is shaping our digital world. He won the Tech4Trust competition in Switzerland and the first European contract ever distributed to a Swiss company for privacy preserving data management. Their new company created an SaaS ecosystem to enable fashion brands to connect with their end-consumers through digital ownership

Federico Brugnoli

Curatore MICAM X (Moderatore)

Federico Brugnoli è un innovatore e un imprenditore. Laureatosi in Scienze e Tecnologie per l’ambiente all’Università di Milano nel 1997, lavora ora insieme al suo team per reinventare e promuovere modelli di business improntati alla “sostenibilità innovativa” nel mondo della Moda, del Lusso, dell’Interior Design, dell’Auto e in altri settori. Possiede capacità tecniche specifiche nei campi di: ricerche applicate, biotecnologie, valutazione del ciclo di vita, costi del ciclo di vita, responsabilità sociale d’impresa, risk management, trasferimento tecnologico. È responsabile dell’Innovation Square by Lineapelle. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Federico is an innovator and an entrepreneur. MSc in Environmental Sciences and Technologies at the University of Milan in 1997, he works with his teams to innovate and promote “innovative sustainability” business models in Fashion, Luxury, Interior Design, Automotive and other industries. He has developed specific technical skills in: Applied Research, Biotechnologies, Life Cycle Assessment, Life Cycle Costing, Corporate Social Responsibility, Risk Management, Technology Transfer. He is also the curator of Innovation Square by Lineapelle.

URL www.fashioninnovation.it

Francesco Passone

Klarna

Francesco Passone currently serves as Country Manager for Italy as well as responsible for Klarna’s Solutions & Delivery teams globally. Francesco has been working at Klarna for 8 years in various positions and locations. Most recently he has led the launch of the Spanish and Italian market. Prior to this, he has been working for PAY.ON/ACI Worldwide, leading their global e-commerce consulting team covering payments and fraud management strategies for major international retailers and financial institutions. Francesco holds a Master’s Degree from Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy) and the Royal Institute of Technology (Stockholm, Sweden). He is fluent in Italian, English, Spanish, and Swedish.

Luigia Redavide

CTO & Operations Manager

Marta Bonati

Country Manager

At the helm the Italian branch founded in 2018 with twenty years of experience in the investment banking industry, having worked for Unicredit, Royal Bank of Scotland, BBVA and BNP Paribas, with roles of increasing responsibility in the FX market covering Italian corporates. Her goal is to further consolidate the company’s positioning on the Italian territory and accelerate its growth, providing small and medium-sized enterprises with product capabilities and services usually reserved for large companies

Michael Ferraro

Executive Director F.I.T. NY

Michael Ferraro è il Direttore Esecutivo del FIT/Infor Design and Technology Lab (Dtech) del Fashion Institute of Technology di New York. Il DTech Lab è un partenariato pubblico-privato che nasce per riunire docenti e studenti nell’obiettivo di risolvere le problematiche di settore attraverso il design e la tecnologia. L’apprendimento esperienziale del DTech Lab si esplica con il raggiungimento di obiettivi strategici attraverso progetti che sostengono gli imprenditori e coinvolgono il settore. A partire da giugno 2017, il DTech Lab ha avviato quasi 28 progetti, coinvolgendo 30 docenti e quasi 90 studenti, con lo scopo di esplorare l’impatto delle tecnologie emergenti nei settori di design, produzione e retail. I partner del progetto spaziano da leader della tecnologia mondiale, come IBM, fino a marchi di lifestyle iconici, come Tommy Hilfiger. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Mr. Ferraro is the Executive Director of the FIT/Infor Design and Technology Lab (DTech) at the Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC. The DTech Lab is a public/private partnership whose mission is to engage faculty and students to solve industry problems using design and technology. The strategic goals of DTech’s experiential learning are accomplished through projects that empower entrepreneurs and engage industry. Since June of 2017 the DTech Lab has undertaken nearly 28 projects engaging 30 faculty and almost 90 students as they explore the impact of emerging technology on design, manufacturing and retail. Project partners have ranged from global technology leaders such as IBM to iconic lifestyle brands such as Tommy Hilfiger.

URL https://dtech.fitnyc.edu

Kim Mannino

Director of Trend Curation

Kim has extensive knowledge in the trend industry. After studying Design at the London College of Fashion, she went on to work with product development with 3 high end UK designers and then moved onto trend forecasting, working with 2 global trend offices prior to arriving at WGSN. Kim brings 8 years in the fashion industry, and 29 years in global trend forecasting, covering all market sectors and consumer insights to all her client meetings and presentations.

Christian Baio

Spin360

Project Manager at Spin360, specialized in sustainability, social dialogue, skills anticipation, employment and training projects and research. International experience with a proven track record of leading initiatives to establish and maintain brand identify and market share to boost the CSR and to contribute to social dialogue practices. The ability to relate well at any level of an organization, especially for collective bargaining, freedom of association, labour relations and social dialogue has been pivotal to success in managing stakeholder relationships.

Elena Barone

Spin360

Enthusiastic sustainability consultant at Spin360, with a management engineering background. Deeply passionate in circular economy, disruptive and strategic thinking, she believes we can no longer neglect the impact our actions have on people and on the environment. Her daily work aims at improving companies’ performances in the 3 dimensions of sustainability. Italian young professional with a optimistic and international mindset.

Kim Mannino

Director of Trend Curation

Kim has extensive knowledge in the trend industry. After studying Design at the London College of Fashion, she went on to work with product development with 3 high end UK designers and then moved onto trend forecasting, working with 2 global trend offices prior to arriving at WGSN. Kim brings 8 years in the fashion industry, and 29 years in global trend forecasting, covering all market sectors and consumer insights to all her client meetings and presentations.

Federico Brugnoli

Curatore MICAM X (Moderatore)

Federico Brugnoli è un innovatore e un imprenditore. Laureatosi in Scienze e Tecnologie per l’ambiente all’Università di Milano nel 1997, lavora ora insieme al suo team per reinventare e promuovere modelli di business improntati alla “sostenibilità innovativa” nel mondo della Moda, del Lusso, dell’Interior Design, dell’Auto e in altri settori. Possiede capacità tecniche specifiche nei campi di: ricerche applicate, biotecnologie, valutazione del ciclo di vita, costi del ciclo di vita, responsabilità sociale d’impresa, risk management, trasferimento tecnologico. È responsabile dell’Innovation Square by Lineapelle. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Federico is an innovator and an entrepreneur. MSc in Environmental Sciences and Technologies at the University of Milan in 1997, he works with his teams to innovate and promote “innovative sustainability” business models in Fashion, Luxury, Interior Design, Automotive and other industries. He has developed specific technical skills in: Applied Research, Biotechnologies, Life Cycle Assessment, Life Cycle Costing, Corporate Social Responsibility, Risk Management, Technology Transfer. He is also the curator of Innovation Square by Lineapelle.

URL www.fashioninnovation.it

Felipe Fiallo

Emerging Designer

Felipe Fiallo is an innovative, provocative and modernistic Latin-American footwear designer with passion for technology, innovation and functionality. He is a stylist, designer, researcher and maker. Born in 1983, Felipe was raised in Quito, Ecuador. Being passionate about chemicals since early childhood, Felipe created his first design start up, Jalem Candles, at the age of 13. He obtained his bachelor degree in Industrial Design in Universidad de Chile in 2007 with the Best Student Award (Summa Cum Laude). Shorty after, in 2008, he founded REINO Studios, awarded multidisciplinary design studio specialized in product design, architectural and neo-craftmanship. The same year he worked for renewed brands, such as Oakley and Puma, among others. In 2014 Felipe Fiallo was a head designer of the most luxurious train of Ecuador forfive consecutive years. In the following 2015, he was the Concept Director of Hotel Poseidon, highest hotel in Ecuador at the Pacific Ocean. After the earthquake in Ecuador, 2016, Felipe created the project “I love Ecuador”aiming to rebuild communities using and empowering the talents of artisans, jewelry craftsmen and shoe makers. He worked together with Unit Nations, IBM Foundation and Telefonica Foundation. In 2017 he designed thefirst National Luxury Collection of Neo Craft working closely with more than 63 artisan families and winning the price of Excellence of the Contemporary Art Museum of Qingshen, where his first top table products in bamboo are exhibited. In 2018 he decided to specialize in Luxury Accessories design in Italy in order to scale his voice and vision in one of the most prestigious schools of Italy – Istituto Marangoni. His intention was to make a positive impact around the world. During his studies his collection was selected for Stella McCartney to be produced and presented in Milan Fashion Week in 2020. In 2019 he won an Adidas Scholarship for specialist in digital fabrication, advanced materials and sustainability. The same year he presented hisfirst collection at Altaroma Fashion Week, receiving hisfirst price of Digital Made contest. In 2020 Felipe won two prices: ITS Salvatore Ferragamo and ITS People Choice Awards. Following this, in 2021, he moved to Italy to collaborate with Salvatore Ferragamo. In December same year he became a tutor of Future of Fashion laboratory in Istituto Marangoni empowering new generations with new vision, technologies and materials. In 2022, Felipe made hisfirst step in the Metaverse creating his first NFTs Phygital Sneaker collection, with the purpose of regenerating the planet. His collection was showed during Decentraland Fashion Week next to Karl Lagardfeld, DessX and the Fabricats, among others. Felipe Fiallo was named by Vogue Italia as one of the “Five sustainable sneakers trends of the 2021” ; selected by Government of Vicenza and Fashion Revolution as one of the 5 designers of the future, together with other international designers and brands, to present his collection in Vicenza Oro ( VIOFF2022) and chosen by Sustainable Fashion Innovation Society to be the next speaker at Phygital Sustainability EXPO 2022. On top of all, he was recently chosen by the government of Qatar to develop a new project to be shown at the next World Cup. As Vogue Mexico 2021 wrote, “the shoes will never be the same after Felipe Fiallo”.

Nicoline Van Enter

CEO The Footwearists

Nicoline van Enter lavora nel settore calzaturiero da più di 30 anni e ne conosce ogni sfaccettatura. È la fondatrice e Creative Director di The Footwearists, piattaforma internazionale dell’innovazione del mondo delle calzature. Il suo lavoro mette in contatto grandi menti e aziende ad ogni livello della filiera del settore calzaturiero, dai produttori di macchinari, fornitori di materiali e aziende fino ai rivenditori al dettaglio e agli sviluppatori di software e biotecnologie. L’obiettivo è creare innovazioni significative, per le persone e per il nostro pianeta. Nicoline van Enter gestisce inoltre Footwearology, l’accademia online per i professionisti della calzatura che offre classi dedicate a nuove tecnologie di produzione e di design e pratiche sostenibili. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Nicoline has more than 30 years of experience is all sides of the shoes industry. Currently, she is the founder and creative director of The Footwearists, the international platform for footwear innovation. She connects great minds and companies across all sections of the footwear supply chain – from machine manufacturers, material suppliers and brands to retailers, biotechnology and software developers – with the aim of creating meaningful innovation for people and planet. She also runs Footwearology; the online academy for footwear professionals that focuses on classes in new manufacturing and design technologies and sustainable practices.

URL www.footwearists.com

Scylia Chevaux

Emerging Designer

With almost 10 years of experience in the footwear and accessories sector, I worked as a designer andconsultant for brands and luxury houses in France and abroad (UK, Italy,…).My various practices among artists, artisans, designers, developers and fashion industry actors led me to understand both men and women markets with key segments and new communication channels .Evolving since a young age in an artistic environment and trained in prestigious schools in London (Footwear Design, Cordwainers/London College of Fashion) and in Rome (Accademia di Costume e Moda), both my personal and professional journey have enabled me to fineture my expertise.The recognition of my peers through the various prizes that I won (the LVMH Graduate Prize, CFDA+18, the Cordwainer Prize for Sustainability,…) drove me to push the boundaries of a constantly changing, never predictable sector and led me to join, for almost 3 years, the men’s footwear design division at Louis Vuitton in Paris and Fiesso d’Artico.10.2” is my first personal project and the brand has just been selected amongst the finalists of the prestigious Festival of Hyères in France.Scylia Chevaux

Sergio Silva

Emerging Designer

From a young age I always knew I would be involved in fashion. I grew up knowing my grandfather was an established fashion designer, but I didn’t have the opportunity to have known him. My passion with shoes started with my mother. I would see her get dressed for work every morning and one thing she would put last was the shoes I knew at that moment she was ready to face the world ahead.The shoes gave her the confidence, the “armor for battle” so to speak. Suddenly she stood a little taller, looked confident and went to work. I moved to the United States at a very young age. My love for shoes always carried with me. I would always go shoe shopping with my mom, to her my opinion always mattered. I have always felt a need to express my creativity to the world. But how can we do differently in a world so congested with so much information? I found having a value in our brand was the key to bringing my ideas to fruition. I know as an immigrant in a different country opportunities don’t usually land easily. I also believe in the power of making a change. Our goal in life transcends just living day to day. I alway believed in making a difference in the world.That’s why ÉHONTÉ exists. To be the difference we want to see, because if not me then who?

Sophie Pantet

Emerging Designer

SOPHIE BENEL is a French brand, 100% made in Italy, unapologetically feminine with a hint of creativity, decisively rooted in an effortless chic style.Sophie’s style is neither too chic nor too casual. She likes to play with materials, to bring flashes of color into her designs and carve fine and bold lines out of timeless pieces. What’s fueling Sophie’s creativity? The desire to make original pieces centered around the concept of effortless chic, to sculpt shoes that stand out and make an entire outfit.Sophie Pantet was brought up in a multicultural household. Dance, music and creativity were part of her childhood, every step of the way. And so were strong vivacious women, including her cheeky grandmother, who by the early 90s would break up an elegant look with colorful sneakers.Sophie draws inspiration from her passions: ballet, the sea, urban life, the delightful moments spent amongst family and friends.“Since my childhood, I watched fashion shows with my grandmother on Fashion TV. I have been passionate about shoes since childhood. I knew that one day I would create my own brand, I was waiting for The moment.Then that day came, in 2018. I left everything, my job, I moved abroad in 2019 to isolate myself during all the process of creation and launched myself into my passion. Italy production was an obvious choice for the high quality and expertise”. When you are a shoe passionate, that you have The idea of the perfect shoes you need and you don’t find it:While shopping for the perfect versatile pair of shoes, I came across either classic models with neutral colors and designs, or classy glamorous pieces intended for special occasions and evening gowns. What pushed me to launch this brand was the wish to create versatile shoes women can wear on any occasion, any time of the day, without sacrificing their chic and sophisticated fashion sense.Each shoe and design is part of Sophie and tells a personal story: The toe of the Ballerina and Opera collection, the butterfly under the sole, the lines and color contrasts.Although SOPHIE BENEL was established in 2019, it took two years to officially launch the brand. We spent it honing the collection designs and developing the appropriate techniques, comfort and stability requirements to achieve the high quality and grand vision of what luxury shoes should be. The SOPHIE BENEL collection is 100% made in Italy, from raw material sourcing to packaging. The brand’s ateliers are in the Marche region, global epicenter for world-class luxury shoemakers.‘’I like the idea that shoes can enhance any outfit, no matter how casual it is. Whether stilettos make a sportswear outfit look elegant, or a bold pair of sneakers comes in contrast with a refined look.’’

Christian Baio

Spin360

Project Manager at Spin360, specialized in sustainability, social dialogue, skills anticipation, employment and training projects and research. International experience with a proven track record of leading initiatives to establish and maintain brand identify and market share to boost the CSR and to contribute to social dialogue practices. The ability to relate well at any level of an organization, especially for collective bargaining, freedom of association, labour relations and social dialogue has been pivotal to success in managing stakeholder relationships.

Elena Barone

Spin360

Enthusiastic sustainability consultant at Spin360, with a management engineering background. Deeply passionate in circular economy, disruptive and strategic thinking, she believes we can no longer neglect the impact our actions have on people and on the environment. Her daily work aims at improving companies’ performances in the 3 dimensions of sustainability. Italian young professional with a optimistic and international mindset.

Matteo Scarparo

Assocalzaturifici – Head of Global Trade Unit

Graduated in foreign languages and literatures with a specialization in Russian literature and culture in Milan, Università Cattolica. 15 years experience in managing internationalization development programs for SMEs and trade show services. From 1999 to 2008 he worked for Italian Woodworking Machinery Manufacturers’ Association in international and marketing dept., as project manager taking care of all major promotional events to develop made in Italy wood processing machinery brands on foreign markets. Since 2008 he has been working in ANCI Servizi (the service agency belonging to Assocalzaturifici, Italian Footwear Manufacturers’ Association), first as Head of economic & services unit (2008-2016) and from 2017, as head of the Business Services Unit, where he’s in charge of the strategy implementation for the internationalization supporting footwear mfg. SMEs in their export businesses.

Alessandra Siena

Lineapelle Leather Expert

Alessandra Siena lavora nel settore conciario per LINEAPELLE e UNIC – Concerie Italiane da più di 21 anni. Inizialmente parte del reparto di ricerca, dal 2002 è responsabile del reparto di formazione, in cui organizza e tiene corsi di formazione su vari argomenti legati al mondo della lavorazione della pelle. I corsi sono rivolti principalmente a professionisti impiegati nei settori di uso finale dei prodotti conciari e hanno lo scopo di aumentare le conoscenze legate ai materiali e sensibilizzare gli utenti alla scelta e all’uso dei vari tipi di pelle. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Alessandra Siena has been working in the leather sector for LINEAPELLE and UNIC-Italian Tanneries for more than 21 years. After working in the research department, since 2002 she has been in charge of the training department, where she organizes and hold training courses on various subjects linked to the leather world. These courses are mainly addressed to all professionals working in the various end-use sectors of leather products aiming at increasing knowledge about the material and raise awareness in the choice and use of the various types of leather.