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Nadja was the first female member of the Executive Board of Swarovski, which was founded in Austria by her great-great-grandfather Daniel Swarovski in 1895. She led the Branding, Sustainability and Licensing divisions and launched the luxury fashion jewelry and home décor brand Atelier Swarovski.

Nao Tamura is a designer in the most modern terms. Her talents cross-over cultures, languages, disciplines, concepts and styles with consistency of smart thinking always at the heart of her work. She is truly global in her insights and execution. As a product of Tokyo and New York City creative communities, her solutions are equally at ease in the world of 2D and 3D, with an uncanny ability to find that emotional connection with the industry status-quo often insists upon. Her unique solutions are more than simply design and possess a rare balance of innovation and beauty.

Sherif is an architectural engineer, software developer and researcher. He is an Associate Partner, Design Systems Analyst and leading the applied ML projects at Foster + Partners' Applied R+D (ARD) group. 

Sherif's position there allows him to work on complex challenges on a daily basis, utilizing his expertise in geometry optimization, digital fabrication, virtual and augmented reality, and machine learning.  

Designer based in New York, the city where he founded his studio in 1978. An early pioneer of the Hospitality industry, the award-winning designer, renown internationally for creating innovative interiors worldwide, including The Beverly Hills Hotel, The Breakers Palm Beach, Belmond Hotel Cipriani in Venice, Four Seasons Dubai DIFC and The Oberoi in New Delhi to mention few. Tihany has also created award-winning restaurants for celebrity chefs such as Thomas Keller, Daniel Boulud, Heston Blumenthal and Jean-Georges Vongerichten. 

Born in Milan, he became interested in photography after completing his studies in Art History.

Stefania Trenti, graduated in Economics from the Bocconi University of Milan; she obtained an M.A. in Economic Analysis from the Strasbourg University. Since 1998, she has worked as an industrial economist at the Research Department of Intesa Sanpaolo, where she is Head of the Industry and Local Economies Research. Her main interests are international trade, technological innovation and environmental economics. She has authored numerous papers and articles in these areas.

Luca Trevisani is a visual artist. In his works the historical characters of sculpture are questioned or even subverted, in a relentless investigation of matter and its narratives. His multidisciplinary practice has been exhibited internationally in museums, institutions and publications.

Born and raised in Rome, Alessandro Valenti is an architect with a master's degree from Barcelona and a PhD from Italy. He is the editor-in-chief of Elledecor.it and About:. He is a professor of Interior Architecture at the University of Genoa and the author of essays for scientific journals such as *Agathon and GUD, as well as books including Case Disperatamente Contemporanee, Patricia Urquiola. Time to Make a Book, and Nuovi Paesaggi Domestici. L’Abitare ai Tempi del Coronavirus Rappresentato in 3 Atti e 3 Epiloghi. He is also a guest professor at BUCT University in Beijing. 

Award-winning inventor and solar designer Marjan van Aubel (1985) focuses on sustainability, design and technology. She was ambassador of the Dutch Design Week 2022 and designed the roof of the Dutch pavilion at the World Expo 2000.

Rogier van der Heide is an acclaimed lighting designer known for merging the science of light with its emotional and sensory impact. His explorative, artisanal approach emphasizes discovery and rigorous testing through physical models and mockups, crafting lighting environments that are both functional and deeply immersive. Working at the intersection of materials and light, Rogier has pioneered innovations such as luminous glass facades and textile-based designs for celebrities like the Black Eyed Peas and Lady Gaga.

Malika Verma Founder Border&Fall

Classe 1986, giornalista con un debole per i viaggi e la fotografia. Si laurea allo IED di Milano e lavora nella redazione di Casamica prima di partire per un giro del mondo con la sua reflex.

Federico Villa was born in Como in 1983 and he studied Industrial Design at Politecnico in Milan. Federico opened his studio in 2010 and started to work with important Italian design companies and architecture firms. The fundamentals of his work are to focus on the qualities of a specific product, the space and an individual in the photographic image: project and subject become a single and continuous course. At the same time he is devoting particular attention on photography used as archiving of contemporaneity with a critical analysis between natural and artificial.

Armand Vokshi is a university Associate Professor and has been the Chair of the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanistics at the Polytechnic of Tirana since 2020.

He graduated in Architecture from the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Florence in 2005. He continued his Architecture and Town Planning Research Doctorate at the Department of Architecture at the University of Florence is 2010-2013, on the subject Traces of Italian Architecture in Albania 1925-1943. 

Lukas Wegwerth works on the intersection of crafted objects and engineered modular structures. All projects find common ground in the territory of joints and connection making and their accompanying methods and strategies. The Three+One system is an ongoing project that explores a straightforward approach to modular constructions— from furniture to architectural-scale structures. It provides a platform for collaborative building, lending itself to use in multiple contexts such as exhibition design, academic research, public spaces and private interior.

Founder Weishaupt Design Group,