Guest speakers:

Kamil Hilmi Dalkir, 2050+

Kamil Hilmi Dalkir is an architect and researcher, currently part of the interdisciplinary agency 2050+ based in Milan. Previously, he held architectural positions at Studio Fuksas in Rome and Balmond Studio in London prior to working as a freelance designer, model maker and fabricator for several years.
 

Sofia Belenky, Space Caviar

Sofia Pia Belenky is a designer from New York based in Milano. Together with Joseph Grima, Sofia Pia is partner of Space Caviar, an architecture and research studio operating at the intersection of design, technology, politics and the public realm.

Thomas Collet, xFarm Technologies

Thomas Collet is an industrial engineer in the field of agronomy and biotechnologies. He is now Business Manager in a fast-paced and hard-working environment, at xFarm Technologies. 

Inga Jasiuvian, Heaven Avena

Born in Lithuania, in her career she dove through an array of disciplines; starting from logistics and supply chain management, shifting to operations and strategic sourcing, ending her Nordic career by heading a team of product developers and innovators for four different plant-based food brands.

In 2019, she decided to embark on a journey of Heaven with her passion for innovation in foods and creating a positive impact towards startups ecosystem and society around. 

Nicole Niehaus, Deliveristo

Nicole is a half German half Italian food tech and data enthusiast.  She joined the Italian team at Katoo in 2020, a Spanish startup building food procurement tools for restaurants and suppliers. After this experience, Nicole decided to stay in Milan, joining Deliveristo, an Italian startup that launched a marketplace for Horeca.

Marine Masson, Qonto
Hello, my name is Marine, I am French from Paris region. Since my studies in Toulouse, I ve been working in Online Marketing, always in the startup environment (Flixbus, Holidu, ProntoPro...). After a couple of years in Munich, I decided to switch from beers to aperitivi and I am now for more than 3 years in Milan. Now I am the paid marketing team lead of the Italian market in Qonto.

Ali Esmaili, Wealthype
I’m Ali, a data scientist at Wealthype, where we leverage AI to shape the future of finance. My journey began with a masters degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Bologna, but my interest in mathematics led me to a thriving career in data science In Milan, a dynamic city with a global outlook. Let’s connect and together, we can navigate the exciting world of data science and finance.

Divya Singh, Tod's

Hailing from New Delhi, Divya Singh landed in Milan over a decade ago to build her fashion career from the ground up. With a foundation in fashion design and an MBA, she has honed her expertise while collaborating with prestigious Italian luxury brands and simultaneously founding a fashion-tech startup along the way.

Piotr Niepsuj, Freelancer Photographer

Polish-born (1984) Piotr Niepsuj is a lifestyle-oriented freelance photographer, creative consultant and photo-editor based in Milano since 2007. He started out working for now defunct PIG MAG and then, with all the struggle it takes, he became free-lance. In 15+ years of his professional path he has collaborated, worked and shot for many magazines, brands and friends including  Alla Carta, Apartamento, Double, Financial Times, Marfa Journal, Kaleidoscope, Off-White™, Slam Jam, OAMC, Nº21, Perks And Mini, just to name a few. If not behind the camera or in front of the computer you can find him digging for photo-books or... still exploring Milano

Jose Silva, Yellowsquare

Born in Coimbra, got a degree in tourism and during the last semester of his studies he completed an internship in a Hostel in Milano. That's what triggered his interest about hostels. From this point onwards he invested his time on learning the most he could about the Hostel industry. He went to Poland to work, for free, in a hostel and once he got back, he has found a job in another Hostel in Lisbon. Eventually he got a call from Yellowsquare in Rome, where he became a reception supervisor, and finally the opportunity of moving to the new location in Milano, where he became General Manager. 
 

Ana Paola González Polo, Fiera Milano Congressi

Originally from Mexico City, Ana studied Hospitality Management and during her bachelors she had the opportunity to make a exchange semester abroad in Canada and take part in the organization and logistics of many events.She chose Milano as her destination city because it is one of the main competitors in terms of hosting big fairs, conventions both national and international. She is currently making a Master’s in Event and Exhibition Design. The master consists of theorical classes and an internship. Currently, she is making her stage at Allianz MiCo part of Fiera Milano group, on the sales area.