TEDxPiazzaCampodeFiori

Speakers

Speakers may not be confirmed. Check the event website for the latest lineup.

• Alain Aspect

  Winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics, Alain Aspect made a groundbreaking contribution to the development of quantum physics and quantum information science through his pioneering experiments with entangled photons.

• Ann Hiatt

  International leadership strategist and advisor, Ann Hiatt worked alongside Jeff Bezos at Amazon and Eric Schmidt at Google, gaining a first-hand perspective on the growth of some of the world’s most influential companies.

• Barbara Gallavotti

  Biologist, science journalist, author and science communicator, Barbara Gallavotti has devoted her career to making science accessible to wider audiences through journalism, television programmes and publishing projects.

• Barnaba Fornasetti

  Artistic Director of Fornasetti, Barnaba Fornasetti preserves and reinterprets the creative legacy of his father, Piero Fornasetti, carrying forward one of Italy’s most internationally recognisable ateliers in the fields of design and decorative arts.

• Carmine Abate

  Giornalista di La7 ed ex cronista parlamentare alla Camera dei Deputati, si occupa di politica, istituzioni e rapporti tra informazione, potere e società.

• Elettra Wiedemann

  Author and entrepreneur, Elettra Wiedemann has transformed an international career in fashion into a journey focused on food sustainability, food systems and meditation as a practice of presence and personal transformation. Together with her mother, Isabella Rossellini, she founded Mama Farm, an agricultural project with a social impact based on Long Island, New York.

• Enrico Mentana

  One of Italy’s most authoritative journalists, Enrico Mentana was the founder and first director of TG5. He has led some of the country’s most influential television newsrooms and has served as Director of TG LA7 since 2010. He is also the founder of Open.

• Franco Locatelli

  Physician and researcher, Franco Locatelli is one of Italy’s leading experts in paediatric onco-haematology, cell and gene therapy, and haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. He is Professor of Paediatrics at Sapienza University of Rome and Director of the Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology and Cell and Gene Therapy at Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital.

• Mario Calabresi

  Journalist, writer and storyteller, Mario Calabresi has served as editor-in-chief of La Stampa and la Repubblica. CEO of Chora and Will Media and Editor-in-Chief of Chora Media, he explores new forms of journalism, podcasting and civic storytelling,

• Martin Bauer

  Director of Food Security and Nutrition Analysis at the World Food Programme, Jean-Martin Bauer has worked within the United Nations system for more than twenty years, focusing on food security, data analysis and humanitarian crisis response. He has led WFP offices in the Republic of the Congo and Haiti and has worked in emergency settings across Africa, Afghanistan and Syria. He is the author of The New Breadline, which explores the global hunger crisis and potential solutions

• Navi Radiou

  author, scholar and international advisor, and a leading thinker on frugal innovation, leadership, and inclusive and regenerative economic models. A speaker at TEDGlobal 2014, he has delivered four TEDx Talks; his talk at TEDxPiazzaCampoDeFiori marks his fifth TEDx appearance.

• Tania Cartolano

  Journalist, senior editor, anchor and correspondent for Sky TG24, Tonia Cartolano has reported on major national and international news events. A prominent figure in Italian television journalism, she combines extensive field experience with news presenting and in-depth reporting.

• Tonia Cartolano

  Journalist, senior editor, anchor and correspondent for Sky TG24, Tonia Cartolano has reported on major national and international news events. A prominent figure in Italian television journalism, she combines extensive field experience with news presenting and in-depth reporting.