Carlo Antonelli
CEO, Fiera Milano Media
A graduate in Law from the University of Genoa, Antonelli is a cultural producer in various fields. From 1993 to 2003 he was artistic director of Caterina Caselli's Sugar Music (in time to invent the hits of Bocelli and Elisa). From 2006 to 2011 he was editor-in-chief of the Italian edition of Rolling Stone magazine (previously, from 2003, he was its editorial director). From August 2011 to June 2013 he directed the Italian edition of Wired and invented the Wired Next Fest festival. In July 2013, he became editor-in-chief of the monthly magazine GQ where he launched the first edition of the GQ Freak Out festival. He also has significant experience in the world of museums, as a consultant to the Palazzo Ducale in Genoa and as curator of the Villa Croce Museum of Contemporary Art in Genoa. In 2011, with Luca Guadagnino, he founded the film company First Sun (for which he is among the producers of “I am Love” in 2010 - nominated for an Academy Award - and “Suspiria” in 2018, as well as serving as general counsel for “Call Me by My Name” in 2017 - nominated in 2018 and winner of the Academy Award for Best Non-Original Screenplay). Among his various professional activities, Antonelli has published essays and articles in Italian and international magazines (including Flash Art, Domus, Abitare, Vogue Italia, the French Purple, the German O32°C and the Dutch Fantastic Man). He has also taught Sociology of Consumption at the University of Bologna and the University of Genoa. Since 2018, he has been CEO of Fiera Milano Media SpA.