05/10/21 h 11:00 - 12:00
The health emergency has turned the spotlight onto villages and inland areas not only as tourist destinations, which host current needs for demand, but also as attractive places for new forms of residence, under a banner of quality of life. The Touring Club Italiano, which has been promoting sustainable tourism development in small inland towns for 23 years through its Bandiere Arancioni (Orange Flags) programme and accompanying them on the path of continuous improvement, explores the actual prospects for revitalising small towns in inland areas, also in relation to rethinking their relationship with cities.
Architect and urban planner
Full Professor of Urban Planning at Milan Polytechnic University, Stefano teaches as a guest lecturer at several international universities. He was the City of Milan Councillor for Culture, Fashion and Design from 2011 to 2013 and has been a curator for numerous international exhibitions as well as President of Triennale Milano since 2018. With offices in Shanghai and Milan, the Stefano Boeri Architetti firm’s work ranges from producing urban visions to architecture, focusing firmly on the geopolitical and environmental implications of urban phenomena. Focusing on the relationship between city and nature led to the construction of Milan’s Vertical Forest in 2014, the first residential building prototype which houses over 700 trees and 20,000 plants. In 2016, the firm helped rebuild the towns of Amatrice and Norcia, struck by an earthquake, and is currently working on urban development plans for Castelsantangelo sul Nera and Arquata del Tronto. Stefano Boeri is co-chair of the World Form on Urban Forests scientific committee and, since 2020, has been Chair of the Forestami Scientific Committee, a project aiming to plant 3 million trees in the Milan metropolitan area by 2030.
General Manager Touring Club Italiano
Touring Club Italiano is a private, non-profit organisation whose mission is taking care of Italy as a common asset, making it better known, more attractive, more competitive and more welcoming. It does this by raising awareness of and promoting widespread volunteering and ethical, responsible and sustainable travel. A Mathematics graduate, Giulio was the General Manager of the RCS Newspaper Area - Corriere della Sera and Gazzetta dello Sport - and Managing Director of RCS Libri - Rizzoli, Bompiani, Fabbri, Adelphi, Marsilio, Sonzogno in Italy, the Flammarion group in France and Rizzoli NY in the United States. He teaches ‘Publishing Company Economics and Management’ for the Print and Multimedia Publishing Master's Degree at the University of Bologna, founded by Umberto Eco.
Coordinator of Certification programs Touring Club Italiano
Head of Touring Club Italiano’s regional Certifications and Programmes, she coordinates the Bandiere Arancioni (Orange Flags), an initiative that gives recognition to small towns in the Italian heartland, as well as the latest quality certification programme for Paths and Trails. An expert in regional marketing and destination management, particularly in inland area local development projects and slow and sustainable tourism, Isabella has worked for Munich’s Tourism Board and the City of Venice’s Tourism, Culture and Communication Office.
Mayor of Gromo
Lawyer and Mayor of the Municipality of Gromo since 2016, a Municipality certified with the Orange Flag of the Italian Touring Club; previously she held the position of Municipal Councillor with delegated powers to tourism, culture and communication. She has been a member of the board of the Seriana Valley Library System, a board member of Promoserio (local development agency for the Seriana Valley and Scalve Valley), and a board member of Turismo Bergamo. Currently, she is a Councillor and Lombardy Regional Representative in the Board of Directors of the Orange Flag Association that publishes online the municipalities certified with the Italian Touring Club's Orange Flag.
Mayor of Santa Fiora
Graduating with an honour’s degree in Law, Federico is a solicitor and University of Siena collaborator. He discovered his love for politics at a very young age, holding positions of responsibility in public administration: first as a municipal council member and now as Mayor of Santa Fiora, a municipality awarded a Touring Club Italiano Orange Flag certification for its tourism quality. He is also a councillor for the Province of Grosseto, responsible for the budgeting, heritage, human resources and coordinating municipal services. He has always been highly engaged with associations and volunteering and was the creator behind the Santa Fiora Smart Working Village project.
Digital editor-in-chief Touring Club Italiano
A professional journalist, Stefano is the editor-in-chief and content manager of Touring Club Italiano's digital operations. He also writes articles for TCI’s Touring magazine and various Green Guides. He works with several publishing houses on editorial projects and nature tourism popularisation.
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