Stefania Ippoliti, born in Florence, pursued her legal studies in her hometown and currently resides there while working. Since 2006, she has spearheaded the Cinema division and the implementation of regional policies for audiovisual production at Mediateca Toscana's Film Commission. Formerly Italian Film Commission president, she now serves as the head of the Tuscany Film Commission. Over the past two decades, local Film Commissions have emerged as indispensable tools for Italian and international content production. They offer crucial support, locations, [...]

Gianfranco Cordara is a journalist, writer, and media executive with years of experience in the entertainment industry. He recently served as VP of Global Content Operations for Disney+.   Before that, he was the Head of Disney Digital International and the Publisher and Creative Director of Global Magazines for Disney Publishing Worldwide. He also serves on the board of Radivision and is a senior advisor for Grishin Robotics and several technological start-ups. He teaches at the Master of International Screenwriting [...]

Meet Federico Francioni, the Head of the Digital Ecosystem for Meta, the powerhouse behind Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and, more recently, Quest devices and Threads.   Born in Arezzo in 1982, Federico has an impressive background in telecommunication engineering. He is a graduate of the prestigious University of Florence. He clinched victory in the Philip Morris International Challenge in 2005 and completed his academic journey in Oulu, Finland.  Since 2013, Federico has made California his home, working for PwC, Microsoft, and, [...]