In the era of the global network, the identity, the values and the outlook of citizens lie, above all, in the quality of the contents and their correct and transparent management. Amidst growing phenomena, like the open data policy and the new rules on transparency, a journey between the past, the present and the future of the language of communication in a Europe that questions itself about its own changing identity.
Bestseller writer, one of the most important exponents of Chinese culture. Her autobiographical novel, "Wild Swans", is currently the most widely read book on China in the world. The biography "Mao: The Unknown Story", reveals new and surprising aspects of the life of Mao Tse-tung and is, today, the most complete ever published. Both best sellers have been translated into more than 30 languages and have combined sales of around 15 million copies.
The most influential web strategist on the global scene, he has been among the founders of the company Threadless and CTO (Chief Technology Officer) for the 2012 election campaign of Barack Obama, adding his contribution to the final victory thanks to an innovative and impressive operation of data mining, which made history in the sector.
Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI in 2007, he has held several offices in the field of ecclesiastical communication over the years. He is in the team that managed the launch of the Twitter profile of the Pope and the opening of the Holy See to social media.
ICS Chairman since 2010, coordinator of EuroMediterraNetwork and President of Pomilio Blumm, a company leader in public and institutional communication. Trained in the United States, he has specialized in marketing at Harvard University, MIT and the INSEAD campus in Singapore, he has worked in major advertising corporations in the United States, the Middle East and Japan. Author of the books "La Repubblica della Comunicazione" (2010), "Communicazione 3.0" (2011) and "Comunicare la trasparenza" (2013), he has developed one of the most original theoretical models of communication between institutions and citizen-consumer.
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Professor of Sociology of cultural processes and director of the Department of Communications and social research at the Sapienza University in Rome. Chair of the National Conference of the faculty and degree courses in Communication Science. Amongst his more recent publications are "Neogiornalismo, Tra Crisi e Rete, come cambia il sistema dell’informazione" (Neo-journalism. Between Crisis and Network, how the information system is changing) e "Università al futuro. Sistema, progetto, innovazione" (University in the future tense. System, project, innovation.
President and founding partner of the Institute of Pavia. He deals with research and training in the field of the analysis of communication in the media, and is a board member of the Centre for Media Education of Pavia and of the honorary committee of The Child Guardian Award.
General director of the Confederation of Italian Industries Assafrica & Mediterraneo.
Twitter Profile Confindustria Assafrica & Mediterraneo: @ASSAFRICA
Co-founder and former president of Transparency International Italy, she has directed and elaborated numerous national and international projects to promote legality and eliminate corruption within the public and private sectors, including the implementation and monitoring of the OCSE and UNCAC Conventions, European research on the protection of whistle-blowers and on the National Integrity System.
Journalist and blogger for the main Italian financial newspaper "IlSole24Ore", she is one of the main interpreter of important intercultural themes such as middleastern politics, Islam and immigration. She is also editor in chief of the web portal “Moroccotoday”, specialized on euromediterranean politics.
Director of Transparency International - Italy, the national branch of the leading NGO promoting transparency and fighting against graft all over the world. He is member of the team of experts working to employ the Open Government in Italy, in cooperation with the Department of Public Service.
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Twitter Profile Transparency Italia: @transparency_it
Leading journalist of the TG5’s editorial staff.
Pomilio Blumm è una società leader nel settore della comunicazione pubblica e istituzionale, caratterizzata da un rapporto privilegiato con la Pubblica Amministrazione, sia a livello europeo che nazionale.
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