TALKS AGENDA
DECEMBER 2 – 4 | ISTITUTO MARANGONI MIAMI
EACH DAY:
- 4:00PM-6PM | BUSINESS NETWORKING IN THE EXPO AREA
- 6:00PM-7:15PM | THE TALKS
- 7:15PM-9:00PM | NETWORKING COCKTAIL
DAY 1 – TUESDAY DECEMBER 2nd
6:00PM | WELCOME REMARKS
Claudio Da Soller Executive Vice-President, Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Southeast and GM, Pininfarina of America
6:05PM | GREETINGS
Hon. Michele Mistò, Consul General, Consulate of Italy in Miami
6:10 PM | GREETINGS
Hakan Baykam, President and CEO, Istituto Marangoni Miami
6:15 PM | PRESENTATION: “ITALIAN FURNITURE IN AMERICA: MARKET DYNAMICS and TRENDS”
Marco Verna, Trade Commissioner, Italian Trade Agency – Miami office
6:25 PM | PRESENTATION: “INSIDE SALONE DEL MOBILE MILANO 2026, WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE WORLD’S LEADING DESIGN FAIR”
Giulia Halabi, Head of External Relations Office, Salone del Mobile di Milano
6:45 PM | PANEL: THE MIAMI-ITALY CREATIVE CONNECTION: MUTUAL INFLUENCES SHAPING CONTEMPORARY DESIGN
A conversation with Pat Bosch, Design Director, Principal, Perkins & Will – Steven Burgos, Director of Design, Interiors, HOK – Ivonne Ronderos, Principal, DKOR Interiors – moderated byTracey Fillmore, President, American Society of Interior Designers, Florida South
DAY 2 – WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 3TH
6:00PM | PANEL: “DESIGNIN DIMENSIONS OF DESIRE. HOW LUXURY BRANDS ARE TRANSFORMING RESIDENTIAL LIVING”
Presented by Istituto Marangoni Miami
A conversation with Randi Rodriguez, Design Director, 1508 London – Tatiana C. Mardare Founding Partner and Strategy Manager, UOA-W – Deborah Wecselman, Founder, Wecselman Design – moderated by Thelma Lazo-Flores, Dean of Interior Design, Istituto Marangoni Miami
6:25PM | PANEL: “THE BRANDED RESIDENCE EXPERIENCE THROUGH NEXT-GEN DESIGN TOOLS”
Geri Weiner, Co-founder and COO, ImaageQ andCEOof GDW Design Studio –Israel Kreps, Chief Executive Officer, Kreps PR & Marketing – Ana Bozovic, Founder & CEO, Ana Analytics – Mikael Hamaoui, Developer, Pagani Residences – moderated byJessica Nicole Mahoney, CEO and Co-founder, ImaageQ
6:50PM | PRESENTATION: “PIEMONTE (ITALY): WHERE ART, DESIGN AND INNOVATION SHAPE EXCELLENCE”
Annalisa Gamba, Division Manager Luxury, Piemonte Agency for Investment and Export
DAY 3 – THURSDAY DECEMBER 4TH
6:00PM | PANEL: “DRIVING DEMAND: HOW ITALIAN DESIGN POWERHOUSES MANTAIN THEIR MARKET LEADERSHIP”
A conversation with Francesco Farina, CEO, B&B Italia USA – Thais Fontenelle, Showroom Director, Minotti Miami – moderated byMarisela Perdomo, Membership Director, American Society of Interior Designers, Florida South
6:25 PM | PANEL: “NEW CONCEPTS IN HOSPITALITY, RETAIL AND LIFESTYLE INTERIORS”
A conversation with Eloisa Bustos, Director of Design, Virgin Hotels Collections – Alessio Scalabrini, Head of interior Design, Flow – Elizabeth Camargo, Principal, EC Architecture + Design – Jacqueline Gonzalez Touzet, Principal, Touzet Studio – moderated by Vanessa Smith Torres, President, American Institute of Architects, Miami
6:50PM | PRESENTATION: “DESIGNING THE FUTURE: LEVERAGING AI TO REIMAGINE THE INTERIOR DESIGN PROCESS”
Jessica Nicole Mahoney, CEO and Co-founder, ImaageQ – Geri Weiner, Co-founder & COO, ImaageQ – Fernando Guzman, Software Design Architect, ImaageQ
