Gloria Arditi

Gloria is an architect who works in various fields of architecture. She was born in Milan and studied architecture at the Università La Sapienza, in Rome where she graduated with honors in Architectural Composition under the tutelage of Paolo Portoghesi. She later worked in the Studio of John Outram Associates and participated in two competitions to design buildings in London.

Gloria worked on the New York restoration project for the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island and studied at Columbia University where she wrote a thesis on the Restoration of the Edifices of the Modern Movement and published a book on Gio Ponti: Venti Cristalli di Architettura. Gloria received a PhD in Technology of Architecture from the University Ludovico Quaroni, La Sapienza.
Gloria curated, edited and wrote for two prestigious design publications: Disegno Industriale/Industrial Design, DIID, which was nominated for the Compasso D’Oro, and for IL PROGETTO, dedicated to architecture, art, communications and design.

Gloria conducted in-depth research and the appraisal of fine artwork together with Denis Mahon and Ferdinando Bologna. Their efforts resulted in the display of the work in an exquisite exhibition in 2004 at the Capodimonte Museum in Naples.

In 2006 she was appointed Vice President of the Palatina- Istanbul Association, UNESCO Agency – and wrote a proposal for the restoration of Villa Tarabya (a masterpiece of the Deco’ Italian Architecture in Istanbul) for the Italian Foreign Ministry.  With Studio Gentiloni Silveri, she participated in the restoration of various historical buildings in Rome. For the Celebration of S. Paul’s Nativity, Gloria helped find financing for urgent works of the Papal Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls.
Gloria’s ancestor, Michele Arditi was the founder and director of the Archeological Museum of Naples and under his guidance, the city of Pompeii was fully discovered. He invented the concept of ‘Open-Air Excavations’ with thousands of people working in the same site at the same time.

Francesco Tamburella

Francesco Tamburella is a Consultant and Administrator of public and private companies in various sectors: banking, insurance, health care, construction, retail, art and culture. With the advent of new information technologies he specialized in innovative applications that enhance marketing and communication strategies related to digitalization and multimedia.

In partnership with consumer groups, Francesco pointed out ways to optimize customer service and prevent mistakes in losing market share. He designed the WOR – Web Opinion Reader – a data mining software for the evaluation of corporate reputation on the web; he organized the historical documentation of consumer archives, correspondence and disputes; he developed a system of analysis of critical issues related to business-consumer relations, defining a company profile Sustainable and Reliable in the context of Corporate Social Responsibility. Francesco founded and is Chairman of Comitas, an Association for the defence of Microenterprises. Comitas arose from the desire of many micro-businesses to obtain justice and fight abuse of the market. In collaboration with the Centro Studi, he created the Observatory of Environmental Compatibility for Cosmetics of which he is currently President.