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 Sforza

Francesco Sforza Cesarini was born in Rome. He went to high school in the UK and to college in the US at the Jesuit University in San Francisco where he graduated with a BBA in 1988 and an MBA in 1989. He worked in finance from 1990 to 2011 in Switzerland, Portugal, France, the UK and Italy. In Milan he worked at Caboto Sim, in Rome for BNL and JP Morgan. He currently manages a real estate company and a family office in Rome.

Over the years he has travelled extensively and is passionate about history. He is president for Lazio of the Associazione Dimore Storiche Italiane, a private association that helps private owners to preserve historical buildings and the heritage they represent. He is passionate about civic involvement and founded the Associazione Rione Ponte e Dintorni which actively participates in debates and projects with the local authorities for the betterment of the quality of life of Rome’s central district.