Third consecutive year at #DreamTeam2020

What you will find in this article:

• Giffoni Dream Team 2020: my third consecutive participation;

• The event program:from day 1 to 10;

• Conclusions and final thoughts;

Once again, despite the ‘peculiar’ circumstances due to Covid, I am confident in saying that this experience has given me unique and authentic emotions.

Fifteen young talents under 30 experienced a range of emotions, including joy, amazement, anger, perplexity, confusion, disorientation, teamwork, laughter, and contagious cheerfulness during their 10-day journey in the Multimedia Valley of Giffoni Valle Piana for the 50th anniversary of the Giffoni Film Festival.

Please take a look at the most significant moments in the carousel of pictures I have collected.

In this edition, compared to a year ago where I focused exclusively on the international working table of 11 boys and girls from Italy, India, Colombia and Venezuela for the brand TOYOTA, I co-ordinated the work of the 5 groups of 3 people who measured themselves against the challenges set by BAYER Italy and BPER Bank. 

All participants in this year’s event are residents of Campania, which created a positive and welcoming atmosphere. However, conflicts and unexpected reactions were expertly managed.

The task of following them began with the preliminary CV selection, which allowed us to integrate a diverse and highly skilled team. This was a crucial factor in the resounding success of the event.

Our program attracts a diverse group of students from various fields, including Physics, Environmental Engineering, Physiotherapy, Psychology, Design, Audiovisual Content Editing, Architecture, Game Design, and Sociology.

This year, our collaboration with the Apple Developer Academy has equipped our teams with valuable students with coding skills too.

Understanding the stories of each individual talent was the challenge from day one. These individuals chose to get involved in a small town in the province of Salerno during the last two weeks of August.

The Giffoni Film Festival has achieved an enchanting result for 50 years. Recently, innovation and start-ups have played an increasingly central role. This year, the co-working space where the dreamers spent the 10-day event was truly fantastic.

If someone were to ask me at this point what was the most exciting moment of the whole event, I would mention the post published on Facebook by Paola Pisano, at that time Minister of Innovation and Digitalisation of our country, which best expresses what it means to invest in young people and their skills.

The event programme: from day 1 to day 10.

So, it seems only right to collect here the video summaries of the 10 days full of work and experiences that the Dreamers have been involved in.

Video report: Giffoni Next generation 2020

Day 2: Wednesday 19th August

Programme:

• Masterclass with Accenture Foundation Italy
• Working Session #1 and #2

Day 3: Thursday 20th of August

Programme:

• Working Session #3 and #4
• Mentorship with Cariplo foundation and Oltrepò Biodiverso foundation

Day 4: Friday 21st of August

Programme:

• Working Session #5 and #6
• Mentorship with Prof.re Guido Zaccarelli
• Interview with Dreamers Federica Pierro (Designer), Giuseppe Volpicelli (Audiovisual product consultant), Francesca Ruggiero (Marketing Psychology student)

Day 5: Saturday 22nd of August

Programme:

• Working Session #7 e #8
• Workshop: “Public speaking efficace“
• Mentorship with Alessandra Priante, Director United Nations Regional Commission for Tourism (UNWTO)

Day 6: Tuesday the 25th of August

Programme:

• Working Session #9 and #10
• Masterclass with ALTROCONSUMO
• Meeting with the Minister of University and Research Gaetano Manfredi
• Mentorship with BAYER Italy

Day 7: Wednesday the 26th of August

Programme:

• Working Session #11 and #12
• Mentorship with the Vice President of BPER group: Pierpio Cerfogli
• Dreamers interviews: Simona Correale (Ux/Ui designer), Norma Gaetani (Electronic Physics student), Teresa Agovino (Environmental Engineer)
• Masterclass ENI with Antonio Maglio

Day 8: Thursday the 27th of August

Programme:

• Working session #13 and #14
• Masterclass with Valter Longo and Marco Bellezza
• Meeting with the councillor Valeria Fascione
• Mentorship with the Deputy of the Italian Republic Piero De Luca and Mariastella Gelmini

Day 9: Friday the 28th of August

Programme:

• Working session #15 and #16
• Mentorship with the councillor for equal opportunities Chiara Marciani
• Dreamers interviews: Silvio Fosso (Coder), Angelica De Rasis (Sociologist), Antonella Cirma (Civil Engineer), Vincenzo Maiorano (Consultant), Nunzio Galeotafiore (Graphic Designer), Roberta Palumbo (Physiotherapist)
• Delivery and presentation of final projects

Day 10: Saturday the 29th of August

Programme:

• Presentation of final projects and elevator pitch;
• Mentorship with the Minister Paola Pisano;
• Meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Luigi Di Maio;
• Greeting from the Governor of the Campania Region Vincenzo De Luca;
• Final presentation to the Undersecretary at the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities Anna Laura Orrico;

To read what outputs were realised this year, I refer you to the article on Giffoni Innovation Hub’s blog.

Final thoughts

Participating in events of this level for the third consecutive year has reinforced my awareness of the immense value that my land offers in terms of Human Capital.

The roots of our ties are strengthened with time and experience, making us more aware of our real priorities in life.

Giving and thankfulness form the foundation of our pyramid of values.

Greetings to all those who will find this summary useful. I would like to extend a special thank you to the person on my right for their trust and availability.