megatrends defining the future of tourism: a journey within the journey in 12 universal truths

Valentina has worked for two decades in the Tourism & Hospitality industry at international level as Destination Manager Director, Marketing & Sales Director in world renowned visitor attractions and major hotel groups. She has always implemented a strategic foresight-led approach in companies, embracing innovation and brave decisions. Winner of multiple awards, she has engaged with the world of futures studies firstly with the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies, within the Horizon Scanning program, and subsequently with the Trento UNESCO Master in Social Foresight, led by Prof. Roberto Poli. She is fully accredited member of A.P.F. Association of Professional Futurists and A.F.I. Associazione Futuristi Italiani
Valentina believes in the urgent need for a radical overhaul of our economic model. She champions and works for the birth of a more functional, inclusive and humanist form of capitalism. Tourism could and should play a leading role in this process.