“There is nothing like a dream to create the future”. Starting with the words of Victor Hugo, strengthened by the success achieved in 2024 and proud of the young protagonist who guides it, it returns for the second year to Parmaa city that deserves the title European Capital of Youth 2027the initiative “I will take the world”. The event is created by Turin International Book Fairalong with the young people who gathered in the “Future Direction”, in collaboration with the City: Parmasupported by Cariparma Foundation and with the patronage ofUniversity of Parma.
Opportunities for new generations to discuss with great guests from all over Italy and beyond, open dialogue on contemporaneity with key young people, moments of sharing stories and experiences that could inspire girls and boys, as a compass for choices about their future. They are the peculiar elements of it “I take over the world – In dialogue with the new generations on current events, growth, work”which will be held from Thursday 23rd to Sunday 26th January 2025 a Parma at Paganini Congressi and other city spaces, with a preview Thursday 16 January at the Ridotto of the Teatro Regio in Parma.
The program is curated by Turin International Book Fair along with “Future Direction 2025”a group consisting of approx 30 students from Parma and the Parma areabetween 15 and 23 years old, selected through a call sent on Salone’s social networks in September. Through continuous meetings they gave voice to their doubts and passions, proposed the themes of the meetings, evaluated the names of the guests, made a schedule of questions and topics to be discussed on the stages of the Paganini Congressi. Not only that: the girls and boys of the group supported the Book Fair staff to bring their ideas and voice to the promotion, communication and management activities of the events.
The program of major lessons will be enriched with workshop, laboratories, activity, presentation created by local cultural realities, in collaboration with the Book Fair. Secondary and high schools, universities, bookstores, civic libraries and associations will propose projects aimed at different age groups, for children and adults, with a focus on reflection on current events and youth participation, starting from the books and experiences created .
Guests
The writer and radio host Forgiveness Compass (January 16); the journalist and the writer Annarita Brigands (January 23); Daria Bignardiradio and television writer and presenter (January 26); Manlio Castagnafantasy book author, (January 23 and 24); the best-selling writer Gianrico Carfiglio (January 26); the influential expert on food waste and vegetarian cuisine Alessio Cicchiniknown on social media as @rucoolaaa (January 24): Francesca Medalcareful sociologist on issues of work and social inequalities (January 25); the theater director Emma Dante (January 23); Riccardo Falcinelliart director and designer, with the writer Tommaso Pincio (January 25); the illustrator Bad comedy (January 23); the writer Fabio Genesis (January 24); the Strega Prize writer Paul Giordano (January 26); the actor and comedian Michela Giraud (January 25); the queen of romance Felicia Kingsleywith the writer Lea Landucci (January 24); the psychologist and the psychotherapist Forgiveness Lancinipresident of the Minotauro Foundation (January 25); the journalist Marco lo Conte (January 25); the journalist war correspondent Francesca Mannocchi (January 23); the writer Daniel Mencarelli (January 23); the journalist Luca Misculin to create a podcast with “Direzione Futura 2025”; the writer and podcaster Francesco the Pacific Ocean (January 24); the foreign journalist Cecilia Sala (January 23); Barbara Stefanellidirector Set up of Corriere della Serae Paola Peduzziforeign journalist The Sheet (January 24) in dialogue with the director of the Turin International Book Fair Annalena have been; the journalist and presenter Federico Taddia (January 23); the science and technology journalist Luca Tremolada (January 26); the French journalist and author Victoria Tuaillon (January 24); the writer Nadeesha Uyangoda (January 24); the art historian and popular Jacopo Venetian (January 26).
The press release is attached.
