The full programme of seminars and discussions has been revealed for the 2026 edition of Forum Open Air 2026 – a leading open-air hospitality event in Italy organised by national organisation FAITA Federcamping. Taking place at the Auditorium del Massimo in Rome from 26 to 27 October, Forum Open Air brings together entrepreneurs, operators, managers, and industry professionals from the open-air tourism world to discuss the key challenges and opportunities facing the sector.
The focus for the first day of the Forum will be “Land governance and development of open-air: policies, rules, investments” and will begin at 11:00 with the accreditation process and a light lunch. At 14:30, an introductory discussion will begin, hosted by journalist Francesca Rasi and featuring Marco Sperapani, General Manager of FAITA Federcamping and Alberto Granzotto, President of FAITA Federcamping.
Following that, a discussion entitled “From the territories to the national system: the role of the FAITA Regional Associations” will get underway featuring Alberto Granzotto, as President of FAITA Nord-Est Fabio Poletti, President FAITA Trentino, Claudio Galassi, President FAITA Toscana, Ubaldo Fusco, President FAITA Lazio, Giuseppe Delli Compagni, President of FAITA Abruzzo, and Nicola Napolitano, President of FAITA Sardinia with delegation for the regions of the South.
At 16:30, there will be a forum on “Development, sustainability and safety in Open Air Tourism: standards and perspectives”, which will feature speakers such as Duccio Maria Traina, Associate Professor at the University of Florence and Freelance Lawyer; Antonio Piccolo, Chartered Accountant and Auditor; Ferruccio Alessandria, President Assopiscine; and Vincenzo Muzi Fire Prevention Expert Consultant FAITA.
After a short coffee break, the final session will cover “Innovation, competitiveness and investment” and the audience will hear from Francesco Tapinassi, Scientific Director of BTO Buy Tourism Online; Aurelio Agnusdei, CEO of Grenke Italia; Sergio Procopio, Sales & Marketing Enterprises, Banca dei Territori Intesa Sanpaolo Division; Ana Cortés Estrada, Sr Sales Director Southern Europe Oracle Hospitality; Roberto Vitali, CEO and co-founder Village for all – V4A; and Alberto Granzotto, President FAITA Federcamping.
On October 27, the forum will begin at 9:30 with the topic “Vision and open-air: the ecosystem of contemporary hospitality”, where the audience will hear from Roberta Capua, TV host; Gianluca Semprini, RAI Journalist, and Elena Palazzo, Councillor for Tourism, Environment, Sport, Climate Change, Energy Transition, Sustainability of the Lazio Region.
At 10:00, a presentation on “Observing, understanding, deciding” will take place, featuring Valeria Minghetti, Consultant Centro Studi FAITA; Francesco Traverso, CEO and Co-Founder HBenchmark; Antonio Preiti, Professor of Florence, Founder of Sociometrics; and Anna Maria Moressa, Expert, Regional Research, Research Department Intesa Sanpaolo.
Then at 11:00, the topic will be “Contexts, guests and experiences in Open Air Tourism: the evolution of demand”, and the audience will see presentations from Marco Brogna, Professor of Tourist Planning University La Sapienza Rome and President of the ITS Turismo Academy; Loretta Credaro, President ISNART; Elisa Magnani, Associate Professor of Geography at the Department of History Culture Civilization of the University of Bologna; Sandro Billi, Data management and marketing analysis, with experience in the management of national and international projects; and Loek Van De Loo, Open Air Entrepreneur – Glamping.
At 12:00, Fabio Massimo Saldini, Commissioner of Architectual Government, Managing Director Società Infrastrutture Milano Cortina 2020–2026; Sergio Redaelli, Chief Executive Officer Crippaconcept; Marco Casamonti, Professor, Architect, Founder of Archea Associati; and Alberto Granzotto, President FAITA Federcamping will all speak on different topics related to the theme “Abitare the change – From the product to the destination”.
The forum will conclude with some institutional interventions from Hon. Gianluca Caramanna, Deputy of the Italian Parliament and adviser to the Minister of Tourism for Institutional Relations (in connection); Carlo De Romanis, National Manager of the Tourism Department of Forza Italia; Sen. Alessandro Morelli, Undersecretary of State for the Presidency of the Council; Sen. Gian Marco Centinaio, Vice-President of the Senate of the Republic; and Alberto Granzotto, President FAITA-Federcamping.
Registration to participate is still open on the Forum Open-Air website.
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