Emanuele Amodei

Born in Siena on 28 August 1972, he graduated in Economics and Commerce in Florence with the specialization in Cultural Heritage Management. 

Chief Executive Officer of Palazzo Spinelli Group, President of the Institute for Art and Restoration of Florence, General Manager of the International Art and Restoration Exhibition in Florence, President of Herifairs Network, today he covers an important role in the field of conservation, restoration and enhancement of cultural heritage and in the context of cultural planning. 

He is Cultural Ambassador of the city of Florence and of the Calabria Region, Board member and former Executive member of ELIA (European League of Institutes of Arts) in Amsterdam, Vice-President of Assopatrimonio Italia, National Councilor of Assocastelli, Member of Icomos Italia, expert of learning evaluation and consultant of the Saudi Commission of Tourism and Heritage, member of the Plart Foundation (Museum of Plastic).

Professor in Project management, he has lectured at the Faculty of Economics and Tourism Policy in Florence, the University of Dubrovnik, Heritage Malta Institute, Pera Institute in Istanbul, Anahuac del Sur in Mexico City, Lenoir Rhyne University, NC, USA. 

He has been the promoter of over 20 transnational projects such as Argos, Artis, Plaster, ECPL, Argomed, Sismile, Meditares. HeritUs. 

He has carried out project design and development activities in over 35 countries, including Albania, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Brazil, China, Croatia, Cuba, Egypt, Japan, Libya, Malta, Mexico, Poland, Spain, United States, Tunisia, Turkey, Uruguay, Vietnam. 

He is the author of several publications, among which we point out "Artis, A European project for Culture 2000" and "Cultural Heritage and Community Funding (46 projects for Calabria)".