2015: Bilbao (Spain) information here below
2016: Bari (Italy) information here below
2017: Barcelona (Spain) information here below
2018: Malmö (Sweden) information here below
2019: Oslo (Norway) information in the mobile app « Parabere Gourmet City Guide »
2020: Istanbul (Turkey) information in the mobile app « Parabere Gourmet City Guide »
2021: Paris (France) information in the mobile app « Parabere Gourmet City Guide »
2022: Palma (Spain) information in the mobile app « Parabere Gourmet City Guide »
2024: Rome (Italy) information in the section « Speakers » and « Program » of this website
2025: New York City (USA) information in the section « Speakers » and « Program » of this website
2024 THE POLITICS OF FOOD
2018: EDIBLE CITIES
2017: REDEFINING SUSTAINABILITY
2016: ENTREPRENEURSHIP
2015 : INSPIRATION
Ana ROÅ – (Slovenia)
‎In Kobarid, a small village in Slovenia close to the border with Italy, Ana Roš runs the Hiša Franko restaurant together with her husband and sommelier Valter Kramar. Entirely self-taught, her has developed an eclectic cooking style, combining an ava... read more
Joan ROCA – (Catalunya)
He was just 9 years old when he decided to put on a cooking coat and help his mother in the family traditional restaurant and house. Nowadays he runs with own restaurant project along with his two brothers, Josep –sommelier- and Jordi – pastry chef. A... read more
Fina PUIGDEVALL – (Catalunya)
Since May 1990 Fina Puigdevall has been managing the Restaurant « Les Cols » in Olot, her own birthplace. The culinary proposals which this restaurant offer are rooted in the land and the landscape surrounding it. For this reason Puigdevall has initia... read more
Dr. Cristina FRANCHINI – (United N...
Cristina Franchini holds a law degree and a PHD in international law. She started working for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in 2007, as a legal officer, at the beginning in the area of arrivals by sea and reception of as... read more
Samantha AQUIM – (Brazil)
For Samantha Aquim extraordinary creations are only born out of passion and tenacious work. Youngest of an award winning Brazilian catering family, Samantha is graduated originally in psychology assuming the head chef position at the family business after... read more
Kimberly JUNG – (USA)
Kim is the Co-Founder and CEO of Rumi Spice, a for-profit social enterprise importing saffron from Afghan farmers. By giving farmers access to markets and an alternative to growing opium, Rumi Spice hopes to lay a long-term foundation for peace in Afghani... read more
Dr. Afton HALLORAN – (Denmark)
Dr. Afton Halloran is a Canadian researcher at the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen. She is a part of the GREEiNSECT research group (www.greeinsect.ku.dk), a group of public and private institutions investigating how ... read more
Antonia KLUGMANN – (Italy)
 Fifteen years ago Antonia Klugmann left her studies of Law at the University of Milan, to go back to her native region in order to try to become a cook. After five years of apprentice, she opened her first restaurant in 2006 close to Udine, in Friuli V... read more
Joshna MAHARAJ – (Canada)
Joshna Maharaj is a busy chef with big ideas about good food! Joshna’s strong social justice and sustainability ethics are rooted in her time at The Stop, a community food centre where she built innovative and delicious community food programs. Recently... read more
Margot Janse – (South Africa)
Dutch born and self-taught chef Margot Janse moved to Zimbabwe in 1989. She started working in the kitchen of a well-known Johannesburg restaurant in 1992, Â pursuing her dream of becoming a chef. Margot has been the Executive Chef at the award winning, Â... read more
