The 2017 festival – the eleventh edition - will be the biggest and best yet. More than 250 sessions, more than 600 speakers, five full days of high-octane immersion in journalism – in and out of the festival venues – all in the stunning setting of the historic town centre of Perugia.
Each session in eleven different venues will be live-streamed, simultaneous translation in English-Italian will be provided for many. Festival speakers come from all over the planet. So too the attendees. All festival sessions are free entry for all attendees, without any need for registration.
Festival main sponsors are Amazon, Eni, Facebook and Google. The main institutional partner is the Umbria Regional Council. Festival sponsors are Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, Nestlé, Sky and Wordpress. The institutional partner is the Town Council of Perugia.