Programme 2025
That Recipe Business
Sophie Grigson
English cookery writer and celebrity cook
London gin comes to Salento
Visit to a gin distillery
with tasting experience and snacks
TV series: past, present and future
James Kendal
Lecturer in film and television studies
April 12th, 2025
Mosque visit and chat with the Imam
Imam Saifeddine Maaroifi
May 9th, 2025
Business as a Force for Good: How Salesforce's 1-1-1 model Sparked a Global Movement
Joanna Moss
Senior Director of Marketing
Early Summer Special
Culture and folklore followed by tasting menu and live music in Melpignano, part of the Grecia salentina and home to the Notte della Taranta.
Programme
5.00 pm: welcome of participants at ex-Convento degli Agostiniani
5.30 pm: tour starts
7.30 pm: visit to Piccolo Museo “TAMBURI A CORNICE DEL MONDO". Presentation of the history of the tambourine from Greek times, through to the Pizzica tamburello, not forgetting the traditional Irish bodhran.
8.15 pm: tasting menu and live music
More Wholeness Less Pathology
Why Compassionate Inquiry®: therapy, is a Quiet Revolution in the Field of Mental Health
Katrina Johnston
works in private practice offering primarily Compassionate Inquiry® sessions and, periodically, yoga and bodywork sessions
Dinner Tales of Salento
Paola Pomarico
an entrepreneur passionate about local cuisine and its anthropological roots but also about traditions and anecdotes of our territory
Swimming For Your Life
Lesley Ray
An inspiring English teacher at Unisalento and a very talented swimmer who has splashed her way to success taking part in endless swimming competitions all around the world
Christmas with the Berkeley
