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Festival della Gentilezza Enters Day Two in Milan With Live Talks and New Ambassadors

The program highlights a cross‑disciplinary look at kindness across art, education, sport and mental health.

Overview

  • Now in its second edition, the two‑day event runs Oct. 24–25 at Sala Buzzati and is organized by 7 with Fondazione Amplifon under the patronage of the Comune di Milano, with free live streaming on corriere.it.
  • Saturday’s schedule features 21 sessions from 9:15 to 18:30 with more than 40 guests, including Vincenzo Schettini, Emilio Isgrò, Don Antonio Mazzi, Walter Veltroni, Marco Crepaldi, Jury Chechi and Antonio Rossi.
  • Cristiana Capotondi and Alessandro D’Avenia are set to receive the “Ambasciatori di Gentilezza” recognition around midday.
  • The day’s mental‑health block includes an evening conversation on “Gentilezza e salute mentale” with neuroscientist Claudio Mencacci and Barbara Stefanelli, plus panels on youth relationships and the hikikomori phenomenon with Veltroni and Crepaldi.
  • Emilio Isgrò’s Mappamondo serves as the festival’s visual symbol, while sessions span meditation with Daniel Lumera, reflections on respectful living with Filippa Lagerback and sports examples that explore everyday acts of fair play.