The Berkeley Lecce
Programme 2025
Friday January 24th
at 18:15
at the University of Salento
(full details in the booking form)
Refreshments afterwards
Please book here
That Recipe Business
Sophie Grigson
English cookery writer and celebrity cook
Friday February 28th
at 18:15
in Carmiano (full details will be given after booking)
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London gin comes to Salento
Visit to a gin distillery
with tasting experience and snacks
Saturday April 12th
at 18:15
More details in the booking form
NB Please take your shoes off when inside :)
Mosque visit
and chat with the Imam
Imam Saifeddine Maaroifi
Friday May 9th
at 18:00
Sala Conferenze Edificio Roasio
Rettorato
Piazza Tancredi
Lecce
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Business as a Force for Good: How Salesforce's 1-1-1 model Sparked a Global Movement
Joanna Moss
Senior Director of Marketing
Join award-winning marketing leader Joanna Moss, who brings over 15 years of experience across Europe and APAC, and is known for her inspiring leadership and passion for giving back. In this session, Joanna will share how Salesforce redefined corporate philanthropy with its pioneering model.
Learn how over 19,000 companies worldwide have embraced this simple idea to drive real change — and how doing good can drive business success.
Saturday May 31st
Meet at 4.45 pm in Melpignano (ex convento degli Agostiniani car park)
for guided tour of the town
maximum 25 people
€28 pp
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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
