A passion that becomes Start Up: Chiara Russo at TEDxMilanoWomen

Geek startupper , 32-year-old Chiara Russo is the CEO and co-founder of Codemotion, the largest organiser of technology-related events in Italy and Spain. She loves nature and is passionate about technology. After graduating in computer engineering she started working as a programmer. In 2009 she organised her first Java day, (an event dedicated to Java technology that in 2011 turned into an event open to all languages and technologies: codemotion), purely as a hobby and out of enthusiasm. In early 2013 she decided to leave her employment as an account manager at an engineering company in order to transform her passion into her job by starting Codemotion.

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)