Benedetta Piccio is a third-year PhD student at Edinburgh Napier University, at the Business School. Her thesis project is titled Women, Festival Leaders, and Social Transformations: An International Comparison. She is looking at feminist studies and movements, events management, with specific attention to festivals and women leadership. Benedetta has an international academic and working background in Scotland, Spain, Australia, and Italy, including working at university as a tutor and assistant professor at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. She has been doing a student placement with Creative Informatics, researching the virtual 2020 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Currently, she works as a public engagement event assistant for different projects at Edinburgh Napier University.