Speakers

John Voigtmann has done what so many have dreamed of: chucked a high stress New York job and moved to the Tuscan countryside. Previously, John was vice president of international marketing for Sony Music, coordinating global marketing and promotion campaigns for Christina Aguiliera, Foo Fighters, and Kings of Leon. But after an old ruined farmhouse in Tuscany’s Val D’Orcia region caught his eye, he moved to Italy to restore the property and in 2007 opened La Bandita, an acclaimed eight-room country resort. Earlier this year, he also opened La Bandita Townhouse, a 12-room boutique hotel in a historic property inside the UNESCO Heritage village of Pienza. John received a BA in English and an MA in Chinese Literature from Columbia University. He has travelled extensively and has lived in Asia, US, and Europe.