The session explores how to navigate cultural integration living abroad without losing one’s sense of self. Drawing on personal experience of a multi-layered identity, it offers practical tools for building cultural balance, fostering empathy, and turning difference into a strength in international environments.
Join us on April 23 at 18:00 MSK!
About the Speaker
Bella Shakhmirza is a Milan-based communication professional, intercultural facilitator, and multilingual interpreter working across Russian, Italian, and English contexts. With a background in journalism and public communication (University of Milan and Moscow State University), she has built her career at the intersection of media, international cooperation, and cross-cultural dialogue.
She has worked as a journalist, TV host, and international contributor, and has supported high-level delegations, government representatives, and global businesses as an interpreter and cultural mediator. Her work spans sectors from media and fashion to engineering and institutional relations, helping bridge perspectives across cultures.
Deeply committed to the value of ethnic identity and diversity, Bella is the creator of “Face to Face” (2010–2014), a project dedicated to exploring and giving voice to ethnic minorities in Russia. This experience shaped her approach to intercultural work, grounded in empathy, representation, and dialogue.
Drawing from her own multi-layered identity and professional path, Bella focuses on empowering individuals to integrate into new environments without losing their sense of self—turning cultural differences into a source of strength, connection, and leadership.
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