Lapi Gelatine at Beat Festival 2026: Creativity, Youth and Community at the Heart of GenZone

A growing project built on connections

Creativity and self-expression have no age. We saw this at Beat Festival in Empoli, where on August 30 people of all ages took part in “Inside Me. Trust What’s Inside”, a fantasy self-portrait workshop organised by Lapi Gelatine as part of GenZone.

With pencils and markers in hand, participants transformed their values, personality traits, strengths and vulnerabilities into their own fantasy creatures. A simple and engaging experience that created a space for freedom, self-expression and sharing.

GenZone: a co-design process for younger generations

Lapi Gelatine’s participation is part of GenZone, a project born from a co-design process focused on youth policies, promoted by the Municipality of Empoli together with third-sector organisations across the local community.

For the second consecutive year, GenZone brought a dedicated space for younger generations to Beat Festival, with talks and activities designed to encourage listening, dialogue and participation.

The 2026 programme included activities by Co.Me.Te., the Italian Authority for Children and Adolescents, and the organisations involved in the Desteenazione project, alongside initiatives supported by Arci Empolese Valdelsa and Cora.

A project that is growing and strengthening its identity, bringing together different skills and organisations around a shared goal: creating new opportunities for younger generations.

From collaboration to shared value

For Lapi Gelatine, being part of this journey means taking an active approach to our relationship with the local community.

It means going beyond supporting an initiative and building bridges between business, institutions, third-sector organisations and the community, bringing together skills, ideas and resources to contribute to projects with a positive social impact.

This approach is part of the wider commitment of Lapi Group and its Progetto Giovani, strengthening the connection between our companies and the communities where we operate.

Trust What’s Inside: what’s inside us can make a difference

The title of the workshop was no coincidence.

Trust What’s Inside is the positioning that reflects who we are: trust starts from what lies within — our people, our expertise, our values and the care we put into everything we do.

At Beat Festival, this message took on a different but deeply consistent form: inviting people to look within themselves, recognise what makes them unique and turn it into something they can share with others.

Because social responsibility also starts from within: from the willingness to build meaningful relationships, create shared value and contribute actively to the development of our local community.

And when different people and organisations choose to bring their strengths together, they can create projects that go beyond a single event — becoming part of a community that grows together.