KEA has been working alongside the City of Moncalieri to design and deliver its candidacy for Capitale Italiana della Cultura 2028. Together with Professor Pierluigi Sacco (ARTECO), KEA coordinated a year-long participatory pathway that mapped over 250 stakeholders, organised focus groups across six cultural sectors, and launched an open call that generated more than 100 project proposals. KEA supported the creation of the Comitato Giovani, giving young people a structural role in shaping the bid, and facilitated the alliance of 13 municipalities of the Turin metropolitan area around Moncalieri’s vision. Through this project, KEA applied its expertise in cultural policy, territorial cooperation and participatory design to help Moncalieri transform its ambition into a coherent dossier, rooted in local identity yet resonating with broader European cultural agendas such as SDGs and NEB.