Daniele Caroli, Honorary Member of ITMA, was the association’s President from 2008 to 2012 and committed himself to strengthen its organization and membership, in the wake of what had been achieved by previous Presidents Dolores Just and Jan Sinke. From 2004 to 2007 he had acted as President of the association Baby Care Magazines International, which he co-founded.
He was editor-in-chief of the Italian trade magazine Il Giornale dell’Infanzia (1994-2018, nursery products) and Giochi & Giocattoli (2000-2013, toys), having previously worked as a journalist in the music business until 1985 and later in consumer electronics.

During the last twenty years he has been on many occasions a member of the Kind + Jugend Innovation Award jury. Since 2013 he is a panelist in the Spielwarenmesse’s TrendCommittee.

At present he is a regular contributor of the Spielwarenmesse’s Spirit of Play online magazine and of Assogiocattoli Magazine, the online newsletter of the Italian association of the toy, nursery products and festivities and party articles businesses.