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Luigi Abete was born in Rome in 1947, graduated in law, he has been Cavaliere del Lavoro since 2000. Former Chairman of Confindustria and BNL, today he is President of Luiss Business School, BNL Foundation, Cultural and Creative Companies Association and Civita Cultura Holding.

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Luigi Abete

Graduated from the Bologna School of Theatre. Award-winning actor. He shares his time between theatre, cinema and television. Between 2021-2023 he held the position of artistic director of the Fondazione Teatro della Toscana. Creator and artistic director of the “Planetaria – Discorsi con la Terra” festival, a format for disseminating informations on the environment, climate change and sustainability, combining art, entertainment and science.

Actor, Director, Producer


Stefano Accorsi

Institute Professor at MIT, Faculty Co-Director of MIT’s Shaping the Future of Work Initiative, and a Research Affiliate at MIT's newly established Blueprint Labs; fellow of National Academy of Sciences, British Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; winner of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel in 2024 (with Co-Laureates Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson).

Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences Laureate 2024

Daron Acemoglu

Maria Elisabetta Alberti Casellati, jurist,  Senator of Forza Italia since 1994, was twice Undersecretary of State and member of the CSM. First woman elected President of the Senate of the Republic, she is now Minister for Institutional Reforms and Regulatory Simplification (Ministero per le Riforme istituzionali).

Minister

Maria Elisabetta Alberti Casellati

He is strategic marketing director in a leading company in the Pharma and Food&Beverage sectors. A journalist and business expert, he teaches at the Catholic University of Brescia. He founded Stile Arte, collaborates with Il Corriere della Sera and directs the festival Rinascimento Culturale. Author of essays and novels, including The Adverse Class (2020) and The Inhuman Scream (2024).

Strategic Marketing Director

Alberto Albertini

Cinzia Alcidi is a Senior Research Fellow at CEPS and former Director of Research (2020-2023). A macroeconomist, she has more than 15 years of experience in academic research and policy analysis for the EU and national governments. She is a guest lecturer at Ghent University and holds a Ph.D. in International Economics from the Graduate Institute, Geneva.

Senior Research Fellow

Cinzia Alcidi

With Zelig e Bar Stella he meets big audiences and his Tg0 becomes iconic and viral with millions views. The album “Facciamo che io ero” unites his comedian, musician and actor souls. His show "Scherzo N°1, Opera Prima" is sold out in all theatres. In 2025 he publishes "Libro di poesie d'amore che a un certo punto si è ribellato all'autore”.

Comedian and musician

Carlo Amleto

As a journalist and entrepreneur in the engineering sector, she founded Nova Agenzia srl in 2015, which now has 18 professionals under 45 and works for public entities. Former president of the Youth Council of the Province of Trento, she is deputy vice president of the Gruppo Giovani Confcommercio Trentino.

Deputy vice president of the Gruppo Giovani

Eleonora Angelini

Public manager since 2002. Adju++nct lecturer at the Catholic University. He has experimented with the tools of Shared Administration in the territorial contexts of Crema and Bologna. Currently Director of the Rights and Inclusion Area of the Municipality of Milan and referent and promoter of multiple co-programming and co-design paths.

Area Director 

Angelo Stanghellini

Associate Professor of Business Administration; Referent for gender policies of the Department of Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods; Referent for the Quality of the Degree Course in Economics and Management; Responsible of several Research Projects.

Silvia Angeloni

A former Carabinieri officer, he also worked for Libero newspaper, as vice managing editor. Interested in fiscal issues, geopolitics, Defense and security. EU industrial policy at the top of his priorities and always an eye on Africa as a crossroads of interests.

Vice Director

Claudio Antonelli

Angelo Federico Arcelli is a Senior Fellow of ISEA. He is currently a professor at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and a senior fellow at the Center for International Governance Innovation (“CIGI”, Waterloo, ON, CN).

PhD, Senior Fellow

Angelo Federico Arcelli

Filippo Arfini (PhD) is full professor of Food Economics at the Department of Economics and Business Sciences, University of Parma. He specialises in the analysis of quality food systems and food policy. He is president of the LM in Economics and Management of Sustainable Food Systems at the University of Parma.

Filippo Arfini

Massimo Artusi is currently the Commercial Manager for Industrial and Towed Vehicles at Romana Diesel SPA. He has held key roles since 1995, including Marketing Coordinator at IVECO FORD TRUCK Ltd (UK). He is also active in associations, holding prominent positions in AECDR, FEDERAUTO, of which he is the national vice president, GACIE, and AICI.

Vice President Federauto

Massimo Artusi

Giancarlo Attolini is an accountant and auditor in public practice and is a founding partner of Attolini Spaggiari Zuliani & Associati Studio Legale e Tributario, an accounting, tax, and law firm. ASZ is a member firm of the Moore Global network and the exclusive member for Italy of Moore Global Corporate Finance. He currently serves as deputy president of Accountancy Europe (since 2025, previously vice-president in 2022-2024).

Founding Partner

Giancarlo Attolini

Simone Baglioni is Professor of Sociology in the Department of Economics and Management at the University of Parma, where he is also Vice Rector for Education. He has worked at various European and Italian universities, researching for over twenty years migration and labour market issues.

Simone Baglioni

Alberto Barachini, Undersecretary of State to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers with responsibility for information and publishing. Senator and journalist, he was President of the Parliamentary Commission for the General Guidance and Supervision of media public services, correspondent, anchorman, central editor-in-chief at Mediaset.

Undersecretary of State

Alberto Barachini

Martina Baradel is a researcher in the Department of Sociology at the University of Oxford. For over 10 years her research has focused on crime in Japan, with particular attention to the yakuza, the Japanese mafia, analysing the adaptation and evolution of these groups in the socio-economic context.

Martina Baradel

Gloria Bartoli is an economist and a professor at LUISS University. A former Senior Official at IMF, World Bank, OECD, WTO, member of the Council of Experts at the Italian Treasury and Advisor at the Prime Minister Office for 2001 G7. Senior Fellow of LUISS Institute for European Analysis and Policy.

Segretario Generale dell’Osservatorio Produttività e Benessere

Gloria Bartoli

Professor of constitutional law, was MP (1979-2006), minister (1996-2001) and president of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (2008-2015). Honorary Chairman of the D-20 Long-Term Investors’ Club. He chairs the Astrid Foundation and is member of the Council of Assonime.

Franco Bassanini

Entrepreneur and consultant in the subsidized finance sector. Since 2014, owner of Grux Servizi sas and creator of the Software Booking EV20, management software for the organization of business events. Board member of Confcommercio giovani imprenditori del Trentino.

Entrepreneur

Valentina Basso

Chair of Experimental Physics at the University of Trento. Former President of the Italian Space Agency (ASI). Author of more than 500 refereed papers. Columnist on national and international newspaper. Author of several books, the latest: L’alfabeto della Natura, 2022, Rizzoli

Roberto Battiston

Graduated in communication with a master's degree in marketing management for over 15 years, I am involved in the design, writing and technical and administrative coordination of European, national and international projects.

Consultant specializing in social design and innovation

Chiara Bebber

Elena Beccalli is the Rector of Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and a full professor at the School of Banking, Finance, and Insurance Sciences, of which she was Dean from 2014 to 2024. She is a research associate at the London School of Economics and at the University of St. Andrews.

Rector

Elena Beccalli

Massimo Beccarello is Associate Professor at the University of Milan-Bicocca. He teaches Industrial Economics and Environmental Economics. He directs the CESISP Research Center where he carries out research in the field of Circular Economy and Energy Transition

Massimo Beccarello

Full Professor and teacher of Lighting Technology at the University of Naples Federico II, she is President of the Italian Lighting Association (AIDI) and member of the Governing Board of the International Commission on Illumination (CIE). She conducts research on the overall effects of lighting on humans and the environment.

Laura Bellia

Paolo Benanti is an Italian priest and theologian of the Third Regular Order of St. Francis. He teaches at the Pontificia Università Gregoriana and at the University of Seattle and is an advisor to Pope Francis on the topics of artificial intelligence and the ethics of technology. He is the only Italian member of the United Nations' Artificial Intelligence Committee.

Paolo Benanti

Brando Benifei is an Italian MEP serving his third term in the European parliament. He is Coordinator in the Committee on International Trade for the Socialists and Democrats Group and Chair of the European Parliament’s D-US delegation. He is member of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs and substitute member on the EU internal market and consumer protection and on legal affairs.

MEP, co-Rapporteur for the Artificial Intelligence Act, Chair of the European Parliament's D-US delegation.

Brando Benifei

An expert in innovation, work and industry, he is the National Coordinator of Base Italia. Secretary General of Metalmeccanici CISL from 2014 to 2020, he is considered the "father" of the subjective right to training. During 2016, he collaborated in the construction of the Industry 4.0 plan. Expert Mise Commission on Artificial Intelligence 2019-2021.

Coordinatore

Marco  Bentivogli

Graduated with a master's degree in Physics of Fundamental Interactions, since 2023 she has been managing social media channels for the dissemination of this discipline. She curated and conducted GenQ, a physics series for RaiPlay. She has collaborated and collaborates with universities and research institutions and is a Generazione STEM Ambassador. In October 2024 she won the TikTok Award for the EDU field.

Quantum Girl

Virginia Benzi

Chairman of the University of Trento and Chairman of Techvisory, he has been CEO of important Italian and international companies including Eni and Telecom. Chairman of the Spanish company Cellnex and Chairman of NEXI s.p.a

Chairman

Franco  Bernabè

Lawyer, Dr.h.c., professor at the Universities of St. Gallen, Zurich and Insubria, expert at international and Swiss public bodies for anti-money laundering, anti-corruption and international criminal and tax cooperation. As Public Prosecutor in Lugano, he has promoted proceedings against economic crime of an international nature.

Paolo Bernasconi

Anna Maria Bernini is a Member of the Senate and the Minister of Universities and Research. She is a Registered Lawyer and Associate Professor of Public Comparative Law. In 2011, she served as Minister for EU Policies.

Ministro

Anna Maria Bernini

Fabrizio Bert is Full Professor of Hygiene and Director of the Department of Public Health and Paediatric Sciences at the University of Turin. Former Vice-President of the Degree in Medicine and Surgery, he focuses on public health, with particular attention to healthcare-associated infections, antimicrobial resistance, and vaccination policies.

Fabrizio Bert

An expert in electoral dynamics, he works to foster youth participation in democratic and decision-making processes. Engaged in student representation and volunteerism. Works to foster direct dialogue between institutions and youth.

Election Commission Adviser

Matteo Bertoldi

Lorenzo Bertoli is a senior executive with extensive experience in the economic and financial sector of the Autonomous Province of Trento. He currently serves as General Director of Cassa del Trentino S.p.A. and Chairman of Laborfonds. His expertise spans financial management, institutional governance, and supervision of strategic investments.

Lorenzo Bertoli

Marina Bertolini is a researcher in economic statistics at the University of Padua. Her main expertise concerns electricity and energy markets, as well as real investments in the energy sector and their evaluation from both a private and public perspective.

Marina Bertolini

Full professor of zoology and ethology at the University of Ferrara, he deals with the study of the circadian system from a physiological and behavioural point of view. His research focuses on the evolution of this system and the responses of animals to human pressures such as global warming and light pollution.

Cristiano Bertolucci

Labor law attorney and expert in anti-discrimination law. She has been President of AGI since 2021. She has also been an expert consultant in Gender Policies for the Equal Opportunities Department at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers since October 2022

Tatiana Biagioni

Lavinia Biagiotti Cigna, an entrepreneur and designer, is the third generation of women at the helm of the family business. She is active in art, sport, with Marco Simone Golf home of the Ryder Cup 2023, patronage and mentoring for women.

President and CEO

Lavinia Biagiotti Cigna

Patrizio Bianchi, industrial economist, is now professor emeritus and UNESCO Chair ‘Educazione, crescita ed eguaglianza’ at the University of Ferrara, of which he was Rector. Academician of the Lincei, he was Minister of Education of the Draghi Government.

Patrizio  Bianchi

Giulio Biino is notary in Turin since 1997, President of the National Council of Notaries since June 2022. He was President of the Turin Notary Council for 8 years and National Councilor of the Notaries delegated to Communication from 2019 to 2022.

Presidente

Giulio Biino

President of S.M.L.H., Société des membres de la légion d’honneur en Italie et au Saint Siege, Italian Association of the Awarded of the Legion d’Onore Past President of Confindustria CEO of Boccia Industria Grafica S.p.A

Past President

Vincenzo Boccia

He began his career as a collaborator of Corriere dello Sport and then of Repubblica. Since 1995 he has been at Tuttosport. After graduating in Legal Sciences he moved to La Stampa in 2005 and became first head of the Sports service then central editor and finally head of the Turin news. In 2016 he moved to Il Messaggero as central editor. After 4 years he took on the vice-directorship and on 4 June 2024 he became editor-in-chief.

Editor-in-chief

Guido Boffo

Full professor of administrative law at the Department of Law, University of Trento. Member of the Scientific Committee of the Journal "Diritto Pubblico" and of the editorial series "Orizzonti del Diritto Pubblico". He is currently a member of the Caritro Foundation Steering Committee.

Marco Bombardelli

Calabrian, class of '63, researcher holding a degree in political science. At the head of the UIL since 2020. Europeanist, innovator, reformist, passionate about economics, attentive to young people and intransigent on security.

Segretario generale

Pierpaolo Bombardieri

He has been director of SPRING, the Italian Circular Bioeconomy Cluster, since 2021. Having graduated in Politics from the University of Milan, he went on to specialise in the History of European Integration at the University of Aachen. Journalist and blogger, in 2012 he founded Il Bioeconomista, The First Bioeconomy Blog.

Director of SPRING, the Italian Circular Bioeconomy Cluster

Mario Bonaccorso

Luigi Bonatti currently teaches economic policy at the University of Trento. He studied philosophy at the Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa and earned a Ph.D. in economics at Columbia University under the supervision of Nobel prize winner Edmund Phelps.

Luigi Bonatti

Laura Borsieri is Relations & reporting manager at CEDIS, historical cooperative society, in production, distribution, sales and self-consumption of renewable electricity. Professional Fellow of WEC World Energy Council Italia. She followed the accomplishment of the first Renewable Energy Community in Trentino.

Relations & Reporting Manager

Laura Borsieri

Chairman CESI and Sr. Advisor Energy&Climate. Previous positions: EU, Min. of Economic Development, ARERA, ACER and CEER. Current positions: AEIT, AIEE, Aspen Institute Italia, Elettricità Futura, Proxigas, Honorary Committee magazine “Management of Utilities and Infrastructures”. Graduated cum laude in Electrical Engineering, University of Pavia.

Guido Bortoni

She created tools that map and measure company culture to accelerate post M&A integration. She supports the creation of new ways of thinking and acting.

Raffaella Bossi Fornarini

Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Welfare from 2001 to 2006 and author of several regulatory measures, including Legislative Decree n. 252/2005 on complementary pension schemes. Former President of Nuvasp at the Ministry of Labour, in 2007, he founded "Itinerari Previdenziali" and coordinates its Study and Research Centre.

Alberto Brambilla

Stefano started his career at CERN as nuclear physicist, before founding the company AAA, later bought by Novartis for $3.9 bn. Currently, he is co-founder and CEO of newcleo, a nuclear technology company that designs Gen IV small modular reactors.

Co-Founder & CEO

Stefano Buono

Marco Buti holds the Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa chair at the European University Institute and was Chief of Staff of Commissioner Gentiloni. His book “Evitare il declino: glossario per una politica economica europea”, coauthored with Marcello Messori, was published in May 2024.

Marco  Buti

Antonio Calabrò is Pirelli Senior Vice President for Culture, President of Museimpresa and Fondazione Assolombarda and Vice President of the Unione Industriali Turin.

Antonio Calabrò

Born in 1973, a law graduate, he has held significant roles in politics: Minister of Economic Development with the Renzi government, Deputy Minister of Economic Development with the Letta government, Permanent Representative to the EU and MEP. Currently a senator. He has worked in Confindustria, Sky and Ferrari.

Senator of the Italian Republic

Carlo Calenda

CEO and co-founder of Mountain Maps, an outdoor AI startup with over 200,000 users in Europe. He grew up in Trentino, graduated in Marketing from Milan-Bicocca University, while also gaining experience abroad. He started his entrepreneurial career in the events industry and then became passionate about the world of innovation and startups.

CEO & Co-Founder

Denny Calovi

Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone is one of the most important Italian entrepreneurs. Cavaliere del Lavoro since 2006, he is also Chairman of the Friends of LUISS Association and sits on the Board on the Board of Directors of Confindustria.

Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone

Actress, musician, and composer, Claudia Campolongo works across theater, film, and TV. A director and performer, she has starred in major Italian musicals and composed film scores. Versatile and captivating, she enriches "Din Don Down" with her musical talent, shining in acclaimed productions.

Actress and Musician

Claudia Campolongo

Gen. Camporini enlisted in 1965 and in the Cold War he was an operational pilot on the RF-104G. After chairing the Center for High Defense Studies, he was appointed Chief of Staff of the Air Force and then of Defense. He is Scientific Advisor to the Istituto Affari Internazionali and Person in Charge for Security and Defense of the party Azione.

Former Chief of Defence

Vincenzo Camporini

Maria Cannata, graduated in mathematics, is now chairwoman of MTS S.p.A. (trading platform for govies), advisor of the Italian Treasury and board member of CDP S.p.A. She entered the Treasury in 1980. Between 1997 and 1999 she managed the euro changeover of the Italian debt and was Head of public debt Directorate between the 2000-end and January 2018.

Chairwoman

Maria Cannata

Luciano Canova, PhD in Economics, is a lecturer in economics at Enrico Mattei School. He is a populariser of economics with pop books, podcasts, video pills (TikTok channel with 65 thousand followers), financial education workshops for children with Lego bricks.

Economist

Luciano Canova

After an international career in investment banking, he founded Nextalia in 2021, endorsed by leading Italian institutional investors to support the Country’s excellences. With over €1.5 billion in assets under management, Nextalia is the investment platform dedicated to private markets, capable of offering solutions for businesses and investors while driving the growth of Made in Italy.

Chief Executive Officer

Francesco Canzonieri

Vincenzo Carbone, classe 1963, laurea in Giurisprudenza, abilitazione alla professione forense. In Amministrazione finanziaria da oltre 30 anni, ha ricoperto incarichi di sempre maggior rilievo in Agenzia delle Entrate, a livello centrale e regionale, per poi assumerne la guida da gennaio 2025. È commendatore al merito della Repubblica italiana.

Director

Vincenzo Carbone

Andrea Cardinali is the Director General of UNRAE. Since 1997 he has held top management positions in the automotive sector (GE Capital Fleet Services, Hertz, ING Car Lease, Alphabet-BMW). He also served as Vice President and later President of ANIASA, and also a member of Leaseurope’s Automotive Steering Group.

UNRAE General Manager

Andrea Cardinali

Expert in labor market and gender policies. She directed the Labor Market Research Facility at INAPP. Former gender assessment expert in institutional assignments, including the Commission on Women's Employment and Wage Inequality. Currently Italian delegate to the OECD Committee on Employment and Local Economic Development.

INAPP (National Institute for Public Policy Analysis) researcher

Valentina Cardinali

Journalist and Rai anchorwoman, she deals with the impact of digital on people and societies. She produces reportages for TV7 and Speciale TG1 and for Rai1 she is the author and host of the TV program CODICE and the TV column on the digital world, INFOSFERA.

Journalist

Barbara Carfagna

Credit expert with relevant experience in corporate banking (Dexia-Crediop), capital markets (CDC IXIS Capital Markets), and rating agencies (Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings). Skilled in ESG analysis, corporate crisis management, and assessment of financial resilience. As Chair of rating committees, he leads global teams in defining and communicating creditworthiness.

Senior Director

Raffaele Carnevale

Chartered accountant and statutory auditor, with extensive expertise in in business and financial consulting, management control, corporate crisis management, and corporate and tax law. President of Apri International, Apri Servizi, and LP Comunicazione. Within Confprofessioni, he acts as Delegate for institutional relations with confederations and professional bodies, and for social security and welfare policies.

Secretary

Luigi Alfredo Carunchio

Simone Casalini is the editor of "il T," the daily newspaper of Trentino Alto Adige/Südtirol. He has published "Intervista al Novecento" (Egon, 2010) and "Lo spazio ibrido. Culture, frontiere e società in transizione" (Meltemi, 2019)

Editor

Simone Casalini

Stefano Caselli is the Dean of SDA Bocconi and Professor of Finance with “Algebris Chair” at Bocconi University. He is member of the Italian Ministry of Economy for the Capital Markets Reform. He is independent board member for Unipol Group, Sosteneo SGR and Bocconi Endowment Management. He is a columnist for L’Economia of Corriere della Sera.

Dean

Stefano Caselli

Adriana Castagnoli (University of Turin) is a professional historian and economist who contributes to Il Sole 24 Ore. She is a member of the Scientific Committee of the Festival dell'Economia di Trento. An essayist, her latest book is Il mito del Nuovo Ordine Mondiale (forthcoming)

Adriana Castagnoli

Former magistrate. Member of the C.S.M. (1994-98). Head of the Judicial System Department (2006-08). Deputy President of the GIP Office of Milan (2008-16). President of the Court of Appeal of Brescia (2016-23). Promoter of innovation: Best Practices (Ministry-2008), PCT online notifications (Milan-2009), Predictive Justice (Brescia-2018), Justice 2030 (2021).

Già Presidente

Claudio Castelli

Expert on health welfare models, lecturer in Executive Masters at several business schools and author of numerous scientific publications. Vice president of the Telemaco Pension Fund. Board member of the Astri Pension Fund. General manager of the RAI Managers' and Autobrennero Employees' Pension Funds.

Director of Osservatorio Italian Welfare - Italian Welfare Observatory

Stefano Castrignanò

Marco Cavaleri is a Pharmacologist who spent several years in industry in R&D mainly in the area of anti-infectives covering different positions in preclinical and clinical development of new antibacterial, antitubercular and antifungal agents. He is co-author of several publications related to vaccines, infectious diseases and regulation of medicines.

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