Nicola Bellini is Professor of Management at the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in Pisa (Italy). From 2014 to 2018 he was Director of the Tourism Management Institute at the La Rochelle Business School (France). From 2009 to 2011 he was the Director of the Regional Institute for Economic Planning of Tuscany – IRPET. From 2007 to 2014 he was Director of the Galileo Galilei Italian Institute in Chongqing (PRC) and Co-Director of the Confucius Institute in Pisa. From 2012 to 2016 he also served as an expert for the EU Commission on Regional strategies for smart specialisation. He is author and editor of books and articles on industrial policy, local and regional development, business support services, place branding and tourism.

Claudia Saccà graduated in Business Administration. Currently she is studying for a Master’s degree in Business Finance and Law at Università Cattolica, in Milan, and is one of the 40 most promising local administrators under 30 attending an Executive Master in Municipal Administration at the ForsAM - Scuola Pvblica ANCI. She is an activist and a Board Member of ANCI Giovani Sicilia.

I am a PhD in genetics and molecular biology, my scientific activity has focused mainly on the study of small RNAs and their involvement in gene expression, my scientific works have been published on scientific papers .

In 2014 I obtained a Master  in "Pharmaceutical Management and Marketing" and I worked for a pharmaceutical company where I focused on managing the launch of new molecules for both European and non-European countries. I obtained the Master in "Human Nutrition", and at the moment I am collaborating with a medical-scientific team to enhance the employment of adequate prevention strategies in order to improve human health.

I constantly take care of the development and the deepening of scientific knowledge through continuous interaction with medical professionals and scientific literature.

Curiosity is one of the main component of my personality and I love getting involved in confronting and  stimulating environments.

Maria Costanza Cau holds a Master's Degree in International Finance from HEC Paris and a Bachelor Degree in International Economics, Management and Finance from Bocconi University.

She is currently an Investment Banking Associate in Milan, advising both multinational companies and top tier private equity funds in M&A and IPO deals

Ilenia Vidili is on a mission to help businesses take advantage of the digital revolution and disrupt from within before being disrupted. She believes that delivering exceptional customer experiences is what unlocks the future of businesses. As a researcher, she became fascinated by consumer behaviour and brands since her University studies in Cambridge, UK. As a marketer, she developed her knowledge throughout her extensive working experience among a number of start-ups and blue-chip companies. She has been helping businesses improve their customer experience by providing customer experience consultancy and training programs. 

Today Ilenia inspires, provokes and engages with thousands of executives around the world by delivering powerful talks on the impact of digital disruption on businesses and consumers and why customer experience is the new competitive advantage of the experience economy.

Sabrina Mossenta is an Expert in digital media. In her many years of experience in Corporate & Marketing Communication she has been involved in strategic consulting, public relations and training on the use of online social media. Since 2008 she has been developing professional social networking platforms for multinational companies. She created "Social Surfer Improve your career", the first interactive web game dedicated to work and social media. Her contributions have been hosted by Il Sole24Ore, L'impresa, Wired, La Stampa, Il Corriere della Sera and in many books dedicated to digital media. She has brought his experience to the students of many Italian universities, among them: Bocconi, Luiss, Politecnico.

Filomena is a PhD social psychologist with a major focus on intergroup relations, social representations of history and their role in process of negotation of identity politics.

As a consultant for Vision & Value she works on research projects focused on "smart specialization strategy", a main lever for European inclusion policy. She is Marketing Specialist and Content Editor for Vision think tank. During her PhD she was a visiting scholar at Valenica University first and then Haifa (Israel) University as well.

She is also interested in strategic communication at group level and in data-driven research. 

Margot Bezzi has been dealing with organizational, social and economic changes connected to the Internet and the digital transition for 10 years. Since 2006 he has worked in the international public sphere with the United Nations in Chile and in Egypt, and in Brussels in the European Commission.

Fabio is a consultant for innovation policy projects, mainly focused in technological innovation. He holds a Master Degree at the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies in "Management, Innovation and Service Engineering" and a three years bachelor in Business Economics at the "University of Messina", with thesis in Computer Science on management systems for Open Source Enterprises".

During his studies he has especially focused in start-up funding through crowdfunding programs.  

He has collaborated in various corporate consultancy projects and currently he carries out research and consulting activities at Vision think tank.

Maria Fiorella Rotolo graduated in Philosophy and History at La Sapienza University of Rome. She obtained a specialization in Philosophical Counseling and a Master in Coaching. She has collaborated with Colombia University in New York. In 2012 she published her first novel “Il Silenzio su se stessi”, Qulture Edizioni. Today she is a teacher in Advanced Training courses for Study Centres and Universities. She deals with HR Management, Organization and Business Management.

Riccardo, originally from Milan, is a Computer Science student at the University of Bath with a background on Philosophy, Economics and Mathematics from StLouis School of Milan.  He is currently an intern at JPMorgan Chase as a Technology Analyst and is an incoming Summer Intern at PWC Strategy&; he has also worked part time for Finimize and is Partnerships Officer for Project Access Italy.

When he is not reading, Riccardo loves sailing and travelling to connect with distant cultures. His favourite book is Siddartha by Hesse and has recently found himself captivated by the developing field of Buddhist Economics.

Marco Berlinguer lives in Barcelona, where he collaborates at the Institut de govern i politíques públiques (IGOP), doing research on Internet, politics and digital commons. He has a degree in Philosophy (Universitá La Sapienza, Rome), a Master in Information Society and Knowledge Economy (Universitat Obierta de Catalunya, Barcelona) and a PhD in Public Policy and Social Transformation (Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona).

Christina is an attorney-at-law, member of the Athens Bar Association. She is currently a PhD candidate at the Sapienza University of Rome where she undertakes a project on gender representation in the field of technological innovations. She holds an MA in Political Science and Sociology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and an MSc in Gender Studies from the Birkbeck University of London where she conducted a research on gendered and sexualised violence.

Silvia Ivaldi is a consultant and researcher in the field of Work and Organizational Psychology, University of Bergamo. She is a collaborator of the research center TRAILab at the Università Cattolica of Milano. She has a PHD in Economic Sociology. Her main interests regard the new forms of work and organizations inside the current socio-economic scenario. She is also co-founder of the not for profit association Polis Fuoriclasse and member and past curator of the Global Shapers Community in Milan, World Economic Forum.

Silvia has a major in Philosophy and a PhD in Business Ethics. She works as Account Manager in the Corporate Education division of the Business School of Politecnico di Milano (MIP). Her interests and activities are focused on managerial education and development, corporate responsibility, innovation competences and the future of work.

Rosita is Energy Advisor at CasaClima, an agency committed to energy certification release. She is focused mainly on indoor comfort as she strongly believes that space  we inhabit should embed fundamental values. She is also DESIGNPLAZA Cultural Director. Art lover, magnetic public speaker, she collaborates with Vision contrubuting her expertise within projects revolving around innovative way of living indoor space.

Gianfilippo is a consultant with experience in the publishing sector and in evaluation of public policies. After obtaining his Master's in Political Communication and Public Administration (SDA Bocconi), he worked with FORMEZ, an agency of the Ministry of Public Affairs, on the National Operational Programme “Enhancing Administrative Capacity,” part of the "Convergence Goal" for regional governments.

He is also very active in volunteer networks. He is, in fact, a JADE network alumnus, and wants to help reinforce student entrepreneurship. He was Presidente of JECoMM, the first public relations and marketing junior enterprise in Italy.

Annalisa is a political consultant specialised in democratic innovation and strategic change management.

She is a PhD candidate in comparative politics at King’s College London focusing her work on party democracy and intra-party power dynamics. She also holds a research master from UCL in Politics & Security.

Oscar is working as "Head of the Technical Secretariat" of the Italian Minister of Education and University. More in details, he deals with education, research, innovation and technology transfer policies. Since 2012 to the beginning of 2016 he worked as Policy Manager of the American Chamber of Commerce in Italy, focusing on the internationalization of companies, foreign investments and he collaborated with the organizer of the US Pavilion at Expo Milano 2015. Previously he worked as a consultant in public-policy sector at Italian and European level. Oscar holds a degree in history and a master's degree in Public Management from SDA Bocconi.

Giovanni undertook his education trough a multidisciplinary oriented path. He graduated in Political Sciences at Bologna University.

He sees social sciences applied to politics as a great synthesis of his interests and passions. He is particularly focused on the themes of economic changes process, being truly committed that sociology, economics and psychology intersection could supply an essential key to understand nowadays reality.

Since 2017 he collaborates with Vision as he found a prolific place to implement his skills and to applies his expertise in several domains. His hobbies include listening to music, cooking and practising sports.

Architect specialized in urban planning. She graduated in architecture at Sapienza University of Rome. She then completed her studies at the "Guglielmo Marconi Faculty" Master Course "Environmental Planning and Territory" with thesis in "Methods for assessing the environmental sustainability of road infrastructures". Previous experience in the construction industry with in-depth information on the construction of cycle paths, collaboration in the field of public tenders with public administrations and private urban renewal projects and environmental sustainability. 

Stephen is a consultant at with The Centre (Brussels) and Vision (Rome), managing projects for the European Commission and establishing projects of research and collaboration with thinking communities across Europe. He is an expert in creative communications and in establishing dialogue and policy networks. He has extensive experience in managing and evaluating cultural  and political projects.

Dr. Maurizio Geri is an international consultant with 20 years’ experience in research and civilian operations on peace and security, international order, democratization, human rights and collective defense, in particular in the area of MENA and Africa. He is a former analyst on MENA/Africa at NATO Allied Command Transformation in Virginia, US and NATO Southern Hub in Naples, Italy. Dr Geri holds a PhD in International Studies (major International Conflict and Cooperation) from Old Dominion University in Virginia, a MA in Cultural Studies and a BA in Political Science from the University of Florence, Italy.