PhD in Accounting & Finance, served as a Visiting Researcher at the Bayes Business School in London. He is Accredited Innovation Manager at MIMIT, trainer at ITA (Italian Trade Agency), and Chartered Accountant with a focus on M&A, Corporate Finance, and Earnings Quality.

Academic Affiliate at the Mitsui Financial Research Center at the University of Michigan and Visiting Researcher at the University of California-Irvine. PhD in Management, he has served as Adjunct Professor at the University of Pisa and is author of publications on Alternative Finance, Corporate Strategy, and Startup Investing.

Graduated in Business Management & Administration with a study program between Spain, United States and United Kingdom, has worked in London as Data Researcher at Thomson Reuters and has solid skills in data collection, processing, and analysis.

Senior full-stack developer with over 20 years of experience designing and building complex digital infrastructures in Big Data & Analytics, AI solutions and scalable cloud-native architectures. Giovanni brings cross-functional expertise in designing scalable architectures, defining semantic models and building interoperable systems. As CTO, he coordinates technology vendors and oversees the technical roadmap, the adoption of emerging technologies and the integration of AI-based solutions, ensuring long-term consistency and performance.

Entrepreneur and manager with over 15 years of experience in business development, innovation and the growth of startups and technology companies. Specialised in launching new B2B products and services, he fosters the meeting between innovation and large enterprises, helping bring new technologies to market. Over the course of his career he has become a key figure in the Italian innovation ecosystem, promoting initiatives and projects dedicated to the growth of innovative entrepreneurship and corporate innovation.

With more than 12 years of experience in Accounting & Advisory, she is an expert in financial statement analysis, building performance monitoring systems, and evaluating accounting items for M&A transactions.

Administrative support professional with 16 years of experience gained at a law firm, where she developed solid skills in managing administrative and organisational activities and in dealing with professionals and clients, judicial offices and suppliers.

Former Senior Manager at EY, with experience as a financial advisor and auditor, and strong skills in M&A, Corporate Development, Commercial Strategy & Transformation.

Chartered Accountant and Auditor with over 30 years of experience in M&A. Former Founding Partner of one of the leading professional firms in Tuscany, he has served on the boards of auditors for prominent medium and large companies in the region.

Corrado Priami has been Full Professor of Computer Science at the Department of Computer Science of the University of Pisa since 2017, where he also serves as Vice-Rector for Knowledge Valorisation. He is also President of the Start Attractor Foundation. He founded the Microsoft Research – University of Trento Centre for Computational and Systems Biology (COSBI), which he led as CEO for 12 years and whose scientific results earned him a medal awarded by the President of the Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano. His academic path includes a post-doctoral fellowship at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, roles as researcher and Associate Professor at the University of Verona, Full Professor from 2001 at the University of Trento, and a period as Visiting Professor at Stanford (2016–2017). With over 220 scientific publications, more than 120 international presentations and 600 appearances in national and international media, he is a well-established reference point at the intersection of computer science, bioinformatics and computational biology. He has led competitive and industrial projects worth over 30 million euros funded by the EU, PRIN, FIRB and PAT, coordinating multidisciplinary teams of more than 40 researchers. He is regularly called upon as an expert evaluator by international institutions including the European Commission, the ERC, the UK Medical Research Council, Genome Canada and The Royal Society.

Simona Zambelli is Full Professor of Finance at the University of Florence, where she directs the International Relations of the Department of Economics and Management, and Adjunct Professor at Johns Hopkins University, SAIS Europe. Her international academic path includes a PhD in Economics of Financial Intermediaries in Siena, a specialisation in Mathematical Finance at Birkbeck College (University of London) and a period as a post-doc fellow at Harvard Business School. She was a visiting professor at the University of Leicester and at IPAG Business School in Paris, and a visiting researcher at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York and at the Schulich School of Business in Toronto, which she reached thanks to prestigious international awards including the Canada-Italy Innovation Award, collaborating with professor Douglas Cumming on private equity and corporate governance. She previously held the role of Associate Professor at the University of Bologna. Her research interests range from venture capital to private equity, from impact investing to neurofinance and gender diversity. She has published in prestigious international journals such as the Journal of Banking and Finance, British Journal of Management and European Financial Management, and with leading publishers including Oxford University Press. She is involved in various international research projects with York University in Toronto on gender diversity, corporate governance and finance for innovation.

Silvio Bianchi Martini is Full Professor of Business Administration at the Department of Economics and Management of the University of Pisa. He previously taught as Associate Professor and as an adjunct professor at Bocconi University in Milan until 2015. Author of numerous publications in the fields of strategy and governance, he has gained significant experience as a member of administrative and supervisory bodies in leading organisations, including the Pisa University Hospital, Mediaset S.p.A., Dada S.p.A., Fineco Group, Sofidel Group and Soffass S.p.A.

Alessandro Cascavilla is a researcher in Public Finance at the University of Rome Unitelma Sapienza and a lecturer in Political Economy at Sapienza University of Rome. He holds a PhD in Economics and the National Scientific Qualification as Associate Professor in Public Finance and Economic Policy. He has collaborated with the Italian Public Accounts Observatory under the supervision of Carlo Cottarelli. Alongside his academic work, he carries out an intense activity of economic communication, with over 250,000 followers on the main platforms and more than 4 million monthly views. He was recognised as "Best Economist" at the Finfluencer Award 2026 and as a LinkedIn "Top Voice" in the Finance category, ranking among the 20 most influential profiles in Italy in 2025. He collaborates with institutions, companies, media and publishers on communication and training activities, and takes part as a speaker and moderator at national events, such as the International Economics Festival, and international ones, such as the Amundi World Investment Forum.