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.
Daniele Bellasio is deputy editor of Il Sole 24 Ore. Law graduate, he studied Big Data Analysis and the evolution of information in the digital environment. He directed La Prealpina and worked for Il Foglio, Class/CNBC and La Repubblica.
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.
Nazzarena Franco – with over 20 years of experience in the logistics and transportation industry – serves as CEO of DHL Express Italy, the leader in the Italian express air courier market. She is a member of ABIE (Advisory Board for Foreign Investors) and Transport & Logistics Technical Group of Confindustria, as well as the Board of AHK Italien.
Mario Nava is the Director-General of DG EMPL of the EU Commission. Previously, he was the Director-General of DG REFORM and has held Director and Head of Unit posts in the DG for Financial Services. He was also President of Italian Financial Market Authority. He teaches at Bocconi University and at Solvay Business School. In 2023, he was awarded the title of Bocconi Alumnus of the year.
Debora Revoltella is Chief Economist of the EIB. She led the work for flagship publications like the EIB Investment Report and launched the idea for the design of the EIB Investment Survey, a unique asset to understand investment dynamics in Europe. She holds a PhD in Economics from Ancona University, Italy.
Via Belenzani, once called Contrada Larga, is the main street leading to Piazza Duomo and one of the city's most atmospheric streets, surrounded on both sides by Renaissance palaces decorated with beautiful frescoes. Palazzo Geremia, today the seat of the Trento City Council, is one of these: inside there are several rooms - beautifully frescoed and often still with their original wooden ceilings.
