She created Merge Me Up!, the system that assesses in advance the organizational compatibility between companies. Used in due diligence it reduces investment risk; in the post merger it accelerates integration and eliminates the 'us vs them' dynamic. She is Professor of Organizational Transition at MIP/Gsom PoliMi.
President of ECA Italy, Adjunct Professor at the University of Milan, and Scientific Director of AIDP. Formerly HR Director and member of the Board of Directors at Bocconi University, he served as Executive Chairman of BCC Credito Consumo and General Director of the Pride Group. He currently sits on the boards of several manufacturing companies and collaborates with Harvard Business Review.
Luca Solari is Full Professor of Organization Theory and founder of Humagine a transformational agent for business models and purpose. His research focuses on work transformation, organizational freedom and innovation. His latest book, L'università senza futuro, was published by Guerini in 2025.
Having joined JTI in 2010 after gaining extensive experience within national institutions, Adriana Valle has built a solid international career in government and regulatory affairs. During her tenure, she has held roles of increasing responsibility in Italy, the European Union, and at the corporate headquarters in Geneva. Today, she serves as the Corporate Affairs & Communication Director of JTI Italy.
Formerly Coordinator of the PNRR Mission Unit of the same Department, he has held various positions in structures of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and in general in the Italian public system, gaining extensive experience in parliamentary bodies and local authorities and holding management positions in public and private entities.
With marvellous frescoes and crenelated towers, Buonconsiglio is the most important castle in Trentino. Having served as the seat of the Prince-Bishops of Trent for centuries, today the castle is home to the provincial art and archaeology collections and the famous Torre Aquila, whose walls are frescoed with the renowned “Ciclo dei Mesi” (“Cycle of the Months”), an international Gothic masterpiece. A number of Festival dell’Economia events will take place in its Sala Gerola, which seats 110 people.
