Discover the minds that will bring the Festival dell’Economia di Trento to life. Economists, innovators and visionaries ready to share ideas and perspectives to interpret today's world and build tomorrow. Explore the protagonists of this edition.

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Senior managing director, head of transactions Europe & country head of Hines Italy

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Mario Abbadessa

Pejman Abdolmohammadi (PhD) is Associate Professor in International Relations of the Middle East at the University of Trento and Visiting Professor at Berkeley. Associate Researcher at ISPI, he was a Research Fellow at LSE (2015-2018) and a lecturer at John Cabot. He directs the NAMEPES Summer School. He collaborates with The Economist and other media. He is the author of the "Geopolitica con Pejman" podcast on Spotify.

Pejman Abdolmohammadi

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.

President

Luigi Abete

Roger Abravanel

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

He has always been a reference point of the Italian alt-rock scene, both as a solo artist and as leader of Afterhours. He has collaborated with an untold number of artists. He has been an X Factor judge in several seasons of the programme and mentor to Maneskin. He has created important cultural realities such as the Tora! Tora! Festival and the Germi cultural-artistic pole where today, with his project “Carne Fresca, Suoni dal Futuro”, he is committed to giving support and visibility to young Italian musicians.

Singer-songwriter, musician and record producer

Manuel Agnelli

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

Giancarlo Almiento has been Chief Investment Officer at Mundys since 2024. In the past he has managed numerous extraordinary transactions, including significant infrastructure projects both in Italy and abroad consolidating his experience in Lehman Brothers, Nomura and Bank of America.

Chief Investment Officer

Giancarlo Almiento

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

Isabelle Andrieu, co-founder of Translated and VC firm Pi Campus, is a tech entrepreneur and investor. As CEO of Pi School, she fosters innovation and AI. She’s deeply involved in People Management, with a strong focus on leadership and helping individuals grow and unlock their potential.

Co-Founder

Isabelle Andrieu

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

She is COO of the Eusider Group, a leader in the Italian steel sector. A Bocconi Law graduate with a Master's degree from Harvard, she joined Eusider in 2016 after legal experience. Active in Confindustria since 2015, she was Vice President of Young Entrepreneurs (2020-2024) and has been G.I. President and Confindustria Vice President since 2024.

President Young Entrepreneurs

Maria Anghileri

Industrial engineer and MBA by choice, financial professional by chance, Paule is Managing Director Italy at Arcano Partners, co-founder of Inclusive Finance, and a board member of Alice for Children. Passionate about ancient philosophy, she believes finance should serve life.

Managing Director

Paule Ansoleaga Abascal

Graduated in Political Science from LUISS, she has a long career in institutional communication. At the Bank of Italy, she held top positions, managing communication and media in Italy and on international occasions such as the IMF, World Bank, G7 and G20. She was Mario Draghi's spokesperson and head of communication to the Presidency of the Council. Since 2022, she has been dealing with financial culture and the protection of banking customers.

Head of Communication Directorate for Customer Protection and Financial Education

Paola Ansuini

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

Roberto Arditti is Editorial Director of Formiche and columnist for Il Tempo. Formerly News Director of RTL 102.5, he worked at Porta a Porta, led Il Tempo and the external relations of Expo 2015. Founder of Kratesis, he worked in the Senate, the Presidency of the Council and the Ministry of the Interior. Defence and Security Expert, his latest book is “Hard Power - Perché la guerra cambia la storia”.

Editorialist

Roberto Arditti

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.

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

Gile Bae

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

Actress and performer, Beatrice Baldaccini has starred in hit musicals like Pretty Woman, Cercasi Cenerentola, Tootsie and Pinocchio Il Grande Musical. On screen, she was the lead in the sitcom Before Pintus (Prime Video) and performed with Cherry Bombs on The Band (Rai 1). A versatile talent on stage and screen.

Actress and Performer

Beatrice Baldaccini

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

After three years of experience in London, he landed at Radio 24 in 1999 where he covered finance and savings and later economic news. He hosts "Focus Economia" every day and has been Deputy Executive Director of Radio 24 since 2013.

Deputy executive director 

Sebastiano Barisoni 

Simone Barlaam

Journalist, writer and author. He was US correspondent during the years of the Trump presidency and the pandemic. He won the Baldoni, Overtime and Amerigo Journalism Awards.  Author of several books, he wrote and directed the docufilm "I Pesci Combattenti".

Riccardo Barlaam

Journalist, he has worked at Sole 24 Ore since 2004. He graduated in Humanities from the Federico II University, and after a move to Rai's educational services he specialized in Journalism at Luiss Guido Carli. With Paolo Legrenzi he wrote "Guida razionale per elettori emotivi. Evitare le trappole mentali che indirizzano le nostre scelte".

Nicola Barone

Graduated in Law from the University of Trento, he is a lawyer and a freelance journalist. He has been a research fellow in private law and a contract lecturer in legal subjects. He is the President of the Board of Directors of TSM – Trentino School of Management, a high-level training school of the Autonomous Province of Trento.

Francesco Barone

In 1993 I started collaborating with ‘Disney’ by drawing comic pages for the magazine ‘Topolino’ the first story published was ‘Paperino e la clubberia’ followed by many others. During these years I have done comics, illustrations and covers for various publishing houses. in particular I have done illustrations for many fantasy-themed books and many ‘Geronimo Stilton’ books. For more than ten years I have been teaching illustration and animation courses at the Scuola Del Fumetto in Milan.

Comic book artist

Danilo Barozzi

Marco Bartoletti, a Florentine entrepreneur, Officer of Merit of the Italian Republic, is the owner of a group of four companies belonging to BB Holding S.r.l., companies operating in the luxury sector since 2000, which deals entirely with the design, design and production of accessory collections for the most important brands in the luxury world.

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Marco Bartoletti

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

Enrico Bartolini, internationally renownand creativity.ed Michelin-starred chef, is Italy's most awarded chef with 14 Michelin stars. A master of contemporary cuisine, he fuses tradition and innovation, elevating Italian gastronomic excellence to a global symbol of quality and creativity.

Chef Patron - 14 Michelin stars

Enrico Bartolini

For more than 20 years he has worked at Il Sole 24 ore where he first worked on the editorial staff of the weekly newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore Sanità. Since 2011, he has been at the Rome editorial office where he has worked on business, innovation and healthcare. He followed the entire Covid emergency.

Marzio Bartoloni

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

He has held managerial roles in major International Business Banks with a focus on capital markets in Asia and emerging economies. His experience in Citic Securities (main State Bank of China) was significant, where as head of the international M&A team, he enjoyed some of the most important cross-border transactions. He has lived in Hong Kong for about 15 years.

Federico Bazzoni

Consultant specializing in social planning and innovation for public and private entities. Expert in welfare community management and participatory processes for community development. Supports PAs in co-programming and co-design, offering advanced skills in facilitation and collaborative management.

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

Leonardo Becchetti

Consultant for the MIMIT on the Industry 4.0 / Transition 5.0 plan, Former Chair of UNI CT 519. Technical Director of the Industry 4.0 / 5.0 Business Unit at the Alto Adriatico Technological Hub and a leading national expert in the field. Leads the Certified “Transition 5.0” Lab by Il Sole 24 Ore and evaluates EDIH calls. EU Consultant for digitalization and Senior Advisor for Partner 24 Ore.

Consultant for MIMIT

Marco Belardi 

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.

Deputy Editor-in-chief

Daniele Bellasio 

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

Marco Bellinazzo

Head of the Finance and Markets editorial team, Sissi Bellomo has been covering commodities from a financial and geopolitical perspective for over 15 years, with a focus on the oil and gas markets.

Sissi Bellomo

Giorgio Beltrami

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

Simona Benedettini is the founder and CEO of RACE Consulting, a company specializing in regulation, advocacy, and communication for the energy sector. Benedettini is an energy economist with more than 15 years of experience in regulation, competition, and energy policy. In these areas, she also serves as a commentator in major national media outlets.

CEO & Founder

Simona Benedettini

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

Max Bergami

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

Director of MUSE of Trento, he has curated temporary exhibitions and permanent installations and is the author of over one hundred publications on museology, paleontology and enhancement of natural-cultural heritage. In recent years he has focused on a multidisciplinary approach to the Anthropocene. He has taught at the Universities of Padua, Milan, Modena and Reggio Emilia.

Director

Massimo Bernardi

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 dell'Università e della Ricerca

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

In 2001 she arrived at Radio24 where (in order) she became a professional, wife and mother. Foreign affairs have always attracted her along with environmental issues and sustainability. She hosts the weekend program "Si può fare".

Laura Bettini

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

Since 2022 Rector of Bocconi University and also Professor of Demography in the Department of Social and Political Sciences. Previously he was Statutory Professor of Sociology and Demography and Director of the Department of Sociology at the University of Oxford.

Francesco Billari

Journalist and writer, he works at the editorial staff of Domenica de Il Sole 24 Ore, where he writes about contemporary fiction and curates the column on new authors. Since 2005, he has designed and edited the online cultural pages of the Sole 24Ore website.

Stefano Biolchini

Marta Blumi Tripodi, a Milanese journalist and speaker, is an authoritative voice in the Italian hip-hop scene. She has written for Rolling Stone Italia and hosted radio shows and podcasts on rap culture. She curated the Italian edition of The Rap Year Book, adding original insights. With her critical approach, she promotes urban music and explores its cultural impact.

Esperta di social e comunicazione musicale

Marta Blumi

Bernabò Bocca

Rettore

Paolo Boccardelli

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.

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