ADVISORY BOARD

Fabio Ancarani is Full Professor of Economics and Business Management and Marketing at the University of Bologna, where he teaches Marketing and International Marketing. He has held academic leadership roles, including Associate Dean and Scientific Director of master courses at the Bologna Business School, and has directed degree courses in Management and Marketing. He was a lecturer and researcher at Bocconi University, where he still teaches, and has taught at numerous Italian and international universities, including University of Maryland and ESCP Paris. His research focuses on business strategy, marketing management, customer centricity, pricing and marketing metrics, with publications in international and national scientific journals. He has edited several Italian editions of Philip Kotler's marketing manuals and published monographs and book chapters. He is an advisor and consultant for major national and international companies, a member of scientific societies and of the General Council of the Fiera Milano Foundation. He has received awards for excellence in teaching and research.

An architect and designer, he has been a member of the Order of Architects of Milan since 1990. He collaborated for years with important realities of the Italian construction industry, training himself at a technical and professional level. During these years, he developed contacts with real estate development realities and, once his training experience was over, he dedicated himself to the real estate field, promoting, by carrying out feasibility studies, several real estate initiatives in Milan, in Lombardy and, in the following years, on foreign markets. Since 2008 he has specialised with ANAB (National Association of Bioecological Architecture) in sustainable design, making it a constituent element of his professional career. For many years, he was a consultant for the Court of Milan as CTU, always in the field of property evaluations. He participated in the design of the restyling of Termini Station in Rome and the Central Station in Milan, as a consultant for the company Grandi Stazioni. Since 2020 he has been working with Sky Italia, with design and creative direction tasks for the F100 project, which envisages the opening of a commercial network of shops throughout Italy. With other architects and collaborators, he is the founder of the Metropolis association, which, in collaboration with the Lombardy Region, is a technical reference in drafting the laws on the recovery of derelict areas. As a Friulian and a great sportsman, he has always shown a great aptitude for teamwork and an excellent ability to analyse real estate development. For years, he has worked with the Socialing Institute on the Kilometro Verde.

Mauro Cantini is a global reference consultant for the definition of corporate communication strategies. Founder of Modo and Altamira, leading companies in corporate communication, he has over thirty years of experience working with leading brands in the shipbuilding, marina and nautical accessories sectors. Over the course of his career, he has successfully led the development of communication strategies for excellent manufacturing companies, participating in the most prestigious European trade fairs in the sector. He has built and consolidated relationships with major national and international publishers, helping to position his clients among the leading players on the media scene.Creator and producer of magazines specialised in tourism and luxury goods, he has coordinated all communication activities, distinguishing himself for his exceptional creative potential and organisational skills, also in the realisation of exclusive events, meetings and gatherings reserved for owners, captains and crews of superyachts. He currently holds the role of PR and Business Development Consultant for Pininfarina, is Founder of Miglio Blu and World Ambassador of the City of La Spezia. Ski instructor, golf and sailing enthusiast and advanced practitioner, he combines professional skills with a genuine passion for excellence and innovation.

Danilo De Mari is a chartered accountant and auditor based in Naples. He graduated with honours in Economics from the Federico II University in Naples and obtained a Master's degree in Internet Business from SDA Bocconi in 2001. Passionate about digital technologies, he has founded several companies in the field of software and internet services. He was a board member of Life Sciences Capital S.p.A., a highly successful venture capital fund in the Med-Tech field. He currently holds numerous positions as director, board member and auditor in companies operating in the software, cybersecurity, med-tech, pharmaceutical distribution and circular economy sectors. He has 30 years of experience in business plan drafting and company valuation, as well as a strong specialisation in accounting principles and corporate taxation.

Giorgio Ferrandino, born in 1964, graduated in Sociology with a focus on Economic Work Organisation from the University of Urbino. After significant experience in sales roles at SMC Corporation until the 2000s, he embarked on a path of managerial growth holding the position of Sales Manager at Bosch Rexroth S.p.A. From 2008 to 2013, he moved to Germany, where he led global sales strategies as Head of Worldwide Strategic Sectors for Sick AG. A manager with solid international experience in strategic sales and business line structuring, in February 2013 he returned to Italy to take on the position of General Manager at SEW-EURODRIVE, a role he still holds successfully.

University professor, carries out training and research for the promotion of territories, food and wine and cultural tourism, and is director of projects applied at an international level, he has worked for multiple tourism ministries and international bodies international organisations (from UN Tourism-World Tourism Organisation to FAO). She has been Managing Director of ENIT - National Tourism Agency during the Draghi government and Vice President of the Tourism Commission of the OECD - Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. She is keynote speaker at major events on the topic of tourism. He holds numerous positions, including President of the Italian Association of Tourism Enogastronomic Association. She is the author of 23 books and over 60 scientific publications. There are 14 volumes of the Food and Wine Tourism Report. She is a Knight of the Order ‘Al merito della Italian Republic’.

Domenico Ioppolo is a manager with over 40 years of experience in the marketing, media and communication sectors. He graduated with a degree cum laude in Literature from the University of Milan, and started his career at Arthur Andersen, before joining Nielsen, where he held top positions at national and international level, until becoming Managing Director EMEA. He led pioneering digital companies such as Web Media Center and Initiative Media, and was CEO and CMO for major publishing groups such as Class Editori. Since 2014 he has been Chief Operating Officer and, since 2020, Managing Director of Salone dello Studente. He is Scientific Director of the Milano Marketing Festival and has held positions in strategic bodies such as Auditel, Audiweb and FCP. He has combined his managerial career with a solid academic activity in Italy and Switzerland, and has published essays on marketing and advertising. He has received numerous awards, including the PAM Award and the Chairman's Award for Excellence. He is currently also a member of the Advisory Board of the Italian Marketing Society and advisor of the Pia Giovine Foundation.

Kazuo Inumaru is a Japanese lecturer and consultant based in Milan. For more than forty years he has been involved in transferring managerial elements from Japan to Italy and vice versa, also lecturing in many Italian universities. His main field of action is social ethics and ESG strategies. The company he co-founded, Ethic Intent, offers practical implementation with territorial applications on these topics. He has worked for some of the largest Italian and international consulting companies . He has implemented projects in the field of new management skills, human resources and organisational development. He is an expert in Lean methods, Knowledge Management and Design Thinking.He has implemented vocational training programmes in large Italian and Japanese companies, starting with the Fiat group, Ferrovie dello Stato, Poste Italiane, Telecom Italia, Scuola Superiore della Pubblica Amministrazione. He has supported joint ventures and Japanese companies in Italy in the fusion of Japanese and Italian management, also creating cross-cultural competences. He transferred Japanese technologies to Italy, founding with Italian investors an important manufacturing company in Bologna. Together with Andrea Farinet, he is planning an innovative Cultural Institute of Socialing and Social Ethics to train the new generations to better meet contemporary challenges.

Professional with a degree in Business Administration from John Cabot, and a Master in Internet Business at SDA Bocconi in Milan. Relational figure and trait d'union by vocation, international assignments developing foreign projects in TIM, and as co-founder and Ceo of a start-up in the field of Mesh Networks for Smart Cities with Austrian partners, awarded with the Italian Innovators Award Shanghai Expo 2010. Passionate about renewables, he began several collaborations with the Italian Solesa and the German Palmis Ag in the solar photovoltaic sector. In 2014 he changed industry and became Area Manager for the Viennese startup Whatchado, a digital employer branding digital employer branding platform, winner of numerous awards. He worked in the HR sector as head of an HR Academy, and created an Open Innovation with an experiential journey for C-levels in Silicon Valley. Today she holds the position of Area Manager on international markets for Openknowledge and Bip RED - Bip Spa group. Passionate about ESG issues, he has been a partner and collaborator of the Socialing Institute since 2016.

Anna Maria Magro is a Chartered Accountant and Auditor with over 30 years of experience, working in Milan. She holds numerous important positions as independent director in listed companies, auditor, auditor and member of Supervisory Bodies pursuant to Legislative Decree 231/01. She has also worked as a judicial administrator and coadministrator for the ANBSC, and as a strategic consultant and temporary manager in the public and private sectors. She is registered in the Register of Judicial Administrators and participates in the Disciplinary Council of the Order of Chartered Accountants of Milan. She boasts managerial experience in innovative companies and start-ups, as well as a solid academic education (Bocconi degree) enriched by continuous updates and female leadership paths. She speaks four languages, has lived in several countries and combines technical skills with a strong civil and social commitment.

Dr Marino Marrazza is an established chartered accountant and auditor with over 35 years of professional experience in Milan. With a degree in Business Administration from Bocconi University, he has developed a high-profile career in tax consultancy, corporate and tax law, with specialisations in international accounting standards and international taxation. He has held positions as auditor and auditor in listed and unlisted companies, including Ferrovie dello Stato, Autostrade per l'Italia and MONCLER. He has been a bankruptcy receiver and technical advisor for the Court of Milan, as well as certifier of corporate recovery plans. An expert in governance and compliance, he has participated in numerous Supervisory Bodies pursuant to Legislative Decree 231/01. Author of expert opinions, due diligence and reports pursuant to art. 2501 of the Italian Civil Code, he is a reference for complex financial and corporate transactions.

Civil lawyer with over 20 years of experience, enrolled in the Milan Bar Association since 2004. An expert in family law and the protection of fragile subjects, she has been practising in her own right since 2011, with solid experience also in extrajudicial matters. She holds the position of special curator for minors at the Court of Milan. She is a national reference figure for the Telematic Civil Process, as trainer, consultant and project coordinator for professional orders and the Ministry of Justice. She has published manuals and technical articles on the Telematic Executive Process. Since 2016, she has been a member of the Telematic Process Commission of the Milan Bar Association. Excellent IT and organisational skills, aptitude for teamwork and managing complex contexts. Active volunteer and family caregiver, she combines technical expertise and human sensitivity in her professional approach.

Professor Dipak Raj Pant, anthropologist and economist, has been involved in research, development and education on sustainable economics for over 30 years. In 2000, he was the founder and scientific director of the first Centro Studi per l'Economia Sostenibile in Italy, which operated until 2017. The professor works as a field researcher and planning consultant for sustainable development projects in many parts of the world. As a scientist-explorer, he has conducted scientific expeditions, socio-economic analyses and strategic foresight exercises for sustainable development planning in different types of human terrains - from the most industrialised and urban contexts in Western Europe to the most remote and marginal human habitats in extreme lands such as the Andes, the Caucasus, the Himalayas, the Siberian taiga, the steppes and the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, the African savannah and the South American coastal desert.