Maurizio Altini is a chartered accountant and auditor specializing in indirect taxation and tax aspects of extraordinary corporate transactions. He collaborates with several firms on direct and indirect taxation, both nationally and internationally.

Barbara Bosisio has been a chartered accountant since 2015 and has developed experience in different fields, specifically banking, insurance, real estate and taxation. She has fulfilled the position of Financial manager in a university startup (from Milan Politecnico) for several years, managing the reporting of research projects supported by the European Commission.

Laura Formichella is a lawyer, Researcher on Chinese Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Rome Tor Vergata, and Professor at LUISS. Since 2003, she has advised on Chinese law and advises Chinese companies operating in Italy.

Giacomo is an attorney specialized in corporate law. He advises domestic and foreign corporations, funds and financial institutions on M&A, private equity and venture capital transactions, as well as on commercial contracts. He developed a strong experience in the start up sector, advising both founders and investors (institutional and corporate), in the different phases of the development and growth of the companies. In 2015 he attended a secondment at Gowlings WLG, in London.

Lawyer with a strong expertise in Corporate and Commercial Law, M&A, private equity and venture capital, capital markets, startup & SMEs and IP&IT. He provides assistance to (listed and non-listed) companies in extraordinary transactions (capital increase, sales and acquisitions of companies, investments rounds, mergers and demergers and joint venture) and in the negotiation of commercial contracts. He has developed considerable experience in assisting startup & SMEs in investment rounds, corporate and commercial Law matters, IP&IT and new technologies matters (i.e. blockchain, IoT, IoUT, fintech, etc.).

Over a period of 20 years, Monica has garnered experience in all areas of Intellectual Property, including Patents, Trademarks, Copyright, Design, Software, Geographical Indications, Know-How and Trade Secrets, Unfair Competition, Defamation in the press, image rights, name rights, and portrait rights, misleading advertising and improper commercial practices, Information Technology, e-commerce and selective distribution, franchise and licensing agreements.

Francesco Sciaudone is a Managing Partner at the law firm Grimaldi Studio Legale (Rome, Milan, Brussels). He regularly advises - at national and European level - financial institutions, public administrations, companies and multinationals, both in court and out of court. He has specialist experience in the fields of infrastructure, transportation, energy, project financing, privatization, public tenders, financial markets and antitrust law.

Marco is the owner of the Sormani Ajello notary firm, based in Milan. The firm deals not only with receiving public deeds and authenticating signatures, but also offers assistance in the entire legal process: from preliminary agreements between parties to the preparation of due diligence to the signature of contracts, with particular attention to corporate law and consolidated know-how in relation to innovative start-ups.

Head of the trademark department at BARZANÒ & ZANARDO,  Alessandra coordinates the activities of trademarks and patents attorneys. She analyzes prior art searches and performs preliminary assessments on protection strategies and the availability of a brand.  She is a member of the International Trademark Association ("INTA") and the European Community Trademark Association ("ECTA").

Lawyer, Partner at the law firm Grimaldi Alliance, specialising in employment law, industrial relations, commercial agency agreements, industrial law and antitrust, and company restructuring. With extensive experience in all aspects of HR management, and with particular expertise in the following sectors: banking and finance, food and agriculture, cinema and audio-video recordings, the service sector, and public administration, including multinational companies.

Antonia Verna is a lawyer and, since 2012, an associate at Portolano Cavallo Studio Legale. She specializes in M&A operations, private equity and joint ventures. In recent years, she has developed capabilities in the startup and venture capital sectors. In addition, she is Vice President of the Europea Women Lawyer Association.