Giovanni is Managing Partner of Energica Srl, a company active in the field of new technologies for energy and environment with focus on new AI development and applications. He is Senior Advisor and Investment Committee Member of the Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Development Fund of Dea Capital Alternative Funds Sgr SpA. From July 2006 until December 2009 he was Head of Energy and Environment Division of Camfin SpA.
Emmanuele is the managing partner of Lira Ltd - a company specialised in EU fundraising for high-potential tech companies. In 2009 he co-founded Winmedical, a medical technology company that was acquired by AB Medica in 2017.
Paolo is part of ALTEA Federation's Business Direction (System Integration, Consulting, Digital & Operations). He has an engineering, digital, and business management background. Previously, he has been part of the Top Management of ROLD, a leading manufacturing company specialized in the production of mechatronic components and technologies for the home appliance industry. He has also been an entrepreneur and manager in the digital field. He holds senior advisor positions in Confindustria Umbria, and in other important companies active in sectors ranging from mechatronics to innovative AgriTech. He combines in-depth technological skills (electronics and IT), with management skills and business vision.
Diego is currently VP Director of Marketing and Communications at Capgemini and Director of New Business at Capgemini Invent. He began his career as an entrepreneur, co-founding Dnsee, a company focused on Digital Transformation, which he guided in its business development as CEO, also orchestrating M&A deals, such as the acquisitions of Banzai Consulting, Hagakure and Digital Mill, later integrated under the brand Doing. In 2018, Diego sold 100% percent of Doing to Capgemini. In parallel, he co-founded Nexa3D, an innovative high-performance 3D printer company with facilities in California. Diego is also known for his commitment to supporting innovation-oriented Italian startups, assisting them in strategic, commercial, and M&A growth.
Fabrizio is today CEO of Life Science District, a Life Science Venture builder and strategic advisor of different startups and organizations. He covered positions in different companies and organizations in project management, innovation management, business development and general management. Over the years he has gained experience in supporting startups, particularly in defining the business model and growth and go-to-market strategies and in evaluating projects and business plans.
Sara is a biotechnologist, head of Business development and Technology Transfer in Bioindustry park Silvano Fumero. She has strong expertise in R&D and pharmaceutical development. She covered the role of Quality Assurance and managed regulatory aspects (GLP, GCP, biomedical). She then specialized in innovation management in life science: intellectual property, technological evaluation and valuation, exploitation strategies and technology transfer, start-up selection and acceleration.
Elena is Business Advisor for Innovation and Sustainability, collaborating with European project teams and universities on initiatives to promote innovation and skill building on new technologies. She supports start-ups in identifying and developing business opportunities, particularly in the following areas: environmental sustainability, circular solutions and artificial intelligence applications for industry and education. She is one of the Experts in the EIC program (European Innovation Council - EIASME ).
Luca is co-Founder of Carriere.it, P&G Alumni Global "40 under 40" Award, Singularity University Ambassador and SingularityU Italy Investor. Selected for the Hive Global Leaders Program @HARVARD 2016 e TEDx Speaker. Specialized in advanced social media strategies with experience made with clients among the main brands of the sport, fashion and entertainment industries. Marketing & Social Media teacher in Universities both in Italy and abroad, he was nominated for the Hecosystem Hero South Europe Startup Award 2020 and winner of the People's choice of the Year 2020.
Paola has over 10 years of experience as a marketer and business unit director (C-level) in P&G (both pharma and mass market), Astrazeneca, UCB and BMS. She founded 3P Solution and MA Provider, two companies focused on the area of market access and pricing, and acquired Argon Healthcare (now Mapcom Consulting). All 3 companies were sold in 2021 to Pharmalex. As of today, she is leading two innovative and Benefit Company startups in lifescience: Indicon, a consulting company focused on innovation management in lifescience, and Lionhealth, dedicated to specialized medical foods products. In 2022 she also started her activity as a business angel, with a focus on lifescience, investing in 7 companies (2 exits in 12 months), and she is member of different board of directors/committee (Diamante, Doorway).
Giovanni has 20+ years in Pharmaceutical Industry, working for major Big Pharma (Roche, GSK, Merck). He held the role of Global Pharma Engineering in Merck leading the engineering, asset management and projects organizations of 10 manufacturing Sites (8 pharma + 2 API chemical sites), providing strategic planning of technical assets of Sites and inspiration to the organizational teams. He is used to working in an international multicultural environment and has lived in Swiss and Italy. He is co-founder of a start-up company of food supplements.
Giuseppe has gained a long experience in finance and management control in national and international contexts mainly in fast growing and high-tech sectors. Currently CFO in Roboze, a multinational company leader in additive manufacturing, he specializes in strategic financial support, definition of business model, fundraising, extraordinary operations. Lecturer in business strategy and economics, he combines technical and financial skills with a result-oriented business vision.
Giovanni is Partner at Indaco Venture Partners (Biotech Fund), entrepreneur and investor of the London Business Angels (LBA) association, and board member of the Italian Angels for Biotech. Degree in Biology, PhD in Oncology, specialization in Microbiology, post-graduate qualification in Preclinical and Clinical Development of Drugs and MBA at the HULT International Business School of London. He holds an honorary research position at the University College London (UCL) and is invited professor for the Milano Bicocca University. Over 20 years of experience in the healthcare sector, as head of biology of Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc., consultant at Index Ventures (MediXci), CEO of iDNA Ltd, a drug discovery service company, VP of Yaqrit Ltd, a spin-off company of the UCL, Chief of Innovation Division and member of BoD of Zcube (Zambon Group).
Francesco is a venture capitalist with significant experience in investing and supporting early stage technology startups globally. Between 2018 and 2020 he was responsible for the start up and scale up of Alchimia Investments, a holding company with active investments in Europe, Israel and the US. Previously Francesco spent +10 years working with UBS across M&A, strategy and the asset management department between London and Zurich. He is also a board member in Texel (Israel).
Pasquale is Angel Investor in the FinTech and IAG Partner. Is Senior Executive with over 20 years of transversal experience in financial services in Italy and abroad. Advisor for banks and insurance companies (complex reorganization and corporate strategy), he has held positions in Accenture, Bank of Italy, Bank of Ethics, Ernst & Young, Genworth Financial.