Angelo Basile has been the Head of Information & Communication Technology at the Terna Group since 2020. Over the past few years, he has led the complex process of digital transformation and technological evolution at Terna, with the goal of enhancing network resilience and efficiency, and simplifying employees' daily activities during the challenging years of the pandemic.

With a degree in Economics and Commerce and an MBA, Angelo previously held the role of Head of Governance & Architecture at the Acea Group. Before that, he gained extensive experience in prominent consulting firms such as Ernst & Young, Reply, and Bip, where he managed technology and organizational transformation projects for major industrial players in the Telco, Energy, and Utility sectors.

Francesco Bonfiglio joined GAIA-X in March 2021 as the new CEO.
With more than 30 years’ experience in the business of consulting and information technology, Francesco brings into Gaia-X his knowledge of the cloud and data market needs, and his vision on how the Association should revolutionise the Digital Economy. As an Independent Advisor since 2020, his executive career was built from the ground up in many Italian and Multinational contexts. A former Chief Executive Officer for ENGINEERING D.HUB (Hybrid Cloud and Digital Transformation company within the largest Italian System Integrator Group), a Vice President for Technology Services at AVANADE and a Managing Director within the ACCENTURE Group, Chief Technology Officer for HEWLETT-PACKARD EMEA, SW Factory Director at UNISYS, Technical Director, and Methodology Evangelist at RATIONAL SOFTWARE amongst his positions. With a background in Electronics Engineering, he started his career in the late 80s as a HW/SW Engineer working on some of the most advanced R&D projects, from the Sonar System for the Italian Navy (ANSQQ14IT) prized during the Gulf war for the mine-hunting performances, to the Eurofighter Fighter Aircraft (EFA), still one of the most advanced examples of technology in the Military field.
Francesco has held a bottom-up career, covering all roles within the IT, from developer to top-executive, from R&D to business units’ leader. An early supporter of the need for continuous innovation, he is a big fan of the startup ecosystem, active member of evaluation commissions, and a board member and co-founder of FOOLFARM.com, the first example of Startup Studio in Italy. Amongst other roles, Francesco has represented the IT world and then became Vice President of Confindustria (Italian Trade Association) for Valle D’Aosta. Living in Italy, in the countryside out of Milan, he is happily married and a father of three sons, he loves music and has played in several independent live and record productions since the 80s. Francesco believes in the power of collective intelligence, lateral thinking, and teamwork, as a propeller for transformation, in the business as well as in the whole life!

Flavio Ghiringhelli is Emirates’ Country Manager in Italy since 2018. Before joining the Dubai based airline, he gained experience in the civil aviation sector working for easyJet, Meridiana Group, Alitalia, Cathay Pacific and Thai Airways.

Flavio also has a solid working background in the hotel industry, thanks to many years of experience in HRS - The Hotel Portal, and in the technology industry, thanks to the experience gained in Amadeus. 

Flavio began his career in 1988, after completing his studies, and he has subsequently improved his skills at SDA Bocconi and INSEAD Business School.

Furthermore, since 2016 he has been a member of the Advisory Board of GBTA Italy, the first buyer-led European wide business travel and meetings network, since 2020, he is vice-president of the Association for the fight against epidemiological diseases ACMEP and since 2021, he is president of IBAR (Italian Board Airline Representatives).

Roberta Lotti is Innovation Manager at the Directorate of Information Systems and Innovation, of the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance, leading the unit dedicated to digital transformation and European initiatives.  

With over 30 years of experience in the Italian Public Administration, Roberta focuses on the management, promotion, and supervision of organizational and technological disruptive projects, as well as cooperating with key national and European institutions. Among others, she is currently coordinator of the projects GLACIATION - Green responsibLe privACy preservIng dAta operaTIONs, which addresses energy consumption linked to big data operations across the edge to cloud architecture; as well as ETAPAS - Ethical Technology Adoption in Public Administration Services, which focuses on the implementation of a solution for the responsible and ethical adoption of AI and new technologies in the public sector. She is also a member of the European Big Data Value Association (EBDVA), supporting the development of an innovation ecosystem. 

Roberta is currently responsible for the definition of privacy and cybersecurity policies and rules for the implementation of the Ministry's Information Security Management System as well as a member of the MEF's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) Governance Structure. 

She is a frequent speaker in both national and international public dissemination events. Graduated in Political Science and Pedagogy, she holds a Master's Degree in "Information Security Management for Business and Public Administration".

As cofounder and CEO of the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design, I am passionate about education and innovation in the context of sustainability.

My craft is service design, scenario design, and design methods, and I've use those skills to create an innovation culture that acts as a conduit between industry, academia and entrepreneurship. Recent projects have explored topics such as private and public transportation, health and wellbeing, sustainable housing, and smart cities.

I'm a frequent speaker at conferences and events, bringing inspiration on how life-centred design can create new pathways for innovation. I was a member of the jury for the IXDA Interaction Awards and part of a board of experts implementing new design strategies at the University of Macau in China. I'm an Honorary Affiliated Professor at Kolding School of Design and on the ASHOKA Venture Board in Denmark.

I'm proud to have over 20 years of teaching experience at various institutions in Denmark (ITU, DTU, Denmark’s Design School, 180 Academy) and internationally. I've lectured at the Politecnico University in Milan, and was a visiting scholar at the Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. I was also an associate professor and researcher at the Interaction Design Institute Ivrea, Italy.

I studied at the Polytechnic University of Milan where I completed both a Ph.D. in Industrial Design and Multimedia Communication (2002), and an MA in Architecture (1996).