THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

The Foundation relies on a Technical and Scientific Committee, a body made up of both academic and non-academic members, experts in economic and financial matters such as micro- and macroeconomics, public debt management, regulation and financial market legislation, as well as in the human and social sciences related to behavioral aspects such as psychology and sociology.

The Technical and Scientific Committee promotes financial literacy, a process through which consumers and families improve their understanding of financial products. Educational support and the principles of economic citizenship help develop the knowledge needed to understand the risks and opportunities involved in making informed choices. All of this aims to improve personal well-being and the level of protection against fraud and over-indebtedness.

The Technical and Scientific Committee has advisory and proposal-making functions concerning the areas of strategic direction and the use of spaces of autonomy and flexibility, with reference to the areas of competence listed below.

The members of the Scientific Technical Committee are:

FINTECH AND DIGITALISATION:

Dott. Giuseppe Attanà

Board Member Intesa SanPaolo Vita

Giuseppe Attanà began his carrier at the Banca Commerciale Italiana in 1974, with increasing management responsabilities. He held positions of responsabilities in lending decisions and in the banking marketing area of the Bank’s Central Management, before moving on to the financial sector in 1992. He was then in charge of the Treasury and Forex Department in Comit, moving then to the Global Treasury Department of the IntesaBci, the Treasury and Property Trading Division in Banca Intesa and finally the Treasury Division of Intesa Sanpaolo Group.

He is part of the board of several companies of the ISP Group, and he has been a member of Money Market Contact Group of the Bank of Italy. He has been the President of Assiom Forex for seven years, now Honorary President. Previously President of E-Mid SIM, is a Board Member of Intesa SanPaolo Vita and Honorary President of Assiom Forex.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROFESSIONAL ORDERS:

Attorney Achiropita Curti

Central Italy Legal Task Force Coordinator, Global Thinking Foundation

Achiropita Curti graduated in Law from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” and is a Cassation Lawyer with extensive experience in civil, commercial, banking, and labor law, as well as in family law and administrative law.

She is registered with the Rome Bar Association and, since 2015, with the Special Register of Lawyers admitted to plead before the Court of Cassation and other Higher Courts.

She has been practicing law since 2000, providing both judicial and extrajudicial legal assistance, also acting as a legal advisor in procedures for the settlement of over-indebtedness crises (Business Crisis and Insolvency Code and Law No. 3/2012).

Throughout her career, she has also developed solid expertise in alternative dispute resolution, having served as a professional mediator at the Ancona Forensic Conciliation Chamber and at the CONSOB Conciliation and Arbitration Chamber.

She has also been a member of the Board of Directors of AnconAmbiente S.p.A., a wholly publicly owned company.

She has further enriched her professional background through numerous advanced specialization courses and, in 2024/2025, obtained the Post Graduate Certificate / Executive Master of Women on Board 2025.

In addition to her legal profession, she has long been active in the Third Sector on issues of gender equality, equal opportunities, violence against women, gender-based economic violence, and the protection of minors, as well as serving as a volunteer lecturer in financial and economic education, asset management, and over-indebtedness for the Task Force “Progetto Donne al Quadrato”.

As Coordinator of the Central Italy Legal Task Force of the Global Thinking Foundation, she oversaw the publication “The tools to address the phenomenon of over-indebtedness” (March 2024, updated in November 2025) on We4, the first European multi-stakeholder networking platform on financial inclusion aimed at preventing economic violence.

She is heard in legislative settings at the Senate of the Republic and the Chamber of Deputies as Coordinator of the Commission on Social and Economic Fragilities of the “Ditelo Sui Tetti” Network.

She is the author of articles on current affairs and topics of social and legal interest published by Centro Studi Rosario Livatino, IlSussidiario.net, Global Thinking Foundation, and InTerris.it.

RELATIONSHIP WITH FOUNDATIONS:

Dott. Enrico Dameri

Founder and President of Fondazione Rosa Pristina

Enrico Dameri was the Co-founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LIST SpA until June 2019 and industrial information technology group for the financial securities industry, with subsidiaries in the UK, Spain, Poland, Canada, India and Malaysia, since 1985.

He graduated in 1979 in IT Science “summa cum laude” at the University of Pisa. In 1982, he was appointed Researcher at the Italian National Research Council, C.N.R. Then he was appointed Researcher in Computer Science at the University of Turin. From February 1980 to May 1985 he worked at Systems & Management SpA: from September 1983 as Head of Research and then from February 1984 to May 1985 as Director of the Research and Development Division.

From A.A. 1986-87 to A.A. 1991-92, he was contract professor at the Department of Computer Science at the University of Pisa, lecturer in the course of “Languages and Programming Methods”. From January 2004 to July 2005 he was member of the Project Committee for the Information and Communication Technology sector of the Scientific-Technological Platform of the National Research Council. From April 2009 to March 2017 he was member of the Board of Directors of e-MID SIM SpA. From 2013 to October 2017 he was member of the Council of PhD School of Computer Science of the University of Pisa. He is Actually President and Founder of Fondazione Rosa Pristina.

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL SYSTEM:

Dott. Gregorio De Felice

Intesa SanPaolo Bank, Head of Research and Chief Economist

Gregorio De Felice graduated from Bocconi University, he later played an important role in the Italian Bank Association and the European Bank Federation. In 2007 he was elected president of AIAF (Italian Association of Financial Analysts), a position he held until 2010. He holds positions at the ABI (Italian Banking Association), the EBF (European Banking Federation) and the ESMA (European Securities Markets Authority).

He is a member of the Board of Directors of Prometeia, ISPI (Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale), Fondazione Partnership per Bocconi, Associazione per gli Studi di Banca e Borsa, SRM (Associazione Studi e Ricerche per il Mezzogiorno), GEI (Gruppo Economisti di Impresa), AIP (Associazione Italiana Politiche Industriali), Fondazione Banca Sicula, Fondazione Bruno Visentini, Fondazione Ricerca e Imprenditorialità and of some Intesa Sanpaolo Group pension funds.

He is a member of the Scientific Committee of various associations, including the National Association for the Encyclopedia of the Bank and the Stock Exchange. He is the Italian representative of ICBE (International Club of Bank Economists) and ICCBE (International Conference of Commercial Bank Economists). He is the author of publications on financial market trends, the evolution of the Italian and European banking system, monetary policy and public debt management.

RELATIONSHIP WITH INSTITUTIONS AND PROJECTS – SICILY:

Dott. Carmelo Gangi

Head Of Risk Management Banca Popolare Sant’Angelo

Carmelo Gangi graduated in Economics and Commerce at University of Palermo and participated in several post-graduate finance specialist courses.

He began his career at the Banco di Credito Siciliano in 1985. In 1998 he joined the Banca Popolare di Lodi Group assuming increasing managerial responsibilities of Management. He held positions of responsibility in Management Control and Risk Management Area and in the Department of Managed Savings and Special Projects, and then moved to Banca Mercantile in 1999 as Head of Finance and Market Area.

In 2001 he took on the role of Head of Finance at Banca Popolare Sant’Angelo. From April 2019 he assumes the position of Head of Risk Management.

After having held the position of adviser in Atic-Forex and Assiom Forex for several years, today he is a reviewer, overseeing the Statute and Regulation Commission.

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS WITH FOREIGN UNIVERSITIES:

Dott.Ssa Nina Gardner

Director of Strategy International

Nina Gardner is the Founder and Director of Strategy International, a consulting agency specialised in Corporate Social Responsibility, sustainability and climate change. After graduating from Harvard-Radcliffe and Columbia Law School, she practiced law in Washington DC, and then joined the UN as a political officer in their Zagreb liaison office in 1996. She is founding president of several women’s associations in Europe and collaborated on the OECD  women’s entrepreneurship MENA programme.

She is also on the advisory board of the l Women’s Forum for the Economy & Society , and the Harvard Coalition for Responsible Investment. Nina Gardner is a member of the New York Bar Association and the Council on Foreign Relations . She has been teaching Business and Human Rights at John Hopkins SAIS since 2013.

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM:

Dr. Simona Gaudi

Senior Researcher, Italian National Institute of Health (ISS), Project EpiWe Coordinator

Simona Federica Maria Gaudi is a Senior Researcher at the Italian National Institute of Health (ISS), where she leads research projects on the interactions between environment, health, and vulnerability, with a particular focus on epigenetic aspects related to violence and inequalities. She is currently responsible for the EpiWE project, dedicated to studying epigenetic determinants associated with violence against women.

Her scientific career, developed across Italy, France, and the United States, has focused on molecular biology and multifactorial diseases, with significant contributions to research on human endogenous retroviruses, autism spectrum disorders, and psychiatric conditions in the Mediterranean region. She has extensive experience in scientific coordination, having directed international workshops and research lines at ISS.

She is a biologist with a PhD in Biotechnology obtained jointly from the University of Milan and the University of California, Davis. She is fluent in English and French. Among her achievements, she holds a patent for a molecular marker related to autism spectrum disorders.

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC SYSTEMS:

Tommaso Iaquinta

CEO, Once Capital Management Fund

He is CEO and Founding Partner of Once Capital Management Fund, a hedge fund based in New York City. He is also founding partner of Livolsi – Iaquinta and Partners, Advisory Boutique for extraordinary transactions (M&A, debt restructuring) on behalf of several companies (listed or not) in Italy and worldwide.

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FEMTECH AND LONGEVITECH ECOSYSTEM:

Dr. Anastasiya Markvarde

Anastasiya Markvarde is an expert in women’s health and healthcare innovation, and an internationally recognized thought leader in the femtech sector. She is the author of the Women’s Health Digest and represents Finland in Femtech Across Borders, an association spanning 74 countries.

She supports startups, pharmaceutical companies, life sciences organizations, and policymakers in the strategic transformation of the femtech sector. With extensive experience in the global pharmaceutical and healthtech industries, Anastasiya’s mission is to shift the perception of women’s health from a niche market to a strategic priority and a critical economic investment.

She is frequently featured as a speaker at international women’s health events in Finland, Italy, the United Arab Emirates, Spain, and other countries.

CSRD SUSTAINABILITY:

Paola Mungo

University Professor and Former Azimut Holding S.p.A. co CEO

Paola Mungo, long-term top manager in the financial sector, formerly co Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of a listed international financial group, now a Professor at prestigious universities.

Paola Mungo, graduated in Law with the highest marks, has a long and consolidated experience in the financial sector and asset management in top positions gained first in the Zurich Financial Services group where she started, and then in the Azimut Group, listed on the Milan Stock Exchange (part of the FTSEMib Index), where she was for a long time General Manager and then Chief Executive Officer of the listed parent company as well as Board Director of the same listed Holding and of the Italian and foreign subsidiaries.

For some years now, she has been Professor in Market Law and Financial Intermediaries in Bocconi University, and in Sustainable Finance, SRI Instruments in specialized Masters and from this year she is both coordinator and teacher of executive courses at the Catholic University of Milan, High School Enterprise and Society, as well as in Soft and Management skills and Leadership.

She is a member of the Scientific Committee of the Fondazione Politecnico di Milano and Board Director of the Fondazione Angelo Mangiarotti. She is a visitor lecturer and guest speaker in national and international conferences on different topics.

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ACADEMIC WORLD:

Prof. Chiara Saraceno

Professor Emerita, University of Turin and Berlin Social Science Center; Honorary Fellow, Collegio Carlo Alberto

Chiara Saraceno is one of the most prominent Italian and European sociologists. In addition to the positions mentioned above, throughout her career she has made decisive contributions to the study of social policies, family transformations, gender and generational inequalities, and poverty. Her scientific work, internationally recognized, has also served as a reference for the formulation of certain public policies.

Always actively engaged in civic debate, she has held institutional roles in various advisory bodies and continues to be a leading voice in public discussions on welfare and social justice issues.

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FEMTECH AND LONGEVITECH ECOSYSTEM:

Dr. Sabrina Scarpati

Sales & Business Development Manager at SynDiag

Sabrina Scarpati is Sales & Business Development Manager at SynDiag, a femtech startup leveraging artificial intelligence to support gynecological diagnostics, helping to make the clinical pathway more transparent and accessible. Her career, developed across advertising, retail, and digital innovation, has seen her lead strategic transformations in diverse contexts: from directing IKEA concept stores to managing multidisciplinary teams and developing new formats and services at the national level. In the tech sector, she has coordinated the delivery of complex digital products, fostering business growth and operational excellence.

In parallel, she is active in building inclusive technology ecosystems: she leads the FemTech Italy community, serves as a mentor for Sistech and SheTech, co-authored the Italian Manifesto for Gender Equality in Technology, and is a member of several networks dedicated to women in AI and digital sectors.

RELATIONS WITH INSTITUTIONS:

Dr. Emerico Antonio Zautzik

Head of Markets and Payment Systems Department, Bank of Italy (2017)

Emerico Antonio Zautzik, graduated in Political Science from the University of Rome in 1975, was hired by the Bank of Italy in 1976. He obtained a Master’s degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Finance from the University of Rochester. In 1979 he was assigned to the Studies Department, where he was in charge of the Monetary Analysis Office (1985) and the Information and Statistical Processing Department (1990). Appointed in 1999 to replace the Head of the Monetary and Exchange Policy Service, in 2004 he assumed ownership of the Service itself. In 2008, he assumed ownership of the Central Bank Operations Service.

In March 2012, he became the General Officer responsible for the Central Bank, markets and payment systems area. In 2014, he assumed the role of Head of the Markets and Payment Systems Department, a position he held until his retirement in 2016.

On behalf of the Bank, he has participated in the work of various working groups at the OECD, the BRI, the EU and the International Monetary Fund. From 1993 to 1995 he was Vice President of the Committee on Monetary, Financial and Balance of Payments Statistics established at Eurostat, between 1997 and 1999, President of the Irving Fisher Committee, discussion forum on central bank statistical activity of the International Statistical Institute (ISI).

From 1998 to 2012 he was a member of the Market Operations Committee (MOC), between 2012 and 2016, a member of the Eurosystem IT Steering Committee and the Market Infrastructure Board, also at the ECB. He was a member of the Markets Committee (2004-2016) and the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (2013-2016). At the Bank of Italy, he was President of the Investment Committee and the Advisory Committee on Pension Fund Management and a member of the Financial Strategies and Risks Committee.

Between 2006 and 2012, he was appointed by the Bank as a representative on the Board of Directors of Assiom Forex. Since 2017 he has been a member of the Istituto Affari Internazionali and an honorary member of Assiom-Forex.

He is the author of numerous essays on monetary and financial economics.

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