I am an innovation economist and digital policy expert working at the intersection of technology, geopolitics, economics, and society.

I am an Honorary Professor at the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP) at UCL in London, and I lead the EuroStack Project at CEPS in Brussels, an initiative on Europe’s digital sovereignty (www.euro-stack.info). I am a Board Member of the European Innovation Council (EIC), Member of the New European Bauhaus Facility at the European Commission, President of ART-ER, Italy’s regional innovation agency, and co-founder of the Archipelago of Possible Futures.

Previously, I was President of the Italian National Innovation Fund and a board member of RAI, Italy’s public broadcaster. I advised the United Nations on digital cities and digital rights, and served as Chief Technology and Digital Innovation Officer for the City of Barcelona. I have led major European research and innovation projects on digital sovereignty, digital democracy, and decentralized platforms. Forbes included me in the Top 50 Women in Tech in 2018.

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