OUR MENTORS

Investment, Business Model, Strategy
Adriano Accardo
Senior Agency Industry Manager – Google UK

Business Angel, Entrepreneur, Strategy Consultant
Alberto Giusti
Partner – Guanxi Ltd

Serial entrprepreneur and investor
Aldo Del Bo
Head of Global Partnerships and Sponsorships – Kaspersky Lab

Go-To-Market, Branding, Direct-To-Consumer, Fundraising / VC
Alessandra Sollberger
Founder & CEO – Evermore

Investments, Business Model, Strategy
Alessandro Allotta
Head of Scouting – LMarks

Investment, Business Model, Strategy
Alessandro Cerrone
Early Stage Investor

Venture Capital, Private Equity and M&A
Alessandro Laterza
Manager – PitchBook

Deep Tech Specialist
Alessandro P. Maiano
Managing Partner – Wilbe Ventures

Accounting, Investment, Business Model
Alessandro Iobbi
Finance Director –MAG SPA

Investment, Finance
Alessandro Santo
Founder – Last Mile Venture

Growth Hacking
Alessia Camera
Founder – AC Marketing Consultancy

Product Development, Business Strategy, Fund Raising
Alessio Bortone
Accelerator Manager, Consultant

Operations and Product Development
Alexandro Sances
Head of UKI Operations – Octo Telematics

Software Development
Andrea Crotti
Senior Software Engineer – Funding Circle UK

Growth Marketing, Product Development
Andrea d’Ottavio
Digital Entrepreneur

Marketing, Investment, Product Development
Andrea Manfredi
Founder – Blasting News

International Expansion, Operations, Marketing, Investment
Andrea Olivari
Head of International – Adzuna

Investment, Product Development, Pitching
Anthony Rose
Founder – SeedLegals

Digital Marketing, AdTech
Antoine de Kermel
Business Mentor – French Lab

Antonio Lorenzon
Entrepreneur, Marketer, Motivation Coach

Power&Gas, Tech, Financial Services
Antonio Ricciardi
Co-Founder and Programme Manager – We Start Italy

Agile marketing strategist, CRM architect
Antonio Specchia
CEO – Strategic Links London

Product Development and Strategy
Antonio Virzì
CEO – biid

Banking, Financial Advisory
Alessandro Mele
CEO and Founder – EthicalFin

Marketing and Business Development
Francesca Polo
Head of Marketing and Operations– Vastari

AI, Product and Software Development, Investment Pitch, Marketing, Sales
Bruno Zamborlin
Founder and CEO – Mogees Limited

Technical Architect, Cloud Architect
Camillo Anania
IT Consultant – Accenture

Growth Hacking
Claudio Cuccovillo
Founder – Growth Hacking Agency

Investment, Business Model, Strategy, Renewable Energy
Carlo Garuzzo
Board Member and Partner – mashfrog Group

Business Model Canvas, Concept, GoToMarket / Marketing
Carlo Palmieri
Founder – CP Consulting

Business Consulting, Financial Controlling, Investing
Carlo Patetta Rotta
Member of the Board – Fibering S.p.A.

Growth, Digital Marketing Consultancy
Carlos Ramos
Senior Growth Marketer (ex-HomeAway; Trainline; Mediacom)

Legal, Shareholders’ Agreements, IP, Investment Agreements
Cecilia Gozzoli
Founder & Partner – Gozzoli Solicitors

Claudio Bedino
Co-Founder – Oval Money

SEO specialist
Claudio Colombo
Head of Digital – EU Web Agency

FInance, Seed Stage Investments
Davide Sangiovanni
Founder – Graffiti Syndicate

Product Design, Product Management, Product Marketing
Dario D’Aprile
Founder – Human and Machine ltd

Product Development, Product-Market Fit
Davide Turi
Product Coach and Consultant – getProductMarketFit

Operations, Digital transformation, M&A implementation
Denise D’Elia
Company Director – RPC Strategic Agility Ltd

Strategy & Vision, Product development
Dylan Fuller
Co-Founder and MD – Wilderness Now

Business plan, Financials, FinTech
Edoardo Cattapan
Investment Analyst – Earlybird Venture Capital

Business Plan, Go-to-Market Strategy, Pitch Presentations, Raising Funds
Eduardo Paperini
Investment Manager – Collider

Business Plan, Investments, Raising Funds
Elisa Russo
Tech Investor

Marketing, Strategy, Business Model
Emma Perrotta
CEO – Bekudo

Business Development, Operations, Internationalisation, Investments
Giorgio Ponticelli
Ex-JUST EAT, Ex-Treatwell

Investment, Product Development, Proptech, Fintech
Enrico Faccioli
Research Analyst – Legal & General Investment Management

Strategy, Finance, Machine Learning, Energy
Fabio Greco
Managing Director – Eagle LNG

Serial Entrepreneur, Product Development
Fabio Rebecchi
Founder – Mr. Doc

Lean Product Strategy
Fabrizio Oswald Giordanino
Digital Strategy Consultant

Serial Entrepreneur, Product Management, Speaker, VR
Federico Mammano

Francesco Boni Guinicelli
Operations Director – Toucan Ventures

Sales, Business Development, Airline/Travel, Media
Francesco Ragni
Founder – Londra Italia

Francesco Fiume
Head of Marketing and Communication – Fashion Technology Accelerator

Angel Investor, IT Security
Francesco Palazzo
Group Senior Security Consultant – Sky

FinTech, Blockchain
Gabriele Musella
CEO and Founder – Paylinko

Giorgia Sterza
Talent and Community Manager – Inmotion

Product Management, Product Lead, Digital Marketing
Giorgio Giuliani
Senior Product Manager – N26

Business Strategy, Fundraising, Financial Modelling, FinTech
Guglielmo De Stefano
Analyst – Expand Research

Giorgio Santini
Executive Partner – Gartner UK

Investments, Strategic and Financial Planning, Business Model, Change Management
Ilario Di Bon
MD – Create Growth Partners

Strategy & Vision in Financial Services, Fintech, Insurtech, IoT
Jean-Stéphane Gourévitch
CEO and Founder – Mobile Convergence Ecosystems

Strategy, Digital Marketing, Communication
Jacopo Paoletti
Founder and CEO – Comunicatica

Luca Benini
CRO – Yoobic

Marketing, Product Development, Fintech, R&D, EU grants
Luigi Telesca
Co-Founder & CEO – Trakti

Business Development, Investments
Costanza Beltrame
Development Manager – FINCA International

Global Business Expert for Luxury Brands
Maria Santacaterina
CEO – Santacaterina Consulting

Investor, Strategy
Luca Diomede
Manager – Bain & Company

Investments and Fundraising, Strategy, Multi-side platforms, Gamification
Luca Zaccagnino
Founder, Investor – Principio lz Ltd

Growth Investing, Climate Change, Consumer, Software, Cybersecurity, IOT
Lucia Rigo
Director in Growth Equity – Generation Investment Management

Investment, Product Development, Go-To Market Strategy, Cloud Strategy
Marco Carrubba
Cloud Portfolio Lead – Vodafone

Full stack IT development, UX, Design
Marco Matascioli
Lead Software Engineer – Curio Labs

Legal advice related to IP, Patents, Trademarks, Designs and Copyright
Marco Morbidini
Patent Attorney – Kilburn & Strode LLP

Product Development, Energy, Aerospace
Margherita Latronico
Project Engineer – ENI

Product Development, Growth Hacking, Strategy
Matteo Marchesano
COO – StarBoost Srl
(Virtual Mentor: Torino)

Product Development, IT Development, Api Economy
Michele Barbagli
Founder – Sintra
(Virtual Mentor: Firenze)

Accounting, Business model, Financial Planning
Paolo Malaguti
Founder and CEO – Credit-Vision

Advisory, Consulting
Marco Donzelli
CEO – HLB International

Investments, Expansion, Acquisition
Paula Harvan
Investor and Advisor – Rentivo

Business development, International Expansion
Michele D’Aliessi
Digital Industry Lead UK – EIT

Product Management, Product Marketing, Digital Marketing
Marco Botticelli
CEO and Founder – OPIÑON

Serial Entrepreneur, Vision, Sales, Innovation/Product Development
Martin Malii-Karlsson
Founder – BLaO

Serial Entrepreneur, scale-up growth expert, Investor
Andrew Ford
Founder and CEO – CustomerGig

FMGT, retail, eCommerce.
Mauro Viganò
Retail Account Manager – Amazon

Serial Entrepreneur, Vision, Sales, Innovation/Product Development
Mirko Trasciatti
Co founder – Qozy

Investments, Business Development
Mariapaola Testa
Senior Associate – The Boston Consulting Group

Serial Entrepreneur and Investor
Mario Mariani
Partner – United Ventures

Product
Marsel Nikaj
Product Owner – Revolut

Serial Entrepreneur
Matteo Berlucchi
CEO & Co-Founder – Your.MD

Investment and Business Development
Matteo Scarabelli
Investment Manager – LMarks

Agile, Change Management, Product Development, Customer Care
Michael Forni
Agile Mentor – Nextar Ltd

Growth Hacking
Michele Cuccovillo
Partner – Rock Mission Ltd

Innovation, Product Design e Product Development
Nicola Rosa
Senior Manager, Strategy – Accenture Digital

Scaling, Hiring, Investment, International Expansion
Paola Marinone
Co-Founder and CEO – BuzzMyVideos

Business Development, Analytics
Paolo Dotta
Co-Founder – ALTAR.io

Paolo Pio
Managing Director – Joyance Partners Europe

Investment, Fundraising, VC, Mergers & Acquisitions, Finance
Pietro Invernizzi
Dealflow – The Family

Paolo Valdemarin
Partner – Activate Capital

Gamification designer and Project manager
Salvatore Mica
Founder and CEO – RanAway

Sara Brunelli
CEO – Bidtotrip

Accounting
Simon Edrich
Director – AccountsCo

Media, Advertising, Online & Offline, Tv, Digital, Mobile, Programmatic, Targeting
Riccardo Polizzy Carbonelli
VP Publishers & Advertising Partnerships – zeotap

Strategy, Marketing and Business Development
Rosaria Truppo
Co Founder – Photocert

Accounting
Samantha Del Vigna
Accountant (FCCA)

Silvia Iommi
Head of EMEA Digital Performance Marketing JLL

Simone Cimminelli
Managing Director – iStarter

Serial Entrepreneur
Stefano Tresca
Managing Partner – StartupHome

Business Planning, Investment
Tommaso Adamo
Consultant – FTI Consulting

Business Planning, Investment
Tommaso Cremonini
Business Developer – Morsy

Strategy, Business development, Marketing
Sofia Pietrella
Head of Strategic Development – Hogarth Worldwide

Fundraising, Due Diligence, Financial Modeling, Project Management
Stefano Manna
Principal – Cebile Capital

Finance, Sales, Marketing, People Management
Tim Lewis
Non Executive Director for High Tech start ups

Business Planning, Business Development
Vincenzo D’Onofrio
Chartered Accountant member of ICAEW

Strategy, Branding, Business Development
Yuri Poletto
Consultant – Itoi Consulting

Roberto Sasso
Ex CTO – PIZZABO

Business Development, Project Management, Strategy
Virginia Fiume
COO – Bekudo

Business Development
Zee West
Co-Founder – The Future Crowd

Pushkar Wadke
Associate Director (Technology Ventures) – Enterprise Ventures at Imperial College London

Stefano Monzo
Founder and CEO – Helpee

Vincenzo Filetti
President – Associazione TrentaQuaranta

Angelica Donati
President and CEO – Donati Immobiliare Group

Sara Di Pietrantonio
Group Operations Lead – Teads.tv

Mauro Ercolini
Co-founder and CTO-CIO – Nextar Group

Lorenzo Calcagni
General Manager U-Start

Pedram Vahabi
UX Designer – Amazon Business

Francesco Zibellini
Marketing and Sales and Strategic Consultant – Blue Lions Films

Jeremy Larsson
UK General Manager and Director of Strategic Partnerships – CurrencyFair.com

Investor, Strategy and Financial Advisor
Antonio Baccari
Founder – Baccoil

Alessandro Tucci
Senior Vice President – 21 Century Fox

Mauro Romaldini
Business Consultant – MRomaldini

Legal
Caterina Iodice
Consultant and Solicitor – EMW Law LLP

Mentor, Advisor, Investor
George Levy
Associate – HOF Capital

Investor in sport and media
Alessandro Nuccetelli
Vice President – Aser

Serial Entrepreneur, Investor, Fintech
Elisa Giudici
Director – Digital Talents Academy

Serial Entrepreneur, marketplaces
Andrea Guzzoni
CEO and Co-Founder – Rentuu

Circular Economy, Sustainability, Environmental Consulting
Donata Magrin
Founder & DirectorFounder & Director – Way to Eco Ltd

Serial Entrepreneur, Artistic and Academic experience
Francesca Guerrera
Enterprise Manager – Queen Mary University

PR, Marketing, Inward Investment & Strategy
Joanna Dodd
Managing Director – Rochester PR Group

Finance, Business Plan, Management, IPO & Investor relations
Martino Cadoni
Director, Finance Strategy – HSBC

Real Estate Finance
Corrado Mascellani
Proptech Lead – ING

Digital Transformation, Finance, Marketing
Andrew Gastaldello
MD – New Horizons Ventures

Strategy, Transformation, Due Diligence
Luca Gallo
Senior Consultant – Efficio

SaaS Web Application, Usable products
Valerio Foddai
UX/UI Designer – Soldo

Fintech, Regtech, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain
Stefano Falciani
CEO and Founder – Maviste Consulting

Banking and Financial Services
Michael Cimino
ECM Associate – STJ Advisors

AI, IOT & Blockchain
Segun Osu
Director – G2Guide

Finance & Investment
Emilio Vacca
Chief Technology Officer – Carbon bank

Brand Strategy & Guerrilla Campaigns
Anna Verre
Founder – the A & the Z

AI & Product Development
Maurizio Moriello
Senior Product Manager – Babylon Health

Engineering, cleantech, medtech & food processing
Mario D’Aragona
Managing Partner – TML Venture

Fintech
Francesco Famularo
Analyst – Financial Sponsors Group & Alternative Funds- Intesa Sanpaolo

Fintech
Alessandro Onano
Chief Marketing Officer- Moneyfarm

Beauty, FMCG, Retail & Real Estate
Deana Fregnan
Commercial Finance- McArthurGlen Group

Fintech
John Mitchell
Business Coach – Fintech companies

Investment Banking, Management & Finance
Gabriele Vitali
Founder & Operation Manager- Leggero

Energy, Utilities & Construction
Riccardo Chiarelli
Founder & VP product – Mela Works

Construction, Smart cities, Aerospace, Energy, Healthcare & Business IT
Christian Mastrodonato
Director of Engineering – Digital Catapult

Blockchain & Fintech
Andrea Bonaceto
CEO – Eterna Capital

Executive Search, Media & HRTech
Thomas Drewry
Co-Founder – Emolument.com

Insurtech & Fintech
James Brown
Insurance Executive expert in Italy and Europe – Self – Employed

Fintech & Gaming
Roberto Carrieri
Product Owner – Soldo

Agriculture, Food, Fintech & Finance
Nicola Chiaranda
Chief Financial Officer- Agribusiness & Food Groups

Journalism, Brand Journalism & Digital and Content Strategist
Alessandro Allocca
Journalist- La Repubblica

PropTech, Information Technology, Innovative Digital Solutions, Construction, Smart cities & Sustainability
Andrea Cavallaro
Associate Principal- Hoare Lea

Entrepreneurship
Marco Scotti
Founder – Dynamo

Management Consulting, Service Industry, Pharmaceutical, Retail, Infrastructure, Technology & Fashion
Marco Mormone
Partner and Co-Founder – ARCA BLANCA

Tax Law, Innovation & Management
Salvatore Di Maggio
Emerging Giants Lead Cambridge – KPMG

Information Governance, Communications and Marketing, Business Dev, Product Marketing & Team Management
Rafael Bloom
Director – Salvatore Ltd.

IT governance, Strategy and Security, Virtualization and Storage, Cloud/OnPremises Hybrid IT environments, Vendors & Contractors Relationship Management, Project Management & Team Leading
Roberto Sassi
Director – MHRS Consulting

Value Proposition Design & Branding
Deborah Wood
Value Proposition Design & Brand Consultant Coach – Wayra

Cross industry tech, Media, Finance, Manufacturing & SME/corporations
Eve-Victoria Blavy
Head of HR Business Partnering – Teledyne e2v

Technology, Marketplace, Financial modelling
Marco Buffoli
Global Strategy & Ops at Deliveroo

IT, Tourism
Vincenzo Raimondo
Senior project manager presso Lascaux

Fundraising, Blockchain, Exit
Federico Pacilli
COO and Co-founder – Xriba

Carbon offset industry, ESG
Maria Eugenia Filmanovici
Co-founder – Abatable

Growth Hacking, Digital Marketing
Demetrio Tondella
Growth Hacker – Innoleaps

Ecommerce, finance and business process
Paolo Levoni
EU Cross Border Trade and Product Engagement – eBay

EdTech, MedTech and AgriTech
Adriano Travaglia
CEO and Co-founder – TheirAbility

Neurotech
Dorian Haci
Co-Founder – MintNeuro

Ad-Tech, E-Commerce, Ed-Tech, Digital Media, Social Media, AR/VR, AI and Crypto
Chris DeMayo
Partner -WithumSmith+Brown

Deeptech, Business model and UK market expansion
Matthew Scherba
Investment Director – Terna PLC

Artificial Intelligence
Ajit Jaokar
Course Director: Artificial Intelligence: Cloud and Edge Implementations – University of Oxford

Finance, Strategy, IR, Restructuring and Corporate development
Martino Cadoni
Global Head of Strategic Finance & Investor Relations – Klarna

Digital Strategy, Communication & Marketing
Federico Sbandi
CEO – Digital Combat Academy