ADVISORY BOARD
Marco MARTELLA
Marco Martella is the former Manager of Banca d’Italia’s Trieste Branch and currently works as Financial Economist at LB MACRO, leading Macroeconomic and Market Consultancy Firm based in Lugano (CH). He has worked as adjunct professor at the University of Trieste and serves as Research and training activities Consultant at the Chamber of Commerce Pordenone/Udine
Giampiero MASSOLO
Giampiero Massolo is President of the Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) and Mundys. He also serves as President of the Scientific Committee of Rome’s Diplomacy Festival, Massolo’s diplomatic career started in 1978, He worked at the Embassies to the Holy See and Moscow, and served as First Secretary at Italy’s Permanent Representation to the European Union in Brussels. After holding various posts within the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in 2006 Massolo was appointed Ambassador and in 2007 Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Nicole MATTEONI
Nicole Matteoni is an Italian MP and Vice Secretary for the Trieste chapter of Fratelli d’Italia political party. She previously served as a member of the Gender equality committee of Trieste’s municipal Council, and later as Municipal Councillor for Education and Family Policy. She is a strong advocate of the customs-free regime of Trieste’s port.
Roberto MORELLI
Roberto Morelli is the President and GM of the Board of the Trieste Convention Center. He is both a business manager and an experienced journalist. From 2006 to 2022 he served as Senior Manager at illycaffè, where he was over time Director of Strategy, Chief Marketing Officer, and President and CEO of several subsidiary companies. As a journalist, he worked as correspondent for the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, editor of several newspapers and tv news, and University Professor in Journalism. He is currently a columnist for the newspapers in the NEM Italian group. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the University of Trieste and the President of the Tourism division at Confindustria Alto Adriatico, the Federation of Italian industries.