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Gianluca Ansalone is a geopolitical analyst and a manager of large multinational organizations. 
These experiences followed a long career in institutions as a civil servant. He was Head of Secretariat to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Culture, Francesco Rutelli; his Chief of Staff at the Parliamentary Committee for the Security of the Republic (CoPaSiR); and subsequently Adviser to President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano on international, strategic and security matters.
He has been a speechwriter for numerous institutional figures and CEOs of major companies (from Enrico Cucchiani, Intesa Sanpaolo, to Paolo Scaroni, Eni). He teaches Geopolitics (LUISS, University of Rome – Tor Vergata) and Public Affairs and Institutional Communication (Sole24Ore Business School, LUISS Business School). He is the founder of the Soft Power Club, a member of the Scientific Committee of the Master’s program in Homeland Security (Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome), and of the publication “Italiainforma”.
He is the author of six books on geopolitics, strategy and international relations (published by Castelvecchi, Franco Angeli and Marsilio). His most recent book, “Extremes – A World Poised Between Chaos and Polarization,” is published by Guerini, with a foreword by Francesco Rutelli.
For “Focus Storia” (Mondadori Group), he curates and produces several podcast series, ranging from “The History of Mossad” to in-depth programs on current affairs and geopolitics.
He regularly contributes to Radio Radicale’s foreign affairs programs and regularly writes editorials for Fortune Italia, Il Riformista and Parlamento Magazine.
He carries out public speaking and consulting activities in geopolitics, strategy and security for major financial institutions and national and international economic forums (Investors Forum, Itinerari Previdenziali, Italian Business Forum).
He was awarded the title of “Officer of the Republic,” conferred by the President of the Republic in 2011.

Mr. Curti, born in Rome, graduated with honors in Economics and Business in 1992 from the University of Rome Tor Vergata, where he became assistant professor in Monetary Economics. He worked at CREDIOP S.p.A. and ICCRI S.p.A. as a portfolio manager, before becoming Senior Portfolio Manager at Generali Asset Management in 2000. In 2002, he was appointed Head of the Financial Office of Fondazione Roma, managing assets for 2.5 billion euros. In November 2011, he began his career at Fondazione Enpam, where he is currently Director of Financial Investments, managing a portfolio of over 20 billion euros and overseeing a wide range of investments in public and private markets.

Federica is Partner and Investment Principal at Sosteneo, responsible for the overall management of investments in projects from deal sourcing through to exit, with focus on OECD countries.
Federica has over two decades of experience in the energy industry and finance sector encompassing origination, asset management, M&A, business development, and project finance. Most recently, Federica was country head for Italy at Cero Generation, the solar development platform of Macquarie. Prior to this role, she held senior positions at ContourGlobal, Quercus Investment Partners, Antin Solar Investments, Absolute Energy Capital, and Deutsche Bank, the latter of which included three years based in London. Federica began her career in project finance at RBS and Edison. She has extensive experience across multiple renewable energy sectors including solar PV, wind, and biomass.
Federica holds a Bachelor of Economics from Bocconi University, Milan.

Alessandra Pasquoni is Head of Investments in ANIA and member of the Advisory and Investment Committees of ANIA Infrastructure fund. Before joining ANIA, she worked as senior advisor at LVenture Group, supporting the implementation of venture capital investment initiatives. Previously, she was Country Head of Investment Consultancy at Willis Towers Watson, assisting Italian institutional clients in the field of asset allocation, risk management and manager selection, with a focus on alternative assets. She also worked at CDC as CIO and at Pioneer Investment Management in Dublin as asset allocator&ALM. Alessandra started her career in the actuarial team of Irish Life Insurance in Dublin. Graduated with honors in Economics at La Sapienza University, she holds an Executive MBA at Luiss Business School and a Master in Quantitative Finance at M. Smurtfit Business School in Dublin. She qualified as CAIA chartholder and she is CAIA Italy Charter Head since 2024.

Gian Marco Salcioli, Head of the Global Markets Strategy desk, IMI Corporate & Investment Banking Division of Intesa Sanpaolo, describes the main factors that have shaped global FX market flows, the evolution of market structure due to the function played by technology, the different roles of market participants, and the influence of the U.S. dollar.