Partner
Founder & CEO
Carlo has over 30 years’ experience in the European banking sector gained in consulting (PwC and McKinsey) and major Italian Banks (Intesa Sanpaolo and UniCredit). Carlo has been EU Commissioner for Esprit Projects, MBA lecturer of the Alma Mater Studiorum of Bologna and EFMA Retail Banking Council chairman. He holds a Mckinsey MBA.
Head of Corporate Banking
In more than 30 years of experience Maura acted as senior advisor for important international firms (PwC, Accenture e McKinsey), often in the role of “startupper” for new types of business and, in particular, for the creation of Risk Profiles, company who developed ambitious tech projects for major Italian banks. Maura has solid expertise in the business credit world and she is the perfect partner to identify new business models and to develop effective business strategies. She studied at University of Milan where she graduated in Mathematics, she then obtained a Master degree from the Business School of the Polytechnic University of Milan (MIP).
Banking & Insurance Director
Thanks to his multi-year experience in International consulting firms as a Partner, Francesco developed a deep understanding of the industry business models, of sustainability in finance, as well as of the banking and insurance processes. On these topics he is active as speaker and author of research papers and articles in industry magazines. He is member of ECGI, AIFIRM and AICOM.

Knowledge & Network Director
Entrepreneur with a broad and solid understanding of management consulting gained in over 30 years’ experience, Carlo helped more than a hundred companies in fields like finance, manufacturing, services and public administration in complex change processes. He is currently professor of business administration at the Milan University.
Manager & Experts

Acceleration Director
Expert in consulting for innovation, seed investments and startup growth, Matteo gained a sound experience in strategic consulting and innovation, collaborating as Manager with different incubators and funds specialized in Impact Investments in Milan and London. Matteo holds an Executive MBA from MIP Politecnico Milan.
Head of International Development
Patrizia has over 30 years of international experience in different industries, Financial services, Franchising and FGCG (including firms such as Danone, Western Union and Arthur Young & Co) with increasing responsibilities in marketing (including digital), communication, product portfolio strategy, business development and sales, and last but not least, worked as consultant for a major advise company (McKinsey). She attended Bocconi University studying Business Administration and she earned a Master degree in Economics and Innovation from the Polytechnic University of Milan (MIP).
Legal & compliance specialist
Paola is a legal and compliance specialist with more than 30 years of experience who has worked for multiple Italian and foreigner, listed and not-listed, companies such as Unicredit and UBS. Throughout her career she covered important roles such as Executive Assistant to the CEO and to high level executives. She also has the abilitation to be a privacy officer (responsible for the data protection). She graduated from University of Milan with a degree in law.
External
Collaborators
Mentor
Paolo is Investment and Risk Analytics Spokesperson for IBM. As a professional in financial services and technology, he founded a Fintech startup later acquired by IBM. Paolo held the position of Head of Market and Counterparty Risk Modeling at Intesa Sanpaolo and is author of several reference titles on Fintech.
Stefano is Founder and Managing Partner of Oxy Capital, Private Equity fund management company in Portugal and Italy. Entrepreneur and consultant with massive experience in banking and corporate finance, Stefano led McKinsey Banking Practise for the Mediterranean area from 2006 to 2012.