<h2>Speakers</h2>

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<p class="cef-h5"><strong>Andrea Biancini</strong> <span class="cef-d-block cef-h6">BDTI Project Manager</span></p>

Andrea works in the European Commission (DIGIT) in the Data, Information and Knowledge Management sector. With a double academic background, in Computer Science and in Psychology, he worked for the private and public sector having managerial roles in IT and in digital innovation. For the Commission, he provides guidance and expertise on the implementation and usage of emerging technologies for policy and decision making. Andrea participates to different project and prototypes on data, information and knowledge and acts as the project manager for BDTI.

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<p class="cef-h5"><strong>Francesca Vella</strong> <span class="cef-d-block cef-h6">BDTI Pilot Request Manager</span></p>

Francesca has experience in project management for business and digital transformation projects, ICT strategy, business processes re-engineering and organisational development applied to multiple international assignments. She is involved in projects within the Public Sector, mainly supporting the Directorate General for Informatics (DG DIGIT) of the European Commission under ISA² Programme (Programme on Interoperability Solutions for European Public Administrations).

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<p class="cef-h5"><strong>Roberta Talarico</strong> <span class="cef-d-block cef-h6">Expert in communication and stakeholders engagement</span></p>

Roberta has deep experience across the European affairs and is a trusted advisor to European and National Institutions, and to private companies interested in the European framework and policies. She covers communication and awareness development, public diplomacy and social innovation.

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<p class="cef-h5"><strong>Federica Russo</strong> <span class="cef-d-block cef-h6">Service&UX Designer</span></p>

Federica has experience in designing digital strategies and services. She supports the creation and animation of the BDTI Community Portal.

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<p class="cef-h5"><strong>Elisa Bellistri</strong> <span class="cef-d-block cef-h6">SIAD Management Instructor, Analytics and Data Science Unit, Municipality of Milan</span></p>

Elisa Bellistri works at the Municipality of Milan, Data Management and Integration area, Analytics and Data science office. With a degree in biomedical engineer, focused on bioinformatics, she worked for the private and public sector in the data science and signal processing field. For the Municipality, she participates to the assessment and development of different projects, regarding data analysis and integration for policy and decision making. Elisa acts as project developer for BDTI.

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<p class="cef-h5"><strong>Ze Wen Wu</strong> <span class="cef-d-block cef-h6">Cloud Engineer</span></p>

Ze Wen is a cloud engineer that provides technical support on the BDTI infrastructure during the execution of the Pilot.

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<p class="cef-h5"><strong>Kasper Rutten</strong> <span class="cef-d-block cef-h6">Cloud Engineer</span></p>

Kasper is a certified cloud architect that helps pilots in setting up and using their BDTI resources.