Executive Professional - SMEs Business Coach and Advisor - Accredited Innovation Manager at MISE

Senior Expert of national/regional authorities concerning SME's policy initiatives: regional development and innovation measures.

Paolo is the President of IBAN Association.

Managing Director at Ban-Up SpA from April 2016 to July 2017.

International senior executive with more than 25 years of experience, since 1991 he is serving the board of several innovative start-ups and international Association: INSME, EBAN, WBAA, EBN, EURADA.

Treasurer of ANIMA Investment Network from 2013 to April 2018.

Paolo has more than 20 years of experience-based knowledge in regional policy development, innovation strategies and measures and access to finance gained by the participation to several assignment at international level as senior consultant and project director.

He fluently speaks in English, French and Spanish.

Previously, Paolo has been (1994-2006) the Managing Director of the Aosta Valley Regional Development Agency (Centro Sviluppo SpA). The background include designing public policies and legislation to foster competitiveness of SME's; specializing in activities for the creation and development of new technology-based firms: consultancy, access to finance (seed/venture, guarantee financing schemes), incubation plus measures for spin-off promotion and growth.

Paolo started his professional career (1984) encompassing a range of roles and responsibilities in large private helicopters transport companies based in Italy and Spain; in 1991 he was appointed CEO.

Paolo hold a MSc degree in Aeronautical Engineering.

Member of the Italian Society of Engineers, visiting professor and lecturer (entrepreneurship, access to finance) in Italian Universities and external expert nearby European Commission.

Relevant expertise: Regional development, Research result valorization and Knowledge Based start-ups support and development, Regional Innovation Strategies, Access to finance, Business planning, EU Structural Funds.