Our Mentors: Alumni of the 2th Cycle Degree-DISA Campus of Forli

In 2016 Marta Benini began her professional career at LaBase Revisioni srl in Forlì, where she became a manager, with duties of coordination and supervision of audit and accounting staff, company valuations and appraisals. In addition to these activities, she is also a trainer on auditing issues in courses and conferences for professionals and companies. She qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2020 in Forlì, oriented to the profession of statutory auditor.

Project & Capacity Building Specialist with over ten years of experience in designing, managing, and reporting on training, research, and advisory projects. Since 2013, I have been part of AICCON Research Center, where I currently coordinate ite activities and serve as head of Capacity Building & Project Management Area. I support social economy organizations in assessing training needs and developing growth strategies, and I work with funding bodies to design programs that foster social entrepreneurship. I hold a Master’s Degree in Economics and Management of Cooperative Enterprises and Non-Profit Organizations from the University of Bologna (Forlì campus) and a Bachelor’s Degree in International Cooperation and Development Economics from Sapienza University of Rome. Over the years, I have also completed a Master and several specialization courses in project design and financial reporting.

Antonella Alberti works in the youth and volunteer area of the Consorzio Solidarietà Sociale, a network of social cooperatives and voluntary organisations strongly rooted in the territory of the province of Forlì-Cesena. She is the contact person for civil service projects, for which she takes care of the whole life cycle (from project writing, selection and management/support of volunteers, training of volunteers, reporting). She is also involved in European projects aimed at people with disabilities and their support staff as well as young people and, in particular, in report writing, reporting, dissemination, mentorship. She holds a Master's degree in Social Economy Management and a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration. Her main areas of interest are: planning, youth activation, social impact, social budgeting.

Elisa Biella has two apprenticeships behind her, one at Agroter in marketing research where she focused on data collection using the CATI technique, and one at Proel in the Import office where she learned how to manage and organise deliveries with foreign suppliers. She joined Technogym in the role of Cost Analyst at a time of change for the company, with the introduction of a new management system (ERP SAP) to be known and structured. She was inserted in the industrial world, dealing with the massive and daily calculation of the standard production cost (with control of BOMs, cycles and rates), calculation and analysis of variances of production orders and purchases. Creation of reporting for transport and warranty costs. She changed roles after two years, becoming Controller of the Digital and Content Factory area, an area in continuous evolution and expansion, subject to rapid changes and new challenges. In addition to managing projects and cost centres, she support the business with monthly reports and analyses of revenues, capex, opex and the income statement. She is also in charge of some activities preparatory to the monthly closing, of the Budget and Forecast part, of their definition in collaboration with the different areas and of their insertion in the company systems.

Julian is a Product Manager at Amazon, based at the European headquarters in Luxembourg. He currently leads global initiatives focused on launching new international markets and developing automation projects powered by artificial intelligence (including Generative AI and Agentic AI) within the “Amazon Devices” division, which includes Alexa, Kindle, FireTV, Ring, and Blink. Since 2022, he has been responsible for coordinating product launches across EMEA for the same division. Julian began his career at Amazon in Milan in late 2019 as an Associate E-commerce Manager, where he oversaw online growth in Europe for several leading consumer electronics brands such as Sony, Bose, B&O, and National Geographic. In collaboration with these partners, he defined sales strategies, marketing campaigns, and supply chain improvements. His professional journey started at Expedia in early 2019, initially as an intern during his postgraduate studies, and subsequently as a Commercial Account Manager.

I am a Business Analyst at InfoManager, holding a degree in Economics and Management from the University of Bologna (Forlì Campus). I provide strategic consultancy to businesses, with a particular emphasis on supply chain optimisation.

I am actively involved throughout the entire client engagement lifecycle, from lead generation to the delivery of final project outcomes. Committed to fostering meaningful relationships and personal development, I strongly value attentive listening and lifelong learning. As a mentor, I offer my experience and empathy to support students in navigating their academic and professional journeys with clarity and confidence.

Anthea Vigni after a degree in Art and Culture Management obtained in Milan, she moved to the Netherlands to work at the World Fair Trade Organization, a certification body in the sector of fair trade. Upon returning to Italy, he decides to specialize in Social Economy Management and joins SocialFare in 2019.He currently deals with co-design, coordination and implementation of processes and programs to support social innovation, consultancy and capacity building workshops on social innovation issues, social business models and social impact assessment for public and private organizations.

Sara Rago is a strategic consultant at Studio Romboli Srl Società Benefit (Cesena).

After her studies in the fields of Marketing and Corporate Communication and Economics and Management of Cooperative and Non-profit Organisations, for over ten years she conducted research on topics related to social economy and cooperation subjects, including organisational models for generating social innovation, finance for social enterprises, and social impact assessment. In her current role, she accompanies Third Sector organisations and for-profit companies oriented towards generating social impact, such as benefit corporations, in the development of organisational growth paths, social reporting and impact assessment. She also carries out training activities especially on the topics of social reporting and social impact assessment: in particular, she teaches the Master in "Fundraising, Communication and Management for Ecclesiastical and Religious Organisations" promoted by Studio Romboli and the Advanced Training Course "Third Sector Organisations: legal profiles, accountability and partnerships with Public Administration" promoted by the University of Bologna.

I obtained my Master's degree in Busienss & Administration at the University of Forlì with a year of Erasmus at the LMU University of Munich. I currently work as Sales & Operations Manager in a startup in the food tech industry that is developing the first vegan eggs. Previously I worked as an Operations Specialist in the OneDay world, a Business & Community builder with a focus on Millennials and Gen Z. One thing I am very passionate about in the work environment is the corporate culture, where I always try to make an impact to recreate contexts that ensure the concept of psychological safety at work. 

I am an experienced entrepreneur with a passion for building exceptional products. I have been building RoomMate as CEO & Co-Founder since 2017. Starting from an idea of four stubbornly innovative people, RoomMate became a leading Property Management SaaS focused on the coliving and student housing sector.

My name is Gianni Galletti, I am 30 years old and I am currently working for a multinational company called Repa SPA. I achieved a bachelor's degree in Economics and commerce at the University of Bologna in 2015, then I moved to Manchester to improve my English and measure myself in a multi-cultural environment. After this experience I started a Master’s degree at the University of Bologna in “Business Administration” in Forlì which I completed with the grade of 110/110 with Honors. During this experience I also had the opportunity to do an internship in London. After this experience I started working for PwC in Milan for 3 years where I had the opportunity to follow different project on ERP implementation, organization restructuring and business development. After PwC I worked for two years at Unieuro Spa in Forlì as a business controller. Actually, I joined Repa Group SPA in May and I am currently working there since few months as a business controller.

Bachelor degree in Economics and Business- curriculum Management in 2019, Master Degree in Business Administration in 2021 (Forlì Campus). Higher education course in Mathematical Finance at the Department of Mathematics for the academic year 21-22 (Bologna Campus). Academic carrear started from IT tutoring and CL Tutoring at Unibo, from 2019 to 2021. From 2022 onwards PhD Student in Statistics for Food Policy. Teaching tutor for Statistics, Quantitative methods and Finance at DISA Forlì from 2021.

I was born in Bologna on 9 October 1993. I attended the bachelor's degree course in Economics Markets and Institutions and the master's degree course in Economics and Management with final mark 110/110. During my studies I did two Erasmus experiences both in Spain. Since 2019 I started working in consulting firm, first as a SAP implementer at KPMG and then I decided to move to Strategic Management Partners company where I am following as PMO role Demand and Governance's Projects.

Project manager and facilitator of local community development processes through the tools of co-design, public-private partnerships and the management of public and private funds. My toolbox consists of a mixture of innovative design methodologies (service design, strategy design) and specialist knowledge of management of entrepreneurial organisations and the non profit sector.

Simone holds a Bachelor's degree in Economia e Commecio and a Master's degree in "Management dell'Economia sociale", both awarded with highest honours (110/110 cum laude). He currently serves as an Officer at Confcooperative Romagna, where he focuses on social cooperation, welfare, and social enterprise. He is also responsible for the sectors of Culture, Tourism, Sport, and the "Servizio Civile Universale". Additionally, Simone sits on the board of the "Associazione Giovani Imprenditori" within Confcooperative Romagna.

Project manager at Social Seed for 7 years, I am in charge of training and
administration and economic management, development and communication. I design strategic paths of
innovation for social enterprises and public administration. I have worked in the construction of processes
of community activation and co-design of collaborative spaces. I work
mainly with third-sector organisations and start-ups with a social vocation for which I deal with
managing mentorship paths, building service design paths, stakeholder engagement and
design of alliances of purpose, design of rituals and organisational processes to support innovation,
community management and social impact measurement.

Kristian Mancinone holds a Bachelor in Statistics, a Master in Economics and Management of Social Economy Organizations and a postgraduate master in Innovation Management. Passionate about social and civic innovations, he applies design thinking and human-centered design to social innovations co-creation processes. He has worked as a project manager on the development of regional policies and ecosystems to exploit the potential of social innovation within the Smart Specialization Strategy (S3) in Emilia-Romagna. He has been involved in Responsible Research and Innovation projects dealing with public engagement and societal impact of research and innovation ecosystems; RRI is seen as a framework to enable research and innovation centers, competencies and laboratories to work on societal challenges. He has been involved in activity related to education and training of students and researchers and in social startup development. As a researcher at the University of Bologna he published articles on topics related to Social Economy and cooperative movement development. Actually he works as a freelance on stakeholder engagement, social innovation and as a grant specialist. In ICONS holds the position of social innovation senior officer working on social engagement strategies, development of KPIs and monitoring and assessment of engagement activities in EU-funded projects.

Dr Laura Colombo is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Exeter Business School. She holds a PhD in Management Studies, is Programme Director for BSc Business and Environment and serves as an Associate Editor at the Academy of Management Learning and Education journal. Before returning to academia, she worked as a project designer, in partnership with NGOs, cooperatives, and environmentally motivated social enterprises.

‘Graduated in December 2017 from the Faculty of Business and Economics. In January 2017, I undertook a curricular internship at the auditing firm Deloitte & Touche S.p.A. in Bologna in the Audit&Assurance function. A conclusion of the curricular internship I was hired in September 2017 and since then I have been part of the network, today in the role of Manager. I have been in charge of auditing the financial statements of clients of various sizes, listed and not, such as the Hera Group, Villa Maria Group, Novomatic Group. This experience allowed me to deepen my technical knowledge in the field of national and international accounting standards, as well as to develop skills relational and teamwork management skills.’

Camilla Serlupi Crescenzi has been working for 5 years at WeWorld, one of the 10 largest NGOs in Italy. Passionate about international cooperation, human rights and social impact, today she is for WeWorld programme officer of the social and climate justice area in Italy and Europe. She is in charge of the coordination and implementation of projects and processes of awareness raising, training and advocacy on environment, rights, sustainability. After a three-year degree in economics and management and a thesis on CSR, she chose the social economy management course, also in its international perspective, joining the Overseas programme in Argentina. Before WeWorld, she did an internship with Grameen Foundation Italy and collaborated with AICCON, specialising in design and impact assessment.