ADVISORY BOARD

The Advisory Board is a consultative body that provides assessments and suggestions regarding the programs and products planned or created by the Observatory. It comprises highly skilled professionals with ethical solid profiles from national and international sports organisations, academia, and businesses producing sports-related goods and services. Former athletes with a strong interest in sustainability issues can also be included.

Carla Collicelli

ASVIS

Fabrizio D’Angelo 

Sustainability Manager at the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Giovanni Esposito 

General Secretary of the Italian Badminton Federation. He has a PhD in Historical, Juridical, and Economic Criticism of Sport, specialising in social responsibility for sustainable development in sports organisations. A chartered accountant and auditor, he is the author of several publications on sustainability in sports.

Daniela Isetti 

Sports Manager, with managerial experience in national and international sports organizations (CONI Emilia Romagna and CONI National, FCI - Italian Cycling Federation and UCI - Union Cycliste Internationale); member of sports working groups with particular attention to female empowerment projects (UCI Working Group “Women in Leadership”) and with expertise in sustainability (UCI - Commission “Cycling for All and Sustainable Cycling”: climate change and environmental awareness are two topics introduced by UCI through this commission). Currently Councilor for sports, mobility, and sports and conference tourism in the Municipality of Salsomaggiore Terme.

Rodolfo Giovenzana

Former volleyball player, Olympic athlete, and "Serie A" coach. He is a national teacher for the Italian Volleyball Federation and a sports entrepreneur.

Gabriele Morandin 

Full Professor of Business Organisation at the University of Bologna and Associate Dean for Faculty and Research at the Bologna Business School.

Cristiana Pace 

Founder and CEO of Enovation Consulting, member of the Board of BASIS (British Association for Sustainable Sport), and included in the Top 50 Women in Engineering (2021). She has a PhD in sports, sustainability, and strategic management. She handles ESG issues in sports for federations (both national and international), events, and infrastructure. Additionally, she serves as a visiting professor, providing training on ESG issues in sports.

Gianclaudio Romeo 

Sports manager specializing in events (communications and marketing). He trains companies, athletes, and sports organisations on sports and sustainability issues.

Giovanna Russo 

Associate professor of "Sociology of Cultural Processes" at the University of Bologna. She studies cultures of well-being and sustainability, focusing on sports and physical activity practices, wellness, and disability. She is the principal investigator of the Next Generation EU project: "The Cultural Production of Sport and the City: Places, Memory, Identity, Participation."

Paolo Taticchi

Professor of Strategy and Sustainability and School Deputy Director (MBA, Executive Education, Global Engagement) at UCL School of Management.