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Lelio Alfonso

Managing partner, Milan

Professional journalist since 1987, he began his career at Corriere Mercantile. He was deputy editor of the Gazzetta di Parma (1998-2005), Director General of the Presidency of the Council for Institutional Communication and Director of the website Governo.it (2006-2008), Director of External and Institutional Relations at RCS Mediagroup (2010-2013).

An essayist for Arel, founder of the think tank Vedrò, member of the scientific committee of Barilla Lab, head of communication for Italia Futura and director of the Italia Unica Foundation, he was for many years a contract lecturer at the University of Parma and LUISS on issues related to communication, disinformation and digital innovation.

He has worked for Eni, Agi, Rai and edited several national election campaigns. He has served on technical committees of industry associations in Italy and Europe on media and Tlc, representative to the Authorities and federal advisor of Fieg.

Author and editor of numerous books, including “Viaggio nell’economia italiana” (Donzelli, 2004), “La Fabbrica del Programma” (Donzelli, 2006), “#ZonaRossa. The Covid 19 between infodemia and communication” (Guerini, 2020), is a member of the Strategic Committee of the Foundation for Giving and is Editor-in-Chief of Comin&Partners’ four-monthly journal, ”Comprendere.” A Knight of the Republic, he is a member of the Commission on Artificial Intelligence of the Presidency of the Council.

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Main professional achievements

  • Professional journalist since 1987
  • Teacher of information technology applied to journalism, Theories and Techniques of the journalistic language and Sociology of communication at the University of Parma for over 15 years.
  • Author of several publications for Arel and edited the volumes “Viaggio in Italia” by Enrico Letta and Pierluigi Bersani (Donzelli) and “La fabbrica del Programma” by Giulio Santagata (Donzelli)
  • Communications manager of the Italia Futura think tank
  • Director of Corrado Passera’s Italia in Crescita Foundation and coordinator of Italia Unica
  • He was one of the founders of the Vedrò think tank
  • Barilla Lab and Oil magazine scientific committee member
  • Member of the Board of Directors of the European College of Parma Foundation
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