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Elisabetta Venezia, Ph.D., Adj. Professor and researcher in Applied Economics at the University of Bari Aldo Moro, Department of Economics and Finance. She teaches Economic Evaluation of Investments, Transport Economics, and Economics of Transport Mobility in UG and PG courses. Her research activity is mainly concentrated in the following topics: sustainable transport, economic evaluation of infrastructures and projects, costs and benefits analyses, equity, and travel behavior. She is the author of more than 100 publications. She is a coordinator/component of several research project groups at the national and international levels on evaluation and sustainability. She is an active referee for several scientific journals. She is Director of Ap.E.R.Lab. (Applied Economic Research Laboratory). 

She has been a consultant to several Ministries and Local Authorities as a senior economist in the transport economics and sustainability fields. She is an independent scientific expert for the scientific evaluation of the Italian research (REPRISE) for the Italian Ministry of University  (MUR). She is also a member of the Italian Evaluation Body (O.I.V.) and of the Italian Evaluation Society board. President of the board “Traffic and Transport Commission” of the Automobil Club Bari-BAT. She is a member of the Evaluation and Verification Board of Public Investments of the Puglia Region for the financial and economic feasibility of the projects, and for the verification of the governance models concerning the infrastructures implemented in several sectors. She has been recently appointed as a member of the technical table at the national board on Sustainable Mobility.

Systems architect at Airbus and EPF-trained engineer, passionate about AI, entrepreneurship, and purpose-driven technological innovation. Co-founder of Génération IA Occitanie, a collective promoting responsible and inclusive AI across the region, and of ESIF, a higher education institute in Cameroon with a strong focus on STEM and sustainable development. Also working as an educational consultant in AI and data for engineering and business schools.

Elena Estavillo is the founder and CEO of Centro-i for the Society of the Future, an independent think tank advocating for an ethical, responsible, and inclusive technological future. Former Commissioner at the Mexican regulator for telecommunications and broadcasting, she is a recognized global expert on AI ethics, digital governance, and gender equality in tech. She led UNESCO’s AI Readiness Assessment in Mexico and has been part of the Expert Group for CSW.  A finalist in the Woman in AI of the Year award (2023) and recognized as ITU Gender Trendsetter. She is a 2023 Harvard ALI Fellow with a PhD in Economics from the University of Paris.