About us

The Institute for Competitiveness (I-Com) is a think-tank founded in 2005 by a group of scholars, professionals and managers, with offices in Rome and Brussels. The objective of I-Com is to promote debates and analyses on competitiveness concerning innovation, in the Italian, European and international politico-economic contexts. The main areas of interest of I-Com are: digitalization, energy, innovation, health and institutions. In 2017, I-Com joined the Global Trade and Innovation Policy Alliance, a worldwide network of 25 independent think-tanks from five different continents, each active in the fields of innovation and international trade. The president of I-Com is the economist Stefano da Empoli.

Stefano DA EMPOLI

President

Franco D’AMORE

Deputy Vice President

Silvia COMPAGNUCCI

Vice President

Roberto GAGLIARDINI

Secretary General
and Communications Director

Silvia CASTRONOVI

Public Affairs Director

Eleonora MAZZONI

Director, Innovation Department

Gianluca SGUEO

Director, Institution Department

Antonio SILEO

Innov-E Observatory Director

Giuseppe COLANGELO

Scientific coordinator of the DEEP-IN

Our team

Alessandra BIANCHI

Public Affairs & Comunication

Luca CHIAPPONI

Public Affairs & Comunication

Francesca CORRADO

General & Administrative Affairs

Maria Rosaria DELLA PORTA

Research Fellow

Maria Vittoria DI SANGRO

Research Fellow

Laura GAGLIARDUCCI

Public Affairs & Comunication

Niccolò MAZZOCCHETTI

EU Liason Officer

Cristina ORLANDO

Research Fellow

Domenico SALERNO

Research Fellow

Giorgia TERMINI

Head of EU Affairs