AWARDS
- 2021 Top 50 EU Influencer on Twitter by ZN Consulting
- 2020 Top 40 EU Influencer on Twitter by ZN Consulting
- 2020 Top 3 EU influencer on Migration and Human Rights Twitter by ZN Consulting
- 2018 Top 40 (and youngest) EU Influencer on Twitter by ZN Consulting.
- 2017 Top 40 (and youngest) EU Influencer on Twitter by ZN Consulting.
- 2017 Joint Research Centre Award for Excellence – Special Mention “Excellence in Administration”.
- 2015 Euromediterraneo Public Communication Award (European Union at the Milan World Expo).
- 2014 Digital Competence Oscar – European Commission – for the work done by the European Commission Social media Team
MEMBERSHIPS
- Associate Member of the Club of Venice
- Co-Founder of Circolo Esperia
- Member and Regional Coordinator for Malta of the European Association of Communication Directors (EACD)
- Member of the OECD Network of Communication Officers on Migration (NETCOM)
- Member of Istituto Liberale
- 2011-2013 Analyst Contributor for Italian think tank Lo Spazio della Politica
- 2011-2013 Communication Executive for the Brussels Barbarians Rugby Football Club.
- Since 2013 I also support the Associazione Terzo Tempo, a non-profit association based in Italy founded with the aim of helping, raising awareness and show solidarity to people facing disabilities caused by sports-related injuries.
- 2014-2017 Brussels Yelp Elite member.
PUBLIC SPEAKING INTERVENTIONS
- Cap’Com
- Club of Venice
- COPA-COGECA
- EU Watch
- European Broadcasting Union
- EuroPcom
- European Commission
- European Committee of the Region – ARLEM Plenary
- European Parliament
- European Parliament Information Office in Malta
- Eurostat
- Expo Milano 2015
- Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT)
- Politico – EU Studies Fair
- Radio 105
- Radio 24
- Radio Rai
- ALDE Party
- Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom
- Public Affairs Council
- Sabino Arana Fundazioa
- MINDeducation
- Italian Festival of Digital Journalism
- INFORM/INIO conference – The EU-wide INFORM network of communication officers
- European Direct Information Centres Communication Network
- Rete di eccellenza dell’italiano istituzionale
- Radio Alma – Bruxelles
- Erasmus Students Network
PRESS AND MENTIONS
My op-eds have been published on national and international outlets :
- The Guardian
- La Stampa
- Il Tempo
- Formiche News
- Convergences
- The European Post
- Commission en Direct
- The Eurobubble blog
- Waltzing Matilda Blog,
- Cafè Babel
- AgoraVox
- Bruegel Blog
- The Expositor
- Gazzetta di Parma
MENTIONS IN BOOKS
- “EU Superlobby: Winning in Brussels” by Milos Labovic, 2020, John Harper Publishing.
- Digital Campaigning and the 2019 European Parliament Elections: Can the European Union Harness the Participatory and Transnational Potential of Social Media?, 2018, by Dutceac Segesten.
NETWORKING INITIATIVES
- 2022 Founder of Comitato Parmigiani nel Mondo
- 2020 Founder Comitato Salsesi all’Estero
- 2019 Co-Founder of Circolo Esperia
- 2015 Organizer of the first and second ever Vine-meet ups in Italy.
- 2013 #TalkDigital, a blogging competition hosted by the European Commission, the Committee of the Regions and EuroPCom on the issue of civic digital engagement.