Roberto Zanino, member of the CESAER Board of Directors and Full Professor at Politecnico di Torino will moderate the session.

Roberto Zanino is Professor of nuclear engineering at Politecnico di Torino’s Department of Energy, where he leads the Nuclear Engineering Modeling group. He is Politecnico’s Rector's Senior Advisor for International University Networks and the European University Alliance Unite!, and PoliTO-Argentina project manager. He is member of the CESAER Board of Directors, of the Unite! Steering Committee and President of the EU-LAC University network Magalhaes.

Maria Mecenero, Policy Officer at the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD)

Maria Mecenero is a Policy Officer in the Directorate-General for Research & Innovation of the European Commission. As a member of the team working on research careers, her main responsibilities include improving the synergies between Research & Innovation and Higher Education within the European Research Area (ERA), supporting the R&I mission of universities and European Universities Alliances, and advancing with the European Competence Framework for Research Competences (ResearchComp).

Mattia Bellotti, Secretary-General at the EUTOPIA university alliance

Dr. Mattia Bellotti is the Secretary-General of EUTOPIA, an alliance of ten European universities and six global partners. With a diverse background in Higher Education, Research, Engineering, and European Affairs, he has contributed to shaping long-term, cross-border partnerships between higher education institutions. From pan-European education programmes at EIT Digital to EUTOPIA, Mattia has driven the development of innovative programmes and projects connecting academia, industry, and policy.