Scientific Committee

Valentina Ridolfi, from Bologna, trained as a humanist and has worked for over twenty years for public and private bodies in the field of urban planning and territorial, social, and socio-economic development management, including the tourism sector. She has also been working in the field of European project design for many years. Since 2008, she has worked on the Strategic Plan for Rimini and its territory and, since 2013, she has coordinated its operational arm, Fondazione Piano Strategico srl.

Since 2023, she has also been Networking Manager of the Clust-ER Tourism Cluster of the Emilia-Romagna Region. Among his recent relevant training experiences, he obtained an Executive MBA in Sustainability and Business Innovation from Bologna Business School in 2020 and completed the open course in Managing Frontiers, also at BBS, in 2024.

Since January 2025, he has been Councilor for Urban Planning and Land Use, Private Construction, European Policies, State Property, and PNRR for the Municipality of Rimini.