Nicolò Andreula is a global economist with a passion for strategy, marketing, and leadership development, shaping corporate strategy, public policies, and educational programs to maximize disruptive technologies' socio-economic benefits. 

After starting his career at the United Nations and the InterAmerican Development Bank, Nicolò worked as a consultant for McKinsey in London and AlphaBeta in Singapore, with global clients like Google, Uber, and Netflix in Asia. He has written papers for the McKinsey Global Institute in Europe and the USA, which was featured in the Harvard Business Review. He has also carried out research for Netflix about cultural affinity, the World Economic Forum about geospatial technologies in Africa, Green Technologies for Chinese cities, and advised the French Government to rethink workforce development.

He is deeply involved in lifelong learning as Scientific Director of a Master in Digital Entrepreneurship at H-Farm, and visiting lecturer at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Nanyang Business School in Singapore, and IE Business School in Madrid. He also conducts training programs for Amazon, Ferrari, JLL, UniCredit.

Nicolò holds an MBA from INSEAD and an MSc in Economics from Bocconi. He has written two books: Flow Generation (featured on Amazon's bestsellers' lists) and Phygital (published by Hoepli). 

Gaia is a Marketing and Digital Advertising expert with over 10 years of experience in global companies, passionate about communication and sustainability. She holds a Master’s Degree in Management Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Turin and worked as Product Manager and Marketing Manager with start-ups and global companies operating in the digital industry, such as Vodafone and Amazon.

At Vodafone Italy, she was responsible for the whole P&L, go-to-market and go-to-sales strategies of the mobile and digital solutions for business customers. She then moved to Amazon’s advertising division, where she strengthened her digital marketing expertise, working with global companies in the Consumer-Packaged Goods industry such as P&G, L’Oréal, Philips and Reckitt Benckiser. In the last two years at Amazon, she covered the role of the Account Management Vertical Lead, managing a team of 14 senior professionals. 

Gaia is also a digital marketing professor and speaker at H-Farm’s “Master Executive in Digital Entrepreneurship”, and as a start-up mentor for Sprint Factory.

She has recently completed a course in “Business Sustainability Management” at the University of Cambridge to gain a comprehensive understanding of ESG-related topics as well as to integrate sustainability across her marketing expertise and leadership skills.

Mario De Pinto is a consultant in strategy, public policy, and communication.

He graduated in International Economics and Management at Bocconi University in Milan and attended courses at the London School of Economics and Cambridge University.

He has served a wide range of clients including the World Economic Forum (measuring the impact of geospatial services on African agriculture and mining sector), INSEAD (research paper “Talent on the Move” for the French Government), Netflix,

He has served a wide range of clients including the World Economic Forum (measuring the impact of geospatial services on African agriculture and mining sector), INSEAD (research paper “Talent on the Move” for the French Government), Netflix, Geoscience Australia, as well as startups in the bioenergy and fashion industry.

In the field of lifelong learning, Mario was a guest lecturer in strategy and communication at Nanyang Business School in Singapore, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Università Roma Tre.

He has collaborated to design and teach the Master in Digital Entrepreneurship at H-Farm, and worked on executive education projects for Amazon, JLL, and Poste Italiane.

Mario was the Vice Curator of the World Economic Forum Global Shapers Bari Hub, and one of the founders of the NPO “DiAmbiente”, a network for experts dealing with environmental problems in a wide range of industries and institutions.

Naomy Gmyrek is a project manager and engagement expert who began her career in hospitality, cultivating Michelin-starred brands and James Beard Award-winning establishments in New York City. Over seven years, she worked with game-changing companies, such as AvroKO, Banyan Tree, and Impossible Foods to craft unique brands and experiences. 

As General Manager at AvroKO Hospitality Group, Naomy worked with the world’s top culinary talent and architects to design outstanding customer journeys and pioneer sustainable solutions within the sector. Her work helped garner global recognition such as the “Best Bar in America” win from Esquire and “50 Best Bars” award by Time Out New York.

Upon completing her MBA in Strategy & Innovation at Nanyang Business School, Singapore, Naomy pivoted to the world of consulting, leveraging her brand storytelling skills for business strategy success. She has authored several papers, including a ground-breaking report for Netflix and the World Tourism Organization on ways to reimagine screen tourism and sustainability, sharing her insights at global conferences such as FITUR in Madrid and MEKST in Novi Sad. Naomy is currently working alongside Econyl, a pioneer in the circular economy, to challenge the fashion and textile industries through revolutionary thinking for a better world.

Laura is a Social Media Strategist and Disal’s Administrative Officer.
Raised in Bari, she has lived in Madrid and Milan, two cities where she worked in hospitality, entertainment and finally in the consulting industry.
After completing her studies in economics, she decided to specialize in two different areas.
On one hand, her skills in marketing and communication brought her to deal with marketing strategies, social media management, personal branding strategies and graphic design. She also contributed to the development of several executive training courses in Digital Marketing for global companies and international colleges such as Amazon and H-Farm.
On the other hand, her passion for corporate management led her to cover positions in the administrative area of an accounting firm as well as of companies from different sectors…and that is how she finally ended up taking care of Disal Consulting’s administrative office since its foundation.
In her spare time, she enjoys surfing and “working” as vice curator of Global Shapers Bari – an initiative of the World Economic Forum – where she is involved in projects that create a significant economic, social and political impact in the city where she grew up.

Ludovica De Santis is a young economist with an international profile and a strong interest for innovation, business strategy and ESG topics. She holds an MSc in Economics and Strategy for Business from Imperial College Business School, and a BSc in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Royal Holloway University, London.

After gaining some valuable experience in the start-up and consulting fields, she worked at the European Central Bank (Frankfurt) and the Bank of Italy (Rome) for two years, first as a trainee and then as an analyst.She contributed to the supervision of two Italian financial institutions, specialising in business plan analysis, risk management, corporate governance and EU standards.

At present, she works as project manager & strategy consultant at Disal Consulting, where she manages projects in research, impact analysis, communication strategy, and executive education.

Fabrizio is a Social Media Strategist focused on Digital Marketing and Personal Branding.

Before revolutionizing his life dedicating it to content creation on 2.0 platforms, he shaped his personality and analytic skills in consultancy companies such as Deloitte and PwC, where he was staffed on risk management and accounting audit projects for mid- and large-sized companies operating in the automotive, railway and fashion industries.

After three years, he decided to start all over again and build his career on his passions: creative writing and visual communication. To do so, he attended courses at Start2Impact, that helped him improve his knowledge of advertising, SEO, graphic design, and copywriting activities. In Disal, he works on consulting projects related to social media strategy, management and due diligence. 

In his spare time, he supports and suffers for his favorite football team and sings out loud Italian songs from the Nineties.