Who We Are

The Association Talented Italians in the UK was founded by the winners of "Talented Young Italians" award, an initiative nowadays promoted by TIUK itself and the Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the UK with the patronage of the Italian Embassy in London.

The TYI Award aims at bringing to public attention Italian individuals who have succeeded in their endeavour in the UK and keeping at the same time a link with Italy and encouraging exchanges between the two countries.

The winners of the prize have excelled in their careers working in the UK not only as leaders but also as an example to other young people in the areas of Finance and Services, Industry and Commerce, Research and Innovation and Media and Communication.

The Association is a not-for-profit, non-partisan organisation, without political aims.

CO-FOUNDERS TIUK

BRUNELLO ROSA

LEONARDO SIMONELLI SANTI

FOUNDER and PRESIDENT TIUK

Winner TYI Award 2014
CEO and Head of Research

Rosa & Roubini Associates.

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LEONARDO SIMONELLI SANTI

PRESIDENTE EMERITUS TIUK

Presidente Emeritus della Camera di Commercio italian a Londra

BIO

ROCCO FRANCO

RICHARD GADESELLI

CO-FOUNDER SECRETARY and DIRECTOR TIUK

Avvocato Solicitor Managing Partner at Pini Franco LLP

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RICHARD GADESELLI

CO-FOUNDER

Chief Executive at Itria Consulting Ltd. e Dir. al Motor Industry Communicators Association (MICA) e Camera di Commercio Italiana in UK

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Selected TIUK MEMBERS

SALVATOR ROBERTO AMENDOLIA

Professor of Physics - Consultant in Hi-Tech at Etrufin Reserco UK - Senior Advisor Italian Chamber of Commerce UK

BIO

LUCA ANTONELLI

SALVATOR ROBERTO AMENDOLIA

Winner TYI Award 2024

Experienced experimental and numerical physicist with more than ten years of experience on the edge of fusion energy research and material science.

BIO

PIETRO ARINA

SALVATOR ROBERTO AMENDOLIA

MATTEO AUGELLO

Winner TYI Award 2026

Co-Founder and CEO at Lapis - Backed by Founders Factory | Medical Doctor | PhD in AI

BIO

MATTEO AUGELLO

GIANLUCA AVAGNINA

MATTEO AUGELLO

Winner TYI Award 2023

Lecturer, Researcher, Performer - Fashion and Costume Studies

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GIANLUCA AVAGNINA

Winner TYI Award 2023

Journalist BBC News | News reporter, video producer, media specialist

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PAOLO AVERSA

GIANLUCA AVAGNINA

Winner TYI Award 2018

Professor of Strategy at King's College London

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MARTINA BET

DONATO BOCCARDI

Winner TYI Award 2023

Political Correspondent at The Sun

BIO

DONATO BOCCARDI

Winner TYI Award 2023

Relationship Director at Aviva Investors

BIO

SERGIO BONINI

DONATO BOCCARDI

SERGIO BONINI

Professor of MedicineProfessor of Medicine

Institute of Translational Pharmacology. Italian National Research Council

BIO

MIRCO BULEGA

ELEONORA CHIARELLA

SERGIO BONINI

Winner TYI Award 2026

Partner and Lead Portfolio Manager at ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP

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ELEONORA CHIARELLA

Winner TYI Award 2023

Specialist Producer for Technology and Science at Sky News | Forbes 30Under30

BIO

GIULIA CORINALDI

ELEONORA CHIARELLA

Winner TYI Award 2020

Leader on Responsible Business Practices, ESG and Impact. Chair of the Board, Value for Women. Founder of Cherie Blair Foundation

BIO

JASMIN CUPPONE

ALDO DE LEONIBUS

JASMIN CUPPONE

Winner TYI Award 2024

Press and Public Diplomacy at the European Union Delegation to the United Kingdom

BIO

ELENA DAVITTI

ALDO DE LEONIBUS

JASMIN CUPPONE

Associate Professor at University of Surrey, Programme Director MA Translation and Interpreting and MA Interpreting (Multilingual Pathway), Intelligent human-machine integration for multilingual communication

BIO

ALDO DE LEONIBUS

Winner TYI Award 2019

CEO Inventya Group, NED, Investor

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BARBARA DE ROSSI

ALDO DE LEONIBUS

Head of Marketing&Communication TIUK

Communication Specialist at Data Office Department - Governance Division

Intesa San Paolo

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MARCO DE SIMONE

BARBARA DE ROSSI

MARCO DE SIMONE

Winner TYI Award 2026

Restaurant Director of Crystal Moon Lounge and The Garden Restaurant at Corinthia London

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CARLA FERRERO

BARBARA DE ROSSI

MARCO DE SIMONE

Director at Ni-Cons | Career development programs for Universities | Chinese speaker

BIO

MARIA FIORITO

FLAVIA FRIGERI

MARIA FIORITO

Winner TYI Award 2024

Associate at Vardags (Solicitor and Italian Avvocato)

BIO

PIETRO FOSCHI

FLAVIA FRIGERI

MARIA FIORITO

Founder & CEO TrueStone Advisors Ltd

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FLAVIA FRIGERI

ILENIA GOFFREDO

Winner TYI Award 2026

Curatorial and Collections Director at National Portrait Gallery

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ILENIA GOFFREDO

LUDOVICO LATMIRAL

ILENIA GOFFREDO

Co-Founder & Managing Director of LingBox Translation services

BIO

ANNA IRRERA

LUDOVICO LATMIRAL

Winner TYI Award 2026

Senior Editor at Bloomberg News | Digital Finance

BIO

LUDOVICO LATMIRAL

Winner Italy Made Me 2017

Samhita Investments

BIO

FLAVIO MONDELLO MALVESTITI

Winner TYI Award 2023

Senior Manager Fiscal Policy at Philip Morris International

BIO

SARAH MARANGONI

FLAVIO MONDELLO MALVESTITI

Winner Italy Made Me 2017

Cross-border Lawyer, French Avocat and Solicitor (Englang & Wales)

Co-Founder Dewline Research

BIO

MATTIA MARCELLI

FLAVIO MONDELLO MALVESTITI

MATTIA MARCELLI

Winner TYI Award 2024

General Manager at The Grill At The Dorchester

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MARCO MORBIDINI

FRANCESCA ESTER MORREALE

MATTIA MARCELLI

Winner TYI Award 2015

British and Italian Patent & Design Attorney. Partner at Kilburn & Strode LLP

BIO

FRANCESCA ESTER MORREALE

Winner TYI Award 2026

Group Leader at the Francis Crick Institute

BIO

MARIA BEATRICE PANICO

FRANCESCA ESTER MORREALE

Head of clinical and Principal Consultant at Scendea

BIO

MICHELE PASCARELLA

Winner TYI Award 2026

Owner of "Napoli on The Road" | World Pizza Maker of the Year 2023 | N°1 Europe | N°1 UK | N°5 World

BIO

MARCO PAVONI

MICHELE PASCARELLA

Winner TYI Award 2024

Associate at Zaha Hadid Architects

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CRESCENZO PETRONE

MICHELE PASCARELLA

CRESCENZO PETRONE

Winner TYI Award 2021

Executive Director at Gallagher Re

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ALESSIA PIROLO

CRESCENZO PETRONE

Winner TYI Award 2019

European Distressed Debt Editor at 9Fin

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LUCIA SAVI

ALESSIA PIROLO

GIANLUCA SARDI

Winner TYI Award 2022

Interim Head of Curatorial and Interpretation at The Design Museum

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GIANLUCA SARDI

ALESSIA PIROLO

GIANLUCA SARDI

Winner TYI Award 2024

Registered Foreign Lawyer in England and Wales at Slig Law Solicitor & Italian Lawyers

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UMBERTO SALON

STEFANIA SIGNORELLI

GIORGIA SCATURRO

Managing Director at LEMA UK Ltd - Head of UK Operations Lema Group

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GIORGIA SCATURRO

STEFANIA SIGNORELLI

GIORGIA SCATURRO

Multimedia Reporter and Producer | Freelance journalist

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STEFANIA SIGNORELLI

Winner TYI Award 2023

Senior Manager, Corporate Commercial at VISTRA

BIO

PAOLO TATICCHI

PIERO TOMASSONI

STEFANIA SIGNORELLI

Winner TYI Award 2019

Professor in Strategy and Sustainability & School Deputy Director at UCL School of Management

BIO

ANDREA TESTA

PIERO TOMASSONI

Winner TYI Award 2022

VP, Chemistry - TRIMTECH Therapeutics. Scientific co-founder - Amphista Therapeutics

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PIERO TOMASSONI

Winner TYI Award 2023

Founder of Artvisor | Curator | Lawyer

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OLGA VENOSA

MARIA GIOVANNA ZACCARO

Winner TYI Award 2021

Senior Journalist Reporter - BBC

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MARIA GIOVANNA ZACCARO

Senior Journalist Reporter - BBC

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TIUK Communication team

MARTA ALBERICO

VALENTINA BARLETTA

SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER and MINUTE-TAKING SECRETARY - TIUK

MA in Public and Social Communication

BIO

VALENTINA BARLETTA

MENTEE CLINIC - MIO PROJECT

Master's student in Physics of Complex Systems at UniTo

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BARBARA DE ROSSI

VALENTINA BARLETTA

BARBARA DE ROSSI

HEAD MARKETING & COMMUNICATION TIUK

Change and Communication Manager - Data & AI Office - Intesa SanPaolo

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MATTEO GALLO

FILIPPO ROCCHI

BARBARA DE ROSSI

MENTEE CLINIC - MIO PROJECT

PhD Student in Data Science and Applied Artificial Intelligence at UniTS & OGS

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NADIA PIERI

FILIPPO ROCCHI

SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR and WEB DESIGNER - TIUK

Corporate, institutional and political communication specialist | Journalist

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FILIPPO ROCCHI

SOCIAL MEDIA and VIDEO EDITOR - TIUK

MA Digital Marketing at CBS International Business School

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GINEVRA TANTO

COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST - TIUK

MSc in Public Policy and Human Development at Maastricht University and UNU-MERIT

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TIUK Objectives

The Association aims at achieving the following aims:

a) to promote and conduct research studies and a public and informed debate on integration of immigrants both in Italy and the UK and their added value to the economy;

b) to provide a safe meeting space to encourage and facilitate the exchange of experiences and learning from others between UK and Italian individuals and organisations operating in the Finance and Services, Industry and Commerce, Research and Innovation and Media and Communication sectors;

c) to provide mentoring programs for Italian university students and early career stage professionals willing and able to explore an international career;

d) to foster personal and professional relations among its Members strengthening the network of Italian communities in the UK;

e) to support Italian communities in the UK by promoting cultural, academic, social and professional events and activities;

f) to arrange and participate in meetings seminars and events, lectures, seminars conferences and other activities in Italy, the United Kingdom or elsewhere relating to the objects of the Company; and

g) to co-operate with the Italian associations in the UK for the advancement of the objects of the Association.

TIUK ON THE NEWs

Celebrating diversity and inclusion

On page 12, you can find an article in the quarterly "Partnership", magazine of the Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the UK, dedicated to the tenth edition of the Talented Young Italians Award.

Talenti Italiani Crescono - Italian Talents Grow Up

Nella newsletter di Londra-Italia si parla dell'apertura delle candidature per il premio Talented Young Italians Award, con la premiazione che avrà luogo presso l'Ambasciata Italiana a Londra il 7 dicembre 2023.

The Londra-Italia newsletter reports on the opening of nominations for the Talented Young Italians Award, with the awards ceremony to take place at the Italian Embassy in London on December 7, 2023.