Marina Silverii

Experienced leader in the coordination of technology transfer, research valorization, and talent attraction initiatives. Served for 10 years as Head of the European Resource Centre for Guidance, an initiative promoted by the Italian Ministry of Labour and the European Commission. Currently Executive Director of ART-ER - Attractiveness Research Territory, the Consortium company of the Emilia-Romagna Region that promotes sustainable regional growth by fostering innovation, knowledge development, internationalisation, and territorial attractiveness. The Consortium operates with the strategic involvement of key stakeholders, including the Emilia-Romagna Regional Government, local Universities, and leading national Research Institutions. She is also Vice-President of the Ecosister Foundation, established with funding from the PNRR, which supports the ecological transition of the regional system. A former member of APRE’s Technical and Scientific Committee, she will join the Executive Board in June 2024. She is also a member of the Task Force on the new FP10 set up by the same organisation. Appointed by the Ministry of University and Research (MUR), she serves as alternate to the Delegate on the National Delegation of the EIC and EIE Programme Committee under Horizon Europe 2021–2027. She is a member of the Management Board of NEREUS, the European association that promotes the use of space technologies at regional level and represents the interests of European regions in the space sector. She is Vice-President of ABD – Associazione Big Data, a regional association established to network and enhance the expertise, research and innovation capabilities of stakeholders active in supercomputing and big data management, with the aim of amplifying the impact of investments made at local, national, European and international levels. Finally, she is a member of the Organising Committee of Open Innovation Materials & Manufacturing Europe 2027 (OIM2.eu)