Carlo Ferro has been President of the Italian Trade Agency since January 2019. He is currently an advisor to the European Commission as member of the IPCEIC (the Strategic Forum for Important Projects of Common European Interest). In the past, he was Chairman at STMicroelectronics, where he held several management positions, including Group’s Chief Financial Officer. He was also Deputy Chairman at Assolombarda, and member of the Board of Directors of Digital Innovation Hub Lombardia. He managed international alliances and joint ventures in the USA, Sweden, Holland, China, Singapore and Japan and has served on the governance bodies of 25 companies.