Romeo Orlandi is Vice President of the Italy-ASEAN Association, President of the think tank Osservatorio Asia, economist and sinologist. Professor of Globalization and Far East at the Bologna University, he also teaches at various post-graduate courses. He was Trade Commissioner for the Italian government in Los Angeles, Singapore, Shanghai, and Beijing (for Greater China). He is a strategic international consultant for governmental institutions and companies, a regular contributor to different media, an international speaker, and author of several books on Asia. He is Special Ambassador for Bid Committee Expo 2030 Rome.