Danilo Piaggesi is Managing Director of the “Knowledge for Development” (K4D), an N.G.O. in a special consultative status with the U.N. K4D focuses on Knowledge Society, ICT, and innovation for development. He was Knowledge Economy Coordinator in the Vice Presidency and Division Chief of the ICT4D Division, of the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB). He worked for the U.N. FAO in Africa and Latin America in technology transfer for development. He worked for Telespazio, in the Strategic Alliances and International Activities Division. He consulted for the European Union, in ICT. He consulted again for the U.N. FAO in the establishment of an International Digital Council, and for Ernst & Young in the evaluation of the D4D strategy of Belgium. He is a Geophysicist from the University1 of Rome, and an Executive International Business Certificate from Georgetown University/John Cabot University, in Washington D.C . He contributed to several IGI publications on trends, issues and challenges surrounding the governance of ICT in a globalized, knowledge-based world. Furthermore, he is board member of ACPI, Academic Conferences & Publishing International Organization based in London. Physicist by training, with specialization in Geo-Physics from the University of Rome, focusing on the application of satellite technology to development planning at FAO (1981-1991) and Telecom/Telespazio (1991-1998). Led the establishment as Division Chief of the Inter American Development Bank’s line of business in applications of Information and Communication Technologies to development investment (1998-2011). Currently involved in furthering the use of Knowledge Economy concepts and architecture in development projects at K4D foundation (2011 to present).
Helena Landazuri is a sustainable development and environmental management specialist with degrees in natural resource policy and planning from Cornell University and environmental science from Clark University. Senior environmental specialist at Inter American Development Bank in Washington DC (1990-2016); head of operations at K4D (2017-present).
Bo Jia specialized in digital innovation and global governance. Worked in the field of digital agriculture as Capacity Building Specialist at FAO. Currently pursuing a Dual Degree Master of Public Policy for Sustainable Development Goals in Tsinghua University and Geneva University.