Roberto Daneo

WORKING EXPERIENCE

• Since 2023     Italian Olympic Committee: coordination of the successful Candidature File to host the 2028 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Dolomiti - Valtellina.

• Since 2023     Province of Trento, Italy:  coordination of the Candidature File to host the UCI Cycling World Champsionships.

• Since 2021     Royal Commission for Riyadh City: Director responsible for coordinating the Candidature File to host the World Expo 2030 in Riyadh. Currently Senior Advisor

• 2021  City of Courmayeur, Italy: coordination of a Candidature File to propose the City of Courmayeur to host the 2024 G7 Summit of the Heads of State and Heads of Government.

• Since 2020    Italian Olympic Committee: coordination of the successful Candidature File to host the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milano – Cortina. Currently Strategy & Planning Senior Advisor

• Since 2020     ISO – International Standard Organisation: member of the International panel of experts in charge of drafting the ISO 22379:2022 Guidelines for hosting and organising citywide and regional events

• 2019 – 2020  World Equestrian Championships Rome 2022: coordination of the successful Candidature File to host the WEC in Rome and advisor for developing the OPEX budget and planning

• 2018-2019     Fondazione Matera Basilicata 2019: Advisor for Matera 2019 European Capital of Culture. Overall planning of the Cultural Programme, ticketing strategies, business re-organisation,  development of City Operations

• 2017  CONI (Italian National Olympic Committee) – Coordination of the Candidature File for the bid of Milano to host the 2019 IOC Session.

• 2015-2016     CONI (Italian National Olympic Committee) – Coordination of the Bid Book for the candidature of Rome to the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

• 2015 – 2016  Expo 2017 Astana: Advisor for developing the Astana Expo 2017 Concepts of Operations and of the Expo site’s Operating Plans

• 2014 – 2015  Ryder Cup Rome 2022: coordination of the successful Candidature File for hosting the Ryder Cup in Rome and Advisor for project management

• 2012 – 2015  Expo Dubai 2020 Candidature Committee and Bureau of Expo Dubai 2020: Senior Advisor for the Candidature File and Advisor for developing the Expo 2020 Dubai Master Schedule.

• 2011-2012     Expo Liège 2017: Advisor for the development of the Candidature File.

• 2009-2011     IOC – International Olympic Committee: Senior Expert for the City Operations Programme.

• 2009  LOCOG – London 2012 Olympic Games: Organisation and delivery of a two-days training seminar on the City Operation Programme

• 2006 – 2015  Expo 2015 Milano Candidature Committee and City of Milano: Managing Director of the Candidature Committee; Coordinator of the City Readiness Programme; Special Advisior of the Commissioner General for the Italian Pavilion.

• 2001-2006     TOROC: Organising Committee of the Torino 2006 XX Olympic Winter Games. Authority Relations Managing Director: Head of a Department of 22 people.

OTHERS

• 1993-2001 and 2016-2019: European Commission - DG Regional Policy – Official. Coordinator of Structural Funds development programmes in Italy and Malta

• 1999  European Training Foundation – Turin: Head of the Special Preparatory Programme, to train Central and Eastern Europe enlargement countries on European Social Fund.

• 1991-1993    Milano Chamber of Commerce: Head of Cabinet of the Secretary General and Head of the Department “Credit and Finance”.

STUDIES

• July 1995       Master in “Management Public”, Université Libre de Bruxelles/Ecole de Commerce Solvay, Bruxelles. Final Remark: “grande distinction”

• March 1990    Master’s Degree in Economics – Bocconi University, Milano. (Specialisation: International Economics). Final remark: 110/110 cum laude

• June 1985      High school diploma - Liceo Scientifico F. Vercelli, Asti. Final remark: 60/60

LANGUAGES

                     Read            Spoken            Written

English      Very good      Very good       Very good

French       Very good      Very good       Very good

Spanish         Good               Good               Good