Speaker

Giovanna lannantuoni is an economist specializing in game theory, with a focus on electoral systems. She graduated in Economic and Social Disciplines from Bocconi University and earned a PhD in Economics from the Université Catholique de Louvain in 2001. Her academic career includes research appointments at leading institutions such as the University of Rochester, Universidad Carlos Ill de Madrid and the University of Cambridge.

At the University of Milano-Bicocca, she served as Coordinator of the PhD Program in Economics, President of the Doctoral School, and, from 2019 to 2025, Rector, leading the university through a period of strategic growth, internationalization and innovation.

She was the first woman to hold the position of President of the Conference of Italian University Rectors (CRUI), from 2023 to 2025.

She is currently President of the Bicocca Foundation, where she promotes research, collaboration between academia, industry, and society. She also serves on several governing and supervisory bodies, including Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking, Fondazione Corriere della Sera, MUSA S.c.a.r.l.
and other leading cultural and financial institutions.