Alessandra Rainaldi
Trade Commissioner, Italian Trade Agency Los Angeles
About Speaker
Civil servant manager with over 30 years (10 being posted abroad) of wide and diversified international background. Experienced and qualified expert in economic international relations and trade, promotion, and economic cooperation in advanced and emerging markets. Currently living in Los Angeles as Italian Trade Commissioner after having served in Belgium (Bruxelles) as Head office of the Italian Ministry for Environment and Deputy at ITA Bruxelles, in Slovenia as Trade Commissioner and previously in Bruxelles as National Detached Expert representing Italy at the EC. In her previous role at ITA's Headquarter, she acted as a government official in different field of promotion of Made in Italy abroad (fashion, design, environment and technology), in the implementation of EU programs for SME's, especially in ACP countries, in managerial training programs focused on EU and International tenders (World Bank and UN) and on international management skills improvement programs for Africa.