Valeria Mangani
Elected by Fortune 50 Most Powerful Women 2023. Since April 2023, Valeria Mangani has been an Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. She was appointed “Expert” by the Minister of Business and Made in Italy within the “Fashion Table” of the ministry, where she participates as the representative of the Italian sustainable fashion sector, in the role of President of the Sustainable Fashion Innovation Society, to date the largest European community of sustainable brands and manufacturers, with over 2000 members. The association annually hosts the Phygital Sustainability Expo®, the first event exclusively dedicated to the ecological transition of Made in Italy companies. Bestselling author in the field of ecology and quality of life, she has published 10 books over the course of twenty years, opening the Nature & Health series, by Tecniche Nuove SpA (Milan). FAO elected her among the World Food Heroes 2023 on World Food Day. Since 2017 she has been part of the International Woman Alliance as IAW Head of Delegation to the United Nations institutions based in Rome, Italy. In this position, Valeria participates at the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) in the CSM Forum-Civil Society Mechanism CFS-Committee for Food Security and participates in meetings of international groups of recognized NGOs. In 2016, Valeria founded Made in Italy Luxury 4.0, where she serves as CEO. From 2016 to 2021, Valeria worked as Director of Institutional Relations Italy at the film and television production company De Laurentiis Company Inc. (USA). During her tenure, she handled institutional relations in Italy for the company. From 2009 to 2015, you worked at Altaroma SpA, for which you held the role of Vice President. From 2011 to 2013 she worked as a consultant for Lamborghini Automobiles S.p.A. From 2008 to 2013, Valeria was Director of External Relations for the Mayor of Rome Capital City. Since 2006 she is President of the Universo Femminile Association. From 2008 to 2010 she taught “Wearable Technologies” at the Specialization School of Occupational Medicine of the Sapienza University of Rome at the Master on “Quality of life in the workplace”. Since 2024 she is teaching at the Master in Fashion Management, Department of Management, Faculty of Economics at Sapienza University of Rome. www.sustainablefashioninnovation.org