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One of the world’s leading experts in innovation, sustainability, creativity, and business transformation.
His work has been featured in business cases at Berkeley, Harvard, INSEAD, Oxford, Yale, Esade, Bocconi and LBS
*Fee ranges are an estimation for a live keynote speech in an European venue, they can vary significantly depending on the specific requests of the clients, the type of performance, the preparation time and the travel time which is requested. Travel and accommodation costs are not included.
Ernesto Ciorra is a globally recognized expert in innovation, sustainability, creativity and business transformation. As Enel’s Chief Innovability Officer (2014–2023), he pioneered the integration of innovation and ESG, creating the ‘Open Innovability’ model and positioning Enel as a global leader in clean energy and sustainable finance. He led the creation of three Unicorns (Open Fiber, Gridspertise, 3SUN Gigafactory), and launched the world’s first commercial Vehicle-to-Grid model. He also invented and launched into the market the Sustainability-Linked Bond, now a global standard in green finance. Ernesto served as Managing Director of Enel Foundation and founded Ars et Inventio, one of Europe’s first innovation consultancies, merged into BIP in 2014.
His work has been featured in business cases at Berkeley, Harvard, INSEAD, Oxford, Yale, Esade, Bocconi and LBS. Today, Ernesto serves as Senior Advisor and Investment Committee Member at the Twin Transition Infrastructure Fund (DeA Capital), supporting sustainable infrastructure investments and he is Adjunct Professor at Campus Bio-medico University in Rome.
He lectures at several leading institutions and universities in Italy, France, Spain and UK. He is also an accomplished author of business articles, four books of poems and a theatrical work staged in multiple Italian cities.
What Ernesto offers:
Ernesto offers a visionary yet concrete perspective on innovation, sustainability, artificial intelligence, and the future. His vision stems from 25 years of hands-on work in these fields, having helped create innovations that have had a real impact on our lives, including the first satellite navigation system on a mobile phone.
His talks show how to create genuine value through innovability (innovation + sustainability), a model he developed to understand how society evolves and how companies can generate long-term, sustainable value through the right structures, processes, governance, and incentive systems.
Ernesto supports companies, startups, and institutions in creating the future, generating economic, environmental, and social impact. TRENDING TOPICS
Innovation with real value: how Innovability transforms business models
The combination of innovation, sustainability, and governance as a lever for competitiveness. AI that generates business: how artificial intelligence creates real value for companies
From data analysis to designing services and processes that change outcomes. From structure to impact: how to organize innovation so it truly works
Processes, organizational models, incentives, measurement systems, and partnerships that create value. From purpose to outcomes: the future of companies lies in transforming society
How to evolve products and services to meet the real needs of people and communities.
In particular: Structuring innovation
How to establish truly effective innovation governance.
Which structures and processes to adopt to collaborate with startups, universities, and partners.
How to define metrics, incentives, and measurement systems that generate impact instead of bureaucracy.
AI and business value
Where and how AI creates tangible value in a company (services, products, efficiency, new revenue).
How to integrate AI into processes and services without wasting time or budget.
How to combine AI, creativity, and sustainability to create new services that benefit society.
Business transformation
Innovating while generating measurable economic, social, and environmental benefits.
Ecosystems, open innovation, and collaboration as competitive advantages.
Moving from selling products to offering services that transform people, customers, and communities.
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