Ivan Ortenzi

Ivan Ortenzi is a recognized expert in the fields of Strategy, Innovation, and Sustainability, with a career spanning management consulting, academia, content production, and public speaking.

Currently, he serves as the Chief Innovation Evangelist at Bip, a multinational consulting firm. Before joining Bip, he led Ars et Inventio, a consulting firm specializing in Innovation & Corporate Innovation, which was acquired by Bip in 2012. This experience provided Ortenzi with a solid foundation in applying methodologies and tools to support companies and institutions in interpreting innovation trends to generate innovative ideas and business models. He has developed his expertise by collaborating with CxOs, managers, and entrepreneurs to define and implement structured approaches to innovation and sustainability within companies.

Ortenzi distinguishes himself as an author, speaker, and chairman at corporate events, public seminars, and institutional meetings, where he shares his vision and expertise with a wide audience. Additionally, he teaches at ALTIS Cattolica, MIB, Pavia Ticinensis, BBS, and Business School 24Ore, and serves as an adjunct professor at UNICAL, imparting his knowledge of Strategy and Innovation Management. Since 2010, he has been the founder and scientific coordinator of the MIM (Master Innovation Management) program at Business School 24Ore, demonstrating his commitment to educating future generations of innovative leaders. His academic activity is further enriched by extensive teaching in Corporate Academy and Corporate School programs.

His educational background includes an Executive Master’s in Corporate Sustainability from London Business School and an Executive Master’s in Open Innovation from ESADE.

AUTHOR

As an author, Ortenzi has published works exploring crucial themes in innovation and business strategy: La formula della Sostenibilità aziendale (FrancoAngeli, 2024), Innovazione + Management (FrancoAngeli, 2020), and Innovation Manager (FrancoAngeli, 2018). He has also contributed to publications such as Verso una nuova “umanità” (Giappichelli, 2021) and Intelligenza Artificiale (FrancoAngeli, 2019).