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Verified Expert in Management Consulting
Management Consulting Expert
Italy, Italy
Toptal member since July 28, 2026
Bio
Fabrizio is a frontier technology strategist who works at the intersection of AI, XR, and data sovereignty. Over the past 20 years, he has evaluated 100+ R&D projects for the EU Commission and led AI deployments for partners such as the UN, the World Bank, and the EU Commission. He brings expertise in AI/ML, XR, and blockchain for industries spanning finance, entertainment, and government. He has trained 500+ C-level executives and government ministers on AI strategy and digital transformation.
Expertise
- Advisory
- AI Strategy
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Digital Transformation
- Due Diligence
- Exponential Technologies
- Human-computer Interaction (HCI)
- IT Strategy
Work Experience
Director of AI and Immersive Cinema Technologies
2025 - PRESENT
STAR Associates
- Explored the intersections between cinema, AI, and emotional AI by identifying emerging trends, evaluating new products and technologies, and separating hype from reality.
- Conducted due diligence on deep tech companies across AI, XR, and emerging technologies by assessing technical feasibility, market potential, and risk.
- Advised on the strategic implications of frontier technologies for the entertainment and immersive media industry.
Focus areas: Extended Reality (XR), Augmented Reality (AR), AI Strategy, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), M&A Due Diligence (Technology), IT Consulting, AI Consulting
Steering Committee Member
2025 - PRESENT
AI Skills Coalition, AI for Good Impact Initiative
- Designed international collaboration frameworks with AWS, Microsoft, Cognizant, OpenAI, and over 40 global organizations to deliver AI education at scale.
- Built targeted programs for women, youth, and marginalized groups across developing countries, with a target of 10,000+ individuals trained by the end of 2025.
- Represented the coalition in policy and strategy sessions alongside UN agencies, governments, and private sector leaders.
- Defined the operational workflow, OKRs, and KPIs for the coalition's AI capacity building program, establishing measurable targets and accountability mechanisms across all partner organizations.
- Facilitated multi-stakeholder alignment sessions between UN agencies, technology companies, and government representatives to coordinate program priorities and resource allocation.
Focus areas: AI Strategy, Train the Trainer (TTT), Agentic AI, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Group Policy, Program Coordination, Coordination, Strategic Planning, Technology, Business & Digital Transformation, AI Consulting, AI Adoption, Executive Consulting
Business Coach and Co-founder
2023 - PRESENT
Exponential Coaching International
- Trained 50+ Saudi government ministers on AI implementation and digital transformation as part of the Vision 2030 national agenda, in collaboration with Steplyy and the Digital Government Authority (DGA).
- Designed and delivered AI strategy programs for 500+ C-level executives across 10+ countries, covering AI adoption, exponential growth frameworks, and organizational change.
- Advised Fortune 500 clients across logistics, manufacturing, and technology on AI strategy, process optimization, and technology adoption, resulting in an average 50% efficiency gain across 10+ documented implementations.
- Developed end-to-end AI strategy frameworks for enterprise clients, covering tool selection, workforce readiness, governance design, and phased adoption roadmaps.
- Designed and facilitated 20+ executive workshops on AI and exponential technologies for C-suite leadership teams, translating frontier technology concepts into actionable organizational decisions.
- Built and managed a global client portfolio spanning government, private sector, and multilateral organizations, operating simultaneously across multiple active engagements.
- Produced proprietary AI readiness assessment frameworks used to benchmark client organizations against best practices and identify priority intervention areas.
Focus areas: AI Strategy, IT Strategy, Business Strategy, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Agentic AI, Agentic AI Systems, Digital Transformation, Education, Advisory, Deep Tech, Process Mapping, Corporate Strategy, Strategic Planning, Management Consulting, Technology, Strategy, Business & Digital Transformation, Workflow Automation, Consulting, IT Consulting, AI Consulting, AI Adoption, Business Transformation, Change Management, Banking & Finance, Executive Consulting
Technical Advisor
2023 - 2026
ITFE Group
- Evaluated 50+ investment opportunities in AI, XR, blockchain, and exponential technologies, informing allocation across Series A and Series B rounds.
- Conducted independent technical due diligence on growth-stage companies, assessing AI architecture, product feasibility, market positioning, and scalability of revenue model.
- Produced structured investment assessment reports synthesizing technical findings, competitive landscape analysis, and risk factors for the investment committee.
- Defined evaluation criteria and a repeatable due diligence framework for deep technology investments, enabling consistent assessment across diverse technology domains.
- Advised the investment group on frontier technology trends, identifying emerging areas of opportunity and flagging overstated claims before capital commitment.
- Engaged directly with founding teams and technical leadership of portfolio candidates to validate product claims, assess team capability, and stress-test growth assumptions.
Focus areas: Deep Tech, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Agentic AI Systems, Microsoft, Corporate Strategy, Strategic Planning, Management Consulting, Technology, Strategy, IT Consulting, AI Consulting, Executive Consulting
Founder
2020 - 2024
Exolve LTD
- Built the eXolve Xperience Plus (X+) framework as the first multisensory XR platform supporting olfactory, tactile, gustatory, auditory, and visual stimuli in real-time applications.
- Established a global partner network of over 30 technology providers and content creators.
- Executed a successful exit in 2024 through asset sale and IP licensing, transferring the X+ technology framework and associated intellectual property to an acquiring party.
- Developed and validated use cases across entertainment, healthcare, education, and training, demonstrating the commercial applicability of multisensory XR across multiple industry verticals.
Focus areas: Extended Reality (XR), Augmented Reality (AR), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Deep Tech, Virtual Reality (VR), Blockchain, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Microsoft, Technology, Business & Digital Transformation, Product Launch
Expert Evaluator
2020 - 2024
European Commission, Horizon Europe, and Creative Europe
- Assessed over 100 R&D projects across AI, XR, and HCI by allocating over €100 million in funding.
- Advised EU policymakers on technology readiness by determining what was ready for adoption and what was not at the institutional scale.
- Conducted full due diligence on proposals regarding technical feasibility, market potential, growth trajectory, and alignment with EU digital policy priorities.
- Contributed to the development of EU standards for AI and XR technologies evaluation.
Focus areas: Extended Reality (XR), Human-computer Interaction (HCI), Due Diligence, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), Deep Tech, Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), Blockchain, Technology, Consulting, IT Consulting, AI Consulting
Director of AI and Artificial Empathy
2021 - 2023
International Space Medicine Consortium (ISMC)
- Designed and implemented a human-machine interaction framework using AI and Artificial Empathy for medical and psychological support in isolated environments.
- Developed a Behavioral Emotional Map system, enabling real-time perception and prediction of human behavior to build the foundation for next-generation emotional AI applications.
- Validated the Behavioral Emotional Map framework through testing protocols conducted in collaboration with NASA JPL and CASIS, establishing scientific credibility for deployment in space medicine and high-consequence operational environments.
- Defined the technical specification for multimodal emotional state detection, integrating behavioral, physiological, and contextual data streams into a unified real-time prediction model.
- Guided a multidisciplinary team of AI engineers, psychologists, linguists, behavioral scientists, and astronauts to design, test, and validate the human-machine interaction framework across simulated and real isolated environment conditions.
Focus areas: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Human-computer Interaction (HCI), Human-centered AI, Microsoft, Corporate Strategy, Strategic Planning, Technology, Strategy, AI Consulting, Business Transformation
Founder
2014 - 2021
Forever Identity
- Pioneered a framework for complete digital identity preservation, including emotional patterns, cognitive reasoning models, physical likeness, personality traits, and behavioral signatures to create a digital representation designed to outlive.
- Produced AI-driven historical reconstructions, including an interactive version of Dante Alighieri and a pre-production project on Leonardo da Vinci, built on expert interviews, behavioral modeling, and original video content.
- Conducted applied pilots of emotional AI and human-machine empathy in immersive educational environments in Italy, Switzerland, and Brazil, where children interacted with AI-driven characters in real time, generating measurable behavioral responses.
- Drove the work that preceded the current industry conversation on AI avatars, digital legacy, and synthetic identity, attracting sustained attention from researchers working at the intersection of AI, empathy, and human-computer interaction.
Focus areas: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Human-computer Interaction (HCI), Digital Twins, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Microsoft, Technology, Strategy, Product Launch
Panel Organizer and Moderator
2017 - 2017
European Central Bank Privacy Forum
- Invited by the European Central Bank to design and chair a panel discussion on the state of privacy in the context of emerging AI and data technologies.
- Assembled a speaker panel including S. Visner (former chief of signals intelligence programs at the NSA), A. Stoica (senior research scientist at NASA JPL), and R. A. Mendelson (IO psychology practitioner) for a session defining standards.
- Participated in the session that brought together practitioners who actively define standards and capabilities, with all speakers recognized as primary sources in their respective fields.
Focus areas: Privacy, Data Privacy, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision, Technology, Banking & Finance
Education
2000 - 2002
Master's Degree in Information Technology
University of Ferrara - Ferrara, Italy
1992 - 1998
Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics, Physics, and Natural Science
University of Genoa (UniGe) - Genova, Italy
Certifications
SEPTEMBER 2022 - PRESENT
ExO Trainer
OpenExO
APRIL 2022 - PRESENT
ExO Sprint Coach
OpenExO
JANUARY 2021 - PRESENT
Octalysis Gamification
Octalysis
MARCH 2020 - PRESENT
ExO Consultant
OpenExO
FEBRUARY 2019 - PRESENT
ExO Advisor
OpenExO
JANUARY 2019 - PRESENT
Practicing Exponential Foresight
Singularity University
AUGUST 2018 - PRESENT
AI: Implications for Business Strategy
MIT Sloan Executive Education
APRIL 2017 - PRESENT
Exponential Foundations Series
Singularity University
Skills
Finance
Due Diligence, Blockchain
Industry Expertise
Technology, Banking & Finance
Other
Human-computer Interaction (HCI), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), AI Strategy, Digital Transformation, M&A Due Diligence (Technology), Agentic AI, Agentic AI Systems, Train the Trainer (TTT), IT Strategy, Business Strategy, Advisory, Deep Tech, Exponential Technologies, Exponential Organizations, Gamification, Game Theory, Analysis, Business & Digital Transformation, Management Consulting, Process Mapping, Consulting, IT Consulting, AI Consulting, AI Adoption, Executive Consulting, Extended Reality (XR), Augmented Reality (AR), Group Policy, Program Coordination, Education, Virtual Reality (VR), Human-centered AI, Digital Twins, Computer Vision, Future Studies, Mathematics, Physics, Data, Strategy, Strategic Planning, Corporate Strategy, Product Launch, Business Transformation, Change Management, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Microsoft, Coordination, Privacy, Data Privacy, Genetics, Executive Coaching, Executive education, Digital Transformation Program Management, Workshops, Behavioral Analysis, Emotional AI, Data Architecture, Data Sovereignty, Alternative Credit Models, Institutional Governance, Workflow Automation & System Integration, Process Optimization, Business Coaching, Predictive Analytics, Machine Learning, Operations, Conversational AI, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Supervised Learning, Workflow Automation
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