Claudio Colaiacomo

Vice President Public Affairs and Academic Relations Europe, Elsevier

Claudio Colaiacomo is Vice President for Academic Relations and Research Partnerships at Elsevier, with strategic responsibilities in Southern Europe. With a background in Physics, Neuroscience and an MBA, he takes a multidisciplinary approach to promoting collaboration between academia, research institutions and the media. A former researcher in the United States and Austria, he is also a published author and recognised expert in the field of scientific publishing. His work focuses on how academic research fuels innovation, including in emerging fields such as artificial intelligence. He lives in Rome with his family.