We are proud to announce two new members of our Scientific Committee: Nicola Calathopoulos and Umberto Andreoletti.

Nicola Calathopoulos, a journalist with a degree in philosophy from Università Statale di Milano, was deputy Director of “Sportmediaset,” “Tg4,” “NewsMediaset” and “Tgcom24.” He has won the Coni-Ussi journalism award and the “Maestrelli” award. He currently edits the weekly column E-Planet for Mediaset and is among the authors of the series, between sports and crime, Gioco sporco aired on Italia1. His first novel Dannati per sempre (Edizioni Minerva) was a finalist at the Premio Internazionale di Letteratura Città di Como 2021, Special Prize at the Premio Letterario I Sassi di Matera 2021 and received Special Mention at the Premio Letterario Internazionale Casinò di Sanremo-Antonio Semeria. His second novel Testimone imperfetta (Minerva Editions) is now in bookstores.

Umberto Andreoletti Operations Director at Autodromo Nazionale Monza. With a long experience in motorsport, he has gained numerous skills in the automotive industry, both in product development and advanced research, and in production processes and engineering. He has assumed positions of increasing responsibility, operational and management roles, up to his current position as Operations Director. He has experience in highly competitive environments, organizational skills in complex corporate structures, including a diverse international cultural mix, and in-depth technical, commercial and industrial knowledge are the key aspects of his career path.