Sara Spadoni

Head of People Journey & Plan (Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026) | Founder & Athlete Career Consultant (Opera)


Right after her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at Bocconi University, she starts her international journey with her Master Degree in International Management at Imperial College London. Then she starts working in Management Consulting and in the meantime obtains an Executive Diploma in Sport Management at SDA Bocconi, through a scholarship from FIGC. This is when her career in sports begins. In 2012 she starts working at RCS Sport in mass participation events (running and cycling) in Milan and the USA, in 2014 she moves to Qatar to work at Aspire as Event and Project Manager. While in Doha she founds and runs a synchronized swimming school and takes a 2-month assignment as Venue Manager at the European Games in Baku (Azerbaijan). In 2016 she joins UEFA for the EURO 2016 in France as project manager, working between Marseille and Paris. At the end of 2016 she moves back to Milan to work at SDA Bocconi as Academic Coordinator and Project Manager for Sport Management and Human Resources related programs and projects. Among other, she coordinates the FIFA Master, the Sport Management Executive Course, the NBA Players Summer Program and the MBA Organizational Behavior module. While here she worked on projects and programs with and for Adidas, CONI, IOC, FIFA, NBPA, F.C. Internazionale and ASOIF. In 2018 she re-joins UEFA in Nyon (Switzerland) as Project Leader for the UEFA Champions League Final (UCLF). She fully manages the UCLF Kyiev (2018) and Madrid (2019) and initiates the Istanbul (2020) one. Resigning from UEFA in 2020 she dedicates to a project combining her experience and passion for sport, education and career development: she founds Opera (Orientation on Profession and Education for Revolutionary Athletes). Opera helps athletes finding and starting their professional path and career beyond and after sport. While working at Opera, she lectured Sport Management and Organizational Behavior at UIBS and worked as Career and Learning and Development Manager for Aptar Group. Since March 2024 she has joined the Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games of Milano Cortina 2026 as Head of People Journey and Plans.  

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scientific committee members


Alfredo Cigada

Full Professor at Politecnico di Milano

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Andrea Abodi

Minister for Sport and Youth

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Andrea Boaretto

Founder & CEO at Personalive and Professor at GSoM POLIMI

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Andrea Ciaramella

Full Professor at Politecnico di Milano

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Andrea Rolando

Full Professor at Politecnico di Milano

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Antonio Marchesi

Sport Industry Senior Advisor

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Antonio Talarico

Manager Ufficio Eventi, Infrastrutture, Integrity e Sicurezza FIGC

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Beniamino Quintieri

Professor at Università di Roma Tor Vergata

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Carlo Rotellini

Engineer at TECO+Partners

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Carmen Leo

Partner at LCA Studio Legale

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Davide Allegri

Vice Director Master SD&M

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Eliana Ventola

Manager Comunicazione, Rapporti Istituzionali e Segreteria di Presidenza presso Istituto at Credito…

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Elisa Portigliatti

Corporate Key Account Manager - Sport Flooring - Mapei SpA

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Emilio Faroldi

Vice Rector of the Politecnico di Milano & Director Master SD&M

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Eugenio Morello

Full Professor at Politecnico di Milano

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Federico Venturi Ferriolo

Partner at LCA Studio Legale - Head of Sport

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Filippo Galli

Professional Football Coach & Manager

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Francesco Calvetti

Full Professor at Politecnico di Milano

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Ingrid Paoletti

Full Professor of Architectural Technology at Politecnico di Milano

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Luca Stabile

Director at Arup

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Maddalena Buffoli

Full Professor at Politecnico di Milano

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Marco Brunelli

General Secretary FIGC

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Maria Pilar Vettori

Full Professor at Politecnico di Milano

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Maurizio Teora

Director Arup Italy

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Michele Uva

UEFA Director Social & Environmental Sustainability

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Niccolò Donna

Head of Study and Research Division of the Italian Football Association

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Oscar Eugenio Bellini

Full Professor at Politecnico di Milano

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Paolo Vaccari

Former Professional Rugby Player

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Pierluigi Coppola

Full Professor at Politecnico di Milano

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Stefano Bellintani

Professor at Politecnico di Milano

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Stefano Capolongo

Full Professor at Politecnico di Milano

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Stefano Della Torre

Full Professor at Politecnico di Milano

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Umberto Andreoletti

Operations Director at Autodromo Nazionale Monza

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