Affiliation: Associate Professor of Applied Economics, University of Macerata (full professor from October 1st 2020) Institutional positions: Vice Rector for Entrepreneurship and Technological Transfer, the European Research policy, the European Charter and Code for Researchers and European Research Policy (since 2013) Director China Center (since 2013) Main research fields: multinational enterprises from emerging countries; Chinese economy and growth; internationalization strategies of enterprises. Main teaching areas: Applied Economics, International business. Other positions: - Italian representative on the Permanent working group on Human Resources and Mobility of the European Research Area and Innovation Committee (ERAC) della Commissione Europea - Italian representative for the Shadow Strategic Programme Committee of the European Commission – sub group Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area, Horizon Europe - Director of Master program in "Global Management for China" (UniMc) - Member of the Executive Board of the Chinese Globalization Association.