Since 2018, Valerio Li Puma has managed and contributed to EU-funded projects (through ESI and programmes such as ENI CBC MED, INTERREG, SMP-COSME, Erasmus+, including Next Generation EU), as well as to nationally funded initiatives. His work focuses on project management, financial reporting, output development, communication, and project design. He has also served as a trainer in courses on EU project design, Project Management, and Soft Skills.

Holding a Master’s degree in Economics and Management and an Executive MBA, he has developed and consolidated expertise in General Management, Project Management, Innovation Management, Financial Reporting, EU Project Design, Communication, Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Economics, International Cooperation, Social Inclusion, Mediterranean and Local Development.

His professional background is strongly oriented towards sustainable development, with a focus on: the green and digital transition (including AI systems application) of economic sectors across the Euro-Mediterranean area; innovation in the education and training system to address the evolving needs of the labour market; local development and interregional cooperation to foster innovative ecosystems; knowledge sharing and capacity building in key socio-economic sectors.

Today, he is responsible for European Projects at Fondazione Patrizio Paoletti, where he has been collaborating since 2022.