Prof. Antonio Blandini

President
CIRA – Italian Aerospace Research Centre.

Prof. Avv. Antonio Blandini is a Full Professor of Business Law at Naples University “Federico II” and at Luiss University (Rome).

Due to his wide experience in banking, insurance and financial market laws and regulations, Mr. Blandini is a TAIEX expert of the European Commission, and has been appointed as member of relevant bodies in many European and Italian institutions and companies. Among them, he is a current member of the Consultative Working Group for Investment Management Standing Committee in ESMA and former Non-Executive Director of Alenia Aermacchi (Leonardo Group).

In May 2022 he was nominated Chairman of the Board of Directors of CIRA by CNR, the National Research Council.

As of January2024 he is Chairman of EREA, the Association of European Research Establishments in Aeronautics.  He is also member of the Board of Directors of ESRE, the Association of European Space Research Establishments, and member of the Board of Directors of AIAD, the Italian Industries Federation for Aerospace, Defence and Security.