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Brixen / Bressanone · Italy

Flavio Papalotti

Executing strategy. Driving growth. Delivering complex programs.

“I work with companies and institutions on projects that must move from idea to delivery: growth, innovation, partnerships and funded programmes. One counterpart from strategy to handover.”

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Red Dot - Grand Prix

European Commission Expert Database · ID EX2026D1498314

Flavio Papalotti, Brixen / Bressanone
EU Participant Register PIC 862475016 - U.S. Federal Entity Registration SAM.gov - UN Global Marketplace - SICP - Contracta - MePA
1998
20+ years of professional experience
100+
Initiatives delivered
10+
Accreditations on institutional platforms
3
International awards on led projects

Practice

Strategy execution & growth programs

From strategy to operational delivery. Partnerships, funding and route-to-market are built into the program — not added afterwards.

  1. 01

    Business development & growth

    Designing and implementing growth initiatives that support organizational development, partnership expansion and long-term business value creation.

  2. 02

    Innovation & project development

    Developing innovation projects from concept to validation: technical feasibility, industrial and research partnerships, funding strategy and route to market.

  3. 03

    Partnerships & stakeholder ecosystems

    Building and coordinating multi-stakeholder collaboration frameworks connecting companies, institutions and international partners to enable program execution and strategic impact.

  4. 04

    Public sector, procurement & EU programs

    Support to public–private initiatives, public procurement and European and international programs.

Working together

How we work

No engagement starts with a quote. It starts with a conversation about what is actually needed.

  1. 01

    First conversation

    A one-hour discussion, with no commitment, to understand the problem and whether I am the right person. If I am not, I say so.

  2. 02

    Scope and proposal

    Objective, expected result, timeline and terms in writing before work starts. No open-ended retainer.

  3. 03

    Execution

    I work inside the programme, not as an outside consultant handing over a document. Coordination, dialogue with partners, progress you can verify.

  4. 04

    Handover

    The aim is that the programme continues without me. Documentation, relationships and capability stay with the organisation.

Confidentiality (NDA)

If the content is not public, the non-disclosure agreement comes before any technical detail — including when the concept comes from you. It covers both sides; whoever brings the material remains the owner of what they shared.

  • What it is not

    The NDA is not the engagement. It creates no duty to collaborate and does not replace scope, timeline and terms.

Method

Strategy-to-Execution

From mandate to delivery. Strategy, feasibility, alliances, funding and market in the same engagement.

Where it applies

  • Growth

    Business development and long-term value.

  • Innovation

    From concept to validation.

  • Public & EU

    Procurement, partnerships, European programs.

  1. 01

    Strategy

    Objectives, scope and constraints before committing resources.

  2. 02

    Feasibility

    Concept and technical integrity before capital and partners.

  3. 03

    Partnerships & funding

    Companies, institutions, research, funding — including the EU.

  4. 04

    Delivery

    Coordinate and deliver. Planning stays inside the program.

  5. 05

    Route to market

    Product, marketing and distribution as one execution.

Recognition

International awards for innovation-driven initiatives

  • Red Dot Design Award — Oneglass

    2013

    Red Dot Design Award

    Grand Prix

    Oneglass

  • German Design Award — Oneglass

    2014

    German Design Award

    Special Mention

    Oneglass

  • Wine Innovation Award — Oneglass

    2010

    Wine Innovation Award

    Gold Medal

    Oneglass

  • Umwelt & Klimapreis — Windcableways

    2014

    Umwelt & Klimapreis

    Officially Selected

    Windcableways

  • Edison Start — Windcableways

    2013

    Edison Start

    Selected Project

    Windcableways

Media

International coverage

Projects and initiatives featured across 30+ international media outlets and industry publications in Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom and the USA — for strategic vision, innovation and market impact.

ItalyGermanyUnited KingdomUSA

Press logos: Glamour, Corriere della Sera, burda, Südtiroler Wirtschaftszeitung, Harper’s, Alto Adige, la Repubblica, FOOD

Impact

Results and recognition

Professional experience at a glance

  • 20+ years leading strategic programs and complex initiatives.
  • Experience in industrial, media, retail and public-sector work.
  • Academic background in International Studies and Global Affairs, University of Trento.
  • Executive education: SDA Bocconi, Luiss Business School, Bologna Business School.

Work

Selected initiatives

Programs with international recognition or on-the-ground delivery — oldest to most recent.

Oneglass Mascolo: single-serve wine pouches, red and white, 100 ml

2010–2014

Oneglass

Single-serve wine packaging in a flexible, recyclable material: one glass, 100 ml. Awarded for design, graphic language and environmental approach — a packaging system, not a drinking glass.

  • Consumer solutions across retail, packaging and POS environments.
  • Market-driven initiatives in food & beverage, pharma and services.
  • Integrated execution across product, marketing and distribution.

Red Dot Grand Prix 2013 · German Design Award 2014 · Wine Innovation Gold 2010

Recovergy two-storey prefab cottage with green roof, on exhibition

2011

Recovergy cottages

Sustainable architecture and energy self-sufficient solutions: modular systems, solar, and design-to-execution support for low-energy buildings.

  • Renewable-energy initiatives across solar, wind and modular systems.
  • Development of sustainable architecture and energy autonomy.
  • Design-to-execution support for circular product systems.

Project 04/2011

Windcableways collage: helical turbines, cableway pylon, alpine and urban applications

2012–2014

Windcableways & Recovergy

Development and execution of advanced mobility initiatives: cableways, urban and transport ecosystems, with energy-recovery integrations.

  • Alpine infrastructure concepts with a low footprint.
  • Integration of energy harvesting and transport systems.
  • Coordination across engineering, institutions and program partners.

Edison Start 2013 · Umwelt & Klimapreis 2014

Velobox: automated bicycle station at Parco Nord, Milan

2016–2018

Velobox

Prototype of an automated station for collecting and returning bicycles in Milan’s parks, commissioned by Regione Lombardia. From scope to installation in a public setting: station, access and storage in one point.

  • Automated distribution for urban parks.
  • Coordination with the regional principal and technical partners.
  • Prototype delivered at Parco Nord, Milan.

Parco Nord · Milan

Cibic prefab cottages: 4×4 modules, green roof, two-day install

2016–2020

Cottage 4×4

A compact prefab house, 4 × 4 metres, with two bedrooms, an open-plan kitchen and a bathroom with shower. The flat roof is a walkable lawn that insulates in winter and cools in summer. Heating options: geothermal, rooftop solar, or biomass from wood waste. Transportable and installable within two days.

  • 4×4 module: two bedrooms, kitchen and bath.
  • Walkable green roof; geothermal, solar or biomass.
  • Shipped and installed in two days.

Prefabrication and energy autonomy

Working session with companies, institutions and education partners

2023–2026

Labour ecosystem development

Cross-sector programmes for the Autonomous Province of Bolzano / Bozen, in the Eisacktal and Wipptal: companies, institutions and demand–supply matching.

  • Company relationships.
  • Coordination with agencies and local bodies.
  • Job mediation.

Autonomous Province of Bolzano / Bozen

Credentials

Registrations and identifiers

Credentials to work with public buyers, European programs and institutional partnerships.

  • EU Participant Register

    PIC 862475016

  • U.S. Federal Entity Registration

    SAM.gov

  • UN Global Marketplace

    Registered supplier with United Nations organizations

  • SICP

    Public Contracts Information System — Autonomous Province of Bolzano / Bozen

  • Contracta

    Digital procurement platform — Autonomous Province of Trento

  • MePA

    Italian Public Administration e-Marketplace — Consip

Contact

Start a conversation

Work with companies, institutions and public–private partnerships on EU and international programs. For a first exchange: the form, email, or the Overview PDF.

Address
Pfarrplatz · Piazza Parrocchia 2/3
39042 Brixen · Bressanone (BZ) · Italy

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