Andrea Santoni

Andrea Santoni is an ICT and digital transformation executive, author and speaker with 25+ years of experience in technology governance, project and portfolio management, large-scale system integration and organizational transformation. His career spans multinational companies, regulated financial environments and innovation-driven businesses.

He began his managerial career at Deutsche Bank, coordinating international teams on payment and cash-management programs. He later spent more than twenty years at Engineering Ingegneria Informatica, progressing to Director and Executive Director roles across ICT delivery, operations and software product development for major banking and insurance groups. His work included mission-critical platform integration, digital transformation, regulatory programs and the redesign of complex operating models.

Today, Andrea is Chief Operating Officer at Sealence SB S.p.A., where he applies this ICT background to the transition of a deep-tech manufacturing company from research and development to industrial operations. He also serves as a Scientific Board Member and Coordinator at ENIA, contributing to responsible AI adoption and advanced industrial innovation. He holds an Executive MBA in Finance and Business Management from Rome Business School.

Andrea is the author of Il Project Manager Aumentato+, published by FrancoAngeli, and the creator of the Scala della Delega Cognitiva™ — the Cognitive Delegation Scale™ — an operational framework for interpreting and governing the progressive delegation of cognitive activities to artificial intelligence systems within organizations. Across his executive experience, writing and speaking, he explores how AI is transforming managerial work, with particular attention to visibility, accountability and human judgment in AI-enabled decision-making.