Silvana Filipponi
Director
Silvana Filipponi took a degree in physics at the University of Bologna in 1996, followed by a research doctorate in the same subject at the University of Perugia in 1999. In 2005, she completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the SDA Bocconi School of Management.
She began her professional career in 1998 at IBM Global Services, which was followed by Vodafone (1999-2001), Unisys Consultancy (2001–2007), and American Express, where she held international positions in digital marketing and innovation.
In 2008, she joined Visa, where over the years she held roles of increasing responsibility: Vice President and Country Director for Italy, Head of Marketing & Communication for Southern Europe, and finally Head of Brand and Product Innovation, contributing significantly to the digital transformation of Visa products and services, and the brand positioning strategy in Europe.
From 2020 to 2023 she was Head of Digital Identity at the Department for Digital Transformation of the Presidency of the Italian Council of Ministers. In this role, she represented Italy on the eIDAS group of the European Commission, actively contributing to the new regulatory framework for digital identity and chairing the European subgroup on digital payments as part of the development of the European Digital Identity Wallet.
Since April 2023, she has been Country Director Italy of EasyPark Group with responsibility for strategic growth, innovation, and business development in the Italian market.
In 2025, she was appointed to the Intermonte board as an independent director, to which role she contributes her experience in the digital, financial, and institutional sectors.