Maria Santacaterina, M.A. International Relations, is a sought-after Global Strategic Leader, Board Executive Advisor, renowned Author of “Adaptive Resilience – how to thrive in a digital era” (Wiley), and a Thought Pioneer (Thinkers50 nominee), who has successfully orchestrated critically important business transitions in 100+ different countries, with over 25 years experience in the Luxury Industry among others.
Maria is an accomplished keynote speaker and addresses the ‘difficult issues,’ driven by the latest fast-changing technological advances, far-reaching social, societal and environmental impacts, encompassing the highly complex challenges facing the Enterprise today. She offers practical expertise and highly valuable actionable insights, inspiring audiences worldwide. She is multilingual, fluent in English, French, Italian and Spanish, and has a deep understanding of different cultures, disentangling complicated business models and modus operandi at different scales and levels of maturity, helping business leaders identify, frame and solve their organisational problems with remarkable clarity and simplicity.
Maria has earned strong international recognition for her integrity, excellence in execution and unwavering commitment towards achieving beneficial outcomes, delivering exceptional business results throughout her career. She was recently nominated “one of the most influential women in tech” (Computer Weekly), featured in highly acclaimed business publications and technology-related podcasts. She is known for her unique ability to craft innovative solutions for long-term equitable, sustainable growth. Her focus on enduring value creation, brings ethics to the fore of business relationships and transactions. Leveraging conceptual clarity and practical advice, Maria reinvents the business model and prepares organisations for the successful integration of new technologies, bringing to fruition complex business transformations and projects of global strategic importance.