Dr. Federico Sabino

• Advisory project at Ministry of the Economic Development headquarter for supporting SME and Large Enterprises investments in the sectors of industry, tourism and environmental protection through the “Development Contract” incentive.

• Setting up and promotion of Italy’s investment opportunities toward foreign investors, in coordination with National Institutions; • Providing advisory services toward foreign investors as: - market analysis; - location analysis; - financial feasibility evaluation of investment plans; - realization of investment plans.

• Promotion of investment opportunities within the “Hefei Economic and Technological Development Area” (HETDA) at the major automotive exhibitions throughout China (Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, Guangzhou International Motor Show, Auto Shanghai). • Providing services towards foreign enterprises which intend to invest in HETDA. Main services provided: • Providing services towards foreign companies which intend to set up commercial/production partnership with HETDA local factories.

• Design and development of a yearly business guide dedicated to the international business community. • Supporting Country Managers in identifying new prospects and investors. • Promotion of investment opportunities in Italy at world’s overseas investment fairs in collaboration with the Italian Trade Agency (ICE) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. • Preparation of monthly reports to the CEO regarding the countries of origin of potential investors in which to promote investment opportunities in Italy.

Advisory project for Campania Region Government in order to set up and implement a model of SME service center. Main responsibilities: • Regular interaction with a representative sample of local SME in order to understand what services to set up by the preparation and carrying out of a survey. • Collaborating with Campania Region Government Directors. • Weekly meetings with SME representatives and Campania Region Directors in order to get feedbacks about the working in progress.

• Review proposed budget submissions from department managers for accuracy and completeness. • Examine whether budget submissions can be achieved based on known capacity constraints and inform management of potential problem areas. • Compare actual to budgeted results at the end of each reporting period, and report on significant variances. • Maintain the budgeting policies and procedures manual.

• Specialized internships program as part of thesis support. • Data analysis (by using SAS package) related to the most important ISTAT surveys.