Matteo Renzi Keynote Speaker

Matteo Renzi is the youngest person to serve as Italian Prime Minister and was the youngest leader in the G7.  He was also the first serving Mayor to become Prime Minister. In 2014, the American magazine Fortune ranked Renzi as the third most influential person under 40 in the world, and Foreign Policy listed him as one of the Top 100 Global Thinkers.

Matteo has a wealth of experience in the field of political and economic issues, both at home and abroad. Decision makers from all fields benefit from his wide-ranging knowledge of international affairs, the environment and most of all his keen insight and grasp of global economic issues.

Following the results of the Italian parliamentary election, in March 2018 he resigned as Leader of the PD.

Matteo Renzi is a Senator for the Electoral College of Florence. His activity as a politician has been accompanied by his prolific writing – his 15 books include: “Fuori!” (2011), “Stilnovo” (2012), “Oltre la rottamazione” (2013), “Avanti! Perchél’Italia non siferma” (2017).   His 2024 book is ‘Palla al centro: La politica al tempo delle influence’ – it recounts the first year of the Meloni government.

He graduated with a degree in law from the University of Florence. Since 2017 he has taught a course at Stanford University at their Florence headquarters entitled “The challenges of Europe”. He is a member of a number of advisory boards.