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Valeria designs and delivers learning experiences for institutions, accelerators and innovation programmes around the topics of entrepreneurship, social innovation, systems change and impact leadership. With 15 years of field experience and having guided 200+ impact initiatives as an adviser, she brings the kind of depth and real-world grounding that turns a workshop into something participants carry forward.
Learning experiences that empower
Valeria is committed to equipping future and established changemakers with the knowledge, tools, and strategies to take their impact to the next level. Her approach is rooted in lessons learnt from practice, continuous learning, and a passion for enhancing participation and unlocking potential. Participants leave not just informed but genuinely equipped and empowered to act.
Previous partners include: Ashoka, the European Innovation Council, TBS Business School.
Insights from Real-World Experience
Valeria brings to every session not just knowledge but the current insights, tools and strategies that come from being actively embedded in the field. A practitioner who continually evolves with the work, she bridges theory and practice in a way that makes learning immediately applicable. Her expansive network of practitioners, institutions and innovators enriches every session with real examples and live connections to what is happening across the field right now.
Tailored to your audience
Every engagement is shaped around the specific objectives, audience and context of the institution or programme. Valeria works with universities, professional learning initiatives and innovation programmes, and adapts equally to a single guest session or a longer multi-day engagement.
Constantly top rated by students and participants
Participants in Valeria’s workshops and trainings consistently leave with something they can actually use. They describe sessions that shifted how they see problems, gave them practical tools they applied immediately and made the learning feel engaging rather than passive. Across programmes from Business School to social innovation accelerators, the feedback is consistent: inspiring, relevant and genuinely useful.
Why Valeria?
Valeria brings to every programme a combination of scientific rigour, entrepreneurial experience and deep field knowledge across social innovation and systems change. She has founded enterprises, shaped public policies, collaborated with world-leading institutions, communities and movements, appeared in global media, and she brings all of that directly into the room.
What sets her apart is not just the breadth of her background but how she uses it. She does not teach from theory. She teaches from the living experience of having built, failed, iterated and succeeded across contexts, issues and geographies. Her advisory practice deepens this further: 200+ founders and impact leaders guided across 30+ countries, issues, business and operating models and cultures. That breadth of engagement means she has seen from up-close what works, what does not and why, across situations that no single personal experience could cover alone.
Tailored Content
Workshops and Trainings
Interactive Lectures
Judging and Evaluation
Leadership Toolkit: Principles, Practice and Experience
Skills
Ecosystem and Social Impact Leadership and Social Entrepreneurship
Social and System Innovation, from Early Stage to Impact at Scale
Modelling, Inspiring, and Enabling Bold Dreams, Narratives, and Actions
Crafting and leading the execution of strategies, cultures, and operations that centre and promote inclusion and the wellbeing of individuals, communities, and society
Building a sense of belonging; Fostering Engagement, Agency, and Empowerment
Crafting and Implementing Future-Forward Impact, Business, Communication, and Digital Strategies
Evidence-based decision-making: Research, Data, Lean innovation, and Impact Measurement
Leveraging Brain and Behaviour Sciences applied to strategies, design, management, and communications
Digital Transformation and Tech for Good
Storytelling, Communication, Marketing, PR, Branding
Business Model Innovation
Building Trust and Mobilising Energy, Resources, and Talents
Enabling Productivity, Efficiency, and Self-Management
Building Communities, Platforms, Ecosystems, and Networks
Relationship Building, Multistakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Empowerment, and Talent Development
Varied Industry and Issue Experiences
(Digital) Health and Wellness
Inclusion and Equity
Sciences, Technology, and Education
Sustainability and Energy
Economic Transformation & Empowerment
Tourism and Hospitality
Culture and Arts
Social Economy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
Neurosciences, Cognition, and Behavioural science
Design Principles
Aligning Values and Results; Unifying Conflicting Agendas
Unlocking the Power of Diversity
Enabling Individual and Collective Action and Intelligence
Promoting Understanding, Empathy, Engagement, and Creativity
Leveraging Lean and Systemic Innovation
Leveraging (Tech-Enabled) Human-Centric Design
Fostering Mindset, Behaviour, and Market Changes
Developing User and Community-Centered Strategies
Designing Empowering Ecosystems and Platforms
Centring Data-Driven and Evidence-Based Decision-Making
Designing for Large-Scale Impact
Leveraging Tech and Automation to Delight Users, Maximize Reach, Impact, and Decrease Costs
Areas of Focus
Field Building and Coalition Stewardship
Economic Transformation
Governance Transformation
Inclusive and Sustainable Business
(Social) Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Sustainable and Regenerative Development
Digital Transformation
Systems Thinking and Practice
Individual and Collective Empowerment
Multistakeholder Engagement and Collaboration
Trust-Based Relationships and Communications
Mindset and Behaviour Change
Market and Industry Transformation
Learning That Sticks
Valeria designs and delivers learning experiences that leave students inspired and equipped to apply their learning in the world. She has a knack for creating environments that engage students and professionals alike, fostering creativity and promoting active learning. Her approach prioritises real-world applications, like the Entrepreneurship Strategy Business Game she designed for TBS Business School, where students learn by doing with real cases, team projects, and pitch sessions. The result? Learning that sticks, skills that get used, and people that feel engaged and valued.
Content
A balance between theory and lessons learnt from practice
Experience
A learning-by-doing focus balancing team work and individual reflection.
Optimised for results
Enhancing learning by preserving autonomy and Initiative and guiding through Coaching and Mentoring
Real Life Fun: Cases & Games
Participants discover real-life cases and engage in games designed to help build their soft and hard skills
Support and Feedback
Specific, timely and compassionate throughout the experience and during final presentations
TANGIBLE OUTCOMES
Outcome: An amplified toolkit of increased confidence, tested methodologies and enabling mindsets
Partners and Testimonials
Together, we’re making an impact!
“Valeria’s positive energy, professionalism, and extensive experience as a social entrepreneur, combined with her clear and effective communication, make her an absolute pleasure to work with.
I highly recommend Valeria.[..] Her impact is profound, and she’s a true asset to any program supporting entrepreneurs and innovators.”
“Valeria is one of the best workshops facilitators I’ve ever worked with. She invents motivating, intelligent challenges full of sense, she delivers face to face or online with the same energy and kindness.”
“Working with Valeria is so pleasant. She is very profesional, passionated and full of energy and creativity! And most important: she is able to easily transmit all of it to the audience 👏👏👏. I am looking forward to working with you again..”
This was very interesting! It really helped me change my vision of social innovation and allowed me to better understand how a real project is being built!
Really interesting. Allows understanding how to really approach a problem rather than focusing on its symptoms. Of all that we have done [during this bachelor], according to me, these 2 days have been the most insightful on how to handle a social problem. Really pleasant and human facilitator. 2 really good days!
Thanks a lot! I am now able to solve problems taking into account what is around them!
Very relevant! Clear explanations of several methods. As you are an entrepreneur and social innovator yourself, we were able to understand your methodology and will be able to use these techniques and tips in our future projects
Thank you for these 2 days of workshops that really helped me progress. I have been able to learn new mechanisms that will help me in my future life and projects.
Thanks for these 2 days, it was a really interesting and relevant module. It will really help us with our project. You are a great teacher who knows how to capture and maintain our attention and make learning interesting and fun through projects and exchanges between peers. I have learnt a lot.
I really enjoyed your sessions on systems change and ecosystem mapping. You came across as a genuine educator. Your material resonated most with my team’s work,
Frequently Asked Questions
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WHAT LANGUAGES DOES VALERIA WORK IN?
English, French and Italian. Working understanding of Spanish.
Does Valeria work in person or remotely?
Both. Valeria is based in France and available internationally. Format is adapted to the programme and the audience.
Can Valeria develop curriculum or content for our programme?
Yes. Valeria has developed content and curriculum for universities, European agencies, UN-affiliated initiatives and innovation programmes. Every engagement begins with a conversation to understand the objectives and the audience.
Is Valeria available for a single session or only longer programmes?
Both. Engagements range from a single guest lecture to a multi-session workshop series or multiple-days module. Format and scope are discussed as part of the initial conversation.
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