Speakers

Daniela Antonini is a senior expert in sustainable finance, currently leading the sustainable finance and advisory division at Banco BPM. Under her leadership, the bank has issued over €7 billion in green and social bonds and developed one of the first EU Taxonomy-aligned green, social and sustainability frameworks in Europe. She has played a key role in integrating ESG targets into products, bank’s investment guidelines and sustainability reporting (CSRD, GAR, Pillar 3). In her role, she also acts as advisor for the development of frameworks for customer corporates. Daniela actively contributes to international market standards as a member of ICMA working groups and serves as coordinator of the Italian HUB of the Energy Efficient Mortgages Initiative (EEMI-EMF), fostering cooperation among European banks on green mortgage practices. She recently completed MIT Sustainability Certificate Program, with graduation in August 2025. Daniela holds a degree in economics and banking from the University of Siena (with 110/110 cum Laude). In addition to her professional role, Daniela is a lecturer in sustainable finance at both Politecnico di Milano and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, promoting ESG knowledge across academia and the next generation of finance professionals.