Governance

Activities for the fulfillment of the INSME Association’s goals are carried out through the following governing bodies:

• the General Assembly, comprised of all Members of the INSME Association
• the Board, the formally elected body consisting of representatives of the INSME full Members
• the Secretary General, managing the Secretariat, the operating body responsible for the management of the Association and for the execution and application of guidelines from the INSME Board
• the Auditor, responsible for the auditing of the financial statement and the budget of the INSME Association.

The INSME Board (mandate mid-2021/mid-2023) is composed of the following members:

President The President is also the legal representative of the Association.
		Mr. Sergio Arzeni Former Director OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development
		Vice Presidents
	Dr. Maurizio Casasco President CONFAPI Italian Confederation of SMEs, Italy and European Entrepreneurs, Brussels		Dr. Raimund Broechler Senior Research & Innovation Manager, Head of Innovation Services Lab  & Head of Factories of the Future Lab Intrasoft International Luxembourg Granduchy of Luxembourg
	Mr. Andrea Di Anselmo Vice-President & Founding Member META Group Italy		Dr. Markus Jerger Executive Director BVMW The German Mittelstand Germany
		Board Members
Bulgaria		Canada		Colombia
Mr. Boyko Takov Executive Director Bulgarian SME Promotion Agency		Ms. Nava Swersky Sofer President and Founding Board Member International Commercialization Alliance (ICA)		Ms. María Lucía Castrillón Simmonds Manager PROPAIS – Corporation for Small-Sized Business Development
France		Germany		Italy
Mme. Marie-Florence Estimé Former Deputy Director OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs & Local Development (CFE)		Mr. Patrick Meinhardt Member of the Baord of Directors European Association of the Self-Employed		Mr. Massimo Deandreis General Manager SRM – Economic Research Centre related to Intesa Sanpaolo Group
Italy		Italy		Italy
Mr. Elio De Tullio Managing Partner & IPR Attorney De Tullio & Partners		Ms. Simona Marzetti INSME Board Advisor		Mr. Roberto Santolamazza Director T2I – Trasferimento Tecnologico e Innovazione
Romania		United Kingdom		United States of America
Ms. Aurora Candel Policy Advisor Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurshipand Tourism		Prof. Jay Mitra Adviser to the Board Forum for Sustainable New Venture		Mr. Hamsa Thota President Innovation Business Development (IBD), INC.
		Secretary General
		Mr. Giovanni Zazzerini Secretary General INSME – The International Network for SMEs
		Auditor
		Mr. Giovanni Pizzolla Chartered Accountant Pizzolla, Salini & Associati