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-2023/mid-2025) 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
President & Founding Member
META Group
Italy

Dr. Christoph Ahlhaus
CEO
BVMW The German Mittelstand
Germany

   
   


Board Members

 

     
Germany Germany Oman  
 
Mr. Andreas Jahn
Member of the Federal Executive Board
BVMW
Mr. Martin Ruppert
Managing Director
IMP³ROVE
Mr. Ali Muqaibal
CEO
Sharakah
 
       

Bulgaria
Greece Colombia  
 
Mr. Boyko Takov
Executive Director
Bulgarian SME Promotion Agency

Ms. Vasso Kyrkou
Director General
Enterprise Greece

Ms. María Lucía Castrillón Simmonds
Manager
PROPAIS – Corporation for Small-Sized Business Development
 

Azerbaijan

Germany

Italy
 
 
Mr. Rufat Atakishiyev
Deputy Chairman of the Board
KOBIA
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

USA

Italy
 
 
Mr. Elio De Tullio
Managing Partner & IPR Attorney
De Tullio & Partners
Mr. Hamsa Thota
President
Innovation Business
Development (IBD), INC.

Mr. Roberto Santolamazza
Director
T2I – Trasferimento Tecnologico
e Innovazione

 

Romania

United Kingdom

Italy

 
 
Ms. Aurora Candel
Policy Advisor
Ministry of Economy,
Entrepreneurshipand Tourism
Prof. Jay Mitra
Adviser to the Board
Forum for Sustainable New Venture
Giovanni Da Pozzo 
Presidente 
Promos Italia
 
 

Board Advisors

   
       

Italy

France

   
Ms. Simona Marzetti
Director
Italian Patent and Trademark Office
Ms. Marie Florence Estimé
Former Director
OECD
   
       
   

Secretary General

     
         
    Dr. Giovanni Zazzerini
Secretary General
INSME – The International Network for SMEs
     
   
Auditor
     
         
    Mr. Giovanni Pizzolla
Chartered Accountant
Pizzolla, Salini & Associati