Gaetano Lapenta

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With a long experience in corporates, in January 2020, he achieved the successful patenting of Fybra (www.fybra.co) and started his own startup in 2021, of which he is presently CEO and main shareholder. Given the social impact during pandemic, in 2022 he won the prestigious Financial Times Changemaker Award. In 2024, he was honored, on a global scale, with the AMBA Entrepreneur of the Year award. In 2023, he received the Best Entrepreneur award from MIP Politecnico di Milano and was honored with the position of Professor – Extended Faculty at Polimi GSOM. He studied Economics and Statistics at the University of London (Birkbeck College) and holds an Executive MBA (2019) at Polimi Gsom. ...