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Lucia Luzi, Ph.D., is a Senior Economist at the World Bank in Washington, DC, specializing in sustainable development at the nexus of environment, energy, water, and policy. She has over a decade of experience in research and impact evaluations, managing complex, large-scale projects, and supporting capacity-building programs for governments and statistical agencies, especially in high-risk climate contexts. Her expertise spans climate mitigation and adaptation, natural resource management, circular economy, survey methodology, and human capital, generating high-quality data to guide investments for vulnerable populations. Lucia previously held academic roles at Boston University and has taught Energy and Environmental Economics in Europe and the United States. She conducted research at Bocconi’s IEFE and FEEM, with policy advisory experience at UNEP and other international organizations. She holds a Ph.D. from Ca’ Foscari University (Visiting Scholar, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) and a BA (DES program) from Bocconi University. 

Annita Florou is Professor of Accounting at Bocconi University. Prior to this, she held academic positions at London Business School, Queen Mary University of London and King’s College London. At Bocconi, she has been the Curriculum Coordinator of the Accounting PhD Programme and the Lead Faculty for the Transparency and Accountability research theme of the Bocconi Lab for European Studies (BLEST).

She is also an Academic Advisor to the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW); Editor of Journal of Business, Finance and Accounting; and an Editorial Board Member of Accounting and Business Research, British Accounting Review, Contemporary Accounting Research, Corporate Governance: An International Review and Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Public Policy.

Her research interests cover financial reporting regulation, auditor reporting and regulation, and more recently sustainability reporting and assurance. She has received research grants from several organisations and the European Union. Her research has been published in leading academic journals, including The Accounting Review and Review of Accounting Studies.

Ariela Caglio is Associate Professor of Management Accounting at Bocconi University and SDA Bocconi School of Management, where she is Director of the Accounting Knowledge Area. She has been a Visiting Academic at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and the University of Manchester. Her research focuses on sustainability reporting, performance measurement and value(s), management accounting and controls in inter-organizational relationships, executive compensation, and the accounting profession. Her work has been recognized with awards such as the David Solomons Prize and supported by international bodies including the Institute of Management Accountants Research Foundation (IMA, USA) and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA, UK). She has published widely in leading international journals and books.