Claudia Laricchia

Claudia Laricchia is an international public affairs leader, global strategist and climate activist with more than 30 years of experience at the intersection of sustainability, innovation and agrifood technology. Her work focuses on the ecological transition and education that supports environmental action.

She is President and Co-founder of SMILY Academy, a platform that develops learning frameworks and eco-business strategies for the green transition. She is also President for International Cooperation at the Indigenous Peoples' Climate Justice Forum, becoming the first woman and first representative from the Global North to lead this division. She is a Climate Reality Leader, certified through former US Vice President Al Gore's climate action network.

She teaches at institutions including Rome Business School, the European Institute of Innovation for Sustainability (EIIS) and Istituto Europeo di Design (IED). She has also advised Women7 (W7), the G7's official civil society engagement group focused on women.

A speaker and writer, she contributes regularly to Fortune Italia on biodiversity, agriculture equipped for future challenges and regenerative lifestyles. She holds a degree in economics from the University of Siena and has received four Italian national awards for her work.