Irene Coppola

This is my business

I hold a Master’s and a Bachelor’s degree in International Sciences and Diplomatic Relations from the University of Trieste, in Italy, specialising in European Projects Management for International Cooperation. As a Junior Policy Officer at the Brussels Delegation of the Association of Chamber of Commerce for the Veneto Region (Italy), I analysed European Affairs to support Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), identifying the most interesting political instruments and funds made available for the Venetian region. I further enhanced her professional expertise by working for over three years as a Project Manager at Eurosportello Veneto, the European Information Centre hosted by the Association of the Chamber of Commerce of the Veneto Region. I am very fluent with EU funding instruments, especially those directly managed by the European Commission, in the field of tourism, energy, research and innovation, education and culture. I was technically and financially responsible for EU funded Projects, assuring the sound management of foreseen activities, and contributed to the submission of several innovative Project proposals to various EU programmes. Moreover, as Projects Coordinator at Equinox Group I acquired further experience when supporting Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and public authorities in developing their business ideas as well as guiding them to internationalisation. I also has ample experience with structural funds, particularly in European Regional Development Funds. Finally, I held training workshops on proposal writing and reporting as well as on local and EU funds for private and public stakeholders, thus ensuring that clients can successfully submit their Project ideas. I am an Italian national and my areas of expertise include: • Project Management; • EU Affairs, Funds, Projects and Funding Programmes; • Corporate Services; • Social Innovation; • Ideation of Training Programmes and Co-Design Sessions; • Organisational Management.