CURRICULUM VITAE 1. Family name: VACCA 2. First names: Vito 3. Date of birth: 11 November 1958 4. Nationality: Italian 5. Civil status: Divorced (no children) 6. Education: Institution (Date from - Date to) University of Pisa (), Law School (11/1977-04/1985) FORMEZ - Italian State Training and Study Centre, Rome and Naples (09/90-06/91) Florida International University - Miami, U.S.A. (07/1990-08/1990) University of California at Berkeley and Davis (07/1991-08/1991) Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained: First-class Honours Degree in Law, with maximum vote cum laude Master in Management Consulting Business English Programme Orientation in American Law 7. Language skills: Indicate competence on a scale of 5 to 1 (1 - excellent; 5 - basic): Language Reading Speaking Writing Italian Mother tongue English 1 1 1 n 4 4 4 Polish 5 5 5 Russian 5 5 5 8. Membership of professional bodies: - Vice President (2001-2003) and National Council Member (1997-2006) of the Italian Training Association (Associazione Italiana Formatori), Milan; - National Vice President (1993-1996) of the Young Adult Consultants of CONFINDUSTRIA (General Confederation of Italian Industries) / AICOD (Italian Association of Management Consultants), Rome; - Italian Lawyers Association (1989 - on going). 9. Other skills: Full Computer Literacy 10. Present position: Senior Consultant and 11. Years within the firm: 25
12. Key qualifications: - in Structural Funds Programmes management; - Deep knowledge of Structural Funds legislation and implementation, with focus on ERDF and ESF; - Deep knowledge of all European Structural Funds phases: programming, implementation, monitoring, financial and control; programming, monitoring and evaluation also under IPA; - of Structural Funds management and implementation in Objective Convergence (former Ob. 1) regional administrations and expert in institution building; - on Programming, Monitoring and Evaluation of Operational Programmes especially for ERDF and ESF; - Deep knowledge of public structures and systems related to employment policies and European Social Fund; - on Financial Engineering Instruments, Public-Private Partnerships and Modernization of E.U. State Aids regulations; - Experience in organising and coordinating training, seminars and workshops for civil servants and project promoters in member states, in the framework of EU funded and international projects; - Familiar with coordination of needs assessment and drafting training modules for public sector institutions in the domain of European Social Funds; - in regional development policies and territorial marketing; - Trainer of central and local public administration staffs in the use of EU Operational Programmes and Structural Funds in general, also under IPA; - Public Sector of Common Twinning Manual, Twinning Procedures and Twinning Fiches, including elaboration of Work Plan and Twinning Budget; - in project management and Project Cycle Management (PCM); - Training of trainers, transferring pedagogical methodologies for teaching adult learners, current trends in Management Education; - Director, Team Leader, Key in technical assistance and training projects; - Strong leadership experience, managerial, organisational, communication skills.
13. Specific experience in the region: Country Description Poland Legal Advice to ANIMEX Polska S.A. - State Import / Export Co. Russia Joint Venture TACIS Programme, Facility 2: UAZ Avtomobilnyi (Ulyanovsk) and Martorelli (Rome) - Joint Venture Agreement about Cars Business between Russia and. Albania CEI - 9 th SEF - Official Speaker on Competitiveness through Innovation: R&D and Risk Capital in Silicon Valley and Route 128. Turkey in the Twinning Project: Support to the Turkish Republic Prime Minister Office - Undersecretariat of State Planning Organization. Key 2 - Training Coordinator of the EuropeAid Project for developing and delivering the European Social Fund (ESF) in. Director of n activities of the Partnership Project Sicily -, financed by Sicily Region () with ERDF Founds. Turkey Team Leader and Key 1 on EuropeAid regarding HRD OP under IPA. CEI - 12 th SEF - Chairman of the Session 3.3 on SMEs and Sustainable Business Environment: Focus on Financing, Growth and Competitiveness. Short Term for the Evaluation of Labor Market in the ESF POSDRU Strategic Project: "Strategic Tool for Employment in the Tourism Industry in. Poland E.I.B. - JASPERS Programme, for transfer of best practices: European Examples of Organizational and Legal Form in the Project: Support in Implementation Activities for ERDF R&D Projects in Poland. Transnational on Best Practices Exchange in the ESF POSDRU Strategic Project: Integrated Services for the Promotion of Sustainable Employment in 5 Regions of.
Date from - Date to 1990 on going 2014 2015 14. Professional experience: Location Company Position Description Studio Vacca Consulting Senior Partner Technical Assistance, training and evaluation activities for EU Structural Funds and European Projects. Institutional building activities for Public Administrations. In the managerial area: organizational improvement, human resources management, implementation of total quality, innovation dynamics. Apulia Region (Regione Puglia) and FORMEZ 2014 Ministry of Economy and Finance 2013 2014 2013 2014 2011-2013 2011-2013 Apulia Region (Regione Puglia) and FORMEZ Apulia Region (Regione Puglia) Apulia Region (Regione Puglia) Ministry of Labour - Managing Authority of the ESF in 2012 Poland European Investment Bank - JASPERS Programme Ministry of Labour - 2011 Managing Authority of the ESF in Academy of Economic Studies (ASE) of Bucharest 2010 and Ecological University of Bucharest (EUB) and Trainer and Trainer Lecturer Technical assistance to the Certification Authority of Apulia Region on E.U. Programming Period 2014 2020, Management and Control Systems of OPs financed by EU Funds, Eligibility of Expenditures on OPs, Modernization of E.U. State Aids regulations. And training on Project Management, Total Quality Management, Blue Ocean Strategy for the Public Sector. Training of Regional Task Forces on E.U. Programming Period 2014 2020, Eligibility of Expenditures on OPs, Financial Instruments for 2014-2020, Modernization of E.U. State Aids regulations. Technical assistance to the Audit Authority of Apulia Region on E.U. Programming Period 2014 2020, Eligibility of Expenditures on OPs, Financial Engineering Instruments, Public-Private Partnerships, Modernization of E.U. State Aids regulations. Technical assistance to the regional structures involved for the implementation of E.U. ESF OP Apulia Region 2007-2014. One training course for the experts of the Internal Audit Service of the Control and Audit Office of EU Policies of the Apulia Region on the training module: "Structural Funds and the E.U. Guidelines on State Aids", the contract with Deloitte & Touche. And eight training courses for officials of different departments of the Apulia Region on "Process, Planning, Management and Control of ESF". And two training courses for officials of different departments of the Apulia Region on "The E.U. Guidelines on State Aids and de minimis aid schemes". And one training courses for officials of different departments of the Apulia Region on "Process, Planning, Management and Control of ERDF". Transnational on Best Practices Exchange and in the ESF POSDRU Strategic Project: Integrated Services for the Promotion of Sustainable Employment in 5 Regions of. JASPERS Programme (Knowledge Economy - R&D/Innovation), for transfer of best practices: European Examples of Organizational and Legal Form in the Project: Support in Implementation Activities for ERDF R&D Projects in Poland. Short Term for the Evaluation of Labor Market in the ESF POSDRU Strategic Project: "Strategic Tool for Employment in the Tourism Industry in. - ASE, Faculty of Business Administration, Master in Business Administration: Workshop on Knowledge, Culture and Economic Development in Silicon Valley and in Route 128 and Workshop on Chaos Theory in the Organizations. - EUB, Faculty of Economic Science, Master in Financial Management: Workshop on Research & Development (R&D) and Risk Capital: Macroeconomic Effects on Territorial Development.
2009 2008 2009 Turkey Central European Initiative and EBRD European Commission EuropeAid for the Turkish Government Session Moderator Team Leader 2008 Georgia European Commission 2007-2008 2006-2007 2006 Turkey Sicily Region () European Commission EuropeAid for the n Government Ministry of Economy and Finance and Sviluppo Italia - Italian State Economic Development Agency 2006 Albania Central European Initiative and EBRD Director of the Project in Key 2 - Training Coordinator Official Speaker Central European Initiative (18 Countries) 12 th Summit Economic Forum - Chairman of the Session 3.3 on SMEs and Sustainable Business Environment: Focus on Financing, Growth and Competitiveness (Bucharest). Key 1 on Programming, Monitoring and Evaluation in EuropeAid: Providing Technical Assistance to Increase the Administrative Capacity of the Turkish Ministry of Labour and Social Security for the implementation phase of the Human Resources Development Operational Programme under Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA). Appointment as Public Sector / Twinning in the Framework Contract (FWC): Harmonization with EU norms of the Legislation and Standards of Georgia in the field of Civil Aviation. Director of all the activities in of the Partnership Project Sicily -, organizing institutional (Culture, Environment and Tourism) and entrepreneurial (Logistic, Agro-industry, Plastic and Wood) Missions in. Project of the Sicily Operational Programme cofinanced by ERDF. Training Coordinator of Senior, Junior and Local Trainers in the Technical Assistance EuropeAid Project: Support to the Ministry of Labour, Social Solidarity and Family to prepare as Managing Authority for Sectoral Operational Programme for Human Resources Development in. Training Coordinator of the TA Project for developing and delivering the European Social Fund (ESF) in, including technical assistance and training for the M.A. and Intermediate Bodies of POSDRU. in the Twinning Phare Project: Support to the Turkish Republic Prime Minister Office - Undersecretariat of State Planning Organisation (SPO). Reinforcing institutional and administrative capacity of SPO - General Directorate for Regional Development in managing national, international, European financing instruments. Transferring of methodologies concerning Regional Innovative Policies. Specific trainings in Regional Competitiveness and Feasibility Studies. Central European Initiative (18 Countries) 9 th Summit Economic Forum - Official Speaker on Competitiveness through Innovation: R&D and Risk Capital in Silicon Valley and Route 128 (Tirana). 2005-2006 2005-2006 CUOA Foundation, Vicenza Master on Entrepreneurial Innovation - and Coordinator of the Module on Territorial Innovation and Regional Marketing TRAGUARDI Project for Region Basilicata, managed by FORMEZ. Senior Consultant for Basilicata Region (), the operative implementation of EU Structural Funds in the Basilicata Region. Advice ESF Management Authority and Consulting on EU Structural Funds for the General Director of the Training and (Objective 1) and Labour Department of the Basilicata Region. Technical assistance and training to implementing European Social Fund measures. Reprogramming of 13 ESF Measures of FORMEZ Italian State Public the Basilicata Programming Documents. Definition of instruments and procedures to Sector Training Agency implement ESF Measures in the regional territory. Technical Assistance to the preparation of Public Tenders regarding ESF Measures.
2006 Basilicata Region () Training and Labour Department President of Assessment Commission President of the Assessment Commission of Projects regarding the Training of Human Resource Development (HRD) in the Local Tourist Systems of the Basilicata Region. 2006 2005 Basilicata Region () Governmental Board Sviluppo Italia - Italian State Economic Development Agency 2004 FORMEZ Italian State Public Sector Training Agency and Calabria Region 2004 Italian State High Studies of Local Public Administration (SSPAL) 2001 - Italian Training Association 2006 (AIF) 2001 Italian Training Association (AIF) 2001-2002 Ministry of Economy and Finance 1999 Ministry of Economy and Finance (with former name Ministry of Treasury ) 2000-2001 City of Bari 1998-2005 National Training Agencies, Business Schools, Industrial and Research Parks, Training Companies and Public Entities Member of Evaluation Commission National Coordinator Director and Coordinator Trainer of Trainers and and Senior Appointment as Member of the Evaluation Commission for the selection of the Intermediate Bodies for managing the Global Grant for sustaining the self employment initiatives in the Basilicata Region. Two Feasibility Studies on Regional Competitiveness and Local Innovation of the mountain area of Pollino Lucano in the Basilicata Region. TRAGUARDI Project for Calabria Region (Objective 1) - Needs assessment, development of training modules and training delivered to 50 Calabria Region Operational Programme (POR) Measures Managers in various sectors financed under European Regional Development Fund and ESF: preparation of calls for proposals, systems and procedures for delivery of the Operational Programme, responsibilities of the Measure Coordinator, public tenders of Works, Services and Supplies. Needs assessment, developing of training modules and training sessions for General Secretaries of Municipalities and Provinces of Puglia Region (Objective 1) with specific focus on European Regional Development Fund and ESF National Coordinator of the ITA (AIF) Team of Trainers on Regional Economic Development, Productive Clusters and SME organization. Director and Coordinator of the Training Course for Trainers, organized by ITA (AIF) with COAF (Consortium for the Advanced Training) and Svimservice Management School. Ministry of Economy and Finance - Department for Development and Cohesion Policies; training on: 1) Structural Funds; 2) Negotiated Programming; 3) Territorial Development; in 3 training courses managed by SUDGEST. Ministry of Economy and Finance - Department for Development and Cohesion Policies, training on: 1) Negotiated Programming: Territorial Pacts and Area Contracts; 2) Project Finance for Local Development; in one training course managed by LUISS Management. Technical assistance and Training of Trainers concerning Community Initiatives and Structural Funds. Thematic training concerning the use and the implementation of European Regional Development Fund and ESF. Coordination of needs analysis, planning and implementation of training programmes for different companies and entities, namely: Europrogetti & Finanza, LUISS Management, SOGES Group, De Lorenzo Formazione, FORMAPER - Agency of the Chamber of Commerce of Milan, ANCITEL, Svimservice, Tecnopolis CSATA Research Park, Basentech Industrial Park. The courses were financed within EURO - PASS (years: 1-2 - 3-4) Programmes and were addressed to managers and project promoters of the local public entities of Regions of Southern (Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Sicily - Objective 1 Regions). The training activities were concentrated on the following fields: Structural Funds and other instruments for Economic and Social Cohesion; Managing Public- Private Partnerships; Project Development; State Aid for Mezzogiorno; new SFs 2000 / 2006 - Agenda 2000; the implementation of Structural Funds in - SFs Reform and Agenda 2000.
1998-2002 1996-2003 1997-1999 National Training Agencies, Business Schools, Chambers of Commerce, Industrial Associations, Training Companies and Public Entities University of Lecce (1996 / 1998) and University of Bari (1999 / 2003) FORMEZ Italian State Public Sector Training Agency and Senior Professor and and Senior 1999 City of Bari Assessment 1997 Euro Business and 1999 Innovation Centre (BIC) and Senior 1998 1997 of South Sicily Municipality of San Vito dei Normanni (Province of Brindisi) Sviluppo Italia and Chamber of Commerce of Milan (Formaper) 1997 Province of Ragusa (Sicily) 1996 Russia 1994-1995 1993-1996 UAZ Avtomobilnyi (Ulyanovsk) and Martorelli (Rome) Daunia Sviluppo Consortium Company 5 Local Consortia in Province of Bari and Province of Foggia 1989 England Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited and Senior and Senior and Senior Director and Advisor Team Leader and Advisor Associate Lawyer Training policy development and implementation of training programmes for different companies and entities, namely: Presidency of the Italian Council of Ministries, LUISS Management, Territorial Pact of Enna, SOGES Group, Italia Lavoro, Chamber of Commerce of Rome, of Ancona, of Pesaro, of Macerata, of Ascoli Piceno, of Bari, of Taranto, of Lecce, of Brindisi, of Foggia, Union of the Chambers of Commerce of Calabria Region, Industrial Association of Rome, of Cagliari, of Foggia. The training activities were concentrated in mastering the components of comprehensive policy development, planning, implementation and monitoring in all relevant administration, public bodies and agencies involved at central, regional and local levels in the field of Human Resources Development. Post-graduate Courses. Subjects: Programming and strategies to absorb EU Structural Funds; ESF management and functions; Employment and labour market policy according to EU requirements; ROP Puglia and Programme Complement; EU Financing instruments for SMEs; the EU Single Market. Project Euro Pass 2 - Trainer and in supporting public bodies of 8 Territorial Pacts (Objective 1 - Southern Regions). Sectors: EU Structural Funds; ESF project submission; Set up and support to Europe Desk ; Set up and support to Single Desk for SMEs. URBAN Community Initiative: Evaluation of Training Projects to be financed within Measure 2. Training and assistance to project promoters and public officers concerning the following items: Creation and support of new enterprises; Entrepreneurial training; Managing national, international, European financing instruments. Technical assistance for the implementation of Europe Desk and Training concerning Community Initiatives and Structural Funds. Thematic deepening concerning the use and the implementation of ESF and European Regional Development Fund. Multiregional Training Course for Enterprises Creation s. Advice and training on enterprises creation tools and innovative financial instruments. and trainer for public officers and directors of Ragusa Province (Sicily). Organize and coordinate training projects on: EU Structural Funds; ESF project submission; Set up of Europe Desk. Joint Venture TACIS Programme, Facility 2: UAZ Avtomobilnyi (Ulyanovsk) and Martorelli (Rome) - Joint Venture Agreement about Cars Business between Russia and. Design and delivery of the Consortium among 30 partners (23 private companies and 7 public entities) for the socio-economic regeneration of the mountain and rural area of the Daunia in the Province of Foggia. Team Leader and Consultant of five projects concerning public-private companies. Responsible for organisation, staff managing, structure, coordination (Consortium among private companies and public entities). Legal Advice on Business Sponsorship in to Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited (Formula 1 Racing Team), collaboration with Baker & McKenzie Law Firm.
15. Other relevant information: Publications - In 2002, for Franco Angeli Editore (Milan), he has edited the Italian Edition of the book Regional Advantage: Culture and Competition in Silicon Valley and Route 128 written by AnnaLee Saxenian, Professor at the University of California at Berkeley, published in U.S.A. by Harvard University Press; - In 2015, for Aracne Editrice (Rome), he published a contribution on The Chambers of Commerce and the Commercial Penetration Abroad in the book of collected articles The Chambers of Commerce in edited by Uricchio, Mongelli and other; - Innovative Regional Economies around the World: the Rules of Success, in L Impresa - Italian Review of Management, n. 6 / 2004, Libri Scheiwiller - Il Sole 24 Ore Group, Milan, ; - More than twenty articles in specialised press for ITALIA OGGI, Franco Angeli Editore, IPSOA Editore, Franco Maria Ricci. 15a. Other relevant information: Conferences and Workshops - Italian Trade Commission (ICE) and Italian Federation of Furniture and Wood Companies (FederLegnoArredo), speaker at the Workshop (2009) on Structural Funds in (2007-2013): Modalities of Functioning, JW Marriott Grand Hotel, Bucharest, ; - n Entrepreneurs Association for Research and Design (P.R.C.P.), key note speaker at the National Workshop (2007) on Research, Development and Territorial Innovation: the Best Practices around the World, Bucharest, ; - CUOA Foundation (consisting of all the Universities, all the Chambers of Commerce and all the Industries Associations of Veneto Region), official speaker at National Conference (2005) on SMEs, Industrial Clusters and Innovative Regional Economies in the Age of Globalization, Vicenza, ; - Sant Anna School of Advanced Studies (Scuola Superiore Sant Anna di Pisa), official speaker at the Workshop (2003) on Industrial Clusters and SME s Advice, Pisa, ; - CARIPLO Bank Foundation, official speaker at National Conference (2003) on Management Training and Local Economic Development, Milan; - National Congress of the Italian Training Association (Associazione Italiana Formatori), official speaker at the 14 th (Rome 1998) on SMEs and Entrepreneurial Training, 15 th (Rimini 1999) on Organizational Changes in Public Administrations, 16 th (Milan 2000) on Training, Universities and Private Companies, 17 th (Trieste 2004) on Leadership and the Culture of Innovation ; - Speaker to more than one hundred congresses, workshops and seminars. - 15b. Other relevant information: Interviews for television - Interviews as an for RAI1 and RAI3 (Italian state televisions), The Money Channel, Radio France Internationale.