Currently Head of European Affairs of Open Fiber, the new Italian ultra-broadband network owned by ENEL and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP). Luigi has for several years stewarded international relations for one of Europe's biggest "telcos", Telecom Italia, and from 2011 to 2014 he has chaired the Executive Board of the European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association (ETNO). Mr Gambardella's worldwide network of top-level industry decision-makers, governments, regulators and trade organizations is unique, as are his privileged contacts throughout the global financial community and business press.