Validated Expert info
Expert can perform the Lead expert role and Ad hoc expertise missions at network and programme level in relation to:
1. The design and delivery of (transnational) exchange and learning activities
2. Thematic expertise:
[Digital transformation, Education, Participative governance, Social innovation, Culture ]
3. Methods and tools for integrated and participatory approaches:
> Integrated and participatory design of strategies
> Sustaining stakeholder engagement and translating strategies into actions
Summary
Trained as an architect and urban planner and a tenured educator, Anna works at the intersection of urban transformation, participatory governance, and lifelong learning. Her 25-year career bridges academic research, facilitation, and integrated urban policy design, positioning collective learning as a driver for sustainable urban change.
Grounded in action research, she combines empathy-based facilitation with strategic planning to help cities co-produce shared policies and turn strategic visions into tangible, lasting results. She integrates learning design, participatory methods, and strategic planning to make urban transformation an inclusive, shared process.
She has contributed to URBACT, UIA DARE, and Interreg TEMPUS projects, focusing on heritage, innovation, digital citizenship and social inclusion:
URBACT networks – KAIRÓS and Cities@Heart (Cesena): coordinated Urban Local Groups (ULGs) and co-designed Integrated Action Plans (IAPs) on cultural heritage, accessibility, and civic participation.
UIA DARE (Ravenna): led the Digital Facilitation Team, developing digital inclusion strategies and learning activities for municipal staff, professionals, and citizens.
Interreg TEMPUS (Italy-Croatia): supported adaptive reuse of port heritage through engagement with creative and cultural enterprises.
Anna holds a PhD in Urban Studies and over a decade of experience as a university researcher, providing strong analytical and methodological foundations for her work as an expert.