Costanza Balboni Cestelli, Head of Data and Innovation, Generali Real Estate

Senior data science and innovation leader with over a decade of experience driving digital transformation and AI-powered solutions in real estate, consumer markets, and financial services. Proven track record of leveraging cutting-edge technologies, including GIS data, spatial analytics, and generative AI, to revolutionise investment strategies and operational efficiencies. Expertise in building and leading high-performing teams, developing proprietary machine learning solutions, and integrating data-driven insights into strategic business decisions. Demonstrated ability to redesign data architectures for significant ROI, maintain exceptional team retention, and set strategic analytics and innovation agendas at the organisational level. Public Policy and Quantitative Methods at the University of Manchester top class graduate. Additionally, I hold a MPhil in Big Data and Social Mining from Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) and the University of Pisa.