Lord Mayor's Smart Economy Networks Initiative

This is one of the key initiatives of the 695th Lord Mayor of the City of London Corporation, Professor Michael Mainelli. This initiative is in line with the City of London’s “Vision for Economic Growth – a roadmap to prosperity”: creating the framework for a digital-first economy, enabling data-driven sustainable finance, and connecting innovative networks across the world. A deeply considered report from March 2024, “From Fintech To Ubiquitech: Accelerating the wider UK digital economy“, by a working group led by Dr Ruth Wandhöfer, sets out a starting programme.

Brunello Rosa is an independent advisor to the Steering Committee of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Digital Markets and Digital Money of the UK Parliament. He will provide evidence on the geopolitical role of CBDCs.

Brunello Rosa is a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of International Bankers, a livery company that brings together emerging and established leaders in international banking and financial services, which promotes the City of London while providing networking opportunities, valuable insights and support for philanthropic causes. 

Brunello Rosa is an independent advisor to the Steering Committee of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Central Banks and Digital Currencies of the UK Parliament. He has provided evidence on the geopolitical role of CBDCs.

Brunello Rosa will attend the meetings of the Academic Advisory Group recently formed by the Bank of England and HM Treasury, on matters related to his line of research on CBDCs, and will contribute to the broader discussion on the design and implementation of the digital sterling. 

Brunello Rosa is a member of the Chief Economists Advisory Committee of the European Investment Bank. He attends the meetings of the Committee in Luxembourg and in other locations.

Brunello Rosa is, together with Nouriel Roubini, an independent advisor of the Digital Financial Market Infrastructure (FMI) Consortium, established to implement  "Project New Era", a privately-led initiative evaluating the path towards a retail Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in the UK. The project proposes closer public-private collaboration in order to address key challenges and open questions relating to CBDC development. 

The Consortium aims at keeping central banks, regulators, and government informed of progress. The Consortium will issue dSterling, a digital settlement asset similar to a CBDC, to drive the pilot, which will focus on core design issues.

Brunello Rosa has the honour of being a member of the Advisory Board of His Excellency the Ambassador of Italy to the UK, Raffaele Trombetta (and previously, Pasquale Terracciano)

In this document, a group of authors have provided suggestions on how to draft the Recovery and Resilience National Plan in 2020. 

The London Stock Exchange - Italian Embassy To the UK - Roubini Global Economics 

Dialogue Between Raffaele Cantone (President of the Italian Anti-Corruption Authority) and Nouriel Roubini (Professor New York University) moderated by Brunello Rosa

London Stock Exchange, London, 4 March 2015