Simone D'Antonio Email & Phone Number

Leading the process of exchange among the cities of the network Cities After Dark on night-time economy in cities (Braga, Paris, Tallinn, Nicosia, Genova, Malaga, Piraeus, Varna, Budva, Zadar)

- Support to + 100 European cities in the process of integrated action planning, civic engagement, and implementation of the activities in the following networks:Tourism-Friendly Cities (Sustainable impact of tourism) - Genoa, Venice, Braga, Rovaniemi et aliaThriving Streets (Regeneration of public spaces and mobility infrastructures) - Parma, London, Antwerpen et aliaGendered Landscap (Gendered urban planning) - Umeå, Barcelona, La Rochelle et aliaPlayful Paradigm (Role of games and play for urban quality of life and inclusion) - Udine, Cork, Kaliped et aliaCom.Unity.Lab (Local schemes for social cohesion and growth) - Lisbon, Lille, Sofia, Den Haag et aliaCivic Estate (Collaborative management of commons) - Naples, Barcelona, Ghent et aliaActive NGOs (House of NGOs for active inclusion) - Riga, Espoo, Dubrovnik et aliaONSTAGE (Music schools for social inclusion) -L'Hospitalet, Brno, Katowice et aliaCityCentreDoctor (Regeneration of small city centers) - Heerlen, Idrjia, Amarante et aliaInteractive Cities (Social media for urban development) - Paris, Genoa, Palermo, Varna et alia2nd Chance (Regeneration of abandoned buildings in city centres) - Naples, Brussels, Liverpool, Porto et alia- Coordination of the activities of the National URBACT Point for Italy

Lilla, Hauts-De-France, Francia

- Expert of the Innovative Actions project S4T-Station for Transformation (1st call - New European Bauhaus)- Member of the EUI Pool of Experts- Facilitator of City-to-City Exchanges

Lille, Nord-Pas-De-Calais, France

- Expert on Jobs and Skills in Local Economy for the UIA project Cluj Future of Work of Cluj Napoca (RO)- Expert of the Just Transitions Initiative and co-author of the report Skills for a Green Future- Head of Capitalization and Communication of Co-City project (Turin) and ToNite project (Turin)

Coordinator of the Cities-meet-Cities programme

- Expert in sustainable tourism supporting the development of the Action Plan of the Partnership on Sustainable Tourism- Expert supporting the implementation of the pilot actions on short-term rental regulation and cultural reactivation of urban spaces developed by the Partnership of the EU Urban Agenda on Cultural Heritage- Author of the article "How citizen’s health can be improved by looking at air quality policy through the lens of new mobility services" on the action on Air Quality and Urban Mobility

- Author of the Capitalization Report on the city-to-city exchanges carried out by EU cities (Berlin, Athens, Milan, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Utrecht, Braga, Fuenlabrada, Almeria, St.Germain en Laye, Prato, Parma, Stara Zagora, Porto) with cities of South Africa (Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Cape Town), Asia (Singapore, Incheon, Gwangju, Taichung, Taoyuan), Canada (Toronto, Halifax St.Johns, Stephensville)

Adjunct Professor on Communication of Social Innovation

Rome Area, Italy

- Responsible of the activities on networks of cities and EU programs of urban innovation at the Secretary General's office - Contact person of the National URBACT Point at the Urban Research and Studies Department and manager of communities of practices on sustainable urban development (among these, the network of the Italian cities participating in URBACT, UIA and Urban Agenda for the EU projects and partnerships)- Coordination of the communication and dissemination activities of the National URBACT Point and national and international advocacy on the topics of the networks with Italian partner- Coordination of communication and storytelling activities of national projects co-funded by National Operational Programme Governance, such as Mediaree (development of medium-sized cities and areas innovative strategies) and Metropoli Strategiche (support to the development of metropolitan governance)- Coordination of the communication and capitalization activities of several EU co-funded projects and support to research activities (TONITE on night policies and security of public spaces; CO-CITYon collaborative management of commons; PRISM on contrast to hate speech; AGREE on contrast to exploitment of workforce in agriculture; EGREJOB on green jobs in Mediterranean area; SEISMIC on social innovation strategies in cities - Support to the creation of an integrated communication and storytellinng strategy setting up innovative media contents and formats on urban topics- Collaboration to the activities of the National Observatory on Smart City ANCI-ForumPA and toCommunity on Urban Agenda in Italy- Collaboration to the ANCI column on the Sole 24 Ore online magazine Quotidiano degli Enti Localiwith in-depth articles and focus on sustainable urban development

London, England, United Kingdom

Co-author of the paper Exploring Just Transition Europe providing an initial resource for cities in Europe to improve their understanding of just transition in their national/regional context, and the key entry points for engagement on this topic with different stakeholders. The paper helps situate the role of cities in the growing debate around what a just transition means at the local level, and what actions cities can take and advocate for to ensure that no one is left behind in the shift to a net-zero, resilient economy.

Nairobi, Kenya

- Support to the organization of the Urban Journalism Academies in the framework of the Habitat III Process (Abu Dhabi, Prague, Barcelona, Pretoria, Bucharest, Surabaya, Quito)- Support to the communication activities of the Habitat III Conference on cities in Quito and ongoing support to the promotion of the New Urban Agenda- Support to the organization of the Urban Journalism Academy at the World Urban Forum 9 in Kuala Lumpur

Rome Area, Italy

• Coordination of the daily activities of external communication for the Foundation at national and European level, through its media and communication tools (website and newsletter) • Production of journalistic content for national and local press and Anci communication channels (with articles and reports published by national newspapers and magazines, such as Sole 24 Ore- Diritto e Pratica amministrativa, Il Manifesto, La Repubblica Napoli, Corriere delle Comunicazioni, Wired.it)• Creation of integrated communication strategies through regular and new communication channels (such as social media platforms) for Cittalia and Anci and research and selection of contents to promote through Facebook and Twitter corporate profiles • Management of daily press contacts with local, national and foreign press• Creation of a network among communication directors and social media editors of the main Italian towns and cities • Management of institutional relations at communication and policy level in the urban field with European Commission, Committee of the Regions, Council of Europe and the most relevant organizations actively involved in EU urban and regional policies (Eurocities, Polis, ERRIN, EUKN, Cecodhas, ECSITE, ENARO) • Communication and dissemination of many projects cofinanced by the European Commission and creation of research, information and communication strategies at National and European level about EU funding programmes for towns and cities • Coordinator of the communication and dissemination activities of the URBACT programme for Italy, as National Dissemination Point• Speaker at events, seminars and conferences in Italy and in Europe concerning the use of communication in promotion of sustainability in urban contexts (among them: Europcom 2011, 2nd European Conference on Public communication, XXIX Anci Annual Assembly Anci in Bologna, Open Days 2012 – European Week of Cities and Regions in Brussels, Festival dell’Economia 2012 in Trento)

Brussels Area, Belgium

- External communications- Institutional relations at European level - Promotion of access for young people to journalism in Europe - Coordination of the Working group on access for young journalists to the profession- Coordination of the Asia-Europe Journalism CommitteeIn July 2012 re-elected to the Board of the European Youth Press organization for the term 2012-2014, with responsibilities for- Coordination of activities in the field of Youth Employment Action of the European Youth Forum- Institutional relations at European level - Promotion of access for young people to journalism in Europe - Coordination of the Working group on access for young journalists to the profession- Coordination of Africa-Europe and Asia-Europe cooperation activities

Brussels Area, Belgium

•Contributor on matters regarding current European affairs in environmental and Energy matters

•Contributor on matters of current European affairs and EU policies aimed at sustaining Small and Medium sized enterprises - Columnist for Qui Bruxelles on the Saturday edition Money and Enterprises page (from May 2008 to March 2012)•Contributor on matters of current EU and Mediterranean relations tematiche di attualità (from May 2008 to March 2010) •Cinema critic (February 2003-July 2003)•Contributor from the Vesuvius coast on matters of current economic affairs and local development (November 2002- July 2006)

Brussels Area, Belgium

•Press officer and person in charge of website and communication •Coordinator of the Working Group on Environment, Mobility and Energy composed of Mayors and deputies from the main Italian cities • Training activities for Italian and European local elected representatives on the most relevant funding opportunities offered by the European Union on environmental, economic and social sustainability, • Monitoring activity on European Council and Commission legislation concerning urban areas, supporting the preparation of policy papers and reports on the activity of the Council and of the Urban Intergroup at the European Parliament •Coordinator of the project “More Energy to Italian cities and citizens” in the framework of the Sustainable Energy Europe 2005-2008, launched by the European Commission •Coordinator of the promotional and campaigning activities of the Covenant of Mayors for Energy among the Italian cities and point of contact of the Foundation at the European Commission as the Supporting Structure of the Covenant •Assistance and support in the organization of events and conferences of Anci Ideali in Italy and in Europe (among them: Launch of the European Network for Sustainable Tourism, European Presentation of the Annual Report of Italian System of protection of Asylum seekers and refugees, Presentation of the Covenant of Mayors to Italian cities) From October 2008 to December 2010 collaboration with the Law Guide of Local Authorities as expert in European policies relating environment and energy • Publication of chapters of the guide dedicated to EU funding programmes in the fields of environment, energy and urban mobility

From March 2008 Coordinator of the Sustainable Energy Europe project "Giving new energy to Italian Cities and citizens"From June 2009 Contact person of the Anci Ideali Foundation as Supporting Structure of the Covenant of Mayors (promoted by DG TREN- European Commission)

Collaboration from Bruxelles

Degree, Political Science And Government

Degree in Political Sciences, degree course in International and relations and diplomacy, awarded on 17 November 2005 (vote 110/110).

Advanced Degree In European Politics And Institutions

Advanced Degree in European Politics and Institutions awarded on 19th December 2008 (vote 110/110 cum laude) at the Orientale University.