Welcome to Maurizio Pilu’s Site
Building the future.
One innovation at a time.
Pioneering track record of 30 years of delivering social, environmental and business impact with digital, AI and emerging technologies and innovations in the commercial and the public sectors.
Business expertise
Research & Innovation Advisory . From strategy to due diligence, R&D to policy, helped >100 organizations including investors, startups, corporates, and government agencies shape their future with the latest technologies.
Research & Innovation Delivery. Designed, operationalised and delivered R&D, technology and innovation projects and programmes worth in excess of $100m.
Commercial Strategy & Fundraising. Track record of turning innovation into business impact through building ventures, market-entry stategies, sales campaigns, fundraising.
Advocacy & Knowledge Sharing. 20+ years delivering commentary, keynotes, workshops, and training on digital transformation, emerging technologires, AI, innovation, ecosystem development.
Policy development & and impact investments. Advised charities, not-profits and public sectors organizations in developing policies, strategies and interventions at national, european and global scale.
Board Advisory, NED, Trustee, Mentor. 20+ years of supporting commercial, academic and non-profit boards and startups founders.
Technology Expertise
AI, GenAI & Industrial AI. 30+ years of PhD-grade experience in AI to help organizations realize the potential of Artificial Intelligence.
SafetyTech. Technologies and tools that improve safety, reduce risk and build resilience in safety-critical industries and critical infrastructure.
RegTech. Technologies that enable, automate and simplify compliance, oversight, and trusted adoption.
AI & Emerging Tech Assurance. Leveraging deep foundational knowledge of AI technologies to support organizations use AI safely and responsibly.
Who I worked with
Startups: Helped startups launch, enter markets, fundraise, pilot with clients and scale.
Corporates: Supported corporates to innovate with emerging tech and responsible AI.
Investors: Worked as investor and with investors in spotting, evaluating, and growing high-potential deep-tech ventures.
Public Sector Organizations: Worked in, advised and supported PSOs to shape policy, regulation, shape and select investments, innovation programmes, and ensure safe technology adoption.
Universities and RTOs: Helped research organizations in technology transfer, ecosystem building and programme development and delivery.
Charities & NGOs: Helped mission-driven organisations develop technology-based interventions to achieve impact
