James Orlandi

Extensive experience in developing and managing EU funded projects in the fields of transport infrastructure, logistics, sustainable mobility, regional development, Transnational Cooperation gained as Head of Project Research and Development Unit of Venice Port Authority. More than 50 co-funded projects managed within 2007-2013 and 2014-2020 EU Programming period, mainly Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) and European Territorial Cooperation (ETC - INTERREG) programmes.

Prior to joining Venice Port Authority, I worked for a London-based law firm specialized in corporate and commercial cross-border matters and the Legal Department of a Multinational Recruitment Company in Madrid. In 2008/2009 I worked at the European Parliament as assistant of the Chairman of Transport and Tourism Committee and gained in-depth knowledge of EU funding and EU policy-making process.