Policy Advisory Chairwoman: Gabriella Marcelja

Gabriella Marcelja CEO of SG Impact Ventures  

Gabriella is a serial entrepreneur and international legal advisor with a strong professional presence across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. She operates at the intersection of management consulting, legal due diligence, and innovation advisory, with a focus on IT, cybercrime, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies.

A partner at a law firm specializing in international and criminal law, she also serves as a guest lecturer at several universities and is a frequent speaker at global business forums and United Nations events.

She holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science, with a major in International Law from LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, and International Law, organized by the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) and the University for Peace (UPEACE), in cooperation with the Centre of Security and Crime Sciences of the University of Trento and the University of Verona (CSCS).

Her professional affiliations include:

●   Member of the Technical and Organizing Committee of the IEEE Cyber Security and Resilience Workshop on Cyber Forensics and Advanced Threat Investigations in Emerging Technologies (CFATI)

●   Associate Service Provider at the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)

●   Steering Committee Member of the Association of Cyber Forensics and Threat Investigators (ACFTI)

●   Member of the High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA), the Italian Association for Information Security (CLUSIT), the International Bar Association (IBA), ISC2 Chapter Switzerland, ISACA and the Crypto Valley Association

●   Chair of the G100 Austria Ecocivilization Wing

●   President of SIRIUS GLOBAL – Academic Diplomacy 4.0 and the International Medical Community (IMC)

Her previous experience spans global management consulting, the luxury travel industry and diplomatic roles with three Ministries of Foreign Affairs, where she covered assignments related to the United Nations and the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. She has also co-edited a book on business internationalization and the prevention of financial crimes.