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Dr. Pirina accomplished her master degree in Communication for Enterprise at \u201cLa Sapienza\u201d University in Rome and obtained two specializations in \u201cCommunication and Organisation\u201d at \u201cLa Sapienza\u201d University in Rome and Cultural Event Management at \u201dScuola Lisa Mascolo\u201d.\"\n        },\n        {\n          name: \"Roberto Solinas\",\n          role: \"Keynote Speaker & Moderator\",\n          track: \"Education Through Sports\",\n          title: \"Founder and President, Mine Vaganti NGO (MVNGO)\",\n          img: \"https:\/\/icse-conference.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ICSE-Speaker-Post-PRESENTING-Square-1.png\",\n          bio: \"Founder and President, Dr. Solinas is the mastermind behind the strategy and concept of Mine Vaganti NGO (MVNGO) and as CFO in charge of all economic aspects. Directing the Project & Research Hub as European Project Manager he is the strategic grant write coordinator of MVNGO. Dr. Solinas is specialized in Marketing that he deploys as lead in web development and social media coverage of MVNGO \u2013 its satellite organizations, initiatives and spin-off\u2019s, and as lead in the development of MVNGO\u2019s trans-continental network. As Formal and Non Formal Education (NFE) SALTO accredited Trainer, dr. Solinas acquired a vast expertise in Social Entrepreneurship, the scope of Erasmus+ such as Intercultural Dialogue, Social Inclusion, Environmental quests, etc. Experienced as key-note speaker, moderator and trainer Dr. Solinas attended many conferences, seminars and training courses around the world. Pioneer in Education Through Sport (ETS) he coordinates MVNGO\u2019s activities in the Sport field and the ICSE platform. 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He worked as a Research Assistant between 2003-2010. At the same time, he was the member of the Junior Researchers team in the center for European Integration Studies at Bonn University in Germany. He completed PhD in 2010 with the dissertation of \u201cThe Effects of Tourism Development on Quality of Life of Residents: The Model of Alanya Region\u201d. His interested research areas are European Union, tourism politics, regional developments, quality of life and tourism economics. He knows English and German in professional level as foreign languages. 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