A new chair is launched to educate on complexity and tackle the challenges of artificial intelligence

“Our historic ties with the business world and our collaboration with corporate academies have always been a defining feature of our University’s identity. We are therefore particularly proud to announce this collaboration with Angelini Academy, which focuses on a field of research that is central to us – artificial intelligence – in which the University is investing significant resources and effort to develop cutting-edge teaching methods. In an economic climate marked by profound transformations, developing these positive initiatives means not only training qualified professionals ready to face the challenges of the future, but also creating strategic skills that constitute the true driver of competitiveness for the industrial sector and for the country as a whole,” said Paolo Boccardelli, Rector of Luiss University.

‘Never before in history has technology so profoundly transformed both the way things are made and the way intelligence is enhanced. We do not know what people will do when manufacturing jobs, intellectual tasks and even artistic creativity are carried out more effectively, quickly and cheaply by what Kissinger and others have termed ‘alien intelligence’. It is up to us not so much to discover a future that has already been defined, but to experiment, learn, adapt and help shape the future of artificial intelligence. Angelini Industries is a shining example of commitment to society, through its support for research aimed at promoting the informed and effective use of artificial intelligence, and through investments designed to enable generations of management students and business leaders to acquire the ability to govern superintelligence. ‘I am deeply honoured and grateful to Angelini Industries, Luiss University and its senior management for establishing the Angelini Academy Chair in Strategic Innovation and for enabling me to carry out research aimed at unlocking the potential of alien intelligence to support decision-makers,’ commented Patrick Reinmoeller, Angelini Academy Chair in Strategic Innovation, Luiss.

“Through this initiative, we are reaffirming Angelini Industries’ commitment to continuing to invest in the long term in knowledge as a driver of innovation and growth. The collaboration between our Academy and Luiss enables us to build an even stronger bridge between academic research, training and the practical needs of organisations, fostering dialogue between universities and business and helping to develop new ways of thinking and acting in contexts that are set to become increasingly complex. In this way, we aim to foster the development of leaders capable of anticipating change, steering transformation and making informed decisions, combining strategic vision, critical thinking and responsibility: essential skills for leading the organisations of the future,” said Sergio Marullo di Condojanni, CEO of Angelini Industries.

The chair represents, in fact, a new stage in the evolution of Angelini Academy’s educational offering. Originally established as a corporate academy offering training and development programmes for staff working in Angelini Industries’ operating companies, since 2026 it has embarked on a process of opening up to engage talent from outside the Group. Following the launch last February of the Angelini Academy Gateway, which provided funding for 10 scholarships for the International MBA at IE Business School, a research project was presented in early October in partnership with University College London to explore the cognitive processes and factors that influence managerial training.

The research programme of the Angelini Academy Chair in Strategic Innovation will explore the relationship between strategic innovation, the production and sharing of knowledge, and learning in the age of artificial intelligence. At its core is the study of how technological transformations are reshaping the processes through which individuals and organisations develop skills, cope with uncertainty and make decisions.
Through scientific research, engagement with organisations and the development of innovative approaches to training, the Chair aims to contribute to an understanding of the mechanisms that foster learning and innovation in complex contexts. The aim is to generate knowledge and tools useful both for academic debate and for the design of new models of learning and management, harnessing the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence and exploring its implications for critical thinking, creativity and autonomy.
The Angelini Academy Chair in Strategic Innovation was established with the aim of developing knowledge and tools useful for interpreting and managing the complexity that characterises the contemporary landscape, marked by profound technological, organisational and social transformations. At its heart lies a shared vision: innovation does not merely mean adopting new technologies, but developing learning capabilities, decision-making models and skills capable of transforming knowledge into action.