Gabriele Zangara is a PhD student and research fellow at the University of Calabria, where Gabriele also served as a departmental advisor and students' representative. Gabriele co-founded and serves as CEO of Blue Innovation and is currently a visiting PhD at INNOVIT. As an active member of ESTIEM since 2017 and former president of IGeA - ESTIEM LG Calabria, Gabriele has contributed significantly to the field. Additionally, Gabriele operates as a football referee for the Associazione Italiana Arbitri (AIA-FIGC) since 2013. Academic qualifications include a Laurea Magistrale in Industrial Management and Innovation and a Laurea triennale in Management Engineering from the University of Calabria. Gabriele also completed an Erasmus traineeship at Hunter Language School, focusing on performance evaluation and social media strategy.