Diego Falanga is an accomplished business leader with a passion for scalable startups that challenge the status quo. Based in Dubai, Falanga has gained international experience, working on four different continents, including Europe, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East. He has worked with first-class teams with exceptional backgrounds from some of the biggest names in business, including Rocket Internet, Naspers, Google, and McKinsey.

Falanga's experience is an impressive mix of sales, marketing, business development, and operations roles. He has helped launch the first independent and global FoodTech startup accelerator in Italy, and he currently works as a Senior Sales Manager MENA at Checkout.com, one of the largest fintech companies globally.

Falanga's passion for fintech, digital, and food is evident in his diverse career experiences. He has also contributed to thesis research on entrepreneurship and education in Brazil and studied free mover at Copenhagen University. Falanga holds a Master's degree in Economy and Management - Marketing from the Università degli Studi di Roma Tre.