Luca Cicchelli is an experienced and accomplished professional in the fields of interconnection management, peering and transit agreements, interconnection strategy, BGP, internet evolution, cloud computing, program management, negotiation and accounting, innovation management, business evaluation, venture capital, and private equity. With a Laurea in Electronics Engineering from Politecnico di Torino, a Master's in Telecommunications from Scuola Superiore Guglielmo Reiss Romoli, and an MBA cum laude in Business Administration from Università degli Studi di Torino, Luca is well-equipped with a comprehensive educational background to successfully execute his roles. As the Interconnection Manager at TOP-IX Consortium, he has played a significant part in the company's growth, visioning interconnection strategy, interfacing with peering partners, and managing interconnection agreements. Luca's expertise, experience, and contributions in the field of interconnection have been further honed by his long-standing association with the Euro-IX Association, which he has been associated with from 2008 to 2014, serving as a board member and later as the secretary. Luca's notable achievements and experience as a business consultant, project manager, and sales engineer at Telecom Italia S.p.A. and system engineer at Telecom Italia and Albacom further exemplify his exceptional skill set, professionalism, and expertise.