Giovanni BRANCALION SPADON
- Position
- Adjunct Professor
- Website
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www.unive.it/people/gio.brancalionspadon (personal record)
Personal Information
Name: Giovanni Brancalion Spadon
Address: Via Riscossa 5, Mira - Venice, Italy
Phone: +39 041-3969051
Email: brancalion@porto4.it
Work Experience
Date: 2024 – 2025
Employer: Ca' Foscari University - Venice
Type of Business or Sector: University
Position Held: Adjunct Professor
Main Responsibilities: Teaching IP Law – Global Development and Entrepreneurship [EM12], Master's degree (DM270)
Date: 2023 – 2024
Employer: European Data Protection Board, Rue Montoyer 30, Brussels, Belgium
Type of Business or Sector: European Data Protection Board
Position Held: Legal Expert in New Technologies
Main Responsibilities: Providing know-how and opinions on the application of GDPR to new technologies.
Date: 2012 – Present
Employer: Porto4 Studio Legale Villa Moscheni Volpi, Via Riscossa 5, Mira
Type of Business or Sector: Law Firm
Position Held: Lawyer, Founding Partner, Head of Legal Tech Department
Main Responsibilities: Providing legal assistance and consulting for companies on topics such as IP law, Legal Tech, Privacy, and Industrial Law.
Date: 2005 – 2009
Employer: Studio Associato Milner Tramarollo Cortese
Type of Business or Sector: Law Firm
Position Held: Lawyer
Main Responsibilities: Legal consulting and assistance for companies on issues related to copyright, industrial law, and new technologies.
Education and Training
Date: 2019
Institution: MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, USA
Main Subjects: Advanced specialization in Blockchain Technologies
Date: 2018
Institution: Euroconference
Main Subjects: Advanced specialization in GDPR
Date: 2013
Institution: Altalex
Main Subjects: Advanced specialization in Copyright Law
Date: 2000
Institution: Alma Mater – University of Bologna
Main Subjects: Degree in Law
Qualification: Master Degree
Date: 1999
Institution: University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) – Exchange Program
Main Subjects: International Law, History of the Economy
Personal Skills
Mother Tongue: Italian
Other Languages:
English: Good reading, writing, and speaking skills
Spanish: Good reading, writing, and speaking skills
Interpersonal Skills
Experience in teaching and lecturing in Italian and English at institutions like Ca' Foscari, University of Florence, International University of Rome, and H-Farm, focusing on new technologies law, Blockchain, NFT, Smart Contracts, Data Protection, and IP Law. Has delivered lectures since 2021 on IP Law, including courses in English on NFTs and Digital Art. I have been lecturing on the legal framework of Blockchain and crypto-assets since 2021 at the Innovation Management Degree, H-Farm Ca’Foscari. Have participated in numerous conferences in both Italian and English on Blockchain, NFTs, Smart Contracts, and copyright law. Studied human relations for three years with Cristobal Jodorowsky and at the Gestalt Institute with Dr. Paolo Baiocchi. Live in a multicultural environment with an Italo-Peruvian family.
Organizational Skills
For over 15 years, I have been working in teams with other professionals, coordinating activities in an international and multicultural environment. Porto4 clients are companies and foundations with a strong international presence.
Technical Skills
Proficient with Smart Contracts, Blockchain, NFTs, Cybersecurity, Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Office 365, Social Media platforms (LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter), Google Drive, Google Docs, Skype, Zoom.
Artistic Skills
Played the drums for years and now play the hang drum. Studied and taught theatre at Farmacia Zooè, a Venetian theatre company. Studied Sensitive Dance with Claude Coldy for four years.
Additional Skills
Motivated, team-oriented, strong organizational and decision-making skills, creative, reliable, excellent writing and verbal communication, strategic planning, critical thinking, time management, conflict resolution, active listening, leadership, and multitasking. Highly proactive and efficient in high-stress situations, excellent problem-solving and organizational skills, and empathetic listening.
Driver's License: A and B
Conferences, Seminars, and Lectures
2024: University of International Studies of Rome – Speaker – General States of Sustainable Innovation – Sustainable Blockchain
2023: Lecture on NFT & Digital Art at Ca' Foscari, Global Development and Entrepreneurship Master's Degree Program
2023: Blockchain Technology and Cryptoeconomy lectures for the Digital Management course at Ca' Foscari, H-Farm
2023: Speaker at Illuminate on NFT & Digital Art
2022: Blockchain Technology and Cryptoeconomy lectures for the Digital Management course at Ca' Foscari, H-Farm
2022: Lecture at Ca' Foscari, Global Development and Entrepreneurship Master's Degree Program: NFT & Digital Art
2022: Online course – Digital Art & NFT New Economic Paradigm @ Digital&Law Formazione
2022: Speaker at Sole24Ore – Profiling the Online User under GDPR
2022: Speaker at Legal Innovation Days 4CLegal – NFT and Art Law
2021: Blockchain Technology and Cryptoeconomy lectures for the Digital Management course at Ca' Foscari, H-Farm
2021: Speaker at AIGA “Maggio Digitale – Artificial Intelligence for Professional Firms”
2021: Lecture at the University of Florence – Private Law – Risk Assessment in Data Processing
2020: Seminar on DPIA (Data Protection Impact Assessment) – GDPR – Veneto Region
2020: Scientific Director and Lecturer – Advanced Training Course for DPO – Ca' Foscari Challenge School
2019: Lecturer – Data Protection Law – Ca' Foscari Challenge School
2019: Lecture at the University of Florence – Private Law – Blockchain and EU Law Framework
2019: Scientific Director and Lecturer – Advanced Training Course for DPO – Ca' Foscari Challenge School
2018: Lecturer – Data Protection Law – Ca' Foscari Challenge School
Publications
2022: Blog on Porto4.it – Profiling the User under GDPR Framework
2021: Article on DIG.EAT – MISE's Strategy for Blockchain & SMEs
2021: Blog on Porto4.it – Cyberwarfare Guidelines for Companies
2021: Article on Sole24Ore – "Digital Transformation for Companies"
2019: Article on DIG.EAT – Blockchain: A Matter of Trust
Date: Venice, April 24, 2024
Giovanni Brancalion Spadon
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