Open Gate Italia specialises in public affairs, strategy, regulation, media relations and digital PR. Founded in 2008, the company has a deep knowledge in various markets including telecommunications, broadcast, ICT, defence, digital, sport businesses and tobacco. Open Gate Italia works with institutions from the European Union to the Italian Parliament and local government, sector-specific regulatory authorities including AGCom, AEEG, ART, cross-sector regulators for antitrust and privacy, media, banks, investors and law firms. Lodestone works closely with Open Gate Italia’s CEO, Laura Rovizzi. Laura is an industrial economist and an expert in business development and regulatory issues. She has had a long managerial career including roles at Olivetti, Omnitel, and ENEL. Later, at Wind she was the head of the Internet and Multimedia department, the director of the Internet portal Libero and Head of Strategic Planning and Regulatory Affairs.