Dr. Urbano has been Senior Advisor for Programs of International Cooperation by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1998 to 2018, he led hundreds of national projects both at infrastructural and policy level.
Dr. Urbano lived and worked in Central Africa, Latin America and Central America in more than 20 countries for the past 30 years. Amongst others, he cooperated with several Governments and agencies, he developed business relationship with leading actors of private and banking sectors in Italy, USA Miami, Rep. of Congo, DRC, Cameroun, Senegal, Gabon, Argentina, Lebanon, Honduras, Panama, Uruguay, Angola, Kenya, Uganda,
In 2016 he founded SMILEFLIGHT LTD and has led several projects related to global procurement, project finance and Public-Private-Partnerships in more than 10 countries.
Graduated in law at Rome University with 110/110 in 1974 Former Chief of Department of Banca Commerciale Italia Former Area manager of Midland International Trade Services Presidenf of Energia Prima SpA Managing Director of Improgetti Group Overseas agent of IOIB PLC, the bank in London world leader for financing exports to Iran in last 20 years of last century Member of Cohalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad in 2003, ruling the country after the last war Speaking 8 languages.
Export and project finance in Asia and Africa and former Soviet Central Asia Republics