Paolo Petrocelli, PhD, is a senior performing arts manager, musicologist, and violinist. He is a leading member of some of the most prestigious international and cultural organisations, such as UNESCO, the United Nations, and the World Economic Forum. He is the Founder and President of EMMA for Peace, and Co-Founder and Honorary President of the Italian Youth Association for UNESCO. He also serves as a Cultural and Music Diplomacy Officer for the Permanent Secretariat of the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates. He is currently Assistant to the Superintendent for International Development and External Relations of the Rome Opera House, Advisor for International Development and Special Projects at the Royal Opera House Muscat in Oman, and a Board Member of Opera Lebanon. He received a PhD in Economics of Culture from IULM University in Milan, and holds a Diploma in Violin Performance from the Conservatory of Santa Cecilia. He is a Visiting Fellow at Yale University and a Visiting Researcher at MIT Media Lab of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.