Roles held in Institutions, Bodies and Associations
2025 Vice President - Interporto Bologna S.p.A.
2024 Member of the Council (Consiglio di Reggenza) - Bank of Italy Banca d’Italia - Bologna
2023 - 2025 Chairperson of Fondazione Bologna University Press (BUP)
2023 Chairperson of West Sicily Gate - JV between MSC Cruise S.A. and Costa Crociere S.p.A.
2023 Member of the Board of Directors - Pelliconi & C. S.p.A.
2023 Member of the Board of Directors – F2AC Finance to Airspace consulting S.r.l.
2020 - 2023 Chairperson of Rete Ferroviaria Italiana SpA (RFI, the Italian Railway Network), Chairperson of Audit and Risk Committee of RFI
Since 2021 Member of the Board of Assonime
Since 2020 President of AIDA E.R. (The International Insurance Law Association E.R.) and member of the Board of Directors of AIDA Italia
Since 2020 Chairperson of the Scientific Committee of the University of Bologna "A. Cicu" Law Library. Member of the Teaching Board Phd in Legal Studies - University of Bologna. Member of the LLM Programme Review Committee - University of Leiden Holland
Since 2019 Committee Member of ‘Il Convivio Assicurativo’, Association of Italian Insurers
Since 2010 Full Professor - University of Bologna (School of Law), teaching European Transport Law, Air & Space Law, Diritto Aeronautico
2000-2010 Associate Professor - University of Bologna (Faculty of Engineering), teaching Company Law and Air & Space Law
Since 2006 Committee Member of EALA (European Air Law Association) and Committee Member - Aviation Committee of IBA (International Bar Association)
2001-2005 Member of the Technical-Legal-Economic Committee of ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority)
Skills developed during decades of professional experience
Anna has gained, over more than 30 years of professional experience, a consolidate expertise in the infrastructure and services sectors, holding roles in trade associations and collaborating with national and EU institutions. In particular, she has consolidated experience in setting up and organising the governance functions of companies in the aforementioned sectors; in this context, she has dealt with the organisation of the relevant administration and control systems and the ownership and governance structures. She has dealt with legal issues related to the establishment, organisation and corporate structure of companies operating in regulated markets, guiding them in setting up activities subject to the control and authorisation of national and EU institutions and agencies and sector bodies (European Commission, Italian Transport Regulation Authority, Italian Regulatory Authority for Energy, Networks and Environment, Italian Antitrust Authority, etc.).
Other professional experiences
- From 2004 to 2005, she was appointed by the European Commission as Legal Member in support of a consortium led by Thales Alenia Space for the preparation of the governance framework for the realisation of the Monitoring - Land Surveying and Civil Engineering Project, which had some Italian regions among its participants.
- From 2006 to 2008 Anna worked with Finmeccanica (now Leonardo SpA) on the proposal for European legislation for the governance of European satellite programmes submitted by the Italian government to the European Commission (DG MOVE). Subsequently, she was a member of the Commission's working group for the preparation of governance and accountability principles for the implementation of satellite systems (EGNOS and Galileo).
- In 2010, she was appointed as legal expert by Selex Sistemi Integrati (at that time a Finmeccanica Group company) for the development of the SWIM-SUIT project, the main technical tool for the implementation of the European ATM (Air Traffic Management) network, envisaged by the Single European Sky legislation.
- From 2012 to 2013, she was appointed by Indra Sistemas S.A. as legal expert in the ULTRA project, Unmanned Aerial Systems in European Airspace, to promote the use of unmanned aircraft (drones) in commercial and civil protection activities.
- From 2011 to 2016, she was appointed legal expert for the ALIAS and ALIAS II programmes, Assessing Liability Issues of Automated Systems, on the impact of automated systems in terms of liability for ATM services promoted by Eurocontrol and SESAR JU, an institutionalised European public-private partnership.
- In 2018, she was appointed legal expert for the establishment of a new governance in favour of the European Union Satellite Center (SATCEN), based in Madrid, through the Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA) methodology.
- In 2019, she collaborated with the European Commission in Public Innovation Procurement (PPI) and Pre-commercial Procurement (PCP) for the procurement of goods and services within the European Union.
- In 2020 and 2021, she was appointed as legal expert for the study of a regulatory and certification framework for the rail transport technology called Hyperloop.
- In 2022 she was appointed legal expert in the European project, Semi-conductors in the Defence and Space sectors, for overcoming the supply chain crisis of semiconductor products in the space and defence sector.
- In 2022, she was appointed legal expert in the Union for Equality project to overcome regulatory gaps hindering gender, ethnic, religious and skill integration in the aviation, space and defence sectors.
- Since 2023, she has been a legal expert in the DCESS project, Optimising Synergies Between Data Centres and Energy Systems, to promote energy-efficient performance of Data Centres and to ensure the re-injection of excess water and heat in Data Centres into energy infrastructure in Europe.
Some recent publications
Masutti A., P. Mendes de Leon, Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Aviation law, ed. 2023.
Masutti A., Aviation Finance & Leasing Country Comparative Guide, in Lexology, 2023.
Masutti A., Aviation Finance & Leasing, Country Comparative Guide, in The Legal 500, 2022.
Masutti A., Aviation Security, in The Oxford Encylopedia of EU Law [OEEUL], 2022.
Masutti A., Aviation Safety Policy, in The Oxford Encylopedia of EU Law [OEEUL], 2022.
Masutti A., Nisi P., Italy Chapter, in The Aviation Law Review, Law Business Research Ltd., 2022.
Masutti A.,Security Issues,Chapter 10, in Kluwer Law International B.V., 2022.
Masutti A., Il futuro del Cielo Unico Europeo. Verso un accentramento delle competenze sul controllo del traffico aereo nell’Agenzia Europea per la Sicurezza Aerea (EASA), in Diritto dei Trasporti, n. 2/2021, pp. 621-640.
Masutti A., Nisi P., Il quadro normativo di riferimento della logistica urbana, in Rapporto Sipotra 2020-2021. Politiche e strumenti per una nuova mobilità urbana, Roma, Luglio 2021, pp. 147-155.
Masutti A., Nisi P., Italy: How is SAF implemented in the legislation of EU Member States? The European Business Aviation Association Newsletter , 9.7.2021.
Masutti A., The ruling of the Court of Justice of the European union on airport charges and its repercussions on the Italian law system, in Diritto dei Trasporti, n. 2-3/2020, pp. 527-536.
Masutti A., Oneri di servizio pubblico: gli orientamenti comunitari e i nuovi sviluppi determinati dall’emergenza sanitaria, in Diritto dei Trasporti, n. 2-3/2020, pp. 553-569.
Masutti A., Matteuzzi C., European Commission: Interpretative Guidelines on EU passenger rights regulations in the context of the developing situation with Covid-19, in The Aviation & Space Journal, 7 Aprile 2020.
Masutti A., Il Diritto Aeronautico, Torino, G. Giappichelli Editore, 2020, pp. 281.
Masutti A., The Italian Process for the Ratification of the Cape Town Convention and its Protocol, in Aeropodium, 2020.
Masutti A., Oneri di servizio pubblico e finanziamenti ai tempi del COVID-19, in Rivista Italiana Di Diritto Del Turismo, vol. 30/2020, pp.128-135.
Masutti A., Public Service Obligations and Compensations during Covid-19, in AeroPodium Expert, 2020.
Masutti A., Landmark ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union on airport charges: Case C-379/18, Newsletter of the International Bar Association, 2020.
MasuttiA., Mercato del trasporto aereo e principio di sovranità. Ripercussioni sulla crescita delle compagnie aeree, in Il diritto marittimo, 2020.
Masutti A., (Aviation in) Italy, in The Aviation Law Review, Law Business Research Ltd, London 2020.
Masutti A., The ruling of the court of justice of the European Union on airport charges and its repercussions on the Italian law system, in Diritto Dei Trasporti, 2020.
Masutti A., Mascolo F., New Regulation Safeguarding Competition in Air Transport, in The Aviation & Space Journal, 2019.
Masutti A., Book Review - Fundamentals of International Aviation Law and Policy by Benjamyn I. Scott and Andrea Trimarchi, Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, in The Aviation & Space Journal, 2019.
Masutti A. Tomasello F., International Regulation of Non–Military Drones, (UK) Edward Elgar Pub, 2018, pp. 267.
Masutti A., UAV Operations: The European Union Legal Framework on Privacy and Data Protection, in The Aviation & Space Journal, vol. 3/2018, pp. 2-6.
Masutti A., Aeronautical product liability insurance and recent development, in Rivista Italiana di Diritto del Turismo, 2018.
Masutti A., Kachni B., The Right to Compensation under Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 and Court Jurisdiction in the Case of Connecting Flights in The Aviation & Space Journal, 2018.
Masutti A., Una flotta aerea antincendio per l’unione europea, in Diritto dei trasporti, 2018.
Masutti A., Bilateral agreements and aviation market evolution: state of play, in Diritto Dei Trasporti, 2018.
Masutti A., (Aviation in) Italy, in The Aviation Law Review, Law Business Research Ltd, London, 2017, pp. 230-248.
Masutti A., Aviation product lability insurance in US, UK, and Italian law systems, in Rivista europea di diritto delle assicurazioni, 2017.
Masutti A., Kachni B., State aid Measures and the New Draft Commission Regulation for Regional Airports, in The Aviation & Space Journal, 2017.
Masutti A., Laconi A., The Impact of Brexit on the Aviation Industry, in The Aviation & Space Journal, 2016.
Masutti A., Zeilah N., The new EU airports legal framework, in The Aviation & Space Journal, 2016.
Masutti A., La responsabilità per danni a persone o cose dell'handler aeroportuale nello standard ground handling agreement (SGHA), G. Giappichelli Editore, 2016.
Masutti A., L’assicurazione della responsabilità per danno da prodotto nel settore aeronautico. Future evoluzioni nell’ambito del Single European Sky, in Diritto Dei Trasporti, 2016.
Masutti A., Otero Fernandez I., ECJ on Contractual Protection for Airlines’ Online Databases, in The Aviation & Space Journal, 2015.
Masutti A., Saparamadu Y., The principles of non-discrimination and transparency in the awarding procedure of a State-owned airport, in The Aviation & Space Journal, 2015.
