ROMINA ELIANA GAYÁ
Assistant Professor, UNIBO Buenos Aires Campus
Vicepresidenza della Scuola di Economia e Management
Piazza Scaravilli 2, 40126, Bologna, Italy
e-mail: rominaeliana.gaya@unibo.it
https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/rominaeliana.gaya/en
EDUCATION
- 2008, Universitat de Barcelona
MA in International Economic Relations
- 2008, Universidad de San Andrés
MA in International Relations and Negotiations
- 2003, Universidad del Salvador
BA in Economics
- 2002, Université de Toulouse
BA in Economics (specialization in International Economics, Money, and Finance)
ACADEMIC POSITION
- 2020–present, University of Bologna
Adjunct Lecturer, Buenos Aires Campus
- 2003–present, Various Institutions
Professor of undergraduate and graduate university courses in International Economics and related fields
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- 2003–present, Independent Consultant,
Advisor to public and private institutions, international organizations, business associations, SMEs, and governments on international trade, internationalization strategies, and knowledge-based services.
- 2016–2018, Ministry of Production (Argentina)
Director of Monitoring of Technological and Productive Services
- 2006–2015, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) – Institute for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean (INTAL)
Consultant on integration and international trade (2008-2015)
Research Assistant (2006-2008).
- 2004-2005, Ecolatina
Macroeconomist
- 2003–2004, Unión Industrial Argentina (UIA) – International Negotiations Research Center (CENI)
Junior economist
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- University of Bologna, Buenos Aires Campus
2020–present
Courses in International Economics
- Fundación UADE
2003–present
International Economics
- Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (UTN)
2022–2023
International Trade
- Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA)
2017–2023
International Trade
- Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA)
2006-2022
Global Economic Structure and Dynamics
- Universidad del Salvador
2004-2016
International Economics
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
- Second Prize for Best Undergraduate Thesis in Economics, 2003. Professional Council of Economic Sciences of the City of Buenos Aires.
- Honorary Distinction for the Best Publication on Business Sciences awarded to the book “Agroindustria, innovación y crecimiento económico en la Argentina” by the National Academy of Business Sciences (ANCEM), 2018.
PARTICIPATION AS INVITED SPEAKER
- 2025, IDB - Rediex (Paraguay)
Knowledge-Based Services (KBS) and Creative Services
- 2025, IDB (Dominican Republic)
Exporting Creativity: The Cases of Video Games and Artificial Intelligence in Latin America and the Caribbean
- 2024, IDB (El Salvador, Peru, Chile)
Exporting KBS
- 2024, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) (Peru)
APEC Peru 2024 - Policy Dialogue on promoting inclusive trade to foster MSME growth and transition to the formal economy
- 2024, Friedrich Naumann Stiftung für die Freiheit (FNF) - Universidad de Belgrano (UB) (Argentina)
Progress and Outlook of the MERCOSUR–European Union Agreement: Present and Future Analysis
- 2024, Economic Comission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) (Chile)
Support Programs to Promote SME Participation in Cross-Border E-Commerce
- 2024, Prime Business Universidad Sergio Arboleda (Colombia)
Medium-Sized Enterprises: A Window of Opportunity for Growth
- 2023, Universidad Autónoma de México (UNAM) (México)
XII RedLAS Conference
- 2023, Medellin Chamber of Commerce (Colombia)
Exportech
- 2023, ECLAC – Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS)
Outlook and Opportunities for Trade in Services between Latin America and the EU
- 2023, IDB (Central America, Ecuador)
Exporting KBS
- 2023, Cordoba Technology Cluster (CTC)
Agile Week
- 2022, Universidad de Lima (Peru)
XI RedLAS Conference
- 2022, Maizar (Argentina)
Opportunities and Challenges in the Multilateral Sphere and Value Chains
- 2022, IDB (Dominican Republic)
Trade in KBS
- 2021, UBA (Argentina)
International Conference on Economics and Management (ECON 2021)
- 2021, Political Action Network (RAP Foundation) (Argentina)
Economy and Trade
- 2021, Federación Argentina de Consejos Profesionales (Argentina)
V Economics Conference
- 2021, Latin American Integration Association (LAIA) (Uruguay)
Knowledge-Based Services in ALADI Countries.
- 2020, IDB-INTAL (Argentina)
INTAL Connection 2020
- 2020, Secretariat and Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) (Uruguay)
Knowledge-Based Services: Relevance and Opportunities for MERCOSUR.
- 2020, Universidad Xochicalco Tijuana (Mexico)
10th Business Week.
- 2019, UNCTAD, European Commission, and Ministry of Economy of Brazil (Brazil)
International Meeting on Services Value-Added in Exports
- 2019, ICBC Foundation (Argentina)
MERCOSUR in Times of Change: Implications for the Negotiation with the European Union
- 2019, LAIA (Uruguay)
Seminar on the Evaluation of the Latin American Integration Process.
- 2017, Tecnológico de Costa Rica (TEC) (Costa Rica)
VI RedLAS Conference
- 2017, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (Switzerland)
Multi-year Expert Meeting on Trade, Services and Development
- 2017, Asociación Nacional de Comercio Exterior (ANALDEX) (Colombia)
VII / IX National Forum of Importers
- 2017, Asociación Argentina de Publicidad (AAP) – Universidad de Palermo (UP) (Argentina)
1st Latin American Advertising Congress
- 2016, UADE (Argentina)
Research Conference
- 2016, USAL (Argentina)
Research Conference in Economic and Business Sciences
- 2016, Universidad Presbiteriana Mackenzie (Brazil)
5th RedLAS Conference
- 2014, UBA (Argentina)
International Conference on Economics and Management (ECON 2014)
- 2012, FLACSO Argentina
3rd International Relations Conference
INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITIES
- 2014-2023, USAL
Associate Researcher at the Institute for Research in Economic Sciences (IICE)
