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Italo G. SPINI

Deputy Director & Chief of Staff
NATO Mountain Warfare Centre of Excellence

Colonel Italo G. Spini serves as Deputy Director and Chief of Staff of the NATO Mountain Warfare Centre of Excellence (NATO MW COE) in Slovenia.

An officer of the Italian Army, he has extensive experience in mountain warfare and multinational military environments. At the NATO MW COE, he supports the coordination and development of the Centre's activities across doctrine and standardization, education and training, concept development and experimentation, lessons learned, and capability development.

AREAS OF FOCUS
Mountain Warfare Multi-Domain Operations Unmanned Systems Emerging & Disruptive Technologies C4I Integration Wargaming Capability Development

His current work focuses on the evolution of Mountain Warfare in the context of Multi-Domain Operations, with particular attention to the integration of unmanned systems, emerging technologies, C4I, experimentation and wargaming into future operational concepts and capabilities.

He is actively involved in strengthening cooperation between NATO, national mountain warfare communities, academia and industry, helping connect operational requirements, lessons identified and technological innovation with practical solutions for the Alliance.