Umberto BASSO
Head of Innovation, H-ART AKQA
Umberto Basso
Treviso, 10.07.1969
2015 VP, Head of Innovation - H-ART AKQA (www.h-art.com, now part of AKQA)
2011 VP, Head of Media and Advertising products at H-ART (www.h-art.com), bringing the most innovative trends and formats in digital advertising across vertical markets.
2005 Founder and CEO at H-care (www.h-care.com, now part of http://www.zucchetti.com/) H-Care is a leading developer of user-friendly technology platforms for multi-channel self-service support on sales and customer care across web and IVR, featuring real-time dynamic content output via human-like digital assistants and speech interaction. Sample clients: Telecom Italia, Vodafone, Banco Bradesco, Tele2, AKBANK.
2005 Co-Founder of H-Farm Ventures (www.h-farm.com) one of the first venture incubators in EMEA.
2004 Founder and CEO, Aiino (www.aiino.com) Aiino is a consumer electronics design and manufacturing firm, focused on smart accessories.
1998 Co-Founder of E-TREE (now NTT Data), one of the fist and the fastest growing digital agencies in Italy. Roles: Head of Innovation and Managing Director.
Active since mid-80' in the pre-internet social network arena through the very first Bulletin Board Systems across Europe and USA. Passions: Making stuff, mixing electronics and other hardware; driving classic cars and motorbikes; occasionally a citizen in 2003 and 2005 at the Burning Man, Black Rock City (Nevada).