Simone Dongu

STRATEGIC ARCHITECT OF INSTITUTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

Founder and President of The Dongu Group, Simone Dongu leads an international holding ecosystem operating across strategic consulting, technology, education, asset management, and nonprofit initiatives.

_{Simone Dongu speaking at a global leadership conference (CXO 2.0), in Dubai, 2024}

Active across multiple regions, his work centers on the design of long-term strategic and technological systems that enable institutions and enterprises to navigate structural economic and digital transformation with resilience and responsibility.

_{Simone Dongu as a panellist on Future Proofing Your Business at the CXO 2.0 Conference in Dubai, 2024}

AI & SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

His work in artificial intelligence, grounded in responsible design and rigorous systems thinking, has led to engagement with university research programs and international institutions, where his contributions focus on ethical AI frameworks, decision architectures, and long-term institutional resilience.

_{Simone Dongu exploring the technological advancements in the automobile, robotics, health & wellness industries at The Museum of The Future, Dubai 2024}

WORK

Dongu’s activity centers on the design of complex decision and governance systems spanning artificial intelligence, behavioral science, and institutional structures.

_{Simone Dongu teaching Applied Strategy & Consumer Intelligence in private conferences for the hospitality industry}

Rather than treating intelligence as a purely computational objective, his research examines how technological systems interact with human judgment, organizational behavior, and long-term societal dynamics. By integrating insights from psychology and systems theory into advanced automation and AI architectures, he addresses how intelligence can be structured, governed, and deployed responsibly at scale.

_{Simone Dongu presenting Scientific Research on Generative AI at the HOLMES conference at the University of Cagliari (UNICA), Cagliari (Italy) 2025}

His ongoing intellectual contribution investigates the nature and limits of intelligence as a systemic phenomenon, drawing from decision theory, cognitive science, and emerging interdisciplinary models, with the objective of informing resilient, adaptive frameworks for institutions operating in an increasingly interdependent world.

_{Simone Dongu presenting academic research at the HOLMES conference at the University of Cagliari (UNICA), Cagliari (Italy) 2025}

_{Simone Dongu receiving the Forttuna Global Excellence Award in Strategic Leadership, Dubai, 2025}

GOVERNANCE, STEWARDSHIP & RECOGNITION

_{Times Square, New York, 5 July 2025 - Simone Dongu is announced as one of the the 100 Most Influential Leaders in the world}

For more than a decade, Dongu has served in governance roles within Italy’s largest association of entrepreneurs, contributing at board level to the advancement of innovation at the intersection of technology, enterprise, and society. He currently serves as an executive board member.

_{Simone Dongu presenting on integrating emerging technologies in business for Confcommercio Sud Sardegna, the largest syndicate of entrepreneurs in Italy, 2025}

His work has been formally recognized by international institutions, including commendations from AIFOD in cooperation with United Nations affiliates, citing his distinguished leadership in artificial intelligence and his contribution to the development of responsible industry standards.

_{Simone Dongu is awarded in Business Leadership Excellence at the CXO 2.0 Conference in Dubai, 2024}

In parallel, as Director of an independent AI research laboratory, he continues to guide research and applied initiatives focused on purpose-driven, institutionally grounded technological advancement.

_{Times Square, New York, 5 July 2025 - Simone Dongu is announced as one of the the 100 Most Influential Leaders in the world}