Marta Soprana MILE 11

Dr Marta Soprana is a researcher and trade policy advisor. An experienced, dedicated and highly qualified professional with over fifteen years of experience, she has worked as a consultant for a number of international organisations and development partners, including the World Trade Organization (WTO), the International Trade Centre (ITC), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia (UNESCAP), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Bank.

Her main areas of expertise are trade in services,  digital trade, political economy of trade and the regulation of emerging technologies, with a focus on artificial intelligence (AI).

Currently an Associate at LSE Ideas for the Digital IR project, she previously worked as a Fellow in International Political Economy at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). In 2024 she won the prestigious LSESU Teaching Award for Personal and Professional Development.

Marta holds a PhD cum laude from Bocconi University, a Master in International law and Economics (MILE) summa cum laude from the World Trade Institute (WTI) in Bern, and a MA in International Relations and Diplomatic studies from the University of Bologna.

She is a member of the TradeExperettes, for which she co-founded and co-leads the mentoring programme. Since 2015 she has also participated as a mentor in the mentoring programme organized by the WTI for their MILE and TRAIL+ graduate students.