Emil Abirascid

Emil Abirascid is a journalist and the founder and editor-in-chief of Startupbusiness, the first magazine dedicated to Italy’s startup and innovation ecosystem. He is also the co-founder of Designtech, an innovation hub bridging design and technology. Emil advises several institutions—including the Austrian Business Agency, Emil Banca, Fondazione Symbola, and Fondazione Quadrans—and is a regular speaker at international conferences on innovation and entrepreneurship. He co-organized the Italian Innovation Days and Series (2016–2020) held in Tokyo, Australia, and Singapore, as well as the Italy–India Innovation Day (2021–2022). An author and editor, Emil curated L’innovazione che non ti aspetti, edited the Italian edition of La startup digitale, and wrote the preface to Byron Reese’s La quarta era. He also co-authored Cosa e Dove: strategie digitali di ricerca del lavoro (FrancoAngeli). Previously, he served as editor of StartupDigest Italy, scientific coordinator of the Forum for Resea