Francesca Argenio is Asia International Affairs Manager at the International Affairs Office of CNR. Thanks to several years in China, her proficiency is considerable. Her expertise is the elaboration and development of policies, strategies and actions to implement scientific and technological cooperation between EU Member States and Third Countries, in particular China. She is proposing CNR broad corporate internationalization strategies according to the needs of Chinese and Italian markets, promoting CNR international cooperation strategies aimed at adapting specific guidelines to the necessities and policies of the EU – China interactions. She is Liaising with embassies, NGOs, international think tanks and international institutions