Elisabetta Narducci has a scientific background (physics degree). After 2 years post degree scientific activity on surface science, since 1998 she has been working in research management. She has a Master on University and Research management and more than 25 years’ experience in supporting EU-funded research projects and research activities at large scale infrastructures. She actively participated to several FP7 projects, she managed a COST action grant and she is currently highly involved in a number of H2020 and HE projects taking care of reporting, communication and dissemination activities, and acting as reference expert for open science, long-term sustainability and gender issues. She is Project Manager of the SPOKE 7 of the National Center for HPC, Big Data and Quantum Computing funded by Italian PNRR program. Since 2011 she has been Italian delegate in the ESRF-AFC and serves as the Industrial Liaison Officer for ESRF.