Romeo Orlandi is the President of Osservatorio Asia, a thin tank based in Italy. An economist and sinologist, he is Professor of Globalization and Far East, and also teachesat various post-graduate courses.

Romeo Orlandi is Vice President of the Association Italy-ASEAN. He was Trade Commissioner for the Italian Government in Singapore, Shanghai, and Beijing (for Greater China).

He is an international strategic consultant for governmental institutions and companies, a regular contributor to national and international media, speaker at international conference, and author of several books on China, India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore and ASEAN.