We are specialists in social and financial inclusion, building multi-asset strategies, debt/equity/blended finance and Impact Bonds across Europe, Latin America and South East Asia. We advise governments globally in social projects that build on the UN SDG's in natural resources, clean energy, education, social and financial inclusion initiatives. Committed to helping organisations deploy capital and innovative finance products in emerging markets that drive social change and fight social injustice, poverty and sustainable actions. 

We specialise in Investment banking, ESG strategy, leadership, project execution, social impact, impact investments, blockchain/digital economy , interim management. 

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Antonio Potenza

Executive Chairman

A dual citizen, Swiss and Italian, Mr Potenza's professional backbone builds on business and finance. The family possessed substantial olive oil plantations in the south of Italy, producing edible and lighting oil for export across the Mediterranean, USA and Near East. Consequently Business Architecture and financial engineering is part of Mr Potenza's DNA. 

Mr Potenza holds an Executive MBA from the University of Oxford, UK, a BBA from Zurich Business School, Switzerland, and additional academic qualifications in High Impact Leadership from the University of Cambridge, UK. and is a Certified Project Management Associate from the International Project Management Association IPMA.

As an Impact Entrepreneur and Impact Investor he's involved in a number of Social Projects and co-founder of a number of Social Enterprises. Proficient in German, Italian, English and French, and the understanding of the Spanish language, allows to nurture an international network of relationships and business partners. 

Mr Potenza has spent his entire career working with international organisations in different geographical locations, assigned with high impact leadership roles, across industry sectors such as Mineral and Mining, Chemicals, Agriculture and Finance. He is a specialist in operations and supply chain management,  supply and value chain finance, corporate strategy, corporate finance and business strategy development.

AstonBlackstone International was founded in Switzerland in 2010. Since its inception the company has focused on main sectors:

• Interim Management
• Project Management and - Finance
• Trade Advisory and - Finance
• Bridge Finance & Growth Capital
• Corporate Strategy / - Finance
• Business Strategy Development
• Blockchain
• ESG / SDG Taxonomy
• Impact Investing

AstonBlackstone International has built a global network of clients and partners supporting its services. We continue to develop new relationships while nurturing the existing ones. We stay focused and innovative in providing our partners the latest management and leadership theories together with innovative thought processes benefitting our stakeholders.