Marta Soprana

Dr Marta Soprana is a Technology and International Affairs Project Associate at LSE IDEAS. Previously she worked as a Fellow in International Political Economy at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), where she taught courses on the political economy of trade. She has extensive experience acting as consultant for international organisations – including FAO, ITC, UNCTAD, UNESCAP, World Bank and WTO – and national governments, and supporting private firms’ efforts to access and operate in foreign markets. Her main areas of expertise are trade in services, digital trade, and the regulation of emerging technologies, with a focus on artificial intelligence (AI). Her work has been published in the Journal of International Economic Law, the Journal of World Trade, Diritto del Commercio Internazionale and Trade, Law and Development, among others. With a multi-disciplinary background in international relations and law, she specialises in interdisciplinary research. She holds a PhD in Legal Studies from Bocconi University, a Master in International law and Economics (MILE) from the World Trade Institute (University of Bern), and a MA in International Relations and Diplomatic studies from the University of Bologna.