Christy
Baldacchino.

I am a Senior Executive at Xjenza Malta, where I lead Malta’s engagement in a broad portfolio of European research and innovation co-funded partnerships and initiatives under Horizon Europe. My work spans strategic programme coordination, research funding, stakeholder engagement and R&I policy, with particular involvement in initiatives including the Clean Energy Transition Partnership, Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership and JPI Oceans. I oversee Malta’s participation in international collaborative funding programmes and work closely with researchers, public authorities and European partners to translate research priorities into effective national participation and investment.

I hold a Master’s degree in Evidence-Based Management and Effective Decision Making from the University of Malta, where my research focused on optimising Malta’s research funding systems, and I am currently pursuing an MA in International Relations at Queen Mary University of London.