Francesco Falcolini is the Founder and Managing Director of muleML, an Italian innovative startup and benefit company developing data-driven software for battery storage, energy flexibility and smart grids. With a background in data analytics, machine learning and digital transformation, Francesco focuses on making Battery Energy Storage Systems more bankable and operationally robust. At muleML, he leads the development of AI-powered tools for BESS simulation, dispatch optimisation, degradation monitoring, state-of-health assessment and industrial energy management. muleML helps energy users, ESCOs, utilities and infrastructure operators turn complex operational data into clear investment and operating decisions. Its approach combines advanced data engineering, explainable AI and locally deployable software to support renewable integration, microgrid optimisation and long-term asset performance. At Solar & Storage Live Italia, Francesco brings a practical perspective on how AI and data infrastructure can reduce uncertainty, improve storage economics and support the next generation of flexible energy systems.