Governance

Riccardo Bellato

Graduated in Economics and Business at the University of Pavia, since 2007 he has been Chairman of NitrolChimica S.p.A, a leading company in the production and recovery of solvents from industrial waste, and since 2018 Chairman of Alchemia s.r.l., a recently established company for the production and synthesis of organic solvents operating in the green economy.

He has been Chairman of the Assolombarda Chemicals Group since 2012 and Chairman of the Assolombarda Green Economy Network since 2017. He is a member of the General Council of Federchimica. For 3 years, he has been working together with ECRN (European Chemical Region Network) on the development of innovation projects between European countries. In particular, he represents Lombard chemical companies in the S3 platform for Green Chemistry and Circular Economy. Elected president of the LE2C Cluster for the period 2023-2026.

Giovanni Lozza

Full Professor of Energy and Environmental Systems. Since 2020 Director of the Energy Department of the Politecnico di Milano, previously Dean of the School of Industrial and Information Engineering from 2011 to 2019. His scientific skills are in the field of energy production plants with reduced emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases.

Elena Cristina Maggioni

During her legal studies she started the activity in the environmental sector in MWH Spa assisting mainly multinational companies in ensuring compliance with Italian regulations and in the development of projects in the field of water treatment and protection, land remediation and waste management. In 2005 she joined the A2A Group where she was involved in supporting the CEO in the definition and implementation of business development strategies and in the scouting of new opportunities in Italy and abroad and in the management of projects for the construction of treatment plants. Since 2021 she has been responsible for the Business Development & Transformation structure of the A2A Environment Business Unit, which deals with the evaluation and implementation of new development projects and of initiatives characterized by the presence of new business models and new technologies.

Vladimiro Dal Santo

Graduated in Chemistry in 1997 and Doctor of Chemistry at the University of Milan in 2002. Since 2001 he has been working at the National Research Council of the Institute of Chemical Sciences and Technologies "G. Natta" (CNR-SCITEC) in Milan, as the first researcher, and in charge of the "Milano Golgi" office since March 2020, where he is responsible for the development of new materials for the sustainable production of hydrogen. He is responsible for national and European research projects. He participates in the activities of the LEC cluster, then LE2C, since 2013 and is a member of the outgoing Board of Directors representing CNR.

Michele de Nigris

Director of the Department of Sustainable Development and Energy Sources at the Research on the Energy System – RSE.

An electrical engineer, he has actively worked in the field of transmission and distribution technologies at CESI and later at RSE, before taking on the main challenges related to the interaction of energy systems with the environment.

Active in the European context, he leads the European SetPlan Implementation Group on resilient energy networks and the Clean Energy Technology Partnership's Initiative on networks. At the international level, he represents Italy in the coordination committees of the International Energy Agency.

He is actively involved in the field of standardization as the chairman of the "Integrated Energy Systems" Committee of the Italian Electrotechnical Committee and in the field of cultural dissemination as the vice-president of the Milanese section of AEIT (Italian Association of Electrical, Electronic, Automation, Computer Science, and Telecommunications).

Carlo Santoro

Carlo Santoro holds a bachelor's degree (2006) and a master's degree (2008) in Environmental Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano. In 2013 he obtained the PhD at the University of Connecticut (USA). From 2013 to 2017 he was Post Doc at the University of New Mexico (USA) In 2017 he became Associate Professor at the University of the West of England Bristol (UK). In 2020, he became a Lecturer at the University of Manchester. In 2021 he joined the Department of Materials Science of the University of Milano-Bicocca as Researcher (type B). He currently serves as Chair Elected of Division 2 for the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) (term 2023-2024). His work is devoted to electrocatalysis for various electrochemical reactions aimed at electrochemical conversion and production technologies.

Andrea Aliscioni

Director of the Integrated Water Service Division of MM Spa, a public company fully owned by Milan municipality.

He is in charge of the entire management of the integrated water cycle, programming, technical-administrative planning of investments in the drinking water distribution network, sewage network and water treatment. The Division's activities also include the management of the entire meter-to-cash process and customer management.

The management of Milan's water service is characterised by important technical performances, including the low percentage of water losses in the distribution network (<15%) and the complete reuse of purified water for irrigation purposes in a consolidated circular economy perspective.

For MM S.p.A., he also holds the position of Waste Technical Manager.

Engineer, he has held positions of responsibility in the operations sector in other important companies in the Utility sector and held management roles in mining projects in Italy, Africa and Canada.

Paolo Bugatti

After graduating in mechanical engineering from the Milan Polytechnic, he joined Bono Energia S.p.A., part of the Cannon S.p.A. Group, where he holds various positions in the commercial area, in the field of energy for high-efficiency, low-emission cogeneration plants and thermal power stations. Since 2000 he has headed the Engineering Division of Bono Energia S.p.A. Currently, he holds the role of Corporate Sales & Marketing at the Cannon S.p.A. Group holding company. Since 2012 he is Member of the Board of Directors of the Lombardy Energy Cleantech Cluster. Since 2013 he participates in the table of the Technical Energy Committee of Assolombarda.

Cristian Carboni

Market Development Manager Innovative Disinfection systems of Industrie De Nora S.p.a.

More than 20 years of experience in project management, research and technological innovation, author of numerous scientific publications. In Industrie De Nora he collaborates in the development of technologies relating to water and wastewater treatment in particular concerning disinfection.

Member of the scientific committee of Polo Agrifood, member of the Board of Directors of the International Ozone Association, Leader of the Water Europe Working Group Water and Public Health.

Since 2017 he has collaborated with the Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) for the monitoring of the Actions under Horizon 2020; currently external expert of the European Innovation Council and Executive Agency for SMEs (EISMEA).

Claudio Fiorentini

Born in 1964 in Gallarate (VA), he is Head of Territorial Institutional Affairs for Northern Italy for the Enel Group.

He holds a degree in economics and business from the Catholic University of Milan and began his career in procurement. In 1991 he joined the Enel Group in personnel management and then in communications dealing with important image projects and the stock market listing of Enel Spa.

After an international stint as Communications Director of Enelpower, in 2009 he assumed managerial positions of increasing responsibility in External and Institutional Relations for Enel Italia.

He also currently holds the position of Head of Relations with Associations.

Desdemona Oliva

Giovanni Bergna

Technical Director at Lariana Depur SpA. Graduated from the Milan Polytechnic in Environmental Engineering. He has been involved in the treatment of urban and industrial wastewater, the design of plants mainly as a processor, and management systems (quality and environment). The company Lariana Depur manages urban wastewater treatment plants, with a significant component of industrial wastewater, in the textile district of Como.

Nicola Budelli

Entrepreneur, AD Bama srl, President Bama Viti srl, companies operating respectively in the chemical and electrochemical treatment of metal surfaces and in precision mechanics. Chairman at Piccola Impresa Confindustria Altomilanese, Chairman of the Economic Activities Committee of the municipality of Turbigo. Former counsellor at TAM Tutela Ambientale del Magentino SPA

Paolo Gianoglio

Graduated in Electronic Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano, MBA at SDA Bocconi, he has been involved in certification and standardisation for 25 years. Since 2008 he has been Director at ICIM SpA, a certification organisation with a strong strategic orientation towards the mechanical and energy sectors. In recent years he has directed the Industria 4.0 project, developing the certification service for access to tax benefits (hyper-amortisation and tax credit) and other business support services for the development of manufacturing digitisation projects. He is currently HR and Association Relations Director of ICIM Group, the parent company that owns ICIM SpA, the Omeco srl laboratory and the notified body PED Consorzio Pascal.  He participates in the regulatory activities of the technical committees UNI CT 033/SC 05 "BIM and digital management of construction information processes" and UNI CT 519 "Enabling technologies for Industry 4.0".

Aldo Locatelli

Member and Manager of ARS Aedificandi SPA. Graduated in philosophy, he deals with innovation and strategic development of the company. For over 20 years he has gained experience as a company manager and trade association manager in the construction sector.

Giuseppe Maffeis

Giuseppe Maffeis, founding partner and sole director of TerrAria srl.

With a degree in environmental physics and specialisation in health statistics, he has been involved in air pollution modelling and energy-emission inventories to support environmental and health impact assessments and air quality and energy planning for over 25 years. He is an expert in energy management and energy manager for companies and local authorities.

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Sergio Torriani

Managing Director and founder of Simplifhy SB srl
Class of 1970. Graduated from Milan Polytechnic.
25 years of experience in process industry and power generation companies, including 12 years in General Electric, with national and international roles.
Founder of Simplifhy SB Srl company dealing with decarbonisation solutions in the field of hydrogen technologies.

Gianni Valli

Chairman of the Strategic Committee and Security Committee of BBV Holding S.r.l. (BBV Inoflex Group). Graduated from the Catholic University of Milan, Business Lawyer, member of the Bar of Milan. He provides management and operational consulting services in the strategic, organisational, administrative, banking, I.T. and manufacturing sectors. Since 2018 he has been the Representative of the IICUA (Italian Chamber of Commerce in the UAE). He supports (also with his own stable structure in Dubai and Abu Dhabi) Italian companies that have interests or intend to develop their presence in the GCC countries.

Stefano Dubini

Born in Brussels in 1964, he graduated in Economics from Bocconi University, is an entrepreneur and works in the environmental sector. Co founder and ceo of Tia Spa, president of the Refit and Denuc Enterprise Networks, in recent years he has been active in the conception and implementation of integrated projects aimed at recovering brownfield sites for new investments including renewable energy, such as the Solari project, promoted by Assolombarda. He is a founding member and advisor of the Green Economy Network in Assolombarda, and a member of the Association's Environment Technical Group. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Bagatti Valsecchi Foundation, which manages the museum of the same name, and a Director of the Milan Section of Italia Nostra.

Fernando Alberti

Professor Fernando G. Alberti, Phd is a tenured University professor of Strategic Entrepreneurship. He leads the Harvard-based international think-tank Strategique. Institutes Council Leader at Professor M.E. Porter’s Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Harvard Business School (MA, US), program on Microeconomics of Competitiveness. Former industrial strategist for the World Bank and UNIDO. Professor Alberti chairs the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness at LIUC University (Italy) and is Adjunct Professor at University of Milano Bicocca (Italy), the University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland (CH) and at the Ecole des Ponts Business School, Paris (France). He sits in the board of directors and in the advisory board of several companies, clusters, institutions and competitiveness centers across the globe. Professor Alberti leads the Italian competitiveness monitor on the service industry and the project Italia Compete. His last publication, Entrepreneurship by Design, ranked 1st on Amazon amongst business best-sellers. In 2019 Professor Alberti was appointed by Professor Porter in the Hall of Fame of Harvard Business School. 

Domiziano Ivan Basilico

Founder and technical director of SEAM engineering Srl. Graduated from the Politecnico di Milano in Environmental Engineering. He has followed different kind of projects on wastewater treatment plants, industrial and civil, in Italy and different countries in the middle East, as process engineer, project coordinator and project manager.

SEAM engineering has specific expertise in the design and process evaluation of plants, industrial and civil, for wastewater, liquid waste and air treatment.

Laura Eleonora Depero

Laura Eleonora Depero graduated in 1984 in Solid State Physics at the University of Milan.
She was an assistant professor from 1990 to 2000 and has been a full professor of Fundamental Chemistry for Technology at the University of Brescia Engineering since 2001.

Member of the Board of Directors of the National Interuniversity Consortium for Materials Science and Technology (INSTM) representing the University of Brescia.

Luca Donelli

Euros Market Development Manager - Donelli Group
Class 1982. Graduated from Bocconi University (BA in International Economics & MS in Management). In the three-year period 2011-14 he is Chairman of the Youth Group of Confindustria Alto Milanese and Sherpa of the Italian delegation to the G20 Young Entrepreneurs' Alliance (@G20_YEA). He is appointed Head of International and Community Relations/Strategic Alliances, GI of Confindustria in the period 2014-17 and in 2016, he is elected President (2016) of Yes for Europe (@YesforEurope). In 2017, he assumes the role of G20 YEA representative in the B20 Financing Growth & Infrastructure Task Force and in 2018 he serves as Co-Chair of the B20 SME Development Task Force. He participated in the work of the Confindustria committees focused on Europe (2015-17) and Internationalisation of the Association System (2016-20).From 2017 to 2023, he was President of LE2C and member of the Board of Directors of the National Energy Technology Cluster.

Andrea Pastori

Senior Project Manager in ANCE Lombardia, the Lombardy regional builders association where he works since 2008, accountable for technology, innovation and energy efficiency. He cooperate with LE2C since its early years; he has contributed to the development and study of Green building issues, supporting the cluster’s organization.

Marialuisa Volta

Full Professor of Control Systems with the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering of the University of Brescia. Coordinator of national and European research projects, she develops integrated assessment models for air quality and greenhouse gas emissions planning and control. Member of international board for the assessment of air quality policies in Europe. Scientific advisor (with prof. G. Guariso) for the LE2C “Clean Air” group.