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Holds her master degree and her PhD in Chemical Engineering at University of Genova. She is a full time full Professor sector 09/D2 at the Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department (DICCA) at the Polytechnic School at University of Genova. Reference person for ERASMUS student mobility among different European Universities. Since 2013, member of the Teaching Board of the Doctoral School in Sustainable Energy and Technologies SET of the Faculty of Science and Technology of the Free University of Bolzano, Italy. Research activity has been conducted in two principal fields: experimental-interpretive (laboratory research, including the development of physical simulation models, testing, experimental programming, analysis and correlation of experimental data) and numerical simulation of systems (study of mathematical models for the simulation of traditional chemical engineering processes and planning and development of relatively new processes through the correct prediction of the physical equilibrium and transport properties).

Graduated in 1996 in Physics at the University of Ioannina, Greece. In 1997 she got the Master of Science in Laser Photonics and Modern Optics from the University of Manchester, Laser Photonics Group, Manchester, UK. In 2000 she became Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Salford, Laser Photonics and Non-Linear Optics Group, Manchester, UK. From January 2011  she became coordinator of the Smart Materials Platform at the Center for Biomolecular Nanotechnologies of Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia at University of Lecce, Italy. In September 2012 she moved to the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia in Genova with all the group of Smart Materials and since September 2014 has an appointment as Tenured Senior Researcher, responsible for this group.

He got a Master in Science with Laude in Chemistry at the University of Ferrara, Italy in 1991 and he owns an Executive Master in Business Administration and an Executive Master in Technology and Innovation Management both at the Bologna Business School. He is a Certified Sustainability Manager (Federmanager, Rina, CCM-473/19). His experience spans between R&D and Commercial functions starting as R&D coordinator of Eridania Béghin-Say, the Agro-Industrial branch of Montedison Group, in Belgium in the early 90s, and moving to Sales roles within Cargill organization in 2002 where he became European Sales Manager Bio-Industry in 2008. He went back to R&D on 2012, as R&D Manager Bio Industrial Europe and then he covered the role of Business Development Manager Europe. Since June 2018, he is the Global Application Lead for an Industrial Application in the newly formed Cargill Bioindustrial BU. He was Cargill’s delegate for the Biobased Industry Consortium (BIC, 2014-2017) and for the European Starch Association (Starch Europe, 2010-2013). He is also member of Technical-Scientific Committee of the Italian Cluster of Green Chemistry (SPRING, 2018-2020). Recently, he accepted the role of Scientific Co-Ordinator (SCO) of the H2020-BBI-JTI-2017-R5 project called “SusBind”.

He has graduated in Industrial Chemistry and he earned his PhD in Chemical and Process Engineering at Genoa University. He is associate professor of  Industrial Chemistry at the University of Genova where he holds courses on Principles of Industrial Chemistry, Chemistry and technology of catalysis and Foundations of chemical technologies in industry and environment.He has awarded a Marie Curie research fellowship at “GKSS- Forschungszentrum Geesthacht”(Germany). He is the coordinator of the “membrane&membrane” research group and manages the “Laboratory of Electron Microscopy” at the Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry. His research activity focuses science and technology of membranes, wastewater treatments, heterogeneous catalysis, membrane reactors and fuel cells. Recently he is addressing the conversion of wastes (e.g. plastics, biomasses, wastewater) into valuable chemicals following the Circular Economy approach. He has co-authored more than 60 papers in international journals and has several patent applications. He has collaborated in several EU projects and as a consultant for several industries.

He has graduated cum laude in Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technologies at the Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Italy, and he earned his PhD in Applied Microbiology from the Institute of Chemical Technology of the University of Prague, Czech Republic. He is Full Professor of Industrial & Environmental Biotechnology at the School of Engineering of the Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna since 2005. He is currently the Deputy Rector of the University of Bologna for Industrial Research, Territorial cooperation and Innovation. He is actively working in the fields of environmental and industrial biotechnology and of the Circular Bioeconomy in the frame of a number of national projects (funded by Italian ministries, Regions and companies) and European collaborative projects.

Francesca Forno. She holds her master degree in Sociology at University of Urbino, Italy and her PhD in Politics at University of Strathclyde, UK. She is associate Professor of Sociology at the Department of Sociology and Social Research of the University of Trento, Italy. Her interests include sustainable consumption and political consumerism. A special focus in these areas is on the consequences of the spread of market-based forms of action for citizens’ participation and mobilisation. She has published papers on civic participation and social movements, conducting research on political consumerism, collaborative consumption, grassroots initiatives on social eco-innovation and alternative food networks. Her work has appeared in journals including the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, the Journal of Consumer Culture, the International Journal of Consumer Studies, South European Politics and Society and the British Food Journal, as well as in collections of essays published by Oxford University Press, Wiley-Blackwell and Zed Books.

Michele Libralato. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering. He is technical director and R&D manager at Pal srl, part of the IMAL-PAL group, that is renowned worldwide for its long experience in wood particle preparation, gluing and resination, on-line quality controls, process controls, board handling and in particular for its continual innovation. He is in charge of the management of projects of new machinery and concept plants for the wood-based panel industry, recycling, energy production from biomass, from conception to industrialization and production: machines type air selectors, fluid bed, metal sorting,  optical sorting, vibrating, oscillating and roller screens, crushers, mills, extractors. He is in charge of the management of laboratory activities for: test of machinery; tests on new prototypes; proposals of dedicated solutions to the customers starting from their raw material.

Graduated in Chemical Engineering at Polytechnic of Milan, Italy. From 2003 he gained experience on management and design of waste treatment processes. He currently works at IREN AMBIENTE multiutility. For this company, he managed several business, in particular as technical project manager of urban and industrial waste collection, project manager involved in waste treatment plants (waste to energy plant, mechanical and biological treatment plant, biowaste treatment plant with production of energy and biomethane, plant for the selection of dry waste) and operations manager for waste treatment plants.

He teaches “Environmental – Waste Treatment Plant” at Università di Reggio Emilia and Modena, Italy.

Graduated in Industrial Chemistry with a master's degree in Environmental Monitoring and Analysis. In AMIU (www.amiu.genova.it), she worked for 10 years in communication and environmental education projects; from 2013 to 2018 she designed and developed financed and European projects. From 2019 she is part of the team that manages AMIU waste disposal facilities.

Ing. Roberta Massa. Graduated in Chemical Engineering in 1999. She works as an Engineer at Ansaldo Energia since 1999. In parallel, she deals with social innovation, sustainable development, food policy and circular economy since 2011, when she started to face the Non Profit Sector, proposing a project to recover and redistribute food surpluses and specializing through Post Graduate Course in EU Project Design. Since 2017 she is working on Ricibo Project being in charge of project design, fundraising, integrated impact assessment and coordination. RICIBO Network, in collaboration with the Municipality of Genoa, is an urban network project and a SMART platform for the recovery and redistribution of food surpluses. The project was co-financed by Regione Liguria in 2018 and financed by Compagnia San Paolo Fundation and Carige Fundation for the two years period 2018/2019, confirmed for the second period 2020/2021.

Anne-Marie Morrissey. Bachelor and PHD in Engineering (Trinity College, Dublin), Masters in Human Resource Management (University of Kingston, London). Role and experience at the European Commission: functionnaire at the Commission since July 1997, scientific Project Officer – DG RTD, Bruxelles. Head of sector - HR and training, Ispra,  circular economy co-ordinator since 2019, Ispra. Current main job: Deputy Head of Logistics Unit, Ispra.

Role and years of experience in the European Commission: European Commission employee since February 2011. Financial Agent and Procurement Officer from February 2011 to December 2015. Administrative Assistant since January 2016.  Current main job: WASTE officer and environmental officer at JRC Ispra.

Ilaria Re. MSc in Humanities studies and Master in Economics and Project Management, she  is the EU project Office Director at Consorzio Italbiotec (Milan, Italy www.italbiotec.it). She is consultant for business development with over ten years’ experience in public fundraising in the field of research, innovation and technology transfer, grant management and bid writing. Project leader and a former member of the board of director at Lombardy Green Chemistry Association – LGCA (Milan, www.chimicaverdelombardia.it), currently, she is the coordinator of the Bioeconomy Pilot of the Vanguard Initiative (www.s3vanguardinitiative.eu) and responsible for interregional partnerships promotion on bio-based and circular bioeconomy topics.

Mr. Hans Christian Christiansen has a position as senior advisor within the Technical and Environmental Administration, City of Copenhagen. He has worked for the city since year 2000, within the areas of environmental protection, waste management, mobility projects, international cooperation and project management.

 Mr. Christiansen has a master degree in biology and a Business Diploma within Organisation.

 Mr. Christiansen has recently been in major European mobility projects, concerning urban space and air pollution.