Professor of convertors, machinery and electronic activation. He has been rector of the Turin polytechnic since 2005.

President of Alchimia SpA, controls many societies operating in the sectors of clothing, statistical market inquiries, sales, and the management of real estate and finance.

Agency for the diffusion of innovation technologies, Advisor to the minister for public administration and innovation, member of the Operations committee for the Prize.

Founder and president of the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin’s reference point for contemporary art.

President and founder of Kanso, a consultancy society involved with innovation and customer experience. Member of the operations committee for the Prize.

Cultural organizer and strategies consultant for urban development, member of the Operations committee for the Prize.