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

Founder of H-FARM, a venture incubator with the aim of favouring, backing, and accelerating the development of start-up firms.

Professor of Economic History at Politacal Science Faculty of Padua University.

Director of the fashion design course at IUAV university, Venice, critic and independent curator.

Internationally-known architect and designer, a member of the Memphis group, and the founder of Cibic&Partners.

Mayor of Turin since 2001; earlier he worked in the secretariat of the Italian communist party, then with the Turin branch of the CGIL union, and he then became secretary of the Turin and Piedmont PDS party