International Online Master in Sustainability and Circular Bioeconomy Management

Massimo started as Researcher at TMT Pragma, where he then became Technical Director. Later he worked as Managing Director at Scheidt & Bachmann, one of the world market leaders in innovative system solutions for mobile living. In 2014 he became Co-Director of the Master in Sustainable Mobility at the Link Campus University. Currently he is President Freight Transport WG B4 at World Road Association of Toll Motorways. He is also Member of the Scientific Committee at SOS-LOGistica and at OITA Italia. For 26 years he has been Chairman at FIT Consulting, working as a transport expert for the European Commission, the Italian Ministry and other authorities. He has also been Chairman & Founder at Freight Leaders Council for 4 years. Plus, he is General Secretary and Scientific Technical Committee Coordinator at Observatory T.C.R.

Luca Traini, Political Scientist and Business Development Expert with experience in sustainable development, energy and water sectors. Currently in RES4Africa Foundation as Access2Energy Programme Manager.  With ten years of experience in an international environment, he had the opportunity to work in European, African and Asian countries as Business Development Expert and in Tanzania as Country Manager. Mr. Traini holds a Master Degree in International Relations.​ 

Fabio has over 30 years of experience. He started as a Technical Support Manager and Product Manager at AISoftware Spa (now Exprivia). He was then Co-Founder and General Manager of Questar. He was also Country Manager at HAHT Commerce Inc (now OpenText), International Business Expert for AVEPA and for AGEA, and Artificial Intelligence Engineer at Archimede srl. In 2000 he Co-Founded Cooperativa Scripta Scrl. Just as well he was Co-Founder and CEO of RedLake Srl and of eSolutions Group Srl. Furthermore, he was International Business Developer and Product Manager at ABACO and International Business Professional at UNDP. Nowadays he is Co-Founder and Deputy President of LSStudio, Independent Business Professional and President and CEO at BIZVY, a consulting company supporting the growth of public and private companies by selecting the financing opportunities that best suit their strategies and policies.

Giuseppe Aiello, a Production Engineering graduate from the University of Palermo, holds a PhD from the same institution (2000). He is an Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management since 2015 and a visiting scholar at Ohio State University. He authored 100+ publications spanning decision sciences, multi objective optimization, and meta-heuristic evolutionary algorithms applied to, among others, Logistics, Food Chains, Oil & Gas, and Naval. He is also an expert in Waste Management and Circular Economy, and owns a patent for a recycling process.

Sonia Longo is an associate professor at the Department of Engineering of the University of Palermo, where she teaches ‘LCA of energy systems’ and ‘Fundamentals of circular economy’. Her research interests span eco-design and life cycle assessment, circular economy, sustainable production and consumption, and Net Zero Energy Buildings and Districts. She is author of many national and international scientific publications. She was involved in the research activities of International Energy Agency. She is the coordinator of the working group on Energy and sustainable technologies - Association Italian LCA Network and she was co-subtask leader of the Annex 72 IEA EBC ‘Assessing life cycle related environmental impacts caused by buildings’.

Alessio is Associate Professor of Economic Policy at the Department of Economics and Finance, University of Rome Tor Vergata. He is a Member of the SEEDS inter-university research center, as well as President (for the two-year period 2022-23) of the Italian Association of Economists of the Environment and Natural Resources (IAERE). His main areas of interest are determinants of environmental behavior, eco-innovation, economics and environmental policy.

With a PhD in Chemistry, Valerio has been working as a Researcher at the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) for over 10 years, working on research projects and scientific consultancy for the environmental sustainability of biofuels and the recovery of resources in the circular economy. His research field includes the impact of bioenergy and renewable fuels on the atmosphere, with particular attention to biomethane. Other areas of interest include sustainable mobility and recovery of resources from by-products.

Director of the CNR –IIA is an environmental engineer with a PhD in environmental sciences, he is an expert in air pollution and the management of national and international research projects. He has recently organized an electric zero-emission trip in Italy to discover excellence in the field of renewable energy sources and sustainable mobility. In 2014, he organized the CleanWeb Hackathon Rome for the development of apps related to energy environment and mobility.

With a Master in Energetic Engineering, Roberta started as a HVAC Project Engineer at Gnosis Progetti. Later she worked in Energy Efficiency Industry & Decarbonization at ENGIE Italia, and then in Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy at a2a. Currently she is Climate Change and Sustainability Engineer at RINA, a multinational company committed to simplifying complexities with a focus on energy transition, ESG and digitalization. There, she deals with energy audit and assessment for industrial plants and O&G onshore and off-shore sites.

With a PhD in Energy and Environment, Andrea is Regional Director at the National Academy of Engineering. He is adj Associate Professor at the State University of New York (from 2016) and University of Rome-Sapienza (from 2001). His research, didactic and development works are based on Energy Community and Renewable EnergyMini Grid, within the Grand Challeges Scholars Program, through the “Field Study Abroad”, and “Micro Grid Academy” experiences. He is the European Director of the "Grand Challenges for Engineering (GCSP)" launched by the US National Academy of Engineering. In 30 years of Renewable Energy activities, he realized more than 80 PPP programs and involved >600 students in Rural Mini Grids. He Co-founded the FS4MGO "Field Study for Mini Grid Optimization" Research-Group, dealing with models and optimization of renewable energy mini-grids.

Cristina has 20 years of experience in the sector of ambient air quality assessment and management. She started in Environmental Education at Apogeo, then worked as Environmental Consultant at the Italian Ministry for Environment, Land and Sea. She held the same role later at the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) and at Techne Consulting. Now she is Senior Expert for the CNR at the Ministry of Ecological Transition. Starting from 2008, she has also had the opportunity to work as Technical Expert in the Balkan region and to participate to the bilateral cooperation between Montenegro and Italy on environmental issues.

As a Full Professor of Building Physics and Building Energy Systems at the University of Palermo since 2011, Maurizio Cellulara’s research focuses on energy and environmental issues, specializing in building energy efficiency, renewable energy technologies, and system and process decarbonization. Serving as the University's representative to the ‘Sustainable Solutions Development Network’ since 2014, he is also the national vice-president of the ‘Italian Life Cycle Assessment Network’ since 2015. A key figure in national energy initiatives, he currently leads the Centre for Sustainability and Ecological Transition at the University of Palermo and coordinates the Doctorate in Ecological Transition. With around 400 publications, his influence extends globally.

Cristina Leone is a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Palermo. She held a visiting scholar position at the Northeastern University, Boston. She received a M.S. in Economic and Financial Analysis. Her research focuses on the intersection between international business and sustainability. In particular, she studies the role of Multinational Enterprises in global supply chain sustainability and assesses their behaviour across various institutional contexts. Recognized as the Best Reviewer by the International Management Division at AOM in 2023, she and her team were finalists at the G20 TechSprint 2021 on Green and Sustainable Finance.