About Speaker
: Agronomist, with specialisations in Project Management, Business and Risk Management. He is currently the Technical Director of ICEA (Institute for Ethical and Environmental Certification), one of the main Italian certification bodies in the field of organic and sustainable production, both in the Food and Non-Food sectors. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of international non-profit organisations: COSMOS-standard AISBL, for which he holds the position of Chair; Natureplus, International Association for Sustainable Building and Living based in Germany; IACB (International Accredited Certification Bodies) and Guest Board Member of the non-profit association Responsible Mica Initiative (RMI), based in France.
Member of the Technical Scientific Committee of the Re Soil Foundation, which works to address soil degradation. He recently coordinated, on behalf of ICEA and in collaboration with IFOAM Organics Europe, the first world conference dedicated to the integration between organic and regenerative agriculture as part of the 21st IFOAM World Congress held in December 2024 in Taiwan, from which emerged the declaration 'Elevating Truly Regenerative Agriculture – Statement from the Organic Movement', approved by the IFOAM General Assembly and published on January 15, 2025.