Our speakers

Ezio Micelli is a full professor at the IUAV University of Venice. He is the director of the U-Rise master’s programme, which investigates urban transformations and innovative urban regeneration processes. He coordinates the IMPACT research cluster on the economic and social impact of interventions on cities and territories.

Ingrid Paoletti is a Full Professor in the Technology of Architecture at the Politecnico di Milano. She is the founder of the research group in theorical and design experimentation Material Balance, where she is involved in innovative technologies and materials to develop a new and responsible material culture.

Marco was an affordable housing developer and then a developer of innovative solutions for energy efficiency and decarbonisation of buildings. He supported the creation of Edera, Innovation Centre for a large-scale decarbonisation and regeneration of the built environment, where he is now Chief Technical Officer.

Piero has 15 years of experience in climate change policies, urban resilience planning and urban innovation. Currently he is the Director of the National Innovation Hub for Public Building at the State Property Agency. He is an advisor of the Italian Ministry of Ecological Transition for the National Adaptation Plan to Climate Change.

PhD architect and Senior Advisor on Social and Collaborative Housing, Affordable Housing Policy, and Service Design in the field of Social Innovation and Urban Renovation. She currently works as General Coordinator for Milano Abitare and also advises on social housing policies and projects for non-profit organizations.

He is the Technical Director of X-LAM Dolomiti, specialized in the production of CLT panels, design of timber structures and construction of buildings and timber structures.

Alessio Colombo, geologist, is the COO and Co-Founder of Rice House. Its mission is building the house made of rice and everything that accommodates humans: from the micro to the macro, using rice by-products. Ricehouse is a link between agriculture and architecture, through the industrial and artisan realities of the area.

Since 2020, she has collaborated with Homers and Homes4All as an architect, supporting the development of innovative models of urban regeneration through housing, dealing with service design, research and communication. Since 2024, she has been the General Director of Fondazione Impact Housing where she promotes the conception and diffusion of new nodes of living with a positive impact.

Giovanni’s views on melding innovation with design and architecture have been his leitmotiv which he brought into Pininfarina after being appointed Senior Vice President of Architecture in 2019. His research work and proximity to Academic Institutions allowed him to drive his team to be at the forefront of architectural innovation.

Giuseppe Conti is an Architect focusing on integrating creative design principles with advanced digital tools. He joined Pininfarina, the iconic Italian design firm known for its automotive design, in 2020. He is currently a Lead Architect, with the aim of bringing together creativity, the quest for innovation, and attention to detail quality.

Dquadro is an engineering company established in 2015 by combining the skills of several professionals. Its mission is summarised in integrated design, which requires different skills, starting from the study of strategies for the entire project, that specialise through increasingly defined levels of detail to achieve optimised
solutions.

Paolo Simeone is an adjunct professor and research fellow at Politecnico di Torino, DAD–Department of Architecture and Design, and an architect, expert in innovative sustainable building systems with a focus on wood constructions. Paolo currently teaches Architectural Technology with Prof. Guido Callegari in the “Off-site Architecture Design” course.

CEO in architectural office MJZ and urban think-tank LURE.
Creator of innovative & practical designs. Nominated twice for the World Building of the Year Award at WAF, Winner of German Design Award 2018. Now running his architectural office MJZ in Warsaw, Poland with a tech branch BuildingVR in Opole.

Member of LURE and Team Leader at MJZ, multidisciplinary R&D creative agency based in Poland which combines environmental design with research and technology.

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