He holds a degree in electronic engineering and an MBA from Bocconi University. He has been with IMQ since 1998, where he served as Director of the Product Certification Division; he has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer since 2023. He is also Chairman of several of the IMQ Group’s overseas subsidiaries and Vice-Chairman of CEI (the Italian Electrotechnical Committee).
Ruggero Lensi holds a degree in Civil Engineering. He has been with UNI since 1995, where he has served as Technical Director and as Director for Development and Innovation. Since 2017 he has been Director General of UNI, leading the digitalization of processes, with a vision focused on sustainable management and strengthening the brand. He has served as CEN Vice-President and as ISO Council member. He has been elected ISO Vice-President for the 2027 2028 term.
He is a data journalist and a science and technology journalist for Il Sole 24 Ore, an Italian national business newspaper. He has worked in television, radio, agency, internet and print media, mainly covering topics related to economy, science and technology.
Chief Executive Officer of Il Sole 24 ORE Group, which she joined in 2018 as General Manager of Media & Business, with responsibility for the Publishing & Digital divisions of Il Sole 24 Ore, Radio 24, Radiocor, and the advertising agency 24 ORE System. She also serves as CEO of 24 ORE Cultura, CEO of Il Sole 24 ORE U.K., and CEO of 24 ORE Eventi.
Silvestri is a member of the General Council of FIEG (the Italian Federation of Newspaper Publishers), Confindustria Radio TV, and AICC (the Association of Cultural and Creative Enterprises of Confindustria). She is a Member of the Board of Directors of Audicom and a Federal Councilor of FCP (the Federation of Advertising Sales Agencies). Within the radio industry, she sits on the Board of Directors of Audiradio, E.R.A. (Editori Radiofonici Associati), and P.E.R. (Player Editori Radio).
Maurizio Tarquini, born in Rome in 1959, after obtaining a Degree in Statistical and Demographic Sciences, holds a PhD in Mathematical, Economic, and Statistical Analysis of Social Phenomena. He has held various significant positions, including General Director of Unindustria and Director General of Confindustria since 2024.
Via Belenzani, once called Contrada Larga, is the main street leading to Piazza Duomo and one of the city's most atmospheric streets, surrounded on both sides by Renaissance palaces decorated with beautiful frescoes. Palazzo Geremia, today the seat of the Trento City Council, is one of these: inside there are several rooms - beautifully frescoed and often still with their original wooden ceilings.
