Giovanni Domenichini, born in Bologna in 1963, graduated in Business Administration at the University of Bologna.
He is married to Alice and has three children.
His career began at Unilever, an Anglo-Dutch multinational company, but was later called to support the family company, INVER S.p.A. a leading company in the European market for industrial coatings.
For 20 years, he was CEO of Inver, which under his leadership grew steadily up until it was sold to Valspar, a US multinational, later incorporated by Sherwin Williams Company.
Today, Giovanni Domenichini is Managing Director of the GDTRE Family Office which deals with private equity, real estate and venture capital;
Board Member of Asset Italia, the private equity fund of Tamburi Investment Partners;
Board Member of the Coveme group, a leading company in PET film processing;
and Board Member of Houdini sportswear, a Swedish company which is an international benchmark for eco-sustainable clothing.
Giovanni Domenichini is also a founding partner and member of the Board of Directors of the Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute Foundation, one of the most important institutes in orthopaedics worldwide. Among his various tasks within the foundation, he deals with fundraising projects.
He has always practised sport at a competitive level, and firmly believes in sport as an ethical and educational value. Over time he has matured an awareness of the fundamental importance of issues such as longevity, nutrition, and sustainability, to which he dedicates time, resources, and energy in the fundamental conviction that life is the most precious gift of all.
Lucky encounters. This is how I would describe my professional career. I was born near Biella, Italy, where I was raised surrounded by wool. Biella is a center of the textile business and the “Wool Capital”, where the most high-quality woolen fabrics are produced. I started working there. My lucky encounter was with Ettore Della Giovanna and Aldo Chiappe. Both helped determine my career path. I am a journalist and have been working in the world of communication since 1980. I have worked for both international and national clients.
My strengths lie in strategic planning, creativity, and problem solving. I have managed many clients belonging to different fields, such as fashion, transport, finance, furniture, food, beverage, entertainment, etc.
I own a publishing house in Biella and for the past 43 years I have been publishing a magazine called “Made in Biella”, the novelties of local fashion machinery’s semi-finished products. We distribute the magazine at fairs such as Pitti Filati, Milano Unica, Premiere Vision, and Itma.
I love cooking and I have dedicated myself to studying Italian cuisine. I like to experiment, research stories, customs, and traditions, and also invent my own dishes. I love all aspects of the Italian “table” and the beauty of table art.
I have also developed a passion for art. In the fall, I will hold my first exhibition, featuring materic paintings that draw inspiration from my work as a communicator and press officer.
I am a widow with two children, I am Emanuele’s grandmother and I have a cat named Tom. I am Ezio’s sister, although he is much more famous than me. To know more about my passions and a bit more about my life, you can find me on Instagram as aloap 2012. I am an Aquarius.
The back of my business card reads “Generate synergies and ideas”.
Stefano is a serial entrepreneur and former professor of information systems, network services and security. He is the founder of I.NET, the first Italian internet provider, and played an important role in the making of the Italian internet system. He was a member of the Italian Parliament in the XVII legislature, member of the Commission for Internet rights in the House of Representatives, and leader of Parliament’s Intergroup for technological innovation. Stefano is a member of the scientific committee at Bollati and Boringhieri and the Leonardo Foundation, as well as a contributor to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, President of the Italian Digital Agency Steering Committee, member of the Artificial Intelligence group of the European Commission, and a member of the leadership board of the UN-Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Additionally, he is the author of numerous articles and contributions, speaker at conferences on digital technology, regulation and competition; which stems from his interest in the intersectionality between technology, regulation, and markets.
Born in Losanna, Sweden on January 25th 1953, he is a descendant of the Agnelli family. The 5th child of Susanna Agnelli and Urbano Rattazzi. Since 2004, he has been the president at Neos flying company, a member of the Board of Directors of Exor, and the holding company of the Agnellis; and since 2001, president of the Italian Hospital Group, as well as the managing director of GL investments. He also founded a civic committee in Rome. He studied Economics at Columbia University, and then completed a master’s degree at Harvard University. Additionally, he worked at Lehman and Salomon, and was later pioneer of private European airlines and founded Air Europe. As well as president of Assaereo, Association of italian airlines,and member of Confindustria. Among other positions, from 1988 to 200 he was founder and president of Air Europe; from 2003-2018 a board member of EXOR NV (previously EXOR SpA and IFI SpA); and from 2005 to 2012 Vice President of Alpitour. Furthermore, he holds the following institutional positions: Board member of Finnat Euramerica Bank (since 2009); President of the Il Faro Foundation (since 2009); Board member of Coe and Clerici (since 2015) and Coe and Clerici Vianini Spa (since 2015), and a Board member of the Telethon Foundation (since 2015).
Manuela Ronchi is an entrepreneur in the world of communication, manager, writer, CEO of Action Agency, Founder of Action Media Ltd and of Value in Action. Graduated with full marks in Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan, she began her managerial career in the role of image and communication manager for well-known artists and sportsmen and in the organization of events and television productions for Gerry Scotti’s agency, for which she worked from 1990 to 1995. During her career as a manager, Manuela managed the image of personalities of the caliber of: Marco Pantani, Max Biaggi, Marco Melandri, Alberto Tomba, Marco Tardelli, Sebastian Frey, Andrea Lucchetta, Gianmarco Pozzecco, Maurizia Cacciatori, Adriano Panatta, Ivan Zazzaroni, Linus, Matteo Salvo, Diego Abatantuono, Max Calderan and many others, always staying behind the scenes. Inserted by Forbes among the hundred most influential women in Italy, in 2020 she published the book “Relationships are not dangerous. The importance of meetings in the era of social media” (Gribaudo), in which he retraces his long experience in public relations. Today, in addition to being CEO of Action, Founder of Action Media and creator of Value in Action, Manuela is also Head of Communication & Special Projects of Hyperloop Italia, Elon Musk’s hyper-fast capsule brought to Italy by the innovator Bibop Gresta.
I have always been involved in communication. I started advising large multinational companies, listed in the Fortune 100 ranking.
Since the 90’s I have been working on the issues of sustainable development, social and environmental responsibility.
I am one of the founders of Un-Guru, a company that aims to collaborate with those organizations that create social and environmental impact.
I am a journalist and since 2005 I have been in charge of the Esami di Bilancio column of Il Sole 24 Ore, for which we at Un-Guru have designed the NonProfit Performance Benchmark.
I currently work on collaborative projects with several partners, both profit and NonProfit, because I strongly believe that the difference can only be made together.
As a teacher on communication issues, I cooperate with several educational institutions.
I suffer from latitude; I am an avid traveller aware that, as Bruce Chatwin said,”Travel not only broadens the mind: it shapes it”.
And I am constantly looking for the best shape for my mind.
I am also a voracious reader, and I am very curious. I like people who understand that the most effective communication is setting the good example and I am committed to learning from each of them.
