VENICE WORLD
SUSTAINABILITY
CAPITAL FOUNDATION
The organs that make up the Foundation are identified and regulated by the Statute to ensure effective and efficient management and reliable control over the activities carried out by the Foundation.
Renato Brunetta, appointed by the President of the Council of Ministers, is President of the Venice Sustainability Foundation.
The Steering Council is appointed by the Statute to supervise and direct the activities of the Foundation and has the right to perform the acts it deems appropriate to carry out its duties. In particular:
The Council consists of the President and Vice-Presidents of the Foundation, and representatives of the founding and co-founding members.
The members of the Council do not receive any compensation as the task is carried out free of charge.
Renato Brunetta
VSF President – CNEL President
Luca Zaia
VSF Vice President – Former President, Regional Committee of Veneto
Luigi Brugnaro
VSF Vice President – Mayor, Venice
Benno Albrecht
Dean, Iuav University of Venice
Maria Raffaella Caprioglio*
Committee Member, Chamber of Commerce of Venice Rovigo
Enrico Carraro
Delegate Confindustria Veneto
Michele Casarin
President, Academy of Fine Arts of Venice
Renata Codello
General Secretary, Fondazione Giorgio Cini
Francesco Cosulich*
Head of European Funds, Enfinity Global
Maria Enrica Danese*
Corporate Communication & Sustainability Director, TIM
Carlo Boffi Farsetti*
Vice President, Fondazione di Venezia
Angelo Grimaldi
Executive Director Institutional Affairs, Snam
Fabrizio Iaccarino
Head of Institutional Affairs, Enel Italy
Tiziana Lippiello
Dean, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
Fabio Moretti
President, Benedetto Marcello Conservatory of Music, Venice
Giuseppe Ricci
Chief Operating Officer Industrial Transformation, Eni
Barbara Terenghi*
EVP Sustainability & CEO’s Office Director, Edison
Emma Ursich
Group Head of Corporate Identity, Assicurazioni Generali
Laura Alice Villani
Managing Director & Senior Partner, Boston Consulting Group
* the 5 elected representatives of the Co-founders
The Director General is vested with all powers of ordinary and extraordinary administration of the Foundation, which must be exercised according to the directives issued by the Steering Council. The position is fulfilled by Alessandro Costa (Snam).
The Scientific Committee provides advisory opinions and non-binding proposals to the Director General and/or the Steering Council on policy programmes and strategic and/or scientific plans.
The Scientific Committee shall also:
– propose studies, research, analysis (including scenario-analysis on the development of science, technology and related applications), evaluations and projects in all areas and sectors of the Foundation;
– propose national or international partnerships with public or private entities;
– provide non-binding opinions on research, education and student services.
The members of the Scientific Committee do not receive any compensation as the task is carried out free of charge.
Paolo Costa
Chairman of the Scientific Committee
Barbara Caputo*
Full Professor, Politecnico di Torino
Carlo Carraro
Full Professor, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
Chiara Casarin
Head of Cultural Development and Communication, Fondazione Giorgio Cini
Federico Cinquepalmi
Full Professor, Sapienza University of Rome
Liliana Fracasso
Professor, Academy of Fine Arts of Venice
Francesco La Camera
Director General, International Renewable EnergyAgency (IRENA)
Gianluca Leonardi*
ESG Expert Region Nord Est, UniCredit S.p.A. – ESG & Start Lab Italy
Antonio Marcomini
Deputy Rector, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
Sara Mingardo
Professor, National Academy of St. Cecilia
Francesco Petracchini*
Director of the Department of Earth System Sciences and EnvironmentalTechnologies, National Research Council
Marilena Petraglia*
Head of Sustainability Ferrovie dello Stato Group, FS Group
Cristiana Scarpa*
Head of Environmental Protection, Metropolitan City of Venice
Lucia Silva
Group Chief of Sustainability Officer, Assicurazioni Generali
Gianluca Toschi*
Senior Researcher | Policy Advisor, Fondazione NordEst
* by designation of the Co-founders
The Board of Statutory Auditors is entrusted with the control of the Foundation’s activities. The members, three statutory auditors and two alternate auditors, are appointed by the Steering Committee.
The members of the Board of Statutory Auditors do not receive any compensation as the task is carried out free of charge.
Enrico Zanetti
President of the Board
Elena Nembrini
Statutory Auditor
Aldo Tommasin
Statutory Auditor
Maria Rosaria Leccese
Alternate Auditor
Cristina Ghedini
KPMG
Alessia Scandian
Senior Audit, KPMG
Gianluca Zaniboni
Partner, KPMG
