Renato Brunetta, appointed by the President of the Council of Ministers, is President of the Venice Sustainability Foundation.
Foundation > Governance
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.
PRESIDENT
STEERING COUNCIL
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:
- Appointing and dismissing the members of the Scientific Committee and its President;
- Appointing the Director General;
- Approving the Foundation’s annual and/or multiannual programme;
- Deciding on transactions with a value equal to or greater than Euro 100,000 (one hundred thousand).
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.
COMPOSITION OF THE STEERING COUNCIL
| Renato Brunetta | VSF President – CNEL President |
| Luca Zaia | Vice President VSF – President Regional Committee of the Veneto |
| Luigi Brugnaro | Vice Presidente FVCMS – Sindaco Comune di Venezia |
| Benno Albrecht | Dean of Iuav University, Venice |
| Maria Raffaella Caprioglio * | Board and Council Member of Camera di Commercio Venezia Rovigo |
| Enrico Carraro | President of Confindustria Veneto |
| Michele Casarin | President of the Academy of Fine Arts of Venice |
| Renata Codello | General Secretary of Fondazione Cini |
| Francesco Cosulich * | Head of Funds Europe Enfinity Global |
| Maria Enrica Danese * | Director Corporate Communications & Sustainability Gruppo TIM |
| Monica de Virgiliis | President of Snam SpA |
| Fabrizio Iaccarino | Head of Institutional Affairs Enel Italy |
| Francesco Mario Iannella * | Regional Manager UniCredit Nord Est |
| Tiziana Lippiello | Dean of Ca’ Foscari University, Venice |
| Fabio Moretti | President of the Conservatory B. Marcello, Venice |
| Giuseppe Ricci | Energy Evolution Chief Operating Officer Eni SpA |
| Barbara Terenghi * | EVP Sustainability & CEO’s Office Director Edison SpA |
| Emma Ursich | Group Head of Corporate Identity Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. |
| Laura Alice Villani | Managing Director & Partner/Energy BCG Italia |
* representing the Co-founders
DIRECTOR GENERAL
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).
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
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.
COMPOSITION OF THE SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
| Pasquale Quito Terracciano | Chairman of the Committee – Ambassador – GD for Public and Cultural Diplomacy at MAE |
| Marco Alverà | Managing director TES-H2 |
| Andrea Barbanti * | Managing technologist ISMAR-CNR |
| Agar Brugiavini * | General Council member Fondazione di Venezia |
| Carlo Carraro | Cultural Development and Communication Manager Cini Foundation |
| Chiara Casarin | Full Professor University La Sapienza |
| Federico Cinquepalmi | Full Professor University La Sapienza |
| Paolo Costa | Senior Partner C+3C Systems and Strategies |
| Vito Di Noto | Full Professor University of Padua |
| Pierroberto Folgiero * | Managing Director and General Director Fincantieri SpA |
| Maria Caterina Fosci * | Partner – Head of Construction and Claims PwC Italy |
| Enrico Giovannini | Full Professor University Tor Vergata |
| Jorge Barreto Xavier | Head of Department Entertainment and Culture NEOM Interim Authority |
| Luca Josi | Fondatore Meta Europe Production |
| Francesco La Camera | Founder of Meta Europe Production |
| Sara Mingardo | Professor Academy of S. Cecilia |
| Andrea Pisano | Head of Energy Evolution Hydrogen Initiatives Eni |
| Andrea Rinaldo | President of the Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti |
| Lucia Silva | Group Head of Sustainability and Social Responsibility Assicurazioni Generali |
| Ida Tramonti * | Institutional Technical Secretariat Manager Corporate Affairs Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane |
* representing the Co-founders
BOARD OF AUDITORS
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.
COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF AUDITORS
| Enrico Zanetti | President of the Board |
| Elena Nembrini | Statutory Auditor |
| Aldo Tommasin | Statutory Auditor |
| Teddi Cavinato | Statutory Auditor |
| Maria Rosaria Leccese | Statutory Auditor |
INDEPENDENT AUDITING FIRM
| Stefania Caristia | Manager, KPMG |
| Alessia Scandian | Senior Audit, KPMG |
| Gianluca Zaniboni | Partner, KPMG |
