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Managing Partner & co-owner
of LIQUIFER

Barbara Imhof

Barbara Imhof is an internationally active space architect and design researcher. She is a co-founder, Managing Partner…

…and co-owner of LIQUIFER. Prior to starting LIQUIFER, Barbara did a short stint at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston. She has pioneered the field of ‘space architecture’ in Europe and is a member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Space Architecture Technical Committee (SATC). She has been teaching at renowned institutes in Europe and the United States, for 20+ years.

René Waclavicek

René Waclavicek started his career working in design and construction planning for terrestrial…

…buildings. In 2020, he participated in the Lunar Base Design Workshop (LBDW) organised at the European Space Agency’s ESTEC Centre in Noordwijk which was the starting point of his career in space architecture. René applies his skills to interdisciplinary research, design projects and complex geometries, including parametrics.

Armando Azua-Bustos

Armando Azua-Bustos is an internationally renowned environmental microbiologist and researcher with over…

…30 JCR publications. He has extensive laboratory and fieldwork experience, and expertise in the ecology and evolution of microorganisms in extreme environments. He has won one of the prestigious Human Frontiers Science Program Grants, and also a grant from the Dubai Future Foundation. Armando has also won one of the prestigious TED Fellowships, and has had more than 100 appearances in international magazines such as Forbes, National Geographic and Scientific American.

Igor Ciminelli

Board Member and Head of Marketing at the Swiss Institute for Disruptive Innovation, Igor is a renowned expert…

…with an international background in innovation design and management. Formerly social media and marketing advisor of the European Commission for the EU4tech Technology Transfer Programm. Currently working as advisor and mentor for many companies in the technology industry.

Alessandro Tassinari

Alessandro Tassinari is founder and project manager of Keen, a deep tech venture that designs and engineers technologies…

…for the advanced construction industry. KEEEN integrates robotics, automation processes and fabrication systems in the construction sector, focusing both on site and off site activities. Alessandro has extensive experience in 3D printing for the construction industry and has worked as a consultant and advisor for major industry players such as Wasp.

Pietro Veragouth

Founder of the Swiss Institute for Disruptive Innovation. Entrepreneur, innovator, inventor. He holds over 15 patents in the fields…

…of augmented reality, holographic projection, telepresence and body scanning.

Onur Yüce Gün

Onur Yüce Gün is a seasoned computational designer, researcher, and instructor. Trained as an architect, Onur…

…holds a Ph.D. and a master’s in design and Computation, both earned at MassachusettsInstitute of Technology. Recognized by TEDx, and Time Magazine’s best inventions lists, Onur’s work has been internationally published, exhibited, and awarded. His work has been exhibited at the Center for Architecture AIA New York Chapter, at SIGGRAPH, at Centre Pompidou (AAG), and the Tokyo Gallery A4. Onur instituted the Computational Geometry Group at KPF NY in 2006. He taught at MIT, RISD, and Adolfo Ibáñez University in Chile. Onur is current the Creative Manager of Computational Design at New Balance. He played a key role in R&D process of Triplecell, New Balance’s 3D printing technology, and designed 3D-printed forefoot component of limited-edition Fuel Cell Echo Triple that has been published in Popular Science in 2019.

Francesco Sisini

Francesco Sisini is a physicist, with a master degree in nuclear physics and a PhD in radioisotopic…

…techniques.
He is first author of several scientific publications on computing applyed to the medicine in international journals. Francesco has been a professor for the undergraduate course in computer science for several years and has collaborated for six years with the physics department of Ferrara. He has been working since 1996 on applications of artificial intelligence to medical imaging problems, among which he designed the physical and computer model used to process the results of the ultrasound experiments conducted by astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti on board the ISS. Since 2013, he has been working on quantum computing and Artificial Intelligence as a consultant and disseminator for companies, organizations and institutions.

Fabrizio Renzi

For 30 years IBM director of technology and innovation IBM CEEMEA, which includes Russia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East…

…and Africa. Currently CEO of rnbgate, rnb4culture, rnb4africa, VP strategy Bio4dreams Worldwide expert in AI, Big Data , Blockchain, Quantum computing and edge computing.

Andrea Basso

European Commission Key Expert, PhD Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, CTO MITO…

…Technology. Associate professor University of Victoria BC (CA), Business angel, startup elevator and mentor.

Antony Vitillo

According to Onalytica he is among the top # 50 VR influencers in the world. Speaker at famous events such as the…

…Vive Conference, he boasts countless projects and innovations in the field of immersive technologies.

Daniel Levi

Neurosurgeon ,Scientist , Clinical and Research Strategic Manager @ Ticino Health , Astrophysics Fanatic…

…President of the Competence Center for Genitic Engineering, Member of the Swiss Institute for Disruptive Innovation.

Antonio Del Mastro

President of Mars Planet / Italian Mars Society, Coordinator of the Mars City project. Active in research on space…

…and medical applications of virtual and augmented reality.

Pasquale Ferrante

Dr Pasquale Ferrante is a world-renowned virologist: medical scientist and Full Professor of Microbiology and Virology…

…at the University of Milan; Adjunct Professor at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA, USA; Medical and Scientific Director of the Città Studi Clinical Institute in Milan. He has been working for many years in prestigious international scientific institutes in the field of HIV research. His career has been a succession of successes and professional awards.

Paola Sonni

Lawyer and member of the Swiss Institute for Disruptive Innovation, Paola has developed a heterogeneous…

…set of skills that arise from the convergence between law, medicine, and new technologies with a specific focus on genome editing.

Instructors

Managing Partner & co-owner of LIQUIFER

Barbara Imhof

Managing Partner & co-owner of LIQUIFER

René Waclavicek

Astrobiologist, International environmental microbiologist & Researcher

Armando Azua-Bustos

Board Member at Swiss Institute for Disruptive Innovation, Innovation & Marketing Expert

Igor Ciminelli

Founder and Project Manager @KEEEN

Alessandro Tassinari

Director of the Swiss Institute for Disruptive Innovation

Pietro Veragouth

Seasoned computational designer, researcher, and instructor

Onur Yüce Gün

Expert in quantum computing at the SIDI

Francesco Sisini

For 30 years IBM director of technology and innovation

Fabrizio Renzi

President of the Swiss Institute for Disruptive Innovation

Andrea Basso

Top #50 VR world influencers and Founder of NightWalkers

Antony Vitillo

Neurosurgeon, scientist and genetic engineering expert

Daniel Levi

President of Mars Planet Technologies and Founder of Mars City Gmbh

Antonio Del Mastro

Full Professor of Microbiology and Virology at the University of Milan

Pasquale Ferrante

Lawyer and member of the Swiss Institute for Disruptive Innovation

Paola Sonni

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Managing Partner & co-owner
of LIQUIFER

Managing Partner & co-owner
of LIQUIFER

Astrobiologist, International
environmental microbiologist & Researcher

Founder and Project
Manager @KEEEN

Director of the Swiss Institute
for Disruptive Innovation

Seasoned computational designer,
researcher, and instructor

Expert in quantum computing
at the SIDI

For 30 years IBM director
of technology and innovation

President of the Swiss Institute
for Disruptive Innovation

Top #50 VR world influencers and
Founder of NightWalkers

Neurosurgeon, scientist and
genetic engineering expert

President of Mars Planet Technologies and
Founder of Mars City Gmbh

Full Professor of Microbiology and
Virology at the University of Milan

Lawyer and member of the Swiss
Institute for Disruptive Innovation