People

Advisory Board

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    Bettina Bock

    University of Wageningen - NL
     
    Bettina Bock is Professor for Population Decline and Quality of Life at Groningen University and Professor for Rural Development at the Rural Sociology Chair group at Wageningen University. Her areas of research include inclusive rural development and social innovation, with a particular focus on remote and depopulating rural areas, governance and rural gender relations.
     

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    Luigi Famiglietti

    University of Cassino - IT
     
    Luigi Famiglietti is a lawyer and adjunct professor in Local Authority Law at the University of Cassino (IT). Mayor of Frigento from 2006 to 2016 and Parliamentarian of the Italian Republic from 2013 to 2018. He is interested in issues related to the development of southern Italy and inland areas.
     

 

Partners

 

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    Johanna Monti

    COORDINATOR
    University of Naples L'Orientale - IT
    Johanna Monti is currently Associate Professor and Third Mission Delegate at the L’Orientale University of Naples, where she teaches Translation Studies, Specialised Translation, Computational Linguistics for Translation, Machine and Computer Aided Translation.
     
     

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    Ruth Breeze

    University of Navarra - ES
     
    PhD (University of Navarra), MA in Modern and Medieval Languages (University of Cambridge) and MA in Education (Open University). Ruth Breeze is PI of the Public Discourse Research Group (GRADUN) of the Institute for Culture and Society (ICS). She holds the position of Associate Professor,
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    Elles Bulder

    Stichting Hanzehogeschool Groningen - NL
     
    Elles Bulder is Professor of Living Environment in Transition at Research Centre NoorderRuimte of Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Groningen. Her area of research includes transitional processes in rural areas impacting livability and regional development, with a special emphasis on demographic changes like ageing, changes in household structures and migration.
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    Carmine Ciullo

    Municipality of Frigento - IT
     

    Mayor of Frigento and English Language teacher at the Scuola Media of Sturno. As teacher, his relevant skills are: Human and Social skills, in particular those involved in the daily teaching practise. As mayor, he is facing all the problems of a shrinking area, such as depopulation, unemployment, emigration, population aging, economic decline.

     
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    Giuseppe De Nicola

    Fondazione Ampioraggio - IT
     

    Co-founder of Ampioraggio Foundation. 28 years of experience in communication, marketing and new media. Over 800 projects completed to promote small and medium enterprises, territories, innovation events and managing team of creative and marketing experts. Designer of several projects in which he has mixed innovation with social media communication and promotion of small areas of southern Italy.

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    Bruno Frangipani

    Consorzio GLOSSA - IT
     

    He’s currently C.E.O. of Consorzio Stabile Glossa a non-profit body, established in 1996 by the Università di Napoli Federico II and by the SELFIN SpA (IBM group), to develop applied research activities computer technologies for the Humanities. He is also a member of the Cultural Innovation Committee of Associazione Civita and a member of the Technical Culture and Development Group of Confindustria.

     
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    Andrea Heilmann

    Harz University of Applied Sciences - D
     

    Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andrea Heilmann has been Dean of the Department of Automation and Computer Sciences and Professor of Environmental Management and Technologies since 2018. Andrea Heilmann has been working at the HSH since 2000 and coordinates research projects related to her current research focus: Climate protection and adaptation to the consequences of climate change; Environmental and sustainable development especially in rural areas and Environmental technology.

     
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    Niek Kaag

    Stichting Werken & Leren - NL
     
    Member of the board of Stichting Werken & Leren, president Niek Kaag started his career in working with disadvantaged groups (special needs), running many projects with disabled people and developed support structures for jobless people. He is a real trendwatcher and has a strong local network in different municipalities as well as a wide European network in more than 6 countries.
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    Jacomien Kooiker

    Stichting Group for European Development  - NL
     
    Director and initiator of Stichting Group for European Development, she carries out: project management, mobilizing communities, labour markets, students, pragmatic approach to problem-solving, organisational and networking skills, customer relationships, marketing, crisis management,
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    Domenico Liotto

    ATI Biotech s.r.l. - IT
     

    Domenico Liotto graduated in Electronic Engineering at the University Federico II (Naples), attended a post-graduated course on microprocessors at Trinity College (Hartford, USA). He is or has been a member of the council boards at AEIT, F.I.D.A Inform, CDTI Campania, Italia-Azerbaigian, Corridor VII bis. Specialities: Project Management, Business Developing, International Projects (ICT, Electronic Industry, Integrated Immaterial Services, Production of Microalgae)

     
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    Sabrina Pisano

    Istituto di Istruzione Superiore Statale Grottaminarda - IT
     

    English teacher and principal assistant at the Linguistic and Human Science High School in Frigento, Italy and has been president in graduation exams. Organises events, coordinates activities at school and is responsible for the Erasmus + projects, works, cooperates and keeps contacts on the e-twinning platform.

     
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    Salvatore Stanco

    Colli Frigentini s.c.a.r.l. - IT
     
    Salvatore Stanco is in charge of communication and marketing within the wine firm. He will be involved during the project in the introduction, mentoring and support for the assigned participants. Background in Engineering, leading international teams and projects in the field of renewables and sustainability. He is specialized also in Wine Business and sensory analysis.
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    Audrone Urmanaviciene

    Tallinn University - EE
     

    Audrone Urmanaviciene is a lecturer of social entrepreneurship at Tallinn University. She has PhD in Management Science. Audrone's research interests are social enterprises, social impact and social impact assessment. She is a member of EMES - an international research network for social enterprises. She is also the Communication Manager in COST network project "Multi-disciplinary innovation for social change".