Paolo Marenco is an Italian entrepreneur and "cross cultural guru" according to Richard Boly. Over his career, Marenco has promoted startups and innovation in Italy through leading innovation centers and networks. He has also worked to bridge Italian students, managers, and entrepreneurs with Italian executives in Silicon Valley through educational programs and professional networks. Marenco's goals are giving young people the tools to make an impact and sharing ideas to support a sharing economy.
2. a cross cultural guru
Told about me by:
Richard Boly on Linkedin.com
Former Director, Office of e-Diplomacy
US Department of State Washington
3. I made a difference
1. Promoting start ups, while leading one of the first
italian innovation centres
2. Promoting and leading a network for R&D among
entrepreneurs of italian industrial districts
3. Bridging italian grads, undergrads, managers and
entrepreneurs with italian executives in the Silicon
Valley
4. Promoting start ups within one of the first
italian innovation centres
1986-1993
7 exciting years promoting innovation and spin off, leading
Genova Ricerche one of the first italian innovation centres.
Success stories:
- Altra spa: hybrid traction applied to buses, 10 years before
Toyota Prius. Today controlled by FCA - IVECO
- INFM: Italian Institut for Matter Physics, now in CNR, that
generated the embryo ideas for the Genoa IIT and Festival
della Scienza- Science Festival born in the early 2000s.
5. Promoting R&D among entrepreneurs
of italian industrial districts, tap&valves
1996-1997
I launched a Multiclient study sponsored by 24 companies, to
promote material innovation within the sanitary tap and valve
industrial district (500 companies, North West Italy)
1998-2014
Director of Ruvaris born from the Multiclient study in 1998.
Goals:
- Ruveco速 lead washing technology patented in US, applied
to 20+ process plants in the World.
- R&D projects for new material and nanocoating technologies.
6. Bridging italian grads and undergrads
with italian executives
in the Silicon Valley
1999-today
I founded La Storia nel Futuro速, cultural association to value
the local genius by conferences in Italian Universities
2004-today
Agreement with www.sviec.org , Silicon Valley Italian Executive
Council, to promote Silicon Valley Study Tours, 20 up to 2014.
Social Network www.siliconvalleytudytour.com with 1400+
Members.
2005-today
www.aizoongroup.com birth and management as a director,
1st IT staff leasing Agency in Italy (US and Australia based too)
7. My top goals
Giving young people the knowledge
to make a difference.
Sharing ideas for a sharing economy