Jacopo is completing his Master's Degree at Wageningen University & Research majoring in Environmental Policy. Besides his studies, he is currently an intern at the United Nations, where he supports the development of partnerships between the private sector and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Prior to that, he worked in the organization of an online event that empowered youth worldwide to develop solutions to reform the food system. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in International Relations from the University of Trieste that he completed with a thesis on climate migration and an internship at the European Bureau for Conservation and Development.

Dr Oriana Romano is the Head of Unit, Water Governance and Circular Economy in Cities in the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Cities and Regions. She set up the OECD Programme on the Circular Economy in Cities and Regions, supporting governments towards the transition to the circular economy. She has led multiple circular economy policy dialogues and created the OECD Roundtable on the Circular Economy in Cities and Regions.