Marc Sampietro – Head of European Living Operatons Marc joined Hines as Living Operatons Director for Spain and Italy in September 2020. He brings experience from the hotel sector with several companies including AC Hotels by Marriot managing openings in Spain, Italy and Portugal. In his last years at AC Hotels, Marc performed his dutes for 4 years as Country General Manager Italy and contributed to the implementaton of the joint venture with the Marriot group for the 12 hotels in the Italian market. Marc worked also in NH Hotels group as Regional Operatons Director of Southern Europe at The Student Hotel, leading the projects in Italy, Spain, France and Portugal, expanding the brand and coordinatng the group’s headquarters in Barcelona for Southern Europe. Since January 2023, Marc has been appointment Head of European Living Operatons at Hines.

Dan Ringelstein, Director Cities, Planning & Design | Master Planning & Urban Design Arup A Commitment to Cities Cities are the places where the strongest forces for change are at work and where there is the greatest need to address issues of growth, liveability and climate change. The physical environment can be designed, and economic and political forces can be influenced by the design process. As a result, design plays an essential role in the public interest to stimulate, guide and influence debate as well as public and private investment at all urban scales, from street to neighbourhood to city. Dan brings a unique perspective to his many accomplishments in urban environments around the world. As an architect, urban designer and city planner, he is interested in the physical characteristics of a place and how planning, urban design, urban infrastructure, landscape design and architecture can create a positive public environment. This is evident in the strong role he has played in realising complex projects of significant magnitude through collaborative planning, design and delivery across 30+ Years. Prior to joining Arup in 2022, Dan was the leader of the City Design Practice at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) based in London. There, Dan directed projects which focussed on the urban transformation of our cities. He had also guided the urban strategy of many architectural projects delivered by the London office of SOM. Dan has extensive experience working across differing cultures and contexts throughout the world. Collaborating closely within a multi-disciplinary team, he is able to guide the development of city designs with public and private sector clients and specialist experts. His urban design and planning skills include a strong ability to work in concert with regional authorities, city officials, public and private institutions, developers, specialist consultants and individual communities to deliver long-term visions as well as short term ‘wins’. Dan has been a long-standing member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) over the length of his career, joining first as a member in the US, and then in the UK and Europe. Since 2019, Dan has been the Co-chair of the European Urban Regeneration Council at ULI, and in 2023, Dan joined the ULI Awards for Excellence program as a juror.

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Architect, Masterplanner, City Solutions Expert. Founder of Urban Purpose. Summary Biography Carlo has recently founded Urban Purpose, a vehicle for strategic consultancy and collaboration across the built environment towards innovation and solutions for the most pressing global urban challenges. He is passionate in promoting what he defined as ‘Purpose Case approach’, based on the idea of creating real outcomes in terms of quality of life and well-being, through a true integration of economic, social, environmental and cultural values as well as adopting them in measurable ways in viability equations, redefining the way we structure and appraise projects and programmes. Carlo’s career spans nearly 25 years, between his design and architectural experience and his recent focus in the last 12 years on urban and regional projects between Jacobs and AECOM. Most recently, as Head of Cities Solutions Europe at Jacobs, he led teams on major inter-disciplinary urban projects internationally and at various scales, with issues and approaches often related to economic development, transport?oriented development and with a specific expertise on airport city development. Recent projects include the Meridian Water urban regeneration project in London, the City Centre Transformation Plan for Edinburgh in Scotland, the ‘Bolder Vision for Belfast project and the extension of Crossrail to Ebbsfleet. Other projects include the Scali Ferroviari project in Milan, technical and strategic advisory to the National Railway Company FS Sistemi Urbani on the development agreement for rail sites in Milan, the winning submission by Lendlease for theredevelopment of the Milan Expo area into a Science and Technology Park and a Concept Masterplan for KKIA Airport. He capitalises on his practical experience to actively promotes innovation and ideas in the urban debate through active participation at international conferences and symposiums and new relationships with clients and

Stefano Pagliani joined Hines Italy in June 2017 and is currently Director in the Living division. He is responsible for the launch of the student housing division in Italy (with aparto Milan Giovenale and aparto Milan Ripamonti as well as further developments in Milan and Florence), a residential complex in Florence and is now leading the Ex Trotto development in Milan. Stefano holds a BSc in Finance from Bocconi University and an MSc in Finance from Stockholm School of Economics.

Jacopo della Fontana, holds an MBA in Architecture (Polytechnic of Milan). Setting off from the native education and background of classical architecture he gained working experience in London, Frankfurt and Osaka, before coming back to Italy. He is founder and chairman of the Milan based architectural and consultancy practice D2U - Design to Users, active in the office, retail, mixed-use and leisure sectors. Jacopo has led D2U teams in the design of diverse projects typologies and market sectors, from interiors to architecture, always aiming to develops creative solutions, compatible with the objectives, the financial restrictions and the practices of professional Clients. In addition to practicing, he is regularly contributing to architectural magazines and he is lecturer at Milan Polytechnic University. Besides Italian, he his fluent in English and French and has a good knowledge of German and Spanish. He joined ULI in 2004. He is member of ULI Content Advisory Group, of the ULI Urban Regeneration Council and of the ULI Italian National Council Executive Committee