
Massimo Bagnasco - CEO
With previous professional experience in several European and Central American countries, he has been based in China since 2004, with a permanent resident permit, operating in the field of integrated and sustainable urban development.
He was the European expert, in charge of urbanization topic, in the Taskforce appointed by EU Commission, DG-RTD, and Chinese Ministry of Science & Technology (MoST), to provide advisory about EU-China Innovation Cooperation Dialogue framework conditions & cooperation mechanisms.
Since 2014, till now, he has been a member of the National Executive Committee of the European Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC).
He has been National Vice President of EUCCC from 2017 till 2025.
He has served as the Chairman of the Southwest chapter of the EUCCC from 2021 till 2025.
From 2025 he serves as Vice President of China Italy Chamber of Commerce (CICC) in charge of Southwest China region.
In 2016 he was awarded of the Knighthood of the Order of the Star by appointment of President of the Italian Republic.