Bonus: Insights from World Water Week

Beatrice is a geotechnical geologist at HPC in Italy with a bachelor degree in environmental sciences specialized in territorial, environmental and resource management. She is an accredited Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) consultant, trainer, and auditor with a strong hydrogeological background. Her passion for resource management has come from her 18-years life experience in Africa, where the management of resources such as water and forests is in need of an imminent sustainability commitment. Beatrice has been managing, coordinating, and implementing source vulnerability assessments (SVAs) and water stewardship projects throughout Europe, Asia and Africa for multi-national brands. In her career, Beatrice has specialized in the water resource management field, having addressed a variety of different projects related to the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) Certification, SVAs, water risk assessments, environmental investigation and characterization plans, resilient and responsive plans for water risk mitigation as well as social projects related to WASH and stakeholder engagement. Beatrice is also on the Leadership Team for Inogen Alliance and leads the global Water Working Group.

Ilaria is an environmental consultant with nearly 5 years of international experience supporting multinational companies in advancing Water Stewardship practices. Since June 2022, she has been an accredited consultant and trainer of the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) and is an enthusiast member of the Water Working Group in Inogen Alliance. 

With a background in political science and a master’s degree in governance and public policy, Ilaria has always nurtured a strong passion for the environment. Over the years, she has developed expertise in water legislation, corporate management systems, and water resources management. Her professional journey has focused on water risk analysis, catchment-based mitigation strategies, and strengthening collaboration and dialogue between companies, stakeholders, and public institutions.