BONUS: Lessons from the Field – Phytoremediation in Action

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.

Gabriele Cerutti is a technology leader geologist at HPC in Italy, with a master's degree in applied geology and an ongoing PhD in environmental sciences. He has more than 15 years of experience in environmental remediation and in recent years has deepened his knowledge of bioremediation technologies, specializing in phytoremediation treatments on contaminated soils.

In his career, Gabriele has managed remediation projects supporting well-known Italian and foreign clients in the Oil & Gas Industry, particularly in the midstream and downstream sectors. He is particularly concerned with sustainable remediation approaches, aimed at circular and innovative intervention solutions.