heard inspiring leaders talk about making the world a better place. As a ‘Next Gen’ myself, | joined the Family Business Community. There | discovered impact investing, which in turn led me to take the Harvard Kennedy School course Impact Investing for the Next Generation. Working on projects with other Next Gen associates has given me a taste of courses and case study groups at Harvard, and | love it. | have since, through our family office, been eyeing for investment projects that could make a measurable positive difference on com- munities around the world. Finally, I'd like to talk about awakening. After decades of managing and growing his company, my father returned to his original passion of sharing “wellness” to build sustainable communities. He created the “Wellness Foundation,” a non-profit aiming to bring healthy lifestyles to people around the world. One of our international partners is the Clinton Foundation, and during our annual Wellness Congress in 2012, former President Clinton even delivered the keynote speech and | am currently helping to bring high profile speakers to our 25th Congress that will be held next year. For our local community in Italy, | have been involved in the development of the “Wellness Valley,” a socially innovative project urging all our stakeholders to strengthen civic attitudes and culture towards healthy living for human-centric prevention and sustainability. Our long-term goal is to recreate this model in communities worldwide, allowing governments to reduce healthcare costs, companies to increase productivity, and people in general to improve their quality of life. For several years, this project was, like Technogym, an endeavour outside my job at Luxottica. | joined that company as a marketing intern and was soon promoted to manage an important licensed brand, Tiffany&Co. It turned out my previous experience had prepared me well for this first big management opportunity, and | truly enjoyed it. Exploring the workings of a