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Arq. Vittorio Petrosillo

President and CEO of BG

Headquarters: Costa Rica

Italian Architect and Entrepreneur, Resident in Costa Rica. Founder and President of the Barocco Group Consortium.

The consortium was founded in 2005 in Costa Rica, Central America, to bring together various professional and commercial sectors in order to create comprehensive solutions capable of meeting a wide range of customer needs across different areas of the economy.

Mr. Carlo Sciannna

President of: Nti, Borealis, and Polybrite in Chicago. EEUU

Famous American inventor and entrepreneur of Italian descent, whose innovations have led to everyday products used by people around the world.

Mr. Scianna is the mind behind the invention of LED lights, which save up to 95% of energy and are now used worldwide. He also created a plastic coating that protects them from ultraviolet rays and scratches. It is currently used in the automotive, furniture, and medical industries. The Hallmark gift card company even uses it in their ‘mouse pad’ rugs.

His contributions have also reached the aerospace industry, where he designed the membrane used in ‘on-board’ phones, as well as its noise reduction system. Mr. Scianna has also contributed to computer systems, helping to improve the performance of printers.

Recognitions: The Italian American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest (IACC) awarded him the ‘Bestows’ Award on October 1, 2011, in Chicago, in recognition of a lifetime of achievements.

The globally recognized publication, Strathmore’s Who is Who, which honors prominent figures in all areas of society, recognized Carlo Scianna for the development of his chemical patents and his contribution to the polymer industry. As an entrepreneur, Mr. Scianna has utilized his patents in his own businesses. Especially in Polybrite International, where he serves as President and CEO, he uses them as the cornerstone of his products, thus achieving high competitiveness in the market.

Polybrite uses the brand ‘Borealis’ for its marketing in the United States..

The products are designed in North America, manufactured in China under North American quality standards, and marketed worldwide. Mr. Scianna ensures that the products truly meet the established functionalities and quality standards.

Conscious of the energy and environmental crossroads we face, Mr. Scianna has developed, together with Gold Seal Inc., a solution to combat pollution caused by municipal, agricultural, and industrial waste; and, with it, produce energy in the form of electricity or hydrocarbons.

This technology has already been used in applications by the U.S. military.