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Curriculum Vitae
Personal information
First name(s) / Surname(s)
Michela Maria Catenacci
Nationality E-mail Italian [email protected]
Work experience
Dates 2013Occupation or position held TEDx events Organizer and Curator
Main activities and responsibilities Organizer and curator of TEDxMilano (www.tedxmilano.it) and TEDxCaFoscariU (www.tedxcafoscariu.com)
Dates 2005 - now Occupation or position held Senior Researcher
Main activities and responsibilities Research activities on: Technology innovation; Carbon-free energy technologies; Climate change mitigation and adaptation policies; Decision making under uncertainty; Expert judgement elicitation processes; Stakeholder engagement; Bayesian analysis and Bayesian networks. Latest projects: www.icarus-project.org; www.pashmina-project.eu.
Name and address of employer Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM, www.feem.it) Corso Magenta 63, 20100 Milan (Italy)
Type of business or sector Research institute Dates 2007
Occupation or position held Researcher
Main activities and responsibilities Climate change impacts and adaptation in coastal areas
Name and address of employer Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Climate Change (CMCC, www.cmcc.it) Type of business or sector Research institute
Dates 10/2004 - 06/2005 Occupation or position held Consultant
Main activities and responsibilities Economic assessment of Carbon Capture and Storage processes. Support to the implementation of a Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project of gas flaring down in Nigeria
Name and address of employer FEEM Servizi s.r.l.
Corso Magenta 63, 20100 Milan (Italy) Type of business or sector Consultancy
Dates 01/2004 - 12/2004 Occupation or position held Employee
Main activities and responsibilities Simulation of an emission trading market in the Lombardia region (DesAir EU Life Project). Promotion of EMAS registrations and EU Ecolabel schemes.
Name and address of employer Regional Agency for the Protection of the Environment (ARPA Lombardia) Viale Francesco Restelli, 3/1, 20124 Milan (Italy)
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Occupation or position held Marketing assistant for Southern Europe Main activities and responsibilities European fellowship: Leonardo da Vinci.
Name and address of employer Oracle
East Point Business Park, Dublin (Ireland) Type of business or sector Marketing
Education and training
Dates 09/2005 - 03/2009
Title of qualification awarded PhD in Environmental Economics: Analysis and Governance of Sustainable Development (DAGO Programme)
Principal subjects / occupational skills covered
Decision making under uncertainty; Climate change adaptation policy; Expert judgement elicitation; Bayesian analysis.
Name and type of organisation providing education and training
Ca' Foscari University and Venice International University (VIU) Venice (Italy)
Dates 05/2007 – 09/2007 Principal subjects / occupational skills
covered
Visiting researcher. Decision analysis; Bayesian networks Name and type of organisation
providing education and training
Duke University – Nicholas School of the Environment (Durham, NC. USA) Dates 10/09/2008 - 15/09/2008
Principal subjects / occupational skills covered
Training course: “Decision-making under uncertainty – A Bayesian Approach” Name and type of organisation
providing education and training
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) Potsdam (Germany)
Dates 10/01/2008 - 30/01/2008 Principal subjects / occupational skills
covered
Training course in System Thinking and Causal Loop Diagramming Name and type of organisation
providing education and training
Centre for System Solutions, and International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis Krakow (Poland)
Dates 09/1998 - 07/2003
Title of qualification awarded Degree in foreign languages with major in economics Principal subjects / occupational skills
covered
Environmental economics; International politics Name and type of organisation
providing education and training
Catholic University
Largo Gemelli 1, 20100 Milano (Italy) Level in national or international
classification
Summa cum laude
Personal skills and
competences
Mother tongue(s)
Italian
Other language(s)
Self-assessment
Understanding
Speaking
W r i t i n g
European level (*) Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production
Spanish
C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C1 Proficient user C1 Proficient user C1 Proficient userFrench
B1 Independent user B1 Independentuser B1 Independent user B1
Independent
user B1 Independent user
(*) Common European Framework of Reference (CEF) level
Social skills and competences Good capacity to coordinate, motivate and lead a team of people. Good public speaking skills and ability to interact with stakeholders and high level representatives from the private and public sectors Organisational skills and competences Ability to take the initiative, multi-take, focus on the objectives and work under pressure. Open minded
attitude and propensity to work in a dynamic and culturally stimulating environment.
ed
Computer skills and competences Excellent knowledge of the operational system Windows and all applications for the MS Office package. Good knowledge of Bayesian Network software (e.g. Netica, GeNiE), Decision Support System software (e.g. mDSS), Cognitive Mapping software (e.g. Decision Explorer)
ECDL Certificate (European Computer Driving License)
Other skills and competences Voluntary service with people affected by Down syndrome (ViviDown Association, www.vividown.org) Driving licence(s)
Publications
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Fiorese, G., Catenacci, M., Verdolini, E, and Bosetti, V., (2013), Advanced Biofuels: Future Perspectives from an Expert Elicitation Survey, Energy Policy, 56, 293-311
Catenacci, M., Giupponi, C., (2013), Integrated assessment of sea-level rise adaptation strategies using a Bayesian decision network approach. A case study in the Grado Lagoon (Italy), Environmental Modelling and Software, 44 (2013), 87-100.
Bosetti, V., Catenacci, M., Fiorese, G., Verdolini, E., (2012), The Future Prospect of PV and CSP solar technologies: An Expert Elicitation Survey, Energy Policy, 49, 308-317.
Anadon, Laura; Bosetti, Valentina; Bunn, Matthew; Catenacci, Michela; Lee, Audrey, (2012), Expert Judgments about RD&D and the Future of Nuclear Energy, Environmental Science & Technology, 2012, 46(21), 11497–11504.
Catenacci, M., Fiorese, G., Verdolini. E., Ameli, N., Bosetti, V., (2012), Going Electric: Expert Survey on the Future of Battery Technologies for Electric Vehicles, FEEM working Paper, 2012.093.
Fiorese, G., M. Catenacci, E. Verdolini and V. Bosetti (2012), Advanced Biofuels: Future Perspectives from an Expert Elicitation Survey, FEEM Working paper, 2012.067
Fiorese, Catenacci, Bosetti and Verdolini, (2012), The power of biomass: experts disclose the potential of success of bioenergy technologies, Energy Policy, forthcoming.
Catenacci, M., Giupponi, C., (2010), Potentials and Limits of Bayesian Networks to Deal with Uncertainty in the Assessment of Climate Change Adaptation Policies, FEEM Working Paper 2010.397.
Catenacci, M., Environmental Policy Integration at the Regional Level: a Literature Review, (2009), In Governance for the environment. Integrating the environmental dimension into national, regional and local policies, Goria A., Sgobbi A., von Homeyer I. (co-eds), Edward Elgar Publisher.
Breil, M., Catenacci, M., Travisi, C., (2008), Le zone costiere italiane: quantificazione economica degli impatti e delle misure di adattamento, in Cambiamenti Climatici e Strategie di Adattamento in Italia: una Valutazione Economica, Carraro, C. (eds.), Il Mulino, Bologna, Italy.
Kuik, O., Buchner, B., Catenacci, M., Goria, A., Tol, R.S.J., (2008), Methodological aspects of recent climate change cost studies, The Integrated Assessment Journal, 8, 1: 19–40.
Watkiss, P., Bosello, F., Buchner, B., Catenacci, M., Goria, A., Karakaya, E., Kuik, O., (2007), Climate change: the cost of inaction and the cost of adaptation, EEA Technical report N. 13/2007.
Buchner B., Catenacci M., Sgobbi A., (2007), Governance and Environmental Policy Integration in Europe: what can we learn from the EU Emission Trading Scheme?, FEEM Working Paper 2007.54. Other publications:
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Research, Development, and Demonstration to Enhance the Role of Nuclear Energy in Meeting Climate and Energy Challenges. Cambridge, Mass.: Report for Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School, ICARUS Project, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, and International Center for Climate Governance, April 2011, in
http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/publication/21106/international_workshop_on_research_developm ent_and_demonstration_to_enhance_the_role_of_nuclear_energy_in_meeting_climate_and_energy_ challenges.html
Anadon, L.D., Bosetti, V., Bunn, M., Catenacci, M., Lee, A., (2011), Research, Development, and Demonstration for the Future of Nuclear Energy. Policy Brief. Energy Research, Development, Demonstration & Deployment (ERD3) Policy Project, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School; the ICARUS Project of the Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei; and the International Center for Climate Governance. June 2011,
http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/publication/21144/
Bosetti, V., Catenacci, M., Fiorese, G., Verdolini, E., The Future Prospects of PV and CSP Solar Technologies (2012). FEEM (Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei), Review of Environment, Energy and Economics (Re3), available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2030229
Catenacci M. Amadei P. De Leo G., (2004), Juridical and empirical dimensions of air quality and GHG emissions in Lombardia, Working Paper, Project LIFE-DesAir - Designing a local market for specific polluting emissions (SO2,CO2,NOx): a pilot project for air quality control in Lombardia, Life-Ambiente 03 ENV/IT/343, 2004. www.desair.org
Catenacci M., Amadei P., De Leo G., (2004), Setting up of regional and sub-regional scenarios: air quality prospects. Analysis of the existing models for the assessment of the impacts of an Emission Trading system on the specific areas, Working Paper, Project LIFE-DesAir 03/ENV/IT/343, 2004. www.desair.org
Catenacci, M., Amadei, P., De Leo, G., (2004), Setting up of regional and sub-regional scenarios: air quality prospects. Administrative and operational aspects of the Emission Trading scheme, Working Paper, Project LIFE-DesAir 03/ENV/IT/343, 2004. www.desair.org
De Leo G., Gaburro F., Gafà R., Amadei P., Catenacci M., (2004), The crucial factors for the success and diffusion of environmental management schemes: the Lombardia case, Proceedings of the VIII National Conference of Environmental Agencies, Genova July 5-7, 2004.
Workshops and seminars
International Workshop on “RD&D needs to enhance the role of nuclear power in meeting future climate and energy challenges”, Workshop organizer. ICARUS project in cooperation with the Science Technology and Public Policy Program at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard University Kennedy School. Venice, 7-8 April 2011.
Expert elicitation of RD&D uncertain effectiveness on energy innovation. Invited seminar at Carnegie Mellon University, Presentation to CEDM/CDMC, 19 April 2011.
Coast Expo Congress, Presentation: Catenacci M. and Ricci E.C. (2010), “La valutazione dei costi del cambiamento climatico in aree costiere per la definizione di strategie di adattamento”, Coastal risk management session, Coast Expo 2010, Ferrara, Italy. September 21, 2010.
Expert judgment elicitation on breakthrough energy technologies and R&D programs, Invited Seminar at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA, 17 March 2010.
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software (iEMSs), Workshop 10: Participatory and Conceptual Modelling – Making Models Amenable to Stakeholders’ Concerns, Paper presenter, Barcelona, 7-10 July, 2008.
Workshop with the experts on the impacts of sea level rise on the lagoon of Grado and Marano, Vector project. Workshop organiser. 23 May 2007, Trieste, Italy.
Epigov Conference “Environmental Policy Integration and Multi-Level Governance”, Bruxelles, 15 February 2007, Paper presenter.
“Best Practice in Analysing and Developing Environmental Policies”, Workshop funded by the DG Environment of the EU, Paper presenter, Bruxelles, 15 November 2005.
“Policies and Measures on Climate Change: the Kyoto Protocol and its implementation through the European Directive on Emission Trading", the Chamber of Commerce of Milan, Paper presenter, Milan, Italy, 27 May 2005.
diffusion of environmental management schemes: the Lombardia case”, the Eight Italian Conference of Environmental Agencies, Paper presenter, Genova, 5-7 July 2004.
Fellowships and Awards
PhD Fellowship –10/2005 – 10/2008, DAGO Programme (Doctoral programme in Analysis and Governance Of sustainable development), Ca’Foscari University of Venice, Italy.
First prize for degree dissertation about the environment endowed by the Regional Agency for the Protection of the Environment and Lombardia Region (April 2004).
Internship fellowship (EU Leonardo Programme), 07/2003 – 12/2003 at Oracle, Dublin, Ireland Erasmus fellowship, 09/2000 – 06/2001, University Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain