Marco Bezzi
Company: xFarm
Location: Trento, Italy
Born in Trento (North Italy-Dolomites), after graduating in Environmental Engineering in 2001 at the University of Trento and obtaining a PhD in Environmental Engineering in 2006, I started my career in 2002 as a freelancer in the irrigation sector, working both nationally and internationally as a consultant, irrigation designer and project manager.
Over the years I have founded and directed various companies in the environmental and ICT sector: Jenera srl (2008) for the production of hydroelectric energy by filing a patent at national level, F360 srl (2010): first scientific spin-off of the Council for Agriculture and Agriculture Economy (CREA); TERA engineering (2016) an environmental engineering company and Bluetentacles s.r.l. (2018) focused on IoT and AI technology for water saving in agriculture. From September 2021 at xFarm Technologies, as Business Unit Manager for the Irrigation and AgriInputs Sector, I have been in charge of corporate internationalisation with a specific focus on precision irrigation and water saving in agriculture. I was also in charge of facilitating technology transfer by coordinating major research projects with corporates and research centres.
From November 2022, I am Regional Manager at Wiseconn (www.wiseconn.com) to lead the Europe-wide expansion of DropControl technology. Our goal is to improve the lives of thousands of farmers, water districts and irrigation associations by supporting them in precise water management in terms of valves, filtration, fertigation and remote pump control.
Environmental protection, optimisation of water consumption, respect for crops and the ecosystem are my mission and my passion. A mission and a passion that I also personally support every day since 2011 as a member of the board of the UNESCO Chair in Engineering for Human and Sustainable Development at the University of Trento.
I have always been interested in international cooperation projects and I was one of the founders of Engineering Without Boarders Trento (2002) and of the Engineering Track at the University of Trento in Environmental Sustainability and International Cooperation (ESIC), where, since 2005, I have been Adjunct Professor in Water Management at international level.
I'm part of the Order of Engineers (Province of Trento) and I recently become member of the European Irrigation Association (https://irrigationeurope.eu/en/).
I'm married with Maura and father of Petra, Jacopo and Tiago.
