ABOUT US

The initiative is led by its founder, Marco Marinucci who acts as its executive director, defining the main directions of the organization. Marco (a Google executive in his day job) got inspired when involved in a business plan competition and mentoring project in Africa. Blown away by the radical impact such initiative played, he decided to replicate the model with the hope to have a similar impact in Italy, his own country. The executive director is supported by an Organizing Committee, whose role is to steer the direction of the initiative, defining the organizational details.

The organizing committee includes representatives from the relevant organizations endorsing the project.

The organizing committee defines the selection committee members and helps in the set up of the Silicon Valley road show for the finalists.

INSPIRING PRINCIPLES

Mind the Bridge is a purely nonprofit initiative.
All the participating parties and collaborators share the same inspiring principles and participate on a purely volunteer basis. The initiative is meant as a call for action:

to spur more innovative ideas from Italian talents
to create the conditions we wished we could have enjoyed when in similar situations (with a good idea but lack of development options)
to share business contacts for the common good

We value open collaboration and transparency as crucial for the success of the initiative