"Shaping Careers with Purpose: Inspirational Stories of Growth in Tech and Engineering"
"Shaping Careers with Purpose: Inspirational Stories of Growth in Tech and Engineering"
Thu May 14 - 8:30 AM EDT/New York (See in local time)
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"Shaping Careers with Purpose: Inspirational Stories of Growth in Tech and Engineering"
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"Shaping Careers with Purpose: Inspirational Stories of Growth in Tech and Engineering"
"Shaping Careers with Purpose: Inspirational Stories of Growth in Tech and Engineering"
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Session: Shaping Careers with Purpose: Inspirational Stories of Growth in Tech and Engineering
In this session, Silvia Semenza and Marzia Basso will talk about growth and career opportunities at RINA, bringing two complementary perspectives from tech and engineering environments.Silvia Semenza will focus on the career growth opportunities offered by RINA, highlighting how continuous development, internal mobility, and people‑centred strategies enable employees to build meaningful and sustainable career paths.
Marzia Basso will share her personal story as a STEM professional, from technical roles to her current leadership position in international transport and mobility projects, offering an inspirational perspective on navigating complexity, embracing change, and growing into technical leadership roles.
Together, they will offer insights into how women in tech and engineering can explore diverse career opportunities, navigate growth with confidence, and shape their professional paths with ambition and purpose.
Key Takeaways
- Growth and Career Opportunities
- Continuous Development
- Career Mobility
- Leadership roles
Bio
Silvia Semenza: Global Executive People Experience DirectorSilvia Semenza is the Global Executive People Experience Director at RINA.
RINA is specialized in testing, inspection, certification, and engineering solutions across a wide range of markets, including Energy, Marine, Infrastructure & Mobility, Certification, Industry, and Real Estate.
In this role, Silvia leads corporate strategies aimed at enhancing employee experience, with a strong focus on talent development, internal assessment, engagement, and employer branding.
After graduating with honors in Philosophy with a psychological focus in 2003, Silvia pursued further education with two postgraduate master’s degrees: one in Human Resources Management and another in E‑Learning Design and Management.
With a career dedicated to organizational development, talent management, and strategic workforce alignment, Silvia has played a key role in promoting initiatives that support diversity and inclusion in the technology sector. Her leadership has been instrumental in implementing programs designed to create a fair, engaging, and growth-oriented work environment for all RINA employees.
Her dedication to people development and corporate culture reflects RINA’s commitment to building an inclusive, future-ready, and employer-brand-driven organization.
Marzia Basso: Head of International I&M Project Development
Marzia Basso is Head of International I&M Project Development, with extensive international experience in Infrastructure, Transport & Mobility. With an academic background in Management Engineering, she has grown through technical, project and business oriented roles, gaining extensive experience in proposal, contract finalisation and project leadership. Her career reflects a continuous ability to adapt and deliver results in fast‑changing and high‑complexity environments supporting teams and organisations through periods of change, growth, and transformation, while maintaining focus on performance, people, and long‑term sustainability. Marzia regularly coordinates multicultural, multi‑country team, fostering inclusive collaboration across geographies and cultures. She strongly believes that inclusive leadership is essential to building innovative, resilient, and future‑ready organisations.
