The worldwide fame of his company, Brembo, owes much to the now legendary brakes supplied to Ferrari, Formula One and MotoGP racing cars (and also more recently to high-tech bikes). But the entrepreneurial calibre of Alberto Bombassei, born in Vicenza in 1940 and now a resident of Bergamo, can be seen in the intuition that led him to found the iconic Kilometro Rosso in 2003: a technology hub where business, research and training are complementary components.
Since 2006, the centre, now supported by 80 partners, with 30 active laboratories and 940 registered patents, has been an Associate Member of MIT in Boston. Bombassei, winner of the Civiltà Veneta Prize, has also held positions in Confindustria and was a member of parliament from 2013 to 2018 in Mario Monti’s ‘Scelta Civica’ party.
He receives the Civiltà Veneta Award for the extraordinary contribution made with foresight and vision to automotive technology and the promotion of Made in Italy. In a broader sense, through the Kilometro Rosso Science and Technology Park, championing synergy between research, business and education.
