My name is Carlotta Chialastri, I am 24 years old and I majored in European Economy at the University of Rome Tor Vergata. During my whole academic career I devoted lot of attention to the field of Bioeconomy, focusing especially to energy and agriculture. I had the chance to deepen my knowledge into the field by attending and co-planning the 19th International Consortium of Applied Research and Bioeconomy conference held in Ravello in June 2015 where I could meet several experts and listen to the presentations of their research projects. Also spending a semester studying in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2014 enhanced my passion for environmental and social issues and motivated me even more to get further knowledge in the field of cooperation and development.