Christian Iaione is Professor of Public Law and he teaches courses on law, policy and governance of innovation and climate change, as well as courses on climate-neutral and smart cities. He is affiliated fellow of the Urban Law Center at Fordham University and recurring visiting professor at Reichman University. He has served as expert in several URBACT and UIA project and is a member of the Urban Partnership on Innovative and Responsible Procurement under the EU Urban Agenda. He coordinates the City Science Office of the Municipality of Reggio Emilia and represents it within the European Commission’s City Science Initiative. He has been Emile Noël research fellow at NYU Law School, Urban Citizen Fellow at the NIAS-KNAW and is currently research fellow at The New Institute in Hamburg.