When brains meet brains: Enrico Massoni and the Nova 111

19 February 2024

Space is about brains and people. Tackling technical challenges is one aspect, but making a bridge to people is something that truly defines a great Engineer. Nova 111 is a prestigious award-election program recognized to great minds. And Enrico, one of our colleagues, just got nominated…

Nova 111 aims at creating a selected pull of brightest talents belonging to 11 different categories: Banking & Payments, Energy & Engineering, Entertainment, Media & Communications, FMCG, Retail & Ecommerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Investments & Real Estate, Legal Services, Management Consulting, NGOs & Social Impact, Public Service, Research & Education, Software, Cloud & IT. Within this frame, not only talents are connected to do great things, but they are also put in relation with Companies, that could end up hiring them, conscious they have truly something more up their sleeves. This network doesn’t build up on a simple will. It is based on a scientific process which ensures a highly meritocratic assessment to identify talent's key strengths and potential, taking into account 200+ data points per candidate, judged by a jury of recognized industry leaders and experts. Last year, 2000+ submit their application, giving evidence to personal outstanding results and the positive impact generate to move the humanity forward.

One of our freshly on-boarded colleagues, working at the European Space Agency, ESA-ESTEC premises, Enrico Massoni got nominated as Nova 111 within the Energy and Engineering section. A true honor for him to see that his personal and professional path has been recognized by this prestigious Organization. “Being nominated as Nova 111 is truly a great achievement. Not only makes me proud but it also encourages me to do better and build something useful to society, rendering Science more real for people” Enrico mentioned. Now, he is officially a life-time member of this huge network of brains: “The most favorable way to experience the Nova 111 is indeed to actively participate in periodic meetings, fueling curiosity for knowledge, always making out the most of every opportunity and building the future together by facing every challenge with the right enthusiasm.!.”  

The Award ceremony was held in an outstanding venue in Milan, Italy, last Friday, February 2nd, 2024.  Enrico describes the experience as unique and unrepeatable; his eyes still shine during the story. “Nova is about connections and networking, truly living each interaction you could establish. I felicitate cordially all the candidates, and especially those who have distinguished themselves as category winners, at the top of which the Supernova of the year sparkles. In fact, about the 140 people attending the ceremony, I only met naturally kind, intelligent, human-oriented people. Truly, I feel very proud having shared time and experiences with them and be among them.”

At Telespazio Belgium, we congratulate you very warmly Enrico! Proud to count on an eclectic person like you in our ranks!