Francesco Apuzzo is a mechanical engineer, graduated at the Politecnico of Milan. He is the CTO of Carrara SpA, managing R&D and the Technical Department and has 27 years’ experience with LDAR and fugitive emissions from industrial valves. He is President of VALVEcampus, the Association of Manufacturers of Industrial Valves and Components for the Oil & Gas and Power Industries as well as member of the Packings Division of Eurepean Sealing Association – ESA.