Born in Milan in 1951, Marco Roveda describes himself as an entrepreneur, philosopher, and visionary. In 1978, he embraced biodynamic agriculture, and in 1981 established the Scaldasole farm as the first organic food company in Italy. Inspired by this, more than 60,000 companies followed suit and transformed the organic production market in Italy, making it the top producer of organic goods in Europe. In 2000, Marco founded LifeGate, which became a meeting point for people and companies to Focus their ethical and sustainability principles.