Marialaura Borriello has extensive experience in verification and validation within the cooking sector, currently serving as the Emea V&V Cooking at Beko Europe since April 2024. Previously, Marialaura held various positions at Whirlpool Corporation from November 2014 to April 2024, including Emea Verification & Validation Cooking Manager, where responsibilities included creating and managing the V&V Regional roadmap and ensuring compliance with stakeholder requirements. Marialaura's achievements in cost reduction projects amounted to approximately $600,000 and contributed to $3 million in savings through lobbying for compliance with EU regulations. Prior roles include Senior Material Integrator and Product Compliance Leader at Whirlpool EMEA, along with earlier experience as a Regulations and Sustainability Engineer and Material Engineer at Elica Spa. Marialaura holds a Master's and Bachelor's degree in Physics from Sapienza Università di Roma.