Ed Stocker

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Roberto Cingolani is a physicist and former government minister who has served as CEO of Leonardo, Italy's largest defence company, since May 2023. His tenure comes at an interesting time for the company - boosting Europe's domestic arms industry is at the forefront of discussions about how the continent can free itself from an overreliance on the US.

2 weeks ago | monocle.com | Ed Stocker

Meet the restaurateur and entrepreneur behind a crop of canny food businesses in Milan and TokyoOriginally from Japan, chef and entrepreneur Yoji Tokuyoshi has taken Milan's culinary scene by storm since moving here almost 20 years ago. His epiphany? Turning his Italian restaurant that used Japanese techniques into a Japanese one obsessed with Italian ingredients.

3 weeks ago | monocle.com | Ed Stocker

How augmented reality is helping to prepare a new generation of pilots for aerial combat. Wishing a fighter pilot a good flight isn't the done thing, apparently. Stefano Centioni, a former Italian Air Force (IAF) pilot who now works for the country's largest defence contractor, Leonardo, winces at the suggestion. "That's the sort of thing that you say to a Ryanair pilot," he says.

2 months ago | monocle.com | Petri Burtsoff |Ed Stocker

LThe beauty of brick, Australian lifestyle brand Country Road and more. CONSTRUCTION ––– HELSINKI Brick by brickWith the advent of concrete-dominated modernism and standardised home building, bricks – once the staple of house construction – gave way to prefabricated elements in the late 20th century, largely because they were cheaper and faster to work with. But Helsinki-based studio Avarrus Architects is helping bricks to make a comeback.

Oct 23, 2024 | monocle.com | Claudia Jacob |Simon Bouvier |Rory Jones |Ed Stocker

LGoing off-piste with Stockholm-based outdoor clothing company Peak Performance, new perfume brand To My Ships’ scent of success and more. The ENTREPRENEURS laura kramer on... Growing off-pisteAn eagerness to expand can take leaders down slippery slopes if they don’t have a clear direction. Luckily for Sara Molnar, the president and ceo of Sweden-based outdoor clothing company Peak Performance, navigating challenging terrain comes as second nature.