Riccardo Palazzolo Henkes is an urban researcher and consultant. He has worked on strategic consulting projects in the public sector and has researched issues related to urban regeneration, innovation policies, smart cities, and sustainable development. He is a senior territory consultant at Institut Cerdà and also a co-founder and business developer at UXCity. He holds a MSc in Urban Management and Development from the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies at Erasmus University Rotterdam and he is a former MaCT student.