Stefano ManelliHead of Citec Italy

Stefano Manelli, civil engineer graduated from the Polytechnic of Turin and the Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne (EPFL), is in charge of the Citec Turin agency which he joined in 2006 and also leads the Citec Milan agency, opened in 2025. He supervises Italian studies on urban mobility plans, infrastructural feasibility, organization of public transport networks and impact studies in the context of urban regeneration. Specialist in large events, he has intervened from the candidature to the operational deployment of over 30 major international events in about fifteen countries. He is regularly requested by UEFA or occasionally by the IOC nomination evaluation committee and by FIFA. He teaches mobility and major events at the International Union of Public Transport (UITP) and at the High Specialized School of Western Switzerland (HES-SO).
Fields of expertise
- Study of the demand for mobility and its evolution
- Audit and expertise on mobility concepts for events
- Planning of urban mobility needs, modal integration
- Planning of the local public transport network and interchange hubss
- Risk analysis of transport systems
- Feasibility studies and evaluation of variants
Main projects
- LARGE EVENTS – Nomination and Transport Technical Assistance Winter Olympic Games, Milan Cortina 2026
- LARGE EVENTS – Nomination and Transport Technical Assistance Olympic Games, Paris 2024
- PUBLIC TRANSPORT – Feasibility study for the extension of Metro 3 along the Paullese route, Milan
- LARGE EVENTS – Mobility plan, transport operations planning and management, Ryder Cup 2018
- PLANNING – Urban Sustainable Mobility Plan (USMP), Sanremo
Latest publications
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Milan Cortina 2026: Stefano Manelli’s vision after the Olympic Games
Head of Transport for Milano Cortina 2026 and Director of Citec Italy, Stefano Manelli looks back on the preparation of mobility for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. Between infrastructural and operational challenges, transport planning is the invisible engine behind the success of a global event, while also being a central element of its territorial legacy.
3 September 2026 -
Next Mobility Exhibition: a look back at Stefano Manelli’s participation
Mobility as the first and last memory of the Games: Stefano Manelli’s vision at the « Innovability » conference of the Next Mobility Exhibition in Milan.
22 May 2026
Contact details
Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, n.111
10128 Torino (TO)
Italia
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