Natale Testa was born in Catania, Italy, in 1975. He received the degree in engineering with the specialization in “Automatica e Sistemi per l’Automazione Industriale” from the University of Catania, Italy, in 2004. Since then, he has been with STMicroelectronics Srl, Catania site (Italy), where he had several responsibilities in the development of products and solutions for the factory automation market. Currently, he is responsible within the company for the Smart Industry and Factory Automation field, where Technical marketing activities are focused on applications like PLCs, industrial networks, industrial sensors and safety.