Prof Badano currently serves as the director of the cardiovascular imaging laboratory at the Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, and is a professor of cardiology at the University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy. Prof. Badano’s clinical interests include native and prosthetic valvular heart disease, right ventricular and atrial function, with research interests in three-dimensional and deformation imaging echocardiography and cardiac mechanics. Prof. Badano is a member of the Italian Society of Cardiology, Italian Society of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, European Society of Cardiology, European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging, American College of Cardiology and the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE), and a fellow of the European Society of Cardiology and the American College of Cardiology. Prof Badano is a regularly invited speaker at annual ESC, ACC, ASE and EuroEcho scientific meetings He has more than 300 peer-reviewed publications, authored 9 books about echocardiography and cardiovascular imaging and is past-president of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging. He is an honorary member of the Hungarian society of cardiology, Romanian Society of Cardiology, Korean Society of Cardiology and British Society of Echocardiography. In 2013, he was awarded the silver medal of the European Society of Cardiology for his clinical and research activity and his commitment as President of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging. In 2019, he has been awarded the honorary fellowships of ASE and EACVI.