Hellas Cena, MD and Post graduate Degree in Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition, is a Professor of Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition at the University of Pavia (Italy) and Head of the clinical nutrition unit ICS Maugeri IRRCS, Pavia (Italy). Her work bridges clinical nutrition, public health, and lifestyle medicine, with a strong focus on the health implications of food systems, biodiversity, and sustainability across the life course. From 2019 to 2025, she served as Vice-Rector for Third Mission at the University of Pavia, promoting dialogue between academia, society, and territorial stakeholders. She is President of ANSISA (Italian Society of Nutrition Specialists) and Scientific Director of the “Fondazione per il Futuro delle Città” (Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers). She is actively involved in national and international research initiatives on planetary health, sustainable diets, and biodiversity, including strategic projects within Italy’s National Biodiversity Future Center. Through her academic and clinical work, she advocates for integrated, science-based approaches to human and planetary
wellbeing.