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15 September 2017

MBA International Week with Benetton Group

An initiative born from the collaboration of LUISS Business School and Benetton Group: the MBA International Week “Benetton Sales Distribution Channel Strategy – The Franchise Expansion” will be held from September 25 to September 29, 2017 in Rome and Treviso. A one-week program will bring together 40 talented students of 14 different nationalities, coming from 9 international business schools, to deal with the Business Case “Benetton Sales Distribution Channel Strategy – The Franchising Expansion”. The business case will challenge the participants to devise an action plan to realise a strategic change of Benetton from a business model based on licensed small stores to an eventual franchise oriented business model. The MBA International Week will lead students to experience the reality of the Benetton Group, giving them an important opportunity of learning, discussion and networking and combining different activities, such as workshops held by Benetton Guest Speakers, team-work and a learning-tour to Benetton distinctive locations. Moreover, the program includes side events and meetings with the Benetton team, which will be a real networking opportunity for all participants. We invite all the participants to use the hashtag #LUISSMBAIW and to tag @LUISSBusiness in their Instagram pictures, videos and stories of the International Week. Some of these pictures will be shared on the official Instagram channel of the Business School. LUISS Business School is looking forward to welcoming the participants! 15/09/2017

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22 June 2017

Show your value: Career service and “MBA Career Day”

Gallery Villa Blanc, a prestigious historic building with a warm and green environment is now LUISS Business School’s home. This will be the context for our “MBA Career Day” that will take place on June 23. Fifteen international companies are ready to meet and interview our MBA students. The participating companies are: Amaris, Cementir Holding, Deloitte, Dorna, Elica, Excellence Consulting, Ferrovie dello Stato, Horton International, IBM, KPMG, Manpower, MSD, NAU!, Philip Morris, Sandoz. The MBA Career Day in “numbers”: 15 companies, 30 interviewers for 30 students, for a total of about 120 interviews in one afternoon. The light lunch, scheduled at 12:30 p.m., will include students and companies. It will mark the beginning of the event and will be the prelude to a full afternoon of individual interviews. At 2:00 p.m., HR managers will meet the pre-selected students, according to their recruiting needs. For our students, the MBA Career Day is the beginning of the placement process. In fact, after career coaching meetings, CV reviews and mock interviews, students are ready to test themselves in the job market, aware of their added value and ambitions. The event will encourage them to give their best, to be known and to show their passion and their perseverance to achieve their personal and professional goals. We would like to wish Good Luck to each one of them! “To follow the dream, and again to follow the dream - and so - always - usque ad finem" (Joseph Conrad) 22/06/2017

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08 May 2017

Life begins at the end of your comfort zone: the career of Alessandro after the LUISS MBA

MBA 2015 Over my desk hangs a saying: “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone”. Life is more enjoyable when I experience new adventures, both in my personal life and in business. When it came time to choose an MBA program, I wanted one that would stretch me. So I chose the LUISS MBA. I learned from challenging classes, valuable soft skill labs, carefully selected international students and talented international faculty. I had opportunities to meet influential CEOs from Italian and international companies, as well as board members and experienced managers. The LUISS MBA was the perfect mix between academia and a learning by doing experience. And Rome was the perfect setting for this experience. It was literally possible to breathe in all the ancient history coming from the past as well as the modernity of a capital city. Nightlife was another plus because there are many places where students can experience unforgettable nights. The result of this mixture was something unique because the challenging environment fit perfectly with the charming city and the business school location. Before joining the LUISS MBA program, I worked as a consultant and an entrepreneur in the medical equipment industry, selling products and services for private clinics. I wanted to make a career change to a larger company, and the LUISS career services team suggested many opportunities with well-known Italian and international companies. Currently I am a Buyer for Babcock Mission Critical Services in the rotary wings division (part of the UK company Babcock International Group). We save lives every day in our core business of HEMS service (Helicopter Emergency Medical Service). The LUISS MBA helped me develop the tools to succeed. Mental flexibly, stress management, hard skills and negotiation abilities are valuable allies in my current professional life. All were improved in the LUISS MBA through academic lessons and practical training. To be accepted in the LUISS MBA program, it was essential to have two big qualities: motivation and skills. To cover the cost, I applied for the “AdVenture” full tuition scholarship, making a business plan for an innovative idea. When the LUISS Admissions Office called, I was excited to hear that I was one of the winners. It taught me that if you are resilient and believe in your dreams, no one can stop you. The LUISS MBA is a 360-degree program that changed my life, taking me far past my comfort zone. I loved every minute of this incredible learning experience.

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16 March 2017

MBA International Week with BENETTON GROUP

Benetton Sales Distribution Channel Strategy - The Franchising Expansion Business Case on “Made in Italy”. September 25 – 29, 2017 (Rome - Treviso, Italy) MBA International Week “Benetton Sales Distribution Channel Strategy - The Franchise Expansion” arises from the collaboration of LUISS Business School and Benetton Group with the aim to bring together talented students from international business schools, giving them an important opportunity of learning, discussion, and networking. A one-week program is a combination of different activities: workshops, team-work, and learning-tours. MBA International Week will lead students to deal with the reality of the Benetton Group. Moreover, programme includes side events and meetings with the Benetton team, which will be a real networking opportunity for all participants. For more information on participation we invite you to visit the web page. 16/03/2017

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10 February 2017

Call for Female Prospective MBA Candidates to Participate in the GROW FAST Initiative

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15 December 2016

LUISS MBA AdVenture: when entrepreneurship meets the teamwork

MBA AdVenture is a very innovative project designed to challenge the students to put into practice knowledge learned during the academic year. It is a laboratory aimed to push its participants to apply their skills and know how in a real company producing tangible and implementable results. Alessandro Blanchi, Svetlana Ivanova, Britney Minto and Valerio Caprasecca are the team members that have been working with EggUp, an Italian startup company with the mission to change the way in which employers find suitable professionals and match them with their existing teams. “We carefully studied the company and its business model in order to find points of strength and weakness that had to be worked on . – they say – After careful consideration and detailed analysis of all the material collected, we decided to propose a new business model. “In order to accomplish this task, we planned several Skype meetings as our group was composed of team members that were located in different countries. We had to manage long distances and various time zones: for example, Britney was in Philadelphia, US while Valerio was in Melbourne, Australia”. The challenges that the team faced didn’t concern merely the organizational profile, but affected even the decisions which had to be made: “The project challenged us to think outside the box, to design a smarter and more modern solution for EggUp and to be competitive in its market. In order to make the idea even more valuable, we supported the entire project with theoretical and academic insights acquired during our studies at LUISS Business School and from each of our own previous work experiences”. “The AdVenture experience represented an exceptional added value within the LUISS MBA program. It gave us the possibility to see and evaluate all the aspects of a company. We truly had a unique opportunity of knowing the vision of a startup, its strengths and weaknesses, as well as the needs of the markets and of potential investors. It is an experience unlike no other”. Working in a team has been really helpful for developing the team members future careers: “It allowed all of us to utilize our strengths, sharpen our weaknesses, trusting and depending on our team members. Being a team player is a valuable asset that will be needed in all of our career from human resources, marketing, business development, to innovation. We are now equipped to make the transition from classmates to colleagues”. “We would describe the program in 3 words: • Challenging: coping with the overall stress due to the multiple time differences, various schedules of team members, and managing the different ideas concerning potential strategies to implement; • Resourceful: in terms of putting into practice academics in order to form a solution that meets the needs and interests of the company; • Creative: requires brainstorming to produce unique solutions that can be practically implemented”

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14 September 2016

LUISS MBA Learning Tours

In the next few days, LUISS MBA students will visit two important companies: Bristol Myers Squibb, the global BioPharma company firmly focused on its mission to discover, develop and deliver innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases; and Enel, one of the most important players in the generation and distribution of energy and one of the leaders in the development of renewables with over 61 million customers in over 30 countries. Site visits provide the students with an insight to the best practices and innovative methodologies developed in high-level and competitive contexts. It is the opportunity to understand the business contexts, in which they will work in the coming years and a way to create a network of relationships. 14/09/2016

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01 August 2016

The LUISS MBA Alumnus Aldo Agostinelli is the Chief Digital Officer at Sky Italia

Expert in the Digital Industry with specific skills and know-how, Aldo Agostinelli is, from June 2016, Chief Digital Officer at Sky Italia. In his role, Aldo is responsible for planning, development and implementation of all the digital marketing activities in Sky Italia. In March 2015, he won the DRUM-Digital Trading Awards for the Best Attribution Solution in SKY. Before being appointed by Sky Italia in 2013, Aldo worked in HP USA in San Francisco as Digital Marketing Executive, in charge for the development of the marketing activities related to the e-commerce platform “Snapfish by HP” for North America. He was then promoted to Country Manager for Italy. Aldo has a wider experience having worked at the beginning of his career for INA Assitalia as Marketing Manager, for Ericsson as Market Strategy Manager, for TIM where he created the “TIM Click” service and also in PHOTOSI’ as Marketing Director. He got a Master in Business Administration (#LUISSMBA) at LUISS Business School in 2001, where he also cofounded the Mobile Internet Observatory. Aldo is also Vice President of IAB Italia. 01 August 2016

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23 June 2016

The LUISS MBA Alumnus Massimiliano Guzzini is the new President of ASSIL

From June, 2016, our LUISS MBA Alumnus Massimiliano Guzzini, has been appointed President at ASSIL (the Association of Italian Lighting Manufacturers). Key objective of the Association is to bring the position of lighting manufacturers operating on the Italian market at EU level, where all the decisions influencing industrial strategies are taken. The Association participates in the Working Groups of ANIE Federation and Confindustria concerning the environment and energy efficiency. It operates with the Ministries responsible for the transposition of EU Directives, in the planning of industrial policies and the development of national legislation regarding lighting. ASSIL interfaces with ENEA (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development) for the development of studies and projects by providing data, information and advice on the state of the art of lighting technology. With a degree in Mechanical Engineering, from the LUISS MBA class of 1997, Massimiliano has had a long International career at iGuzzini. He served as Chief of the Shanghai branch, to become Vice Chairman and Chairman at iGuzzini Lighting China. In 2011 he joined the HQ at iGuzzini in Recanati, first as Market Development Director and then as Business Innovation Network Director and Vice President of the company. 23 June 2016

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