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16 Marzo 2017

MBA International Week with BENETTON GROUP

Benetton Sales Distribution Channel Strategy - The Franchising Expansion Business Case sul “Made in Italy”. 25 – 29 settembre, 2017 (Roma - Treviso, Italia) Dalla collaborazione di LUISS Business School e Benetton Group, nasce “MBA International Week: Benetton Sales Distribution Channel Strategy - The Franchising Expansion”, un programma pensato per riunire gli studenti più talentuosi delle migliori Business School internazionali e fornire loro un’importante occasione di apprendimento, confronto e networking. Il programma, della durata di una settimana, prevede l’alternarsi di workshop, seminari, momenti di team-work e learning-tour aziendali che rappresenteranno un’opportunità di confronto concreto con la realtà del Benetton Group. Sono inoltre previsti eventi collaterali e incontri con il team di Benetton, che costituiranno una vera e propria occasione di networking per tutti i partecipanti. Per maggiori informazioni sulla partecipazione vi invitiamo a visitare la pagina del programma. 16/03/2017

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10 Febbraio 2017

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

LUISS Business School, Johnson & Johnson and Korn Ferry International Call for Female Prospective MBA Candidates to Participate in the GROW FAST Initiative (Part of the Programme GROW – Generating Real Opportunities for Women) DESCRIPTION GROW (Generating Real Opportunities for Women) is a programme initiated in LUISS Business School to promote, support and improve personal and professional growth of its female students. GROW FAST (Financing and Supporting Talents) is an initiative that is part of GROW, designed and launched in a joint effort by: Johnson & Johnson, a Fortune 500 multinational company manufacturing medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and consumer packaged goods; Korn Ferry International, an organisational and people advisory firm, the world's largest provider of executive search; and LUISS Business School, an internationally accredited provider of business education, based in Rome (Italy). The GROW FAST initiative offers to a selected group of outstanding women: direct access to organisations eager to support talents in the development of their potential; an internationally accredited MBA at LUISS Business School, which provides a culturally relevant and professionally memorable experience in the heart of Rome; a fully sponsored accelerated track into the world of business with leading companies that pursue diversity and inclusion as key strategic assets. The initiative consists of four main steps: selection of talented women; initial 3-month internship in Johnson & Johnson starting in July 2017, with a reimbursement of expenses of up to EUR 1,000 per month; 1-year MBA programme at LUISS Business School starting in October 2017, the tuition fee of EUR 27,000 + EUR 13,000 of living expenses being covered by a study loan; 2-year employment contract in Johnson & Johnson starting in October 2018, with a previously agreed salary + an extra that covers the repayment of the study loan within the term of the employment contract. The selected participants will be continuously mentored, starting from the initial internship until the end of the GROW FAST initiative. ELIGIBILITY Female candidates with: Bachelor’s degree; at least 2 years of work experience; professional working proficiency in English. APPLICATION PROCESS Applicants must provide: copy of the degree certificate; fully-completed MBA application form; Curriculum Vitae; copy of passport or ID document; digital photo; essay explaining why they qualify for the GROW FAST. ThE selection of candidates is divided in two core phases 1. ADMISSION TO THE MBA PROGRAMME LUISS Business School: receives and processes all the applications; organises the admission tests, consisting of a logics and English test in order to evaluate the admission of the potential candidates to the MBA programme (logics test can be omitted, if proof of a valid GMAT or GRE certificate is provided, and English test can be omitted, if proof of a valid TOEFL or IELTS certificate is provided); provides a guarantee for a study loan, covering the tuition fee of EUR 27,000 + the above-mentioned living expenses. Korn Ferry International provides strategic support in the process of search and selection of the candidates. 2. EVALUATION TO PARTICIPATE IN GROW FAST Based on the admission test results, motivational interview(s) with selected candidates and representatives of Johnson & Johnson and LUISS Business School will be organised. Candidates will be considered and evaluated on the basis of merit and regarding the quality of their admission application and interviews. At the end of the evaluation process a ranking of the candidates will be finalised, and up to three candidates will be offered the opportunity to participate in the GROW FAST initiative. Other candidates who pass the LUISS MBA admission tests, but who have not been selected as participants in GROW FAST, are welcome to enrol in the MBA programme, following the indications and deadline given to them by the Admissions Office of the LUISS Business School. If the candidate does not proceed with the necessary steps within the given deadline, her status will automatically decay from the right of immediate enrolment. DEADLINES AND CONDITIONS Applications for participation in the GROW FAST initiative must be submitted by April 15, 2017 to mba23@luiss.it. The pre-selected candidates will be contacted approximately two weeks after the above-mentioned deadline, to invite them to the admission tests. The interviews with the candidates selected based on the admission test results and with Johnson & Johnson will be held in May 2017, and the final decision will be taken in June 2017. The final selected candidates must confirm their participation in the initiative within 5 working days after reception of the notification, signing the MBA Regulations and the agreement with Johnson & Johnson. If a candidate fails to confirm her participation, next candidates in their merit order in the waiting list will be considered, and the renounced candidate loses her right to participate in the GROW FAST initiative. In case of withdrawal from the MBA programme or exclusion of it for any reason, the participant will not be offered an employment contract at Johnson & Johnson and she is required to refund the total loan and other administrative charges. In case the participant completes her MBA studies and does not sign the employment contract with Johnson & Johnson or leaves Johnson & Johnson before the term of the 2-year employment contract, she is required to refund the total loan and other administrative charges. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us at mba23@luiss.it, (+39) 06 85 22 5577 or (+39) 06 85 22 5064. DOWNLOAD PDF 10/02/2016

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14 Dicembre 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.” 14/12/2016

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05 Ottobre 2016

L’Alumnus MBA Alessandro Belli è il nuovo Head Head of Tourism Real Estate di Cassa Depositi e Prestiti Investimenti SGR

Da settembre 2016 l'alumnus MBA Alessandro Belli è entrato in CDP Cassa Depositi e Prestiti Investimenti SGR come Head of Tourism Real Estate, per gestire lo start up degli investimenti immobiliari nel turismo. Laureato in Ingegneria Civile conclude nel 2001 il Master in Business Administration. È Adjunct Professor presso la LUISS Business School, Faculty Member del Master in Real Estate Finance e membro RICS. Alessandro è inoltre membro del board e socio fondatore dell'associazione LUISS Business School Alumni. Dopo un periodo professionale in posizione tecnica, nel 2001 entra in Grandi Stazioni SpA occupandosi di valutazione investimenti e finanza. Nel 2005 è in Cushman & Wakefield come senior consultant, quindi in Torre SGR (Fortress group) come acquisition manager mentre dal 2007 entra in Pirelli RE SpA, come responsabile acquisizioni Turismo e successivamente director di Highstreet Management Services BV (Amsterdam). Dal 2009 è in Fabrica SGR, prima come Responsabile Team di Gestione e successivamente come Direttore Investimenti. In Fabrica ha gestito lo start up di Fondi di enti previdenziali, finalizzando 430 M€ di investimenti e 1120 M€ di apporto immobili da valorizzare, e ha collaborato attivamente alla strutturazione di una partnership commerciale con CBRE GI e allo sviluppo di nuovi prodotti. Nel 2015 è entrato in Mittel, società quotata attiva nel private equity e real estate, come Responsabile degli investimenti immobiliari del gruppo. E’ stato Ceo di MII srl, holding che detiene gli investimenti immobiliari diretti del gruppo, and membro del CdA di Castello Sgr (Mittel azionista al 22%). 29/09/2016

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14 Settembre 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 Agosto 2016

Scoperta, sacrificio e impegno: EMBA un’esperienza che mi ha lasciato una maggiore consapevolezza dei miei mezzi

Lino Del Cioppo, manager e imprenditore, CEO e CO-Founder di Key Partner, fondatore di WeStreet racconta il suo percorso, l’esperienza dell’Executive MBA e il valore aggiunto che il programma ha dato alla sua vita personale e professionale Scoperta, sacrificio e impegno. Queste le tre parole che userei per descrivere la mia esperienza all’Executive MBA (EMBA) della LUISS Business School. Un programma che ho intrapreso sentendo l’esigenza di migliorare le mie competenze professionali e personali poiché, tra i percorsi executive di varie università, era quello che più corrispondeva alle mie esigenze. L’approccio didattico, le numerose e ben strutturate attività dedicate alla crescita delle soft-skill così come le possibilità di networking e l’orientamento internazionale sono solo alcune delle caratteristiche che hanno reso il mio percorso alla Business School un importante momento di crescita non solo professionale ma anche personale. Ricorderò sempre l’esperienza unica di superare l’ostacolo dell’incertezza e dell’esitazione calcando il palco del teatro degli Illumitati di Città di Castello nell’ambito del laboratorio teatrale, una delle attività di team building offerte dal programma. Proprio l’approccio didattico coinvolgente e interattivo nonché l’eterogeneità e le ottime competenze dei partecipanti, mi hanno permesso di creare rapporti interpersonali interessanti e proficui. Non posso che consigliare ai nuovi allievi del programma di vivere e godersi intensamente ogni singolo momento, approfittando delle competenze dei docenti per approfondire ogni tematica riscontrata nel mondo del lavoro. In base alla mia esperienza di manager di azienda e imprenditore, dal 2010 sono CEO e CO-Founder di Key Partner, un gruppo italiano a capitale privato che opera nel settore della System Integration & Technology con circa 100 dipendenti a tempo indeterminato, mi sento infatti di affermare con sicurezza che l’Executive MBA ha apportato alla mia carriera e alla mia vita personale una maggior consapevolezza dei miei mezzi. Ciò è stato fondamentale nel mio lavoro, in cui quello che mi gratifica maggiormente è l’idea di poter distribuire ricchezza e generare valore sociale vendendo competenze. Con questo spirito ho fondato quest’anno WeStreet, l’unico aggregatore dei migliori Food&Fashion Truck che ad oggi offre servizi di localizzazione, vetrina prodotti, campagne marketing e recensioni tramite il portale o l’app per iOs e Android. La vision di WeStreet è di digitalizzare tutte le migliori attività itineranti di strada e a tal fine offre anche servizi di consulenza per avviare o migliorare il business itinerante e organizza eventi, sia per aziende che per privati, portando i migliori truck. Come nasce WeStreet? Nei miei primi di anni di lavoro, in una multinazionale, ero così impegnato in ufficio che non riuscivo a trovare il tempo nemmeno per comprarmi un paio di calzini. Così, quando tornavo dalla mia famiglia in Molise, mia madre precauzionalmente mi faceva trovare uno stock di biancheria nuova, che acquistava da un ambulante di sua fiducia, il signor Basso. Vendeva solo merce di qualità, la migliore biancheria che abbia mai usato. Ma, un bel giorno, il venditore che riforniva i miei cassetti, non era più al solito posto, era andato altrove. Al tempo non tutti avevano un cellulare e non fummo più in grado di rintracciarlo. Per anni ho pensato a come ovviare a situazioni di quel tipo. Oggi la tecnologia ci aiuta a semplificare le nostre giornate. Nutro la convinzione che innovazione debba significare miglioramento. Tutto ciò che può rendere migliore la qualità della vita e del lavoro è per me innovazione e WeStreet guarda contemporaneamente alla crescita del commercio itinerante, un settore con potenzialità enormi, all’innovazione digitale e alle specificità del nostro Paese. Siamo leader nel cibo e nella moda, perché non promuoverli ancora meglio grazie ad un’app? Autorevolezza, criticità, spirito di osservazione e smartness, le qualità che credo essere fondamentali per diventare un manager di successo, sono state centrali per portare avanti il progetto della piattaforma di WeStreet su cui stiamo già avendo ottimi riscontri in termini di usabilità soprattutto dell’app. A breve entrerà nel capitale uno dei principali seed accellerator italiani che ha creduto, sin da subito, in noi. Siamo, inoltre, alla ricerca di un Chief Operating Officer (COO) con esperienza in ambito e-commerce che voglia salire a bordo. I prossimi step saranno il market place per Fashion Truck e una nuova modalità di delivery per i Food Truck, nonché l’implementazione di geolocalization strategy. Per il futuro la mia aspirazione è di continuare a contribuire alla crescita delle aziende che ho fondato ed esplorare nuovi settori e nuove nicchie di mercato seguitando a giovare delle migliori gratificazioni offerte da questo lavoro. 28/07/2016

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01 Agosto 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 Giugno 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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