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Conference Themes
Please join the conference at this link if you cannot attend in person.
All panels and keynote will be available here after the conference
Italian Excellence
How do Italian excellences grow in nowadays global economy?
Finance
How can the financial sector support growth?
Start-up
Why isn’t the Silicon Valley in Piacenza?
Women in Business
How does female leadership shape business society?
Talents
How can MBAs contribute to the development of the Italian economy?
Confirmed Speakers
Franco Bianchi
Chief Executive Office
Haworth
Lorenzo Bini Smaghi
Chairman of the Board
Société Générale
Giovanni Bossi
Chief Executive Officer
Banca IFIS
Paola Caburlotto
Partner
Transearch
Alberto Candellero
President Latin America
Dolce & Gabbana
Giuseppe Castagna
Chief Executive Officer
BPM
Giuseppe Finocchiaro
Consul General
Chicago
Simonetta Iarlori
Chief Operating Officer
Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
Joseph Liotine
President North America
Whirlpool
Roberto Nicastro
Chairman
“Good Banks”
Alessandro Penati
President
Quaestio Capital
Angelo Petrosillo
CEO and Founder
BlackShape
Barbara Poggiali
EVP Marketing
Poste Italiane
Ignazio Rocco di Torrepadula
Founder & CEO
Credimi
Paola Sapienza
Professor
Kellogg School of Management
Pietro Sella
Chief Executive Office
Banca Sella Group
Aldo Uva
Chief Operating Officer
Ferrero
Luigi Zingales
Professor
Chicago Booth
and more to come...
Why to attend the conference?
Networking
Unique opportunity to network with speakers and 200+ MBA students and alumni; dedicated networking sessions with speakers for selected MBA students
Recruiting
Recruiting with top multinational firms through dedicated face-to-face sessions for selected applicants (e.g. Whirlpool, Roland Berger, BCG, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, Accenture, and others)
CONTENT
Extraordinary panels and keynotes with 20+ top executive speakers and representatives of world-class institutions
venues and services
Primary locations and services for the entire conference (e.g. Gala dinner at the Art Institute of Chicago, renovated by Renzo Piano and among the Top 3 museums in the world for TripAdvisor)
Preliminary
Agenda
Friday, November 11th
Evening, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Cocktail reception hosted by Brooks Brothers @ the Rookery Building, 209 South La Salle Street, Chicago
Saturday, November 12th
Morning, 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Breakfast hosted by Ferrero
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. – Keynote Speech, Luigi Zingales
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. – Panel, Italian Excellence