Global Master in Marketing

Manager specialized in the negotiation and management of Commercial Networks, with consolidated experience in the Air Transport and Industrial Construction sectors. He is one of the first Italian Managers whose CV has been certified by RINA Services and sponsored by FEDERMANAGER. Over the past 32 years he has been in managerial activities, including 19 years in Alitalia, managing negotiations in almost all European countries, in many Asian and South American countries, and in the USA. He currently follows SME Business Development projects in Europe and the US as Export Manager. He is Senior Partner of Ambire, and Temporary Export Manager for Internationalization.

Graduating at 21, she began her career in Mktg. Mgmt. at J&J, first and then at Unilever. After 5 years, she moved to the multinational agency DMB&B, where she grew, becoming an executive at 29 and leading the P&G accounts, and TWA, in Italy, with business growth results; then in Europe, leading the Oral Care team (P&G) and defining a new brand equity, adopted in the USA; then in the USA and Latin America, as Regional Group Acct. Dir. on Pampers (P&G). Returned to Italy, as Business Unit Dir. at Y&R, leading a cross-functional team, on international accounts Ford, Colgate, Kronenbourg and Tourtel. At 36, he founded Market Energy, a Marketing Services and Direct Communication Agency.Today, he is Partner and Founder of Connection-e, a marketing consulting agency, and Founding Partner and Marketing Director at Rising Partner International.

After obtaining a Ph.D. in neuromarketing and consumer psychology, he founded SenseCatch. SenseCatch is an innovative consulting firm specializing in neuroscience and human behavior, with expertise in areas such as marketing (web, product, packaging, store, advertising and communication, branding, entertainment), human performance (soft skills, sports and job performance, wellness, personal empowerment, biofeedback), education, and health and safety, helping companies improve their business. Works to enable companies to access detailed, accurate, and increasingly objective market and human behavior data.

Former Member of the Board of Directors at Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria, he is currently Senior Partner at MODE Consulting Srl, a consulting company specialized in transport and tourism industries. Senior professional with 30 years of professional experience. Has worked in large organizations (Deloitte, Trenitalia Italian railways) and small start-up businesses. Skilled in strategic planning, service marketing, organizational design and capacity building with direct experience in hospitality, tourism, travel, railway operations, asset management, corporate governance. Lecturer at different educational institutions. Geographical areas of work experience: Italy and West Europe, Africa, Asia.

Pivanti has 15 years of experience in the Marketing sector, 10 years of experience as Vice President of Brand Development at Unilever, 5 years as Marketing and R&D Director and two years of experience as Chief Marketing Officer at Pepsi-Lipton.

Mentor for Startupbootcamp FoodTech which is the leading accelerator of startups supporting and scaling companies innovating and disrupting the food industry where she is mentoring in everything related to food and wine management, business model, international education. She’s also Property Owner Chief Operating Officer at Volognano,  and  free consultant in branding and communication strategy for Food and Beverage companies.

He started his job experience in 1984 in Ford Italia and he continued his career in Nissan Italia supporting the start-up and development of the National Sales Company. In twelve years in Nissan.he held several roles such as CFO and Sales & Marketing Director. He also started up the new Captive Finance Company, being the Managing Director for 4years. In 2002 he undertook the role of Managing Director in Ford Credit, the Financial Company of Ford Group. President and Managing Director of Jaguar Land Rover Italia from 2007 to 2021. Thanks to the strategy undertaken by him, Jaguar Land Rover Italia has achieved performance among the best ever in Europe.

With a background in International Communication and Branding, Elisa started her career as an Account Executive for Nastro Azzurro at ADDV EURO RSCG. She later became an Account Manager for Colgate and Palmolive at Geoff Howe Marketing Communications. Subsequently, she co-founded and co-owned eibranding.com, where she also serves as a Brand Strategist and Communication Consultant. Eibranding.com is a branding and communication studio that combines the latest international innovations with Italian design and style. Elisa is also a Professor at institutions such as IED (Istituto Europeo di Design) and SRISA (Santa Reparata International School of Art).

He has over 30 years of experience, with the last 20 years in the Fashion and Luxury sector, gained within Bulgari, a part of the LVMH Group, and Tod's Group, where he served as the Group CEO. His first 10 years were in FMCG Marketing with Johnson & Johnson. Throughout his 30-year career, he has gained direct experience in diverse areas, including Marketing and Communication, Country Management, Product Creation, Supply Chain, Brand Strategy, Retail, and an in-depth knowledge of International Markets. He has served as President and Board Member of publicly listed companies within Tod's and Bulgari/LVMH. He has been responsible for the business and financial performance of luxury and fashion markets in almost all regions, including China, the rest of Asia, the Americas, Europe, and the Middle East.

Cristiana has over 25 years of experience in the Marketing industry. She began her career as a Junior Product Manager at Sara Lee. She later worked as a Product Manager for TIM (Telecom Italia Mobile). Meanwhile, she entered the world of teaching and currently holds the position of Luxury Marketing Professor at Luiss Guido Carli University. She then joined the Bulgari team, starting as a Product Manager and progressing to roles such as Senior Manager of Marketing in Italy, Worldwide ATL Senior Manager, Global Media and Advertising Director, Strategic Marketing, Media & Measurement Director, and finally, Global Marketing Operations Senior Director, a role she currently holds.

With a Degree in Economics at LUISS, Marco has 25 years of experience. He started his career as Finance Controller at AIESEC Luiss, then became Sales Analyst at ERG SpA. Later he worked as Client Service Director at Young & Rubicam Brands, where he then became Managing Director. He was also Managing Director at Labstore, in charge of the unit of Y&R professionals in shopper marketing and retail disciplines. In the meantime, he was CEO of Scholz & Friends. Subsequently he was General Manager at Red Cell and then worked in Strategic Marketing and Communication at Media One. Most recently he was CEO of OCEANS Fluid Thinking and currently he is CEO of Deepblue Works, a consulting company on strategic marketing, branding and communication.

Federico has a Degree in Marketing and Communication at IED and has almost 15 years of experience in the Marketing sector. He first worked as Web Marketing Consultant at Seat Pagine Gialle SpA, and then was Marketing Specialist and Marketing Manager first at Paul Taylor and then at David Naman. Currently he is Founder & Marketing Manager at Edit Studio, a multidisciplinary agency specialized in Fashion, Beauty and Lifestyle markets.

Affiliate marketing consultant who manages a portfolio of top-tier retail clients. Leads multiple account teams developing and implementing strategies for client growth and achieving goals set for their top KPIs. Ensures that the client’s program is running smoothly from a financial/payment and technical integration perspective. Additionally, ensuring the timely response and execution against ad hoc requests. Current and prior portfolio of clients include GoPuff, KiwiCo, Norton, LifeLock, AVG, Avast, Google Cloud, Versace, Charles Trywhitt, boohoo, Nasty Gal, Life Extension, My M&M'S, Brooks Brothers, SSENSE, Boxed, Kenneth Cole, Full Beauty Brands & Samsung.

Digital marketing practitioner with over 10 years of experience, holding a Ph. D. in communication, marketing and social research. Holds an Executive MBA from Politecnico di Milano with a specialization in Digital Transformation. Engaged in research, consulting and training in branding and web marketing with a focus on the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors for over 7 years. Trainer and lecturer at several public and private institutions, including 24ORE Business School, Ninja Marketing, Digital Combat Academy, Lacerba and Guglielmo Marconi University. Founder of Social Women Talk, the pioneering Italian event on women empowerment in the digital and innovation space, where we brought over 100 communication and digital transformation professionals on stage.

Human capital manager at Save the Children. Former EMEA regional manager for learning and development at Carlson Wagonlit Travel. Over 15 years of experience in human resources.

A native of Miami, Florida, Marshall received his MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and has additionally taken extensive graduate coursework in counselling psychology at New York University. Marshall enjoyed a 12-year career in diverse business and finance sectors in the U.S. and Europe. He has worked on Wall Street on investment banking and risk arbitrage for firms like Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette as well as in trading for BNP Paribas. He further worked in the areas of corporate management, marketing strategy, management consulting, and real estate. Marshall has also taught at New York University’s Stern School of Business, Fordham University, University of Connecticut, Luiss University, and The American University of Rome. Marshall authored UN agency FAO Course guide: Fundamentals of International Business Management, Rome, 2006 and co-author of Leveraged Buyouts, Rome, Kappa, 2012.

Vincenzo Mazzotta (PHD - MBA) is a University Lecturer and Certified Public Accountant. He teaches Financial Management & Markets at LUMSA University, Accounting and Finance at Rome Business School and has numerous experiences teaching Financial Management at Study Abroad Programs of American Universities. As a consultant, he founded about 15 years ago Studio Mazzotta - of which he is Owner - operating in the field of Corporate Finance, supporting companies and research centers in investment and financing strategies.

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Angelo, is a project manager with relevant working experience in Middle East and South America, over the past years he had the chance to develop a deep understanding and remarkable results in large-scale organizations dealing with complex multicultural environments. He has worked as Project Configuration Manager at Astaldi S.p.A, he also worked for Manens-TifsS.p.A. –Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA as Project Control Officer. Currently, he’s Senior Business Consultant presso Plat4mation, an IT Consulting company. He was also PMO Consultant at Kearney.