Join us for the extraordinary opportunity to attend one of our EMBA courses for a day!

This month’s module our EMBA students will begin their Advanced Courses in Finance and Strategy. Have you been thinking about getting an EMBA? This is the perfect moment to take your career to the next level.

This session our students will be learning about Finance and Strategy:

Finance
• Learn about corporate finance
• The concept of value
• The discounted cash-flow (DCF) method in theory and practice
• Capital budgeting decisions
• Market efficiency and financial policy
• Financial structure and the Modigliani-Miller theorem
• Payout policies: dividends and share repurchases

When
Friday, 17th November / 13:30 – 19:00
Saturday 18th November / 13:30 – 19:00
Sunday 19th November / 8:30-12:30

Erik Nowak
Full Professor of Financial Management and Accounting at USI since 2003, Erik Nowak studied at the Universities of St Gallen and Bocconi in Milan and completed his PhD at the University of St Gallen in 1997 after a research period at the University of Chicago with a fellowship of the National Science Foundation. Subsequently, he was assistant professor of finance at Goethe University Frankfurt, where he received his venia legendi in 2002. Erik Nowak was visiting professor at the Universities of Hohenheim, COPPEAD Rio de Janeiro, CEIBS Shanghai, and Witten/Herdecke, a fellow of the Center for Financial Studies (CFS), an affiliate member of the Swiss Finance Institute (SFI), and adjunct professor at the Université de Luxembourg School of Finance (LSF). He has published in the top journals of fields as diverse as finance, entrepreneurship, and business history, among them the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Business Venturing, and Business History. He was the national coordinator for the European Research Network ‘Regional Comparative Advantage and Knowledge Based Entrepreneurship’. During his sabbatical academic year 2010-11 he was the Rock Center for Corporate Governance Visiting Scholar at Stanford University. Since 2016 he is the Director of the Master in Financial Technology and Computing (FinTeC).

Strategy
• Environmental Analysis
• Resources and Capabilities
• Competitive positioning
• Corporate Strategy
• Vertical Integration
• Competitive Dynamics
• Strategic Innovations

When
Friday, 17th November / 8:30-12:30
Saturday 18th November / 8:30-12:30
Sunday 19th November / 13:30-18:00

Erik Larsen 
During the period 1996 -1998 he was an EU Marie Curie Fellow at the University of Bologna. He obtained his PhD from the Institute of Economics, Copenhagen Business School and his MSc from the Technical University of Denmark. He has taught a range of different courses in management, strategy and decision sciences at undergraduate, graduate (MBA) and PhD level. He has also taught executive programs at leading universities and companies, in systems thinking, system dynamics, strategy and energy deregulation (in Europe, North and South America and Africa). He has consulted for companies and governments in strategy, deregulation of utilities, and modelling. He has published widely in the areas of computational organizational theory and strategy, energy deregulation, and nonlinear dynamics. He won the Credit Suisse teaching award at USI in 2010.

The Global STEP Summit is a meeting of enterprising families connected to the most important research centres all over the world once every 3 years to share their experiences, discuss the best practices and enrich one another.
The event is organized by EMBA Director Gianluca Colombo.
The main topic of the Summit will be the turbulent global economic situation: Thriving on Chaos, with interesting information on how family businesses cope with economic trends, innovation and social changes. Enterprising families come from all over the world giving the chance to gain regional insights.
The Global STEP Summit is sponsored by the Association of Family Businesses Ticino (AIF Ticino) that counts around 80 family businesses in the region and fosters the interests of this economic group by supporting family values.

Where: USI
When: The event starts on the 8th November 2017 and the first day is only for STEP Board Members.

On the 9th of November 2017, the event opens for STEP Academics.
The 10th and the 11th of November are Family Business Days.
During the last day (11th of November) some hours are open to the general public and will see a broader participation.
Don’t miss the event!

Discover the program here

The 3rd edition of the Long Night of Careers will be taking place this November 16th. The event is organised simultaneously in 14 academic institutions all over Switzerland.

In addition to the traditional moments of interaction between students and field experts, this year the Long Night of Careers presents a series of roundtables in which students can participate.
This new feature of the event represents a unique opportunity to gain insights on labour markets.

Participate in our workshop “USI EMBA BOOST YOUR CAREER: NEVER STOP LEARNING”
In today’s competitive business environment updating your professional skills has never been more important. Come and learn how to rise above the status quo in this engaging workshop!

With EMBA Alumni:

– Sergio Napolitano, General Manager Vas Division, TekkaDigital
Sergio Napolitano graduated with an EMBA degree in 2012. He is an Area Manager for Tekka Group, a business consultant, and co-founder of start-up Karinas Beauty and Wellness. He has additional competencies in project management and software engineering.

– Michele Matis, Chief Executive Officer at Plastifil
Michele Matis is director of Plastifil from September 2015, with years of experience, competencies in general management, human resources, sales, marketing, project management, quality, supply chain.

– Anna Maggio, Head of Banking Operations VIP Service Desk Avaloq Sourcing (Switzerland & Liechtenstein)
Anna Maggio worked as an advisor for VIP Service Desk and as a Middle Manager. She is now Head of Banking Operations VIP Service Desk. She served as a Vice President of Institutional Clients for Deutsch Bank from 2000 to 2007.

– Elena Giordano, Partner, Albacore Wealth Management
Albacore is a society of consultancy that offers experience, competencies and professionalism for entrepreneurial families and high net worth individuals. Elena Giordano’s quote: “Help and you will be helped and turn problems into opportunities“

Moderator: Prof. Gianluca Colombo, Director EMBA

When: 16th November 2017, from 20.00 to 21.00
Where: Room A-33, Red Building, USI Campus
Language: IT/EN

On Saturday October 21st the EMBA6 graduation ceremony was held in the USI auditorium.

The guest speaker of the ceremony was Karl Heinz Salzburger, CEO of VF International and Special Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer at VF Corporation.

The event was a great success: EMBA students celebrated with their colleagues, relatives and friends at a special aperitivo in the USI Executive Center, followed by an exclusive gala dinner at Metamorphosis.

Congratulations to our new EMBA graduates! We wish you the best for the next step of your careers!

Read the press article 

Interested in our Executive MBA?

Come and join us for a one-on-one lunch with program director Prof. Gianluca Colombo!
This is a special occasion to learn more about what the USI EMBA program has to offer and to ask any specific questions you might have.
Small class sizes, customized approach, and international faculty make the USI EMBA experience one-of-a-kind. Don’t miss this unique opportunity!

To reserve your space contact us at emba@usi.ch

USI EMBA Graduation Ceremony 2017

Keynote Speaker: Karl Heinz Salzburger, Vice President of VF International

When: Saturday, 21st October 2017
Where: USI Università della Svizzera italiana, Via Buffi 13, 6900 Lugano, Auditorium

Come help us celebrate the success of our EMBA#6 students and listen to an engaging presentation from Karl Heinz Salzburger.
VF International is one of the world’s largest apparel, footwear, and accessories companies. Known for its innovation, its brand portfolio consists of big names such as The North Face, Vans, Timberland, and Napapijri.

How have these brands managed to be so globally successful in a multi-cultural environment?
Come listen to the valuable insight of Salzburger. Under his 9 years of leadership, VFs business more than doubled.

Agenda:

16:30 – 16:45 Welcome Address Prof. Boas Erez, Rector Università della Svizzera italiana (USI)
16:45 – 17:15 Keynote Speaker Karl Heinz Salzburger Vice President & Group President, VF International
17:15 – 17:30 Conferring of Diplomas Prof. Boas Erez, Rector Università della Svizzera italiana Prof. Patrick Gagliardini, Dean Faculty of Economics Prof. Gianluca Colombo, Director Executive MBA
17:30 – 18:00 Class Address EMBA#6 Representatives
18:00 – 18:05 USI EMBA Teaching Awards
18:05 – 18:15 USI EMBA CLUB EMBA Alumni Representatives
18:15 – 18:30 Closing remarks Prof. Gianluca Colombo, Director Executive MBA Prof.
18:30 Aperitif USI Executive Center

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

Karl Heinz Salzburger, Group President of VF International, Director of Luxottica Group

Mr. Salzburger began his professional career at Accumulatori Alto Adige and thereafter he moved to Austria for Salvagnini Transferica S.p.A, where he became General Manager. In 1997 he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of The North Face Europe and thereafter he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of The North Face Inc. in San Francisco, where he stayed until the end of 2000. After May 2000, when The North Face was acquired by VF, Karl Heinz was appointed President for the International Outdoor Coalition and thereafter in 2006, President of VF International, which includes the responsibility for all VF brands in Europe, Middle East and Asia. Since 2010 he has been the Group President of VF Corporation International, a group leader in apparel, jeanswear, sportswear, outdoor products, and which owns among others the following brands Lee, Wrangler, Jansport, Eastpak, The North Face, Vans, Napapijri and 7 For All Mankind; he is member of the Board of Directors in many companies of VF Group, in particular he is Chairman of VF International Sagl.

For more information email us at emba@usi.ch