EMBA is hosting dr Paolo Ciccarelli for a public speech:

Topic:

We will analyze the role of Schmid Spa in the fashion industry, the reasons for the turnaround (2009-2013), the new business plan and its drivers, focusing on the main issues: people and culture.

Mr. Ciccarelli will describe also the changing process and give some insights about the future steps.

Keynote Speaker is Paolo Ciccarelli, SCHMID SpA Milano,Chairman & CEO. In 1994 he became the Head of Administration, Finance and Control of “Consiglio di Borsa”, working on the privatization of the “Consiglio” and the constitution of Borsa Italiana S.p.A. February 1997.

In Borsa Italiana Group he was Director of Administration of the MIF S.p.A. and of the Clearing and Guarantee S.p.A. During the acquisition of the Borsa Italiana by the London Stock Exchange he was the Group CFO, Managing Director of BIt Systems S.p.A. and Securities Services S.p.A., Member of the Supervisory Board of MTS S.p.A. and Chairman of its Audit Committee.

Director of Finance of the London Stock Exchange until 2008, from 2008 to 2010 he was Chief Financial Officer of Barclays in Italy and President of Barclays Family S.p.A. Self-employed since 2011 ( www.studio-ciccarelli.it ), with the role of CEO has successfully completed some turn around in Bakery and Fashion sectors. He also followed a start-up in the Energy sector and has recently concluded an assignment of Temporary management for a private bank in Milan.

He is currently Chairman & CEO of Schmid S.p.A. (Fabrics and accessories for high fashion footwear) and non-executive director of Almaviva – The Innovation Company SpA , Lombardia Srl Management and member of the SB Metroweb Sviluppo SpA.
He is part of the pannel of Gerson Lehrman Group for Banking and Financial sector.

In the academic year 2012/2013 he has been holder of the Chair of Economics at the Faculty of Engineering of the Polytechnic of Turin and author of articles published in specialized magazines.

When: 6th October 2016, 6pm-7pm

Where: Executive Center, Università della Svizzera italiana, Main Building, Via G. Buffi 13, 6900 Lugano

FREE registration at emba@usi.ch

Take advantage of this opportunity and book your free-day lesson for the upcoming session.

When: 6, 7, 8 & 9 October 2016
Where: USI, Executive Center, Via Giuseppe Buffi 13,6900 Lugano

The session is divided into two courses. You can find all courses details below.

Human Resources Management

Professor Filippo Wezel
PhD (Bologna), M. Sc. (Bologna)

Accounting

Professor Laura Zoni
PhD(Bocconi)

FREE registration, simply send an e-mail to emba@usi.ch

Professor of Organization and Management at USI.

PhD (Bologna), M. Sc. (Bologna).

Filippo was appointed Professor of Organization theory at the Faculty of Economics in September 2009. He is also Permanent Visiting Professor at EM Lyon (France) and Senior Extra-mural Fellow of CentER (Netherlands). With a PhD in Management from the University of Bologna, he previously held appointments at the University of Groningen (post-doc) and at Tilburg University (assistant and, then, associate professor). He acquired further academic experience as visiting researcher/professor at the Wharton Business School (University of Pennsylvania, USA), at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and at Lille I (France).

His teaching interests include organizational theory and organizational behavior, which he has taught at the undergraduate, master, PhD and executive levels. His research focuses on organizational diversity, inter-firm mobility, and industry emergence. He won the Credit Swiss teaching award in 2008.

Take this opportunity to be part of our HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT course at USI EMBA for one day.
FREE registration at emba@usi.ch

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT – course description

“HR should be every company’s “killer app.” What could possibly be more important than who gets hired, developed, promoted, or moved out the door? Business is a game, and as with all games, the team that puts the best people on the field and gets them playing together wins. It’s that simple.” (Jack Welch, Business Week, 2006)

The course focuses on the management of human capital, which in today’s economy appear as essential for the success of a company as much as an effective production systems or a well-designed marketing strategy. Indeed many managers now recognize that a critical source of competitive advantage comes having an effective system for obtaining, mobilizing, and managing the organization’s human assets.

The purpose of the course is not to get into the technical detail of issues such as the psychometric of test validation, the specifics of doing job evaluations, the mechanics of interviewing – issues well covered by many human resource professionals. Rather, the course adopts the perspective of the general manager and addresses human resource topics from a more strategic perspective – i.e., as a source of competitive advantage.

The flow of the course follows a macro-to-micro approach. In the first block we will discuss the overarching framework of the course and we will deal with motivation, job design and compensation. In the second block, the ways to improve recruiting, reducing the outflows of personnel within an organization and properly manage retention will be discussed.

Laura Zoni
Professor of Accounting and Control

Ph.D. in Accountancy, Bocconi University. She he is currently Full Professor at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. Senior Professor at SDA Bocconi, and MISB Bocconi. She has been Associate Visiting Professor at STERN School of Business, New York University (1995-1998 and 2008-2012) and at INSEAD, Fontainebleau (1999-2000).

Sometimes consultant to the United Nation Development Program and the European Union for management training projects in Eastern Europe, Russia, Kirghizstan and Kazakhstan. She has been consulting to the industry on performance measurement systems design and implementation.

Research interests include the role of CFO, innovation and control, management of change and accounting change, role of performance measurement systems and international development, CEO compensation and incentives. Independent Board Member of Yoox Net-a-Porter since 2015.

Course Description and goals

This course provides the necessary information and tools to understand accounting principles and methodologies. Successful completion of this course will result in the ability to read and meaningfully interpret financial statements that are prepared and disseminated by business entities as well as rationally structure accounting information to inform and support managerial decision-making.

In terms of skill objectives the participant will gain:

• Command of “language of accounting”
• Awareness about the strengths and limitations of financial accounting systems
• Knowledge about implications of alternative accounting principles and methodologies
• Ability to examine financial accounting information
• Expertise in cost accounting system design
• Ability to prepare accounting information to support managerial decision (capacity allocation, pricing decision, make or buy etc.)

Book your FREE session today by simply sending an email to: emba@usi.ch

How to foster innovation and entrepreneurship in Family Business. Toward an enterprising family approach.

This workshop is based on a research program ongoing at USI (IMA) in cooperation with a global research network
STEP: http://www.babson.edu/Academics/centers/blank-center/global-research/step/Pages/home.aspx

When: Thursday 20.11 from 18:30 to 20:00
Where: @USI, A23 Room, Red Building 2nd Floor, Via Buffi 13, Lugano

AGENDA

18:30 Registration and Welcome

18:40 Prof. Gianluca Colombo
Professor of Entrepreneurship and Management at USI.
USI EMBA Co-Director

19:10 Dr. Flavio Audemars
President of CDA Audemars Group

19:40 Open Panel Discussion

20:00 Aperitif

Want to join this event ?
Limited places, book now at emba@usi.ch

Doing “business as usual” is not enough during times of economic downturns. We need “game changers” – people who create new sources of value through what Joseph Schumpeter called “creative destruction.” Who are the “game changers”? Why do they matter? How can firms develop them? How can you become one?

We’ve organized a WORKSHOP for you on this interesting topic.

When: Saturday 22.11 from 10:30 to 12:30
Where: @USI, A32 Room, Red Building 3rd Floor, Via Buffi 13, Lugano

AGENDA

10:30 Registration and Welcome

10:40 Prof. Gianluca CARNABUCI
Associate Professor of Organization and Management USI – USI EMBA Co-Director
“Changing the Firm from Within. The (largely unspoken) role of knowledge architects”

11:00 Prof. Rico MAGGI
Professor of Economics, USI – Head of Institute for Economic Research
“Economic Context and Change Opportunities”

11:20 Prof. Erik LARSEN
Professor of Management at USI.
“Changing Strategies in Times of Change”

11:40 Open Panel Discussion

12:30 Standing Lunch

Ready to become a “Game Changer” ?
Limited places, book now at emba@usi.ch

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We are pleased to inform you that we are organizing a networking event with Internations, the world’s largest expat community.

You are therefore cordially invited to join us at Metamorphosis in Lugano, on April 28, starting with 7pm.

Write us an email or enroll on Internations.org and make sure you click the “Accept Invitation” button. This will get you on our guestlist and we will be glad to welcome you at the desk as soon as you arrive.

USI EMBA Advisory Board welcomes the new members:

Riccardo Braglia

CEO and Managing Director Helsinn Holding SA Switzerland

Best Swiss Entrepreneur of the Year 2012

Judith Eberl

Head of Training&Development at BSI SA, Switzerland

Gianluca Carnabuci

Associate Professor of Organization and Management at the Faculty of Economics, USI

Beatrice Fasana Arnaboldi

Managing Director Sandro Vanini SA, Switzerland.