I tell young managers: Follow the people, not the role
by Emanuele Elli
Margherita Della Valle, Chief Financial Officer of the Vodafone Group and Bocconi Alumna of the Year 2022 talks about herself: from her beginnings in what was then a startup betting on the future of telephony, Omnitel, to financial leadership of Vodafone in an executive role still predominantly male
Ten comments to look at the challenges of the new year. Last chapter: the views of Irene Tinagli, alumna and chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, on what Europe and individual states can do
Silvia Barbareschi, Bocconi alumna now in the third year of her doctorate at Berkeley, talks about her volunteer work for the DonnexStrada association and her commitment to women's safety
Replacing the concept of waste to energy, today we talk about waste to X, as explained by Giovanna Chiara, SDA Bocconi alumna and manager of Hitachi Zosen Inova, who also considers that no technology or source, including nuclear power, can solve the energy problem alone
To promote the universal values of which Europe is guardian: democracy, tolerance, respect for human rights, liberalism and repudiation of war. This is how Giorgio Starace, the Bocconi alumnus who today is ambassador to Russia, interprets the mission of diplomacy. All the more so in a shifting geopolitical world
How Italy overcame Germany's opposition and joined the euro
by Jennifer Clark
Perceived as unstable and therefore unreliable, with a political system that had collapsed a few years earlier under the blows of the Clean Hands investigation, our country succeeded, thanks to diplomacy, in an enterprise that seemed impossible at that time. Mauro Batocchi tells it in his recent volume 'La Partita Dell'Euro (The Euro game)
by Giuseppe Soda, dean of SDA Bocconi School of Management
Taking a newdirection, perhaps one never considered before. Taking stock of one's existence and putting oneself back in the game. The Svolte project by SDABocconi and Corriere della Sera has told many stories of change originated by the newskills obtained through study. From the stories of individuals,who have turned their careers around thanks to upskilling or reskilling, to stories of transformation and reorganization of entire companies
Bocconi: Margherita Della Valle is the 2022 Alumna of the Year
by Barbara Orlando
CFO of the Vodafone Group and founder of NXT GEN Women in Finance, Della Valle is committed to leading the international group and its operational centers through competitive challenges and digital acceleration and to promoting female empowerment ina vision of generational solidarity
There is no absolutely best governance model, but there is one that is best for a given company based on the moment and objectives. Enrico Maria Bignami, alumnus and statutory auditor of Eni, discusses it
Titti Postiglione. From volcanologist on Mount Vesuvius to managing national emergencies
by Lorenzo De Belli
Today she is deputy head of the Civil Protection Department, but her passion was scientific research. Then, thanks in part to SDA Bocconi's Executive Master in Management of Public Administrations (EMMAP), she decided to become a civil servant
Jhonatan. From Prison Inmate to Third Sector Professional
by Lorenzo De Belli
From drug dealing to a Bocconi degree thanks to the university's Svolte project. The story of Jhonatan Abd El Malek is the parable of a young man who had the strength to take his life back. It was recited live at the closing event of the initiative by SDA Bocconi and Corriere della Sera
University education plays a key role in promoting change and selfimprovement. This is emphasized by Bocconi alumnus and donor Erdit Hoxha, who from a Bocconi dorms is now a partner at Goldman Sachs in London
Alessandro Cristiano. From Navy submarines to Amazon's supply chain management
by Lorenzo De Belli
Deputy commander of a submarine, the naval lieutenant decided to embark on a new adventure, changing everything from job to country. His story recited live during the closing event of the Svolte initiative by SDA Bocconi and Corriere della Sera