Shifting from a supportive to a fundamental role, IT is at the center of all business models today, transforming all goods and services, even those that are not strictly digital. Silvia Candiani, vice president of Telco and Media at Microsoft and president of the Bocconi Alumni Community, talks about how AI, cloud and open ecosystems are changing the lives of businesses and users
Marco Ceresa (CEO of Randstad Italia and Bocconi alumnus) outlines the factors that will influence the professions of tomorrow, from the growing importance of worklife balance to the advent of artificial intelligence. A challenge for people, but also for companies
Phase Two of Changed by Women: A Roadshow Around the World and Mentorship Program
by Andrea Celauro
After an inspiring, grand evening of stories and music on 8 March, the project is now kicking off a series of events at various Bocconi Alumni Community chapters around the world. A women's mentorship program along with the Women Fund in support of female students have been launched as well
Chaptr Global, the Kenyan startup that improves access to education
by Camillo Papini
Based on the learn now, pay later concept, the company cofounded by Cyril Michino promises to improve the financing of education in a system that puts young people without a credit history at a disadvantage
South Africa: Engaging consumers in a country with 11 different languages
by Camillo Papini
Sadie de Wet, Bocconi Alumna and Group Head of Marketing at Avacare Health Group, talks about the specifics of the country's market, where traditional marketing strategies are giving way to socioeconomic consumer measurement to differentiate demographics
Alessandra, the Legal Expert Who Contributes to Ensuring That the Work of the Court of Justice Is Not Only for Insiders
by Camillo Papini
Her work is supported by the Court of Justice, as told by the Alumna, a lawyer at the Research and Documentation Directorate. But it needs to be digitized and disseminated and sentences need to be explained – all in the name of transparency
A COP Full of Tense Discussions, But They Should Be Productive
by Andrea Celauro
Cristiano Rizzi, Bocconi alumnus and Senior Partner at BCG in Dubai, identifies many topics on which this Conference of the Parties in the United Arab Emirates can also make its voice heard, from project funding to issues raised this year, such as food security
Alumnus Giancarlo Viola, Attache' for Infringement Procedures at the Permanent Representation of Italy to the European Union, reflects on some of the misconceptions about the Institution – some of which are being disproved by recent events
Europe? A Dash Forward Is Needed to Address the Status of Permanent 'Polycrisis'
by Pietro Masotti
Arianna Vannini, Chief Economist of the European Commission's DG for International Partnerships and Bocconi Alumna, explains how the time has come to clarify the objectives that the EU aims to achieve in twenty years
The fiveyear terms at an institution like the European Commission protect against the variability of national calendars, says Alumnus Gabriele Giudice, Head of Unit in the Economies Division of the Member States at the Commission. His work is engaging, which allows him to get in close touch with the progress of economic and political integration
Angela, Working to Ensure the Sound Financial Management of EU Bodies
by Camillo Papini
From preparing annual reports on the implementation of the EU budget and the European Development Funds, to auditing institutions' administrative expenditure: this is Alumna Ortiz Munoz's trajectory at the European Court of Auditors