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American Business Group Speakers & Profiles

The American Business Group has allocated 10 minutes for a presentation from a member of our community.

May 18, 2012: Marzio Galeotti, Professor of Economics, Dipartimento di Discipline Economiche Aziendali e Statistiche at Università degli Studi di Milano: The economics of climate change
April 20, 2012: Tim Brasher, CEO of La Perla: Transforming Local Brands into Global Brands with Local Execution
March 16, 2012: Mariella Mengozzi, currently Director of the Ferrari Museum in Maranello, will speak on Heritage Marketing for Luxury Brands: the Ferrari Experience
February 17, 2012: Sara Rosso, VIP Global Services Manager at Automattic (WordPress), spoke on Online Tools for Entrepreneurs: Create. Collaborate. Communicate
January 20, 2012: Jennifer Clark, former Italian Bureau Chief for Dow Jones & Co. for ten years until 2010 and author of Mondo Agnelli: Fiat, Chrysler, and the Power of a Dynasty (UK)
November 18, 2011: Kyle R. Scott. U.S. Consul General in Milan, Italy, for the U.S. Department of State.
October 21, 2011: Roberto Muzzetta, Member of the Board of Directors and in-house counsel at Elcart Distribution SpA: Doing business with China
September 16, 2011: Laura Gaillard Giordani, Professor at the Bocconi University: Can Entrepreneurship be Taught?
June 17, 2011: Paolo Magri, Segretary General of ISPI - Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale: The Arab Spring and the European Reaction.
May 20, 2011: Enrico Sassoon, Director, Harvard Business Review Italy: How to reverse the declining trust in business
April 15, 2011: Frank Sportolari, Director at UPS Italy: The New Logistics: How a supply chain can enable you to participate in the global economy
March 18, 2011: Stefano Cordero di Montezemolo, Academic Director at the European School of Economics: Wine as a business
February 18, 2011: Katrina B. Smith, Louis Vuitton South Europe: Social Media in the Luxury Marketplace
January 21, 2011: Ian Simpson, correspondent in Milan for Reuters, Afghanistan: Observations on war in the shadows and a (cautious) forecast.
September 17, 2010: Clara Poletti, Director of IEFE, the research centre of Università Bocconi responsible for applied research in energy and environmental economics.
June 18, 2010: Susan Knox, Executive Director, Europa Donna - The European Breast Cancer Coalition & former VP Citibank
May 21, 2010: Deborah Ball, former Milan correspondent for The Wall Street Journal and author of House of Versace: The Untold Story of Genius, Murder, and Survival (UK edition) (US edition)
April 16, 2010: Paolo Conrad Bercah, Architect & Harvard University Design Critic
March 19, 2010: Cynthia Milani, founder and director of the Institute for Global Development
February 19, 2010: Bruce Frey, Vice President, Hines Construction (Porta Nuova project)
January 15, 2010: Roberto Bonzio, Reuters Journalist and creator of Italiani di Frontiera.
November 20, 2009: Jeanne Juliao, a Political and Economic Officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Milan, will speak on the History of the Thanksgiving Tradition
October 16, 2009: Larry Gurwin, investigative consultant, will speak on Look Before You Leap: Due Diligence Secrets of an Experienced Investigator
May 15, 2009: Georges Rocourt, Executive in Residence and Professor of Management & Finance at Franklin College Switzerland, will speak on The Politics of the US Bank Bailout
April 17, 2009: Francesco Arcucci, professor of International Business Economics at the University of Bergamo, Chairman of European Investment Services Association (EURISA) in Bruxelles as well as Chairman of the Board RCF (Research, Consulting and Forecasting) S.A. in Lugano.
March 20, 2009: Giuseppe "Pino" Sannicolò, Partner, Co-Founder and CEO of Before srl, a training and consulting company focusing on human resources development.
20 February 2009: Rachel Donadio, Rome bureau chief of the New York Times.
23 January 2009: Eric Sylvers, International Herald Tribune / NY Times Journalist.
19 September 2008: Dan Peterson, former professional basketball head coach.
27 June 2008: A. Daniel Weygandt, Consul General at the U.S. Consulate General Milan.
16 May 2008: David Delfini, Head of Business Development, Volareweb, an Alitalia subsidiary.
18 April 2008: Alina Marazzi, Film Director of the recently released Vogliamo anche le rose.
14 March 2008: Valter Lazzari, Dean of the Department of Economics at the Università Carlo Cattaneo – LIUC, Castellanza (VA).
15 February 2008: Maurizio Dallocchio, Full Professor, Lehman Brothers Chair of Corporate Finance, Bocconi University, Milano
18 January 2008: Alessandro Fracassi, Chief Executive Officer, MutuiOnline
23 November 2007: Tiffany Murphy, Acting Chief of the Consular Section, U.S. Consulate General Milan
21 September 2007: Francesco Marini Clarelli, Investment Advisor
29 June 2007: Rick DeLambert, U.S. Commercial Consul
18 May 2007: Francesco Bastagli, United Nations