The MBA Solvay programme 2010/11 started on September 1 and the second term is almost over…. Students have learned Marketing, Finance, Organizational behavior, Financial Accounting, Managerial Economics, and Macroeconomics…and, at least the 1-year participants are half-way through! After the exam-week, ending December 17, participants can finally rest end enjoy the Xmas break.
The MBA class 2010/12 can so take a little breath: it is now a good time to celebrate the MBA Solvay community! On December 9 the MBA Solvay, together with the Student Government and the MBA Solvay Global Women Network will invite students, alumni and professors in the new building to attend a special speaker – Xmas event!
Hugues Pirotte, MBA Solvay Academic Director, will welcome Mrs. Annick Monseuux, former president of Pirelli, to speak about the topic of gender in the business world: “What does it take to climb the pink ladder?”. Mrs. Annick Monseuux, started her career in 1987 in the software industry, before entering the core of B2B marketing for both Pirelli and Teleroute, in different local and international marketing management roles. Her next career move led her to general management positions still with Pirelli and Wolters Kluwer, initially as Managing Director of a start-up in Italy, then as Chief Operating Officer, heading 25 countries and finally as worldwide Sales and Marketing director for Truck Tires, a €1billion business. She then moved to Executive Board Management, as President of Pirelli franchise-like retail network. In 2008, she started an independent activity supporting her international customers in growing the value of their business (WW sales and marketing organisations design, BU Management, M&A, Commercial Strategy Design and Reorganisations), offering in parallel her professional experience to social businesses to support the launch of commercial activities.
And after the keynote intervention, Vali Lalioti, MBA Solvay class 2009, will introduce the audience to an interactive executive coaching session: “How business coaching can help business leaders unlock difficult challenges and their organizations reach a whole new level…”. Vali Lalioti is an executive coach (http://www.valilalioti.com/) and she will answer your questions on how executive coaching works in a highly interactive and thought provoking session.
A walking cocktail will end the evening and give opportunity for networking with the MBA Solvay community!
The kick-off session for the new 2010/11 MBA Solvay participants was held on Monday 30 August. The new breed of full and part timers was greeted with an introductory session by MBA director Hugues Pirotte who introduced his team and both structure and content of the program. His presentation was followed by an inspiring demonstration from Christian Bluemelhuber, the Solvay marketing professor, who animated the class talking about “The Manager of the Future”. He offered a first enthusiastic taste of the issues his future students would be confronted with in their first MBA term.
It was great to spend the morning with Chiara talking to possible...