? Recipes for a successful entrepreneurial venture
With Matteo Atti, CMO at VistaJet 
The Mark Challenge is a business plan competition powered by the International University of Monaco (IUM) that connects students, alumni, academic professionals, and business leaders worldwide.
https://www.themarkchallenge.com/

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Matteo Atti is the CMO at Vista, the world’s largest on-demand private aviation group. His marketing and business expertise spans over 15 years of working with leading global luxury, fashion, and telecommunications brands. Matteo started his career at Gucci during the Tom Ford tenure. Moved to Finland with Nokia to lead campaigns and retail communication ecosystems for over 200,000 shops. Back to fashion, he headed the business development team for Bottega Veneta, catering to the luxury fashion elite. In London, he worked alongside Sir Paul Smith to inject a customer-centric approach into the brand touchpoints and refocus the business around its core attributes, products, and brand. At Vista, Matteo heads a global team in charge of the entire customer journey, from market research to client acquisition, CRM, press, events, adv, and digital, and harnessing insights about its UHNWI to introduce exciting innovation programs. Matteo holds an MA in Communication Science from Bologna University and a business qualification from Insead. He is also a lecturer in Luxury Business Development at the International University of Monaco.

? Meet with Ilie Pana, Founder & CEO at Sock Laboratory and Co-Founder at Farmacia de Detergent.
« Entrepreneurs are not born; entrepreneurs are made….practice makes you! »
Ilie has decided to join IUM thanks to Mihai Ivascu, MBA alumnus and successful entrepreneur!

? Digital Luxury
Listen to our adjunct professor Karim Bouhajeb and our Alumni Anaë Tristan and Fabio Gauthier.
– Karim is Consultant in digital clienteling, merchandising, and trends in Luxury.
– Anaë works as E-Commerce Manager in a prestigious hotel.
– Fabio Gauthier is Head of Social Media and Influence at Viva Technology, both in Paris.

They were interviewed by the president of the IUM Luxury Society, Andrea Bogni, and shared insights about their jobs, career paths, and experiences with IUM. They answered the questions and curiosities of the attendees.

? Luxury Real Estate – From New York to Dubai

Listen to Benjamin Franco and Christian Esnaux, alumni of the MSc in Luxury Management program at IUM.

– Benjamin works as Real Estate Associate at Douglas Elliman Real Estate on the Upper East side.
– Christian is Property Sales Consultant in Dubai at the Allsopp & Allsopp Group.

They will be interviewed by the president of the IUM Luxury Society, Andrea Bogni, and share insights about their jobs and career paths as well as their experiences with IUM and answer the questions and curiosities of the attendees.

? Business Angels: what they do and how they support startups!
With Annamaria Tartaglia, CEO of The Brand Sitter; BA & Co-Founder A4W
The Mark Challenge is a business plan competition powered by the International University of Monaco (IUM) that connects students, alumni, academic professionals, and business leaders worldwide.
https://www.themarkchallenge.com/

? Recipes for a successful entrepreneurial venture
With Fabio Attanasio, Entrepreneur, Co-Creator, Content Creator
The Mark Challenge is a business plan competition powered by the International University of Monaco (IUM) that connects students, alumni, academic professionals, and business leaders worldwide.
https://www.themarkchallenge.com/

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Listen to our MBA webinar focusing on Luxury, in which our adjunct professor and DBA alumna, Dr. Caroline Frisenberg, will speak with three MBA alumni who will share their career journeys, particularly about the transition from their MBA studies into a new career.

– Nazanine Matin graduated in 2014, founded her own consulting company N Creations, and is a Founding Member & President of the Think Tank in Monaco. She is currently working as Principle Business Consultant in the UK.
– Charlotte Barbotin finished her studies in 2015 and is today an entrepreneur with the companies, Investing in Gems and Charlotte.b jewelry as well in Monaco.
– Nokulunga M. received her MBA degree in 2020 and is co-founder of the skincare brand MonicasHaus and Regional Director of the Africa Policy Conversations in South Africa.

Listen to these impressive women and entrepreneurs and how the MBA program helped them reorient themselves and make important career changes.

? Jonathan Hawes is the Career Coach for the MSc in Finance students.
♦ Jonathan is Managing Director at Silver Forest, a Business Consulting and Services company.
♦ Mr. Hawes has more than 20 years of experience in the financial sector.
♦ Before Silver Forest, he worked as Director, Head of Interim Management Practice at Sheffield Haworth.
♦ His knowledge and experience in the finance industry are a plus in guiding our MSc in Finance students to outstanding careers.

? Anais Vareillas is the Career Coach for the MSc in Luxury Management students.
♦ Anais is Executive Coach & Business Partner at Wonderminds Academy, a coaching company.
♦ Before creating her own company, she worked for more than 10 years in the luxury sector for prestigious companies such as LVMH, Coty, etc.
♦ Her knowledge and experience in the luxury industry are a plus in guiding our MSc in Luxury Management students to outstanding careers.

With Mr. Dennis de Munck, Head of Employer Branding and University partnerships at Ferrari.
? He presented Ferrari and its graduate program. He also described the different job opportunities in the motorsport industry.
Born in the Netherlands, he has 20 years+’ of experience in consulting, executive search, and different HR functions gained with iconic brands, including Ferrari.
Having worked in the UK, France, Germany, and the Netherlands, and on assignments across Europe and Asia, combined with an MBA from SDA Bocconi, he has gained extensive experience across recruitment, career management & employer branding.

Meet with Lisa Glitz, a talented and bubbly current MBA student from Germany.
She chose to study for an MBA to grow professionally and personally.
Before joining the Monaco MBA, she worked as a product manager and product developer in the food industry for 3 years.
Lisa has an academic background in Nutrition and Food Science.

The 16-month program aims to combine the capability of strategic vision on sustainability with understanding the role of technology and innovation in sustainable business. In particular, the program focuses on environmental, energy, and mobility technologies.

This Master of Science will enable students to develop strategic practices and mindsets to identify and size the actions organizations could take to act as catalysts of effective change.