Cristina Saporiti

Executive education - Prorettorato all’innovazione e relazioni aziendali 

Director of Operations Executive MBA 

Bachelor & Master 

Degree in Law, Major in International Law (2009) Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano, Italia

Degree in Political Sciences, Major in International Economic Organizations  (1998) Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano, Italia

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Executive Education

USI Executive MBA, MAS – Focus in Digital Transformation & Sustainability (Class 2021-2023)

- Leadership Prof. Andreas Bernhardt, ESMT, Berlin, Germany (2021)

- Change Management Prof. Frédéric Godart, INSEAD, Fointainebleau, France (2021)

- Digital Business Immersive, EMBA USI, Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano CH (2019)

- Business Law, EMBA USI, Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano CH (2018)

- Talking Presentation/Public Speaking, Kinetic Consulting Group, Dubai, UAE (2017)

- Communication Management, SDA Bocconi School of Management, Milano, Italia (2010)

- Integrated Marketing Communications Strategy, Kellogg School of Management, Evanston, IL, USA (2005)

- Key Account Management, SDA Bocconi School of Management, Milano, Italia (2005)

- Basic Marketing Evening Edition, SDA Bocconi School of Management, Milano, Italia (2004)

Professional Experience

USI Università della Svizzera italiana - Executive Education Department 

Director of Operations Executive Center

Responsible for strategic, planning of all the learning activities performed in the Executive Center: executive masters, MAS, short course, seminars, teambuilding activities, teamwork, workshops.

Director of Operations USI Executive MBA 

Strategic planning, design, development and launch of the first edition in 2010. Process optimization, redesign and implementation of the new edition which will start in September 2021 through new e-learning tools and platforms.

Project Manager Executive Education Programs & Events

Organization, implementation and management of executive open enrollment course and customized programs in different discipline at senior and middle management level. 

Responsible for executive training courses for internal colleagues and workshops. Coordination of Academic National and International conferences and public and institutional events.  Responsible for the administration, contracts and reporting.

Corporate Relations

Internal and external communication activities with the Academic Faculty and the Administrative Staff. Development and management of partnerships with companies, public and private institutions. Strategic planning and reporting.

SDA Bocconi School of Management - Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Milano, Italia

Program Manager, Executive Education Division 

Planning, management and organization of about 80 short executive education courses and about 10 international executive education programs per year. Business & Marketing Plan of all the activities of the Executive Education Learning Division.

Program Manager, Marketing Department

Business & Marketing Plan of the executive education learning activities of the Faculty of the Marketing department of SDA Bocconi and initiatives, such as: Marketing Community, conferences, events.

Part of the team that launched the first Executive Master with Double Degree between Bocconi and ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain (2005).

Key Account Management activities on corporate customers.

In Company Projects Coordinator, Masters Division Career Development Service

Development of partnerships between organizations and SDA Bocconi - Budget planning, sales and logistics, management of about 30 field projects per year, an integral part of the MBA course. Preparation of contracts, reporting and accounting.

Career Coaching - Placement activities for MBA international students (about 150 per edition)

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer – International Legal Firm - Milano, Italia

Team Assistant Paralegal 

Word processing of the legal documentations and translations for Offering Circular, M&A Contracts.