Past Events and Recurring Appointments



Recurring Appointments

Regular monthly Aperitif and Dinner in Zurich since May 2004

Every month we meet for an Apéro + Dinner in Zurich, and every quarter in Basel. In Zurich, we genrally meet first at 7PM at the Kauflauten Lounge to enjoy a drink on its beautiful summer roof garden. Different restaurant and location are than chosen for the dinner.

During the year, we appreciate the efforts of all our member to participate to some more "formal" events: the yearly association meeting (spring), the summer dinner (end of June) and the Christmas dinner (first half of December).

Alumni Bocconi Zurich is invited to attend the quarterly Heidrick & Struggles Career Breakfast since January 2005.

Alumni Bocconi Zurich Formal Events

Introduction of the Alumni to the Italian Ambassador in Siwtzerland Giuseppe Deodato with the participation of Giovanni Maria Veltroni, Italian Consul in Zurich, Alberto Grando Dean of SDA and Antonio Lazzeri MBA Director, Chiara Leonardi Head of Alumni Relations

Alumni Bocconi Zurich Trips

October 2008 - Wine & Steak trip to Tuscany, Italy (Chianti region)

November 2007 - Wine & Fromage trip to Bourgogne, France (Cote dOr)

November 2006 - Wine & Truffle trip to Piedmont, Italy (Langhe region)

Alumni Bocconi meets the headhuters

October 2007 - Michael Page, "Finance and Banking"

March 2007 - Michael Page, Terence O'Hare - "Dynamics of the Lifescience and Healthcare job market"

January 2007 - Schopfer AG, Fabio Ambrosone - "A career in Finance in Switzerland"

May 2006 - Pamela Burkhalter - "Coaching: what can do for you?"

January 2006 - Tessaro & Associates, Christina Tessaro - "Pan European careers how well positioned are you?"

April 2005 - Heidrick & Struggles, Bernhard Zen-Ruffinen - "Trends and opportunitites of the executive job market in Switzerland"

Entrepeneurs and professionals in Switzerland

June 2006 - Successful Start-Ups. How to start a new business in Switzerland with Giovanni Biondi, Chairman and CEO di Divina AG - Sandro d'Isidoro, Board Member of Credit Agricole - Andrea Lotti, Secretary of Camera di Commercio Italiana per la Svizzera - Markus Venzin, Professor at Universita' Bocconi

April 2005 - The right education at the right time. A discussion on strategic options relative to Management Education with Boris Durisin, Assistant Professor at Universita' Bocconi - Dr. Andreas J. Zehnder, Consultant at Egon Zehnder International - Medard Meier, Consultant

February 2005 - Relazioni economiche italo-svizzere e il ruolo della camera di Commercio - Andrea Lotti, Secretary of Camera di Commercio Italiana per la Svizzera

Alumni Bocconi Zurich other events

October 2008 Evolution of Italian migration flows in the past 50 years with Giovanni Maria Veltroni, Italian Consul in Zurich

FebruarY 2008 presentation of the book “A neoclassical approach to Globalisation” by Bruno Ruettiman

April 2007 - reading from "Das Tagebuch der Signora" by Liaty Pisani


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