I’m married and mother of 2 children and share my professional life with my husband. Since the age of 15 I knew I wanted to work in the communications industry and obtained my Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications and Public Relations from Boston University. In 1998 we founded the agency 3DComm, a boutique marketing, communications and events agency. For many years my organisational and managerial skills were fully dedicated to planning and managing global events. In the past few years my professional life took another twist and am now a Consultant in communications strategy and media relations.

A C-level executive with 20+ years of experience with multi billion-dollar market leaders and FT Global 500 companies in luxury fashion, e-Commerce, real estate, entertainment, and hospitality. Passionate about innovation, education and startups he is part of H-FARM. As an entrepreneur he has co-founded I-PLUS-E to enable the companies to implement the new human sustainable business models.

Serial social impact and technology entrepreneur, CEO and Founder of London based tech group M3 Holdings which comprises 3 fast-growing companies: Moneymailme, a Neo-Banking technology infrastructure provider; M3 Payments – FX management and global payments platform; Modex – Blockchain Database – SaaS technology provider. Founder of Ingenium Group – the technology infrastructure and logistics provider for M3 Holdings, which employs 60 software developers, engineers and business executives in 4 offices around the world: London, Bucharest, Monaco, Gibraltar. During its 12 years of existence, the company has worked with over 200 clients. Mihai holds an MBA in Innovation Management and is currently enrolled in a Doctorate of Business Administration at INSEEC Group with a Thesis on Disruptive FinTech Technologies. Awarded Forbes 30 Under 30 and finalist of Ernst and Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year, Mihai is an experienced speaker and entrepreneurship mentor. As an early-stage tech investor and result-driven executive, he holds positions in various tech startups and advisory Boards, managing to have a transformational role given his practical expertise. Over the years, Mihai graduated from various executive training programs from Harvard, MIT, Stanford University, and Silicon Valley Innovation Center. Passionate about chess, martial arts, and motorsports, the youngest member of the prestigious Monaco Impact is focused on tech applied in social impact projects that range from financial inclusion, charity, and shared value initiatives.

Over the last three decades Michel Bouquier, has built a matchless reputation for promoting luxury lifestyle around the world. His talent for advising and connecting opinion leaders is based on his unique experience in developing innovative solutions for luxury destinations and brands. Michel is currently a Senior Advisor to the Monaco Government Finance and Economy Department responsible for promoting the Principality’s attractiveness. He heads “Monaco Private Label”, a tailor made initiative designed for high profile international investors. Michel was President of the Monaco Tourism Board for nine years. He is now driving “Monaco Private Label”, a trusted circle of family businesses from around the world. During his tenure he launched many initiatives to promote Monaco as the destination of choice to Ultra High Net Worth Individuals around the globe. This role followed nearly a decade in the luxury hotel industry at the Forte Heritage Hotels Group in the UK and the Relais & Châteaux world-wide Association where he is credited with creating innovative strategies upon which was built an outstanding foundation for the group’s future international growth. Michel enjoys a long-standing reputation in Switzerland and in the USA where he headed the French Government Tourist Office in New York. He graduated from the Strasbourg School of Hotel Management and Tourism and obtained a Master degree and a postgraduate degree in Human Sciences at Lyon II University. Michel is honoured with the French National Order of Merit and the Principality of Monaco’s Saint Charles Order.

Marques is the founder and creative director of his exclusive menswear label MARQUES created between Dubai and Lisbon. An IUM alumnus, Marques built his career in the luxury field first in niche automotive business and later in the social media field leading to Esquire Middle East describing him as an “Authority in Luxury” for the region.

After a successful career in the fashion industry between the South of France and Miami Beach, Sabrina Monteleone-Oeino has decided to dedicate herself to her long-time passion, interior design. Combining her knowledge of fabrics with her eye for design, Sabrina has emerged as one of the first decorators to focus on luxury outdoor decor and has little by little expanded her work to interiors. Drawing inspirations from the effortlessly chic Mediterranean lifestyle, she developed a unique style characterized by elegance, contemporary lines, and vibrant colour schemes. Sabrina Monte-Carlo has now become a true family business with Sabrina's sister, Sophie who is chief interior designer, and her two daughters: Manola and Carla, respectively interior and graphic designers. Sabrina is also helped by a team of 30 talented and multilingual professionals including interior designers, interior and naval architects, fabric specialists, tableware experts, graphic designers, logistics managers and a delivery team.

After several years creating and implementing Papyrus Group, a global platform comprising a solution for universities to democratize career guidance, a private equity financing model for startups and young companies, a foundation focusing on scholarships and mentoring and a think-tank focusing on educational change - Robert joined KPMG Monaco to build the first Startup Campus of a Monaco Big 4.

Rumble Romagnoli is the Founder and President at Relevance, a full-service creative and digital marketing agency specialising in profiling, targeting and engaging with High-Net-Worth and Ultra-High-Net-Worth Individuals. Rumble has 25+ years of experience working in digital and has helped over 200 businesses - from international companies to start-ups - navigate their marketing approach. He excels in defining online strategies and concepts for exclusive and luxury brands through digital marketing, especially in the yachting, automotive, aviation and real estate industries. His expertise also extends to financial institutions, international organisations and governing bodies. Additionally, Rumble is an adjunct professor of Digital Marketing at the International University of Monaco.

Mag. Dr. Markus Schuller, MBA, MScFE is the founder and managing partner of Panthera Solutions Sarl, a leading applied behavioral finance specialist. As multiple award-winning behavioral design company in the Principality of Monaco, Panthera’s behavior-tech solutions support professional investors in competitively integrating human intelligence and artificial intelligence in an ethical and sustainable way. As adjunct professor, Markus teaches courses like “Asset Allocation & Applied Behavioral Finance“, "Risk Management & Applied Behavioral Finance”, “Investment Banking” and “Narrative Reporting” at renowned Master in Finance programs of the EDHEC Business School, the IE Business School and the International University of Monaco. Markus publishes in academic top journals (i.e. Journal of Portfolio Management), writes articles for professional journals (i.e. CFA Institute, OECD Insights, etc.) and holds keynotes at international investment conferences. As an investment banker, adjunct professor and author, Markus looks back at 20 rewarding years of trading, structuring, and managing standard and alternative investment products. Prior to founding Panthera Solutions, he worked in executive roles for a long/short equity hedge fund for which he developed the trading algorithm. Markus started his career working as equity trader, derivatives trader and macro analyst for different banks.

Followed her Fashion and Interior Design studies Gordana is actively working in fashion world since 1997; with more than 20 years of experience in design, production, marketing and sales management. From Stylist to head designer roles for international global companies including one based in Monaco, she created her company Gordana Design as well as cashmere brand “Golden Goat” which offers a collection of lifestyle products exclusively made in cashmere and other noble materials. Gordana Design label has also undertaken various other key projects such as creation of uniforms for luxury hotel brands as well as creating luxury magazines and catalogues and organising luxury fashion shows, styling of interiors to name few. Resort25 collection created together with her business partner is fruit of all creative passions and one important step into contributing to a more sustainable fashion industry.

Dr. Arik Röschke is associate professor for Entrepreneurship at the International University of Monaco, lecturer at the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland) and president of the Club Suisse de Monaco. He is also member of tbe board of directors of companies in asset management, agricultural investments, and healthcare in Switzerland and member of the advisory board of a single family office of a Monaco-based investor.

Guido Mantovani (Milan, March 28th, 1965) graduates in Business Administration (major in Corporate Finance) at Bocconi University in Milan in the academic year 1989-90. He got his PhD in Business Administration in the Consortium managed by the same University. Since 2018 he is Distinguished Professor of Finance at IUM with double affiliation with Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. His academic experience started in 1990 at Bocconi University as junior researcher (later lecturer) in Corporate Finance and Corporate Risk Management. In 1998 he was appointed as Senior Professor of Corporate Finance at SDA-Bocconi School of Management. In 2001, he started to work at Ca’ Foscari University Venice. In 2009 he became Deputy-President for Lifelong and Executive Education and founded the Ca’ Foscari Challenge School becoming its first Dean (2011-2014). His international teaching experience spreads to ENI Corporate University (1992-2013), VSE University of Economics Prague (1997-99), Harvard Summer School (2006-11), FAU Universitaet Nurnberg (2012-14), Ecole de Management de Strasbourg (2012-17), where he is also acted as President of the H.E.R.M.E.S. Universities Network until 2018. He publishes internationally and in Italy on topics concerning contingent claim finance, corporate risk management, information risk premia and entrepreneurial finance. More recently he is focusing more on the financial valuation of human competences, an integrated approach of financial rating and scoring for small and medium enterprises and the relationships between corporate governance and finance. His latest contribute “The Financial Value of Entepreneurship” (Palgrave, 2017) has been recently presented at the FMA Applied Conference at the St. John’s University in Manhattan. He is Scientific Director of the Teofilo Intato Institute of Entrepreneurship by HERMES-Universities in Treviso and involved in different Academic bodies including the Scientific Board of the World Finance Conference and the Global Finance Conference, the chairing of the FMA European Conference 2015 and of the World Finance Conference 2014. He was appointed as scientific advisor of several institution including the European Union, the Italian Confidustria and a huge number of European Financial Intermediaries.

She is Adjunct Professor and Practice Leader - Supply Chain and Innovation - of Open Consulting at Luiss Business School, where she teaches on the same topics. She is Managing Director and Board Member of Angels4Women, the first Association of Business Angels investing in women- led startups only and, as Business Angel, she has personally invested in Impact Hub Milano and in the 2 female startups Chitè and Foodlogica. Moreover, she is a member of the board of directors and of the Sustainability Committee of Sit Group, an Italian listed company, leader in manufacturing measuring and safety devices for domestic gas equipment, and of Esprinet, a leading company in Southern Europe (Italy, Spain and Portugal) in the distribution of Information Technology and Consumer Electronics and in the top 10 at global level. After graduating from Bocconi University, an MBA at Indiana University (USA), with a Fulbright scholarship, and a specialization (MBA-SPE) at INSEAD (Fontainebleau – France), Lorenza's career develops in international environment, such as The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in Chicago and London, and in industrial companies, leaders in their sectors, such as Bestfoods (now Unilever) Indesit (now Whirlpool) and Candy (now Haier), where she directly managed more than 600 people and more than 2500 indirectly. From 2015 to 2018 she became a member of the transformation leadership teams of Poste Italiane. For hes give-back activities, she is Commissioner of the Fulbright and BEST- Fulbright Scholarships.

Après 6 ans au sein de différentes multinationales dont Landi Renzo et SHELL GAS Dario Cassano rejoint le Groupe WCMG en 2005 en tant que Directeur Commercial de la société AT Spa en Italie. Depuis 2009, il est CEO du Groupe Abri en France. Dario Cassano est diplômé d'un Master Business Administration. Il est aussi Vice-Présidente de la AIIM (Association des Entrepreneurs italiens de la Principauté de Monaco).

Dario Peirone is currently Associate Professor at the Department of Law and Director of the Startup Creation Lab, the entrepreneurial program for students, at Turin University. He is Coordinator of the Horizon 2020 Project on Entrepreneurial Summer Schools financed by the European Institute of Technology. From October 2020 he has been appointed as Chairman of the Board of the Regional Agency for Internationalization of the Piedmont Region. He wrote several papers for Italian and foreign journals (Industrial and Corporate Change, International Journal of Business and Economics, etc..) focusing on finance for firms’ technological innovation and on new governance systems in public and private enterprises.

Professor Julien de Grandbois teaches Bachelors & Masters of International Business Administration on “Entrepreneurship” at BSL Business School Lausanne, a leading innovator in business education. Professor de Grandbois established several start-ups and managed multinationals in private banking, universities and information technology as well as global brands in fields of bio foods, pharma, project fundraising, edu grants and e-trading platforms. He designed a Master program for universities and audited 495 universities of Europe on external relations and communication strategies development. Chosen as UN Panel Moderator for Environmental Summits and rose to high corporate managership. He coached new entrepreneurs and advised leaders of family corporations, intermediated for global groups, lectured on 5 continents guiding CEO’s on change & innovation in ‘clean techs’ and start-ups. Elected 6 times Municipal Councillor to Legislatures in Geneva, he chaired public works development. Enthusiastic pillar of the IUM Mark Challenge, Julien de Grandbois serves as member of the First Jury.

Dr. Marika Taishoff is currently the Director of the Executive and Full-Time MBA programs at the International University of Monaco. Her area of academic and consulting expertise has long been Services Management, Quality and Marketing, in particular in the Luxury sectors. She has designed and delivered a variety of courses in these topics at the Masters, MBA and Executive Education levels. Prior to joining IUM, Marika worked at such internationally renowned business schools and management education institutions as IMD (The International Institute for Management Development) in Lausanne, Switzerland; Imperial College Business School at the University of London; and Bocconi University Business School in Milan. Originally from New York City, where she completed her undergraduate and graduate studies at Columbia University, Dr. Taishoff has written numerous case studies on best practice in service management and marketing. Many of these cases have been global award winners, and in 2015 Dr. Taishoff was honored by the Case Center as one of the “Top 40 Case Writers in the World”.

Bilal has considerable expertise in business development and project management, in areas such as healthcare, events management and family businesses. He presently leads the Consultancy Project course with Les Roches’ MBA students, working on a real-life strategic challenge provided by international brands.

Alessandro Brun has a PdD in Management Engineering, and is Associate Professor at the School of Management of Politecnico di Milano. He is teacher of Quality Management, and Director of two Masters in Luxury Management at MIP Politecnico di Milano Graduate School of Management. He is a very prolific scientific author, having published - between 2000 and 2020 - more than 200 papers on scientific journals, books and book chapters. In particular his publications on the topic of Luxury Supply Chain are widely quoted. His interest for the Fashion & Luxury Supply Chain was lately focused on the specific topic of Sustainability. He is the founder of the “Sustainable Luxury Academy”, a cultural initiative involving companies active on the challenges of Sustainability in the Luxury Fashion sector. Co-Founder and Artistic Director of the Milanese-based niche perfumery brand MASQUE Milano, he can apply the theories developed in his academic job to a real case.

After years working with the major fashion brands for the fragrances and cosmetics industry, either with advertisers or in agencies, I wanted to share my expertise of the world of luxury. That’s why I designed 8 years ago for the EBS Paris , a specific program that would allow interested students to join this ever-changing sector, to understand it in order to better develop, manage or create a company in this particular field.

Glyn Atwal is Associate Professor of Marketing at Burgundy School of Business (BSB), an international Graduate School of the French network of Grandes Ecoles. Glyn’s teaching, research, and consultancy expertise focuses on marketing and strategy within the affluent and luxury space. He is responsible for the Luxury Brand Management and Luxury Entrepreneurship specializations at BSB. His recent research has focused on the luxury market in emerging markets. He is co-editor of The Luxury Market in India: Maharajas to Masses (Palgrave Macmillan) and Luxury Brands in Emerging Markets (Palgrave Macmillan). He recently co-authored a new book, Luxury Brands in China and India (Palgrave Macmillan). Glyn presents regularly at industry conferences and was a panelist at Arab Luxury World 2019. Prior to academia, Glyn worked in industry for Saatchi & Saatchi, Young & Rubicam, and Publicis.

Eleonora Cattaneo is Senior Lecturer and Head of the MA in Luxury Brand Management at Regent’s University London. Her research interests focus on the management of iconic brands and luxury consumption. She has extensive consulting experience in a variety of industries including automotive, fashion and non-profit. Previously she taught at SDA Bocconi and was visiting lecturer at EM Lyon and the Helsinki School of Economics.

Aminoff has founded several luxury brands and written several books about luxury. UHNWI Luxury Events offers luxury events. Luxury Sales Academy coaches luxury brands and individuals, and Lux Sales Lounge is a luxury brokerage.

Andrea Bookhagen is a lecturer in the field of marketing and fashion management at HTW Berlin (Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft). Her field of research is on branding and sustainability. As a market researcher and consultant she works with brands in the consumer goods industry as well as in the fashion industry.

Nicoletta Giusti PhD is an academic with more than 20 years of research and teaching in the fields of Luxury, Fashion and Design, from the Bachelor level to MBA, in several Business Schools and Universities in Europe. She comes from family business in luxury menswear founded in 1887 and has a wide range of professional and entrepreneurial contacts in the Luxury and Fashion industry. She has worked as a consultant for several fashion firms and is Professor Ambassador for the Program LVMH INSIDE 2018.

Silvia Fossati studied Strategic Communications and Planning at the University of Arts, Berlin. She began her career in Public Relations, focusing on Digital Marketing & Communications across the Italian and German interior design and fashion industries. In 2016, she joined Polimoda as a lecturer in Digital Strategic Planning and Digital Marketing. She was a speaker at several events, discussing fashion start-ups and creative industries. Fossati is the author of “Myth and Innovation. Re-Edition of Design Classics” (2014, German edition).

Julia Riedmeier is a lecturer in the field of luxury management (Munich Business School) and market research (International University of Monaco). As founder and managing director of a strategic consultancy for luxury brands, she closely works with company leaders on luxury strategies – mainly in the area of digital and neo-luxury concepts.

Juan Andrade was always surrounded by yachts. Seven years ago he started his carrier in yachting learning from very well-known professionals who taught him very important values. He joined YPY Monaco to pass the same values to the new generation. Juan now works as a broker at SuperYachtsMonaco.

Paris Baloumis is Group Marketing Director of Oceanco—a world-leading builder of custom superyachts. Baloumis has held various positions at Oceanco. His 10+ years of experience at Oceanco have provided Baloumis with a profound insight into the company’s DNA and is well apprised of where Oceanco is headed in the future.

Author of the first textbook ever written about the superyacht industry, she is also the founder of the superyacht industry-forum, a platform to connect all yachting professionals. She is currently developing Genoa Superyacht Hub and is a professor at the International University of Monaco. In her spare time, Marcela teaches yachting at the Yacht Club de Monaco. Marcela has been the commercial director for ICON Yachts shipyard in the Netherlands and was also the founder and president of the Young Professionals in Yachting (YPI) Monaco. Alongside her professional work, Marcela is an influential social media figure in yachting. She has a passion for all things yachting and is known worldwide for being a trusted spokesperson for the yachting industry.

Born in Genova, Gregory always had a link with the sea and the boats since his young age. His father was working in the Port of Genova with merchant boats and yachts, bringing him very often to discover the first super yachts on the Port or anchored in Genova Bay. After different experiences as project leader in marketing and communication, event management and business development, he started to work for different Yachting companies in Monaco to finally join the Yacht Club de Monaco, the institution of Yachting for the Principality. For more than 10 years now, Gregory has been working with crew, captains, owners and professionals to cover the complete range of activities around the yachting sector.

Gaëlle Tallarida graduated from DUT in Business Management and Administration and a Master in Marketing & Sales from Skema Business School. She discovered a passion for the event business during her studies. Gaelle Tallarida has been the Managing Director of Monaco Yacht Show since 2010. She has been part of the organizing team since 1998. Under her leadership, the Monaco Yacht Show has become the premier international superyachting event and for 30 years has made a major contribution to promote the Principality of Monaco as the capital of yachting. It is also one of the Principality's two flagship events in terms of economic attractiveness.

Gabriella was one of the first employees at SeedLegals - a high growth tech startup in London that recently closed a $4 million Series A Round with facebook-backer Index Ventures. At SeedLegals, she worked directly with founders, startup accelerators and investors to help automate the fundraising process. Prior to SeedLegals, Gabriella studied Law and worked as a charter broker for Camper & Nicholsons. She is currently a trainee solicitor with maritime law firm Campbell Johnston Clark in London and is also on the board of Young Professionals in Yachting (YPY) UK as Director of Strategic Initiatives

Espace | Monochrome is a fashion & creative workshop, based on a concept of its founder Panagiotis Papandreou. His vision is to search & present up and coming brands from different parts of the world to selected international buyers. The portfolio includes brands that exhibit quality, innovation and style. Our commercial network comprises of high-end international multi-brand retailers, as well as specialty & department stores. Espace Monochrome has its headquarters in Monte Carlo and presents the collections at its Milan showroom. The company participates in international premium fashion trade shows and provides buying office services to selected buyers. Panagiotis Papandreou holds an MBA specializing in Fashion & Design Management from Bocconi University and a BSc in Business & Communication studies from Boston University. He has worked as a Senior Account Manager at Saatchi & Saatchi, Leo Burnett and DDB Needham, also as a product manager at Johnson & Johnson and as a Strategic & Marketing Consultant for luxury, fashion & design brands at intercorporate consulting in Milan, together with the director of Altagamma, Dr. Armando Branchini.

Business and Strategy Advisor, 20 years experience in Marketing, Media and Communication, cross channel, for Mtv, Rai, and obtaining leading roles in Bibop Research (Digital Magics), FullSix, TheBlogTV and Gruppo DigiTouch, Teacher for NetComm Academy and Luiss Hub Masters. The technology startup TwinOne is specialized in the creation of ultra-realistic Digital Twins. The aim of the startup company TwinOne is generating an ultra-adaptable and synergetic “Instant Creativity software”, open to any kind of professionals from executives to pattern makers, from product designers to image directors

Entrepreneur, Creative Technologist, Teacher, Founder of TwinOne, Founder of We Are Happy. For over 15 years Mauro has been creating award-winning solutions and communication contents for international agencies and brands including Google, Diesel, Sky, Dolce&Gabbana, FCA, Lamborghini, Luxottica The technology startup TwinOne, specialized in the creation of ultra-realistic Digital Twins, is the landing point of more than 2 years of R&D activities run by Mauro Mastronicola with his team of technology experts and creative partners, spanning different fields between real-time 3D computer graphics and the lifestyle and luxury industries. The aim of the startup company TwinOne is generating an ultra-adaptable and synergetic “Instant Creativity software”, open to any kind of professionals from executives to pattern makers, from product designers to image directors

Stephen is an expert in retail. Since 2017, he is the general manager of the Metropole Shopping in Monte-Carlo and he lives and breathes retail day in and day out. At a young age, Stephen had always had an exceptional affinity with fashion and retail, with a remarkable eye for detail. His keyword is « passion ». Whatever you do in life, do it with passion. He has an infectious ambition and drive, which he clearly demonstrated within a keyrole at Ralph Lauren Europe for the last 9 years, where he held the position as senior director for all retail stores within the European continent. Working today in a historical, prestigious and renowned premises, within the principality of Monaco, he is more than happy to share his view and professional knowledge in the world of luxury retail in the 21st century.

Andrea completed the MSc in Luxury Retail Management at IUM in 2013 and immediately after he was hired by Bottega Veneta as part of its retail management trainee program. He have held since then various positions in the brand : store management, operations management and I am currently retail manager in charge of business performance, people and B-to-C development of a network of stores in France.

Graduated in Marketing and Communications, EMBA in Leadership (IMD Lausanne), EMBA in Art and Cultural Heritage Management, Annamaria worked in international advertising agencies (TBWA, B Communications GGK, Attila & Co) as Strategic Planner and then continued her career in the world of fashion, lifestyle and luxury. Her managerial experiences include companies such as Trussardi and Ferragamo as Global Marketing and Communications Director, Superga and Value Retail as Chief Marketing & Communications Officer. She is currently CEO of TheBrandSitter, bespoke factory dedicated to the strategic development of high-end brands in international markets and founder of Angels4Women, the first group of business angels women born to support and develop female start-ups. She is engaged in the scouting, mentoring and training of young talents that she supports in their entrepreneurial paths with innovation, vision and coaching skills. In 2019 she was named by Startup Italia as one of the 100 women who are changing Italy (#unstoppablewomen), finalist as Business Angel of the Year and is the delegate of Women20, the civil society interest group that aims to develop policy proposals on gender parity and empowerment for leaders of G20 member countries. She published the book “Il Lusso… Magia & Marketing. Presente e Futuro del superfluo indispensabile "(5 editions from 2005) and is scientific director of the Luxury & Fashion Management area for the Sole24 Ore Business School and visiting professor at the most qualified universities and schools in Italy and abroad (Boston, Tampa, Moscow, Geneva, Doha, Dubai).

Wife, mother of two fabulous kids and founder & CEO of Vermillion, a successful fashion design company. Vermillion develops, designs, sources, and sells custom-made collections for an extensive customer base ranging from the Monegasque Government to the Yacht Club de Monaco. Our biggest challenge of the past, present and future is to make a change in the traditional concepts of the fashion industry to operate greener. I am convinced that it is not too late, and we can make change as single actions can have far-reaching effects.