Gianfranco Chicco

Current

free soul at On a Sabbatical (Self-employed)
Contributor at 7th Floor Magazine

Past

iSummit 2008 Live Blogger & Volunteer at iCommons
Project Manager at Pangea Day Milano / MGM Digital Communication
Marketing Director at HSM Italy

Business Manager Italy at HSM
Facilities Development at Austin Italia
Internet Product Developer at Intermanagers.com (HSM Group)
Financial Analysis Assistant (Trainee) at Administracion Enrique Duhau

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Education

MIP-Politecnico Di Milano
Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires

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Gianfranco Chicco’s Summary

At HSM we created the World Business Forum, the Annual meeting for the business community which brings together top management gurus like Jack Welch, Bill Clinton, Michael Porter, Kevin Roberts, Alan Greenspan, Philip Kotler, Malcolm Gladwell, Chris Anderson, William Ury and Tom Peters.

My main responsibilities as marketing director are the marketing and communication activities (from strategic planning to budgeting and operations), alliances with media partners and associations, online strategy and partnership agreements and development of new events.

As business manager, I was responsible of launching the WBF in Italy, where it has been a great success and right now we are holding the 5th edition. During 2008 will have speakers such as Jack Welch, Garry Kasparov, Muhammad Yunus and Francis Ford Coppola.

In my free time I collaborate with an interesting new off/online magazine called 7th Floor (www.7thfloor.it) which is Italy's first Free (s)Corporate Press, focusing on new businesses, media and trends. I write articles on digital entrepreneurs.

Summary of my skills:

Development of new projects in several disciplines and countries: from internet to "hard" engineering and event planning.

My success in several fields is mainly based in "understanding" and "communication" of different topics, cultures and business dynamics.

Gianfranco Chicco’s Specialties:

- Company start-up, project and product development, marketing management, communications, international development, feasibility studies and business plan development.
- System dynamics, technology oriented business.
- Services industry, web based and mobile applications.
- Conference/event design, operations and management. International business.
- Photography and business writing.
- Blogging, interaction and community management.

Gianfranco Chicco’s Experience

free soul
On a Sabbatical (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Think Tanks industry)

March 2008 — Present (8 months)

I'm currently enjoying a sabbatical that will take me through Japan, Australia and New Zealand... (more details coming soon)
Contributor

7th Floor Magazine

(Privately Held; Online Media industry)

2007 — Present (1 year)

7th Floor (www.7thfloor.it) is the first italian free (s)corporate press.

I regularly collaborate by writing articles on digital entrepreneurs and the way they made it to launch their startups and create an innovative product or service using digital resources. The latest interviews have been to:
Jay Bhatti- Spock.com
Richard Moross - Moo.com
Brad Jefferson - Animoto.com
iSummit 2008 Live Blogger & Volunteer

iCommons

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

July 2008 — July 2008 (1 month)

I collaborated with the organization team of the iCommons iSummit 2008 in Sapporo, Japan. http://icommonssummit.org/

I was part of the blog team led by Daniela Faris and in particular responsible for live blogging sessions. I covered the main keynotes, Open Education Resource and other workshops.

I also volunteered as a photographer for the event's faceroll and general shots.
Project Manager

Pangea Day Milano / MGM Digital Communication

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

April 2008 — May 2008 (2 months)

Project manager for the event Pangea Day Milano (www.pangeadaymilano.it), part of the "friends of Pangea Day" worldwide program (www.pangeaday.org) and financed by the Province of Milan.

I was responsible for the general management of the event and specializing in communication, promotion, organization and live coverage. I used my project management skills combined with my "2.0" marketing abilities to promote an activity that counted with a very limited budget. We took more that 1.000 people to the theater with less than 1 month of communication and several thousand people through online streaming, social networking and other online resources.

Pangea Day is a global event bringing the world together through film.

Why? In a world where people are often divided by borders, difference, and conflict, it's easy to lose sight of what we all have in common. Pangea Day seeks to overcome that – to help people see themselves in others – through the power of film.
Marketing Director

HSM Italy

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Services industry)

January 2006 — February 2008 (2 years 2 months)
Business Manager Italy

HSM

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Services industry)

October 2003 — January 2006 (2 years 4 months)

HSM is a multimedia company focused on Executive Education. It opened its italian branch in 2003 and is organizing the WORLD BUSINESS FORUM and WORLD MARKETING & SALES FORUM in Milan. For more info visit www.wbfeurope.com; www.wmfeurope.com and www.hsm-group.com

I'm responsible for the italian activities.
Facilities Development

Austin Italia

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Construction industry)

January 2002 — June 2003 (1 year 6 months)
Internet Product Developer

Intermanagers.com (HSM Group)

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Services industry)

November 1999 — October 2001 (2 years)
Financial Analysis Assistant (Trainee)

Administracion Enrique Duhau

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Farming industry)

1999 — 1999 (less than a year)

Gianfranco Chicco’s Education

MIP-Politecnico Di Milano

executive MBA, 2006 — 2008

executive MBA Student. estimated graduation: May 2008.

Activities and Societies:

Design Management Week special program.
Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires

Industrial Engineer, 1995 — 2000

Activities and Societies:

AGITBA

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Gianfranco Chicco’s Interests:

Design management, alternative/renewable sources of energy, web2.0; social networking, photography, mobile and MVNO, languages (right now studying chinese), literature, music, sports (tennis, bike, sailing), martial arts (aikido).