Final Defences – PhD in Management Engineering – 14 April 2025

In presence and online streaming

Building BL26/B – Room 1.25 (first floor)
Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering
Via R. Lambruschini, 4/B

Committee Chair: Evila Piva, Full Professor, Politecnico di Milano

Committee Members:
Cristiano Bellavitis, Assistant Professor, Syracuse University NY, USA
Reinhilde Veugelers, Full Professor, Ku Leuven University, Belgium

02:00 – 02:30 pm | Briefing and Introduction to the PhD Programme (Private Session – Committee Members Only)

02:30 – 04:30 pm | PhD Defence Sessions – Introduction by Committee Chair – Professor Evila Piva
Presentation (30 minutes) | Discussion and defence (30 minutes)

02:30 – 03:30 pm | PhD Candidate: Matteo Ambrois
PhD Programmein Management Engineering (full time)
Thesis Title: “The challenges of Venture Capital, between crises and sustainability”
Supervisor: Annalisa Croce, Full Professor, Politecnico di Milano

03:30 – 04:30 pm | PhD Candidate: Fabio Busicchia
PhD Programmein Management Engineering (full time)
Thesis Title: “Nascent Industries: an Inquiry into Industrial and Institutional Dynamics”
Supervisor: Cristina Rossi Lamastra, Full Professor, Politecnico di Milano

04:30 – 5:00 pm | Final Assessment (Private Session – Committee Members Only)

5:00 pm | Proclamation of the results