Final Defences – PhD in Management Engineering – 31 March 2025

In presence and online streaming

Building BL26/B – Room 0.18 (ground floor)
Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering
Via R. Lambruschini, 4/B

Committee Chair: Stefano Ronchi, Full Professor, Politecnico di Milano

Committee Members:
Martina Dal Molin, Associate Professor, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Francesco Paolo Appio, Full Professor, Paris School of Business, France
James C. Robinson, Professor, Berkeley University, USA

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

02:30 – 05:30 pm | PhD Defence Sessions – Introduction by Committee Chair – Professor Stefano Ronchi
Presentation (30 minutes) | Discussion and defence (30 minutes)

02:30 – 03:30 pm | PhD Candidate: Federico De Luca
PhD Programmein Management Engineering (full time)
Thesis Title: “Fostering Healthcare Inter-Professional Collaboration and Co-Delivery Among Voluntary Organizations and Health Providers”
Supervisor: Cristina Masella, Full Professor, Politecnico di Milano

03:30 – 04:30 pm | PhD Candidate: Maria Pinelli
PhD Programmein Management Engineering (full time)
Thesis Title: “MedTech Innovation in Hospitals: Re-Framing the integration between Scanning and Assessment and the determinants of Value”
Supervisor: Emanuele Lettieri, Full Professor, Politecnico di Milano

04:30 – 05:30 pm | PhD Candidate: Simone Fantaccini
PhD Programmein Management Engineering (part time)
Thesis Title: “Decentralized Funding in Pharma. How Alternative Models for Drug R&D Financing and Governance Could Reshape Innovation, Investment, and Healthcare Affordability”
Supervisor: Laura Grassi, Senior Assistant Professor, Politecnico di Milano

05:30 – 6:00 pm | Final Assessment (Private Session – Committee Members Only)

6:00 pm | Proclamation of the results