Mattia G. Barbera
Mattia is an experienced economist with a global career in International Organizations, Government Agencies, Academic Institutions and the private sector. His mains skills are related to socio-economic and environmental research, international relations, sustainable development, private sector development, public policy, investments and project management (design, monitoring and evaluation), education, international trade and business analysis.
Mattia holds a Laurea in Business and Economics at Bocconi University, Milan-Italy, specialization in International Economics and a final dissertation on Italian multinational corporations in Argentina and new forms of international investment. Master’s Degree in Environment and Human Settlements at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago-Chile with a final dissertation on the Environmental Impacts of the trade specialization of Latin America and the Caribbean. Among other several courses, he completed an Advanced Course on Development Planning and Management, Development Studies and International Relations and Organization, organized by the Italian Society for International Organization and sponsored by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Mattia started his international career in 1988 at the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (CEPAL/ECLAC) where he performed research activities and published several works. Later he was appointed Economic Research Coordinator at the Institute for European-Latin American Relations (IRELA), Madrid-Spain, a think tank funded by the European Parliament and the European Commission to inform and implement their policies in Latin America. This was followed by a brief lecturing experience in La Paz Bolivia, before starting an almost fifteen years’ service as economist, expert in development cooperation, at the Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs with a broad spectrum of tasks that included representing the Ministry in some working groups at the OECD and the European Union. In 2008, Mattia moved to Auckland-New Zealand where he worked for the government as Senior Economist and Researcher at Auckland Council, having the possibility to lead several research projects and publish numerous reports. He then became Research Associate at the Institute of Public Policy of the Auckland University of Technology (AUT) where he collaborated in research activities and publications also at an international level and lectured for graduate and post-graduate courses.
PROFILE
- Highly skilled and experienced economist with a strong focus on research, public policy and sustainable development.
- Proven strength in socio-economic and environmental research, economic development, private sector development, public policy, investments, international relations, project management (design, monitoring and evaluation), education, international trade and business analysis.
- Global experience at the international (United Nations, European think-tank funded by the European Parliament), national (Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs), local (Auckland Council) and academic (AUT) level.
KEY SKILLS
- High technical qualifications, professionalism and knowledge
- Leadership and relationship development
- Outstanding research and analytical capacity
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in multiple languages
- Public and Private sector broad international experience
- Innovative attitude and continuous improvement focus
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Consultant, Research Associate, AUT University, present
- Senior Economic Researcher, Research Investigations and Monitoring Unit, Auckland Council, New Zealand, 2010-2012
- Senior Economist, Economic Development Group, Auckland City Council, New Zealand, 2008-2010
- Expert in Development Cooperation, International Delegate, Senior Economist, Development Cooperation Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy, 1994-2008
- Coordinator for Economic Research, Institute for European-Latin American Relations (IRELA), Spain, 1992-1993
- Economist, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (CEPAL), United Nations, Chile, 1988-1992
KEY QUALIFICATIONS
- Master’s degree (Laurea) in Economics (4 years, specialization in international economics and published final dissertation)
- Master of Arts in Environment and Human Settlements
- Proficient in English, Spanish and Italian; Independent user in French and Portuguese
LUÍS MOITA
Luís Moita was born on 11 August 1939.
He has a PhD in Ethics (1967) from the Pontificia Università Lateranense (Pontifical Lateran University), Italy, awarded with the classification summa cum laude (10/10) and accredited by Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Catholic University of Portugal).
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Daniel Marcelino Rodrigues
PhD in International Relations – International Politics and Conflict Resolution by the School of Economics of the University of Coimbra, with the thesis “Federalism as an instrument of conflict prevention/management: The cases of Bosnia-Herzegovina and the French Republic”, in 2013. Postgraduate diploma in International Politics and Conflict Resolution by the same institution (2007) and BA in History and History – Educational Formation (both pre-Bologna) by the Faculty of Letters of the University of Coimbra, in 2005 and 2006 respectively.
Integrated Researcher of the OBSERVARE – Observatory of Foreign Relations since August 2013. Visiting Researcher at the “Centro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales”, in Madrid, from October 2010 and March 2011 as part of the European Doctorate Enhancement in Peace and Conflict Studies. PhD fellow from the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia.
He presented several papers at international conferences on subjects as diverse as ethnic nationalism, federalism, regionalism, the European Union, France, the Western Balkans, the Baltic States, Poland-Lithuania, collective memory and cinema among others; and he has published some articles and book chapters on these same topics, as well as several book reviews in academic journals.
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José Brás dos Santos
Academic Qualifications: PhD in Business Management and European Doctor, University of Seville, Spain (2009). Diploma of Advanced Studies in Business and Marketing Management, University of Seville (2005). Graduated in Organization and Business Management, Modern University, Portugal (2001).
Main research areas: Entrepreneurship; Business Strategy; Organizational and Individual Performance; Performance Appraisal; Intellectual Capital and Knowledge Management.
Academic and professional experience: Senior manager in a local public authority of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (2002 - present), currently performing internal audit functions; professor at the Autonomous University of Lisbon (2009 - present) where he has taught several courses in Management , professor at IADE U-University Institute (2012 - present) which is regent of the course Research Methodology at the Master's Degree in Marketing. Was Invited Assistant at the Institute Jean Piaget - Campus Almada (2002-2007). Previously he held several management functions, with emphasis on the areas of Marketing, Strategic Planning and Controlling, most of them in a prestigious German multinational (1986-2000). In terms of research is Invited Researcher at the University of Seville (2010 - present), where works in research projects related to entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs. Co-editor of the journal African Journal of Business Management (2010 - Actuality), scientific anonymous reviewer of the Journal of International Entrepreneurship (2008 - Actuality), scientific anonymous reviewer at the Luso-Spanish Conferences in Scientific Management (2009 - Actuality), author and co-author of several scientific articles, supervisor of master dissertations and doctoral theses.
Main Scientific Work:
Brás-dos-Santos, José; Coutinho, Cleunice do Carmo (2012). El perfil afectivo de los trabajadores-estudiantes portugueses: medida y análisis mediante el modelo de Rasch. Ponencia presentada en el VII Workshop sobre Modelos de Rasch en Administración de Empresas. Universidad de La Laguna – España, 30 de noviembre.
Brás-dos-Santos, José; Dias, Álvaro; Pereira, Renato (2012). Price or the perception of the Price? Follow the decision-making firm’s strategy at the Portuguese food distribution sector with the help of the advertising messages. International Conference on Education and Information Management Potential for Business Innovation (ICEIM-2012) Istanbul, Turkey June 15-17, 2012.
Brás-dos-Santos, José; Dias, Álvaro; Pereira, Renato (2012). The role of perceptions about competitors’ strategy in the decision-making firm’s strategy. In J. R. Oreja-Rodriguez & J. Febles Acosta (Ed.), WORKSHOP SOBRE MODELOS DE RASCH EN ADMINISTRACIÓN DE EMPRESAS: TECNICAS DE DIAGNOSTICO Y POSICIONAMIENTO (E-Book: Vol. 6, pp. 1-10). Santa Cruz de Tenerife - España: Fundación Fyde Cajacanarias. ISBN: 978-84-695-6497-4
García del Junco, Julio; Brás-dos-Santos, José; Dutschke, Georg (2012). Importancia de los valores culturales y sociales en el espíritu emprendedor: Un estudio comparativo entre España y Portugal. In J. R. Oreja-Rodriguez & J. Febles Acosta (Ed.), WORKSHOP SOBRE MODELOS DE RASCH EN ADMINISTRACIÓN DE EMPRESAS: TECNICAS DE DIAGNOSTICO Y POSICIONAMIENTO (E-Book: Vol. 6, pp. 11-30). Santa Cruz de Tenerife - España: Fundación Fyde Cajacanarias. ISBN: 978-84-695-6497-4
Brás-dos-Santos, José (2011). La aplicación del modelo de Rasch en investigaciones sobre el espíritu emprendedor y estrategia. Conferencia inaugural del VI Workshop "Modelos de Rasch en Administración de Empresas. Nuevas Tendencias”, Universidad de la Laguna, Spain.
Brás-dos-Santos, José; Coutinho, Cleunice C. (2011). Impacto da Afetividade no Sucesso da Finalização de Trabalhos de Conclusão de Curso e de Dissertações de Mestrado. I Encontro Luso-Brasileiro sobre Trabalho Docente / VI Encontro Brasileiro da Rede Estrado, Maceió (Alagoas – Brasil), 02 a 05 Novembro.
Dias, Álvaro; Brás-dos-Santos, José; Pereira, Renato. (2011) Entrepreneurship Role on Dynamic Capabilities: A Longitudinal Study on Brazilian and Portuguese Firms. Strategic Management Society Special Conference in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). Rio de Janeiro, 11-12 de março. (NAMED AMONG THE SEVEN BEST COMMUNICATIONS PRESENTED TO THE CONFERENCE)
Brás-dos-Santos, José; Dutschke, Georg y García del Junco, Júlio (2011). Avaliar a Personalidade Proactiva em Estudos Multivariados: Uso de uma Escala Abreviada no Contexto da Administração Pública Portuguesa. Libro de actas de las XXI Jornadas Hispano-Lusas de Gestión Científica, Córdoba – España. ISBN: 978-84-693-9621-6.
García del Junco, Júlio & Brás-dos-Santos, José Manuel (2009). How Different Are The Entrepreneurs In The European Union Internal Market? - An Exploratory Cross-Cultural Analysis of German, Italian and Spanish Entrepreneurs.Journal of International Entrepreneurship. DOI 10.1007/s10843-009-0037-y
García del Junco, Júlio y Brás-dos-Santos, José (2008). Satisfacción Profesional y Compromiso Organizativo: un Meta-análisis. Revista Europea de Dirección y Economía de la Empresa, Vol. 17, Nº 3, 2008, pags. 61-78.
Giuseppe Ammendola
In his teaching, writing, public speaking, and consulting Dr. Giuseppe Ammendola integrates knowledge from multiple disciplines, cultures, and languages. He holds a Doctorate in Economics and Business, summa cum laude, from the University of Naples and a Ph.D. in Political Science with a specialization in International Political Economy from the Graduate School of the City University of New York. He came to the United States as a Fulbright scholar.
Professor Ammendola teaches at New York University at the graduate level and has taught at the City University of New York, where he also worked at several research institutes. He has been a visiting professor and has lectured at several Italian graduate schools and doctoral institutions. For over thirty years, he has been teaching courses in international political economy, international business, international management, international finance, international trade and investment, international marketing, international relations, American government, US foreign policy, and the European Union.
Dr. Ammendola consults on strategic management, marketing, and business plan evaluation and writing.His writings include the book From Creditor to Debtor: The U.S. Pursuit of Foreign Capital - The Case of the Repeal of the Withholding Tax, published in the "Foreign Economic Policy of the United States - Outstanding Studies" Series (New York: Garland 1994) as well as the internationally recognized country study "The Government of Italy" in Michael Curtis, ed., Western European Government and Politics (NewYork: Addison Wesley Longman, 1st edition 1997 and 2nd edition 2003). He is the editor and main author of the book The European Union: Multidisciplinary Views (Stony Brook, NY: Forum Italicum, 2008). In his extended article “Some Trends and Perspectives on Globalization, Economic Growth, Equality, and Development”. Janus.net. Autumn 2011 Dr. Ammendola selects and examines key analytical frameworks for the study of the global economy.
Professor Ammendola has briefed public and private decision-makers from all over the world on global issues, on the political, economic, and business realities of the United States and Europe, and on country analysis. Dr. Ammendola has been speaker, organizer and/or panelist in hundreds of lectures, roundtables, and TV programs in the US and abroad. As a guest commentator on Bloomberg TV, Dr. Ammendola's analyses in several languages on the US economy and capital markets have reached millions worldwide.
He is the Joseph Schumpeter Visiting Professor of International Economics at the Universidade Autonoma of Lisbon, where he is also a Member of the Scientific Council of the OBSERVARE Research Center. Bilingual in English and Italian, Dr. Ammendola speaks Spanish, French, and Portuguese with native-like fluency.
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