Marchesini Alumni Reunion: Responsible Leadership, Community, and Social Impact
9 October 2025Friday, September 26, 2025, the historic campus of Bologna Business School at Villa Guastavillani hosted the Marchesini Alumni Reunion, bringing together the Community of the Corporate MBA Marchesini Group Program for an afternoon of dialogue, collaboration, and experiential learning dedicated to values, people, and social impact — an initiative promoted by BBS in partnership with Marchesini Group.
The event was designed to turn reflection into experience: presentations, speeches, and group work alternated between team-building activities, value discussions, and recharging breaks, culminating in a shared closing session and an evening of networking. This essential rhythm fostered focus, collaboration, and action.
At the heart of the day was a solidarity team-building session with Rise Against Hunger: hands at work, coordination, attention to detail, and clear objectives. Preparing meals for those in need turned collaboration into tangible impact and practice into awareness. At the same time, a session dedicated to values encouraged participants to reflect on what drives daily choices, exploring what leadership means when results are measurable yet aligned with the common good. This dual track — action and reflection — highlighted one of BBS’s core principles: the ability to generate positive change by connecting diverse skills, experiences, and perspectives.
The opening speech by Valentina Marchesini, President of the Marchesini Act Foundation, Alessandro Grandi, Director of the Corporate MBA Marchesini Group Program at BBS, and Massimiliano Ghini, Adjunct Faculty Member at BBS, outlined the purpose and expectations of the day: fostering dialogue between business and education, turning learning into experience, and strengthening the community through shared engagement. From there, participants naturally moved into action — dividing into groups, rotating through activities designed to enhance collaboration and focus, and concluding with a final debrief and informal networking session that extended the discussions and ideas generated throughout the day.
Supported by the Marchesini ACT Foundation, the Marchesini Alumni Reunion demonstrated how education can generate impact far beyond the classroom — uniting theory and practice, business and society. The event embodied the spirit of the BBS learning experience: building bridges between people and organizations, between ideas and actions, to transform learning into lasting impact.
