​*** OFFICIAL SIDE EVENT OF WAVE BY VENTO - OCT. 7-9 ***

​MEDIOCRITY ISN’T WORTH THE TRIP

​A Leadership Masterclass on High-Stakes Decision with a Global Industrial Leader

​With Alfredo Altavilla (BYD, former FCA, ITA Airways, Iveco, CVC)
Interviewed & Facilitated by Tiziana Pregliasco (author, entrepreneur & certified executive coach)

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​ABOUT THE EVENT

​What actually happens inside a leader's head and behind boardroom doors when the stakes are sky high?

​Forget corporate PR, polished keynotes, and textbook leadership theories. This masterclass is an unfiltered conversation with Alfredo Altavilla, one of the most influential global industrial leader who helped orchestrate the Fiat-Chrysler merger, led FCA EMEA, Iveco, and ITA Airways, and now advises BYD and CVC Capital Partners.

​Altavilla will speak candidly about boardroom politics, high-pressure trade-offs, mistakes, and the raw truths rarely discussed in public.

​No filters, no fluff. Bring your sharpest questions for an active, direct Q&A session.

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​WHAT WE WILL COVER

• ​High-Stakes Decisions: How top executives make massive calls with incomplete information, strict time limits, and zero risk-free options.

• ​Ladership Under Pressure: Maintaining presence, judgment, and complete credibility when an entire organization looks to you for direction in the middle of a crisis.

• ​Industrial Transformations & Negotiations: What it really takes to navigate opposing political and business interests when global strategy, institutions, and geopolitics clash.

• ​AI, Geopolitics & Disruption: An unvarnished look at how emerging technologies and shifting global power dynamics are completely rewriting the rules of competition.

• ​Building Extraordinary Teams: Ambition, courage, and the non-negotiable standards required to shatter comfort zones and eliminate mediocrity.

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​WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• ​University Students & Alumni looking to understand the real mechanics of global executive management and power.

• ​Entrepreneurs & Founders seeking battle-tested insights on high-stakes negotiations, scaling, and team culture.

• ​Managers & Young Professionals eager for an honest, high-level perspective on corporate turnarounds and leadership.

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​SPEAKERS

​Alfredo Altavilla | Global Industrial Leader

​Special Advisor to BYD Europe, Senior Advisor at CVC Capital Partners, former COO EMEA at FCA, CEO of Iveco, and Executive Chairman of ITA Airways. One of international business's premier minds in governance, large-scale turnarounds, and industrial strategy.

​Tiziana Pregliasco | Interviewer & Author | Founder, Pyxis Ltd

​Executive Coach, Entrepreneur, and Author of Vincere al Quadrato (Il Sole 24 Ore). Drawing on her extensive work advising CEOs and founders across Europe and Asia, she leads this candid conversation to unpack the human dynamics behind elite performance.

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​AGENDA

• ​18:00 | Check-in & Arrival

• ​18:30 | Masterclass & Live Q&A

• ​20:00 | Networking Aperitif

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​LOGISTICS

• ​Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2026

• ​Location: ESCP Turin Campus, Via Andrea Doria, 27 - Turin

• ​Format: In-Person Event

• ​Admission: Free | Mandatory registration (Seats are strictly limited)

​Networking Aperitif will immediately follow the session, giving you the chance to connect with the speakers, alumni, and fellow students.

​Seats will fill up fast. Reserve your spot now before registration closes.