Gold sponsor – Corvallis
Corvallis is one of the first Information Technology operators in Italy. Over thirty years of experience and detailed knowledge of specific productive processes have enabled the consolidation of a highly-specialized range of offer translated into the development of significant competitive advantages for clients. Over 1500 employees, 18 branch offices in Italy, and 300 clients, varied skill sets, product and process technologies calibrated to technological evolution, and a partnership approach with customers all amount to excellence and innovation in the solutions proposed.
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The company headquarters in Padova is flanked by branches in Milano and Firenze. Other offices are located in Bologna, Caltagirone, Lecce, Mantova, Roma, Verona, Vicenza, Torino and Trieste.
The supply model used by Corvallis SpA focuses on the needs of the banks, insurance, industry & services and public administration needs and includes important partnerships that enable the construction of a highly-competitive proposal and, together with the customer, the making concrete of business models of excellence, based on the sharing of objectives and opportunities, the optimisation and development of the business missions
Consolidated assets, specialised competences and a long-standing knowledge of the business processes of the reference markets characterise the Corvallis offer particularly in the Finance market, where is present in 90% of Italian banks, with a team of specialised resources and is one of the top suppliers of outsourcing services in the insurance industry.
Corvallis flanks businesses as they evolve also in the Industries & Services market, supporting them in the adoption of business models enabled by the most innovative technologies. A close-knit network of partnerships grants greater competitiveness to the Corvallis proposal and generates a highly-integrated and specialized IT offer. It works clients in the industrial sectors for Oil & Gas, Defence, Energy, Aerospace and Construction, Services and Manufacturing. Over the years, it has acquired specific skills in Project & Portfolio Management, also standing out as partner of Oracle – world leaders in project management – an area in which it boasts more than 200 installations in Italy.
A wide range of services to optimise the approach to and relations with customers, including Application Management, Business and Process Consulting, System Integration, meeting the demands for innovation in business models and supporting performance and competitiveness objectives.
Innovation is one of the key aspects for renewing the offer and Corvallis invests in Research and Development through its own factories software, to which 20 percent of its EBITDA is allocated. The company also adheres to numerous research programmes and initiatives, both nationally and throughout Europe, including through partnerships with universities, research institutes and other European agencies.
Silver sponsors
PME

PME is a service company virtual oriented and goal oriented. This is the meaning of our slogans, which also represents the mission of our organization: Governance E2E, Value for money, New frontiers of consulting.
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We strongly believe that the value of the service is its quality in terms of effectiveness, efficiency, professionalism, innovation and flexibility and we aim to offer our customers only this, freeing advice from everything that is ‘superfluous’, which generates costs without creating any value. For example, our approach tends to minimize on-site interventions, as these are important only if they are required by the customer and useful for building mutual trust, and they are critical to achieve the objectives of the initiative
From this perspective, we propose and decline the whole service portfolio even in a ‘remote mode’ and “on demand”, which is, in our opinion, the new frontier for the provision of professional advice.
While this may seem, from one side, like a very simplistic solution to respond effectively to the reduction of the budget, on the other side is a challenge that can be supported and won only by really competent professionals. The creation of the total value for the customer is our unique purpose. In this context we have hence created two proprietary methodologies, which we apply in an integrated way with the most important internationally recognized frameworks (such as PMBOK®, PRINCE2®, but also the ISO Standard 21500 and more and more Agile approaches and methodologies), by putting stakeholders at the core of the projects, turning them from ‘viewers’ into main characters.
That’s why our virtual oriented model allows you to fully release all the potential value of the initiative, in all of its axes or dimensions: 1. shorter projects (reduced time to market); 2. most effective projects with measurable results, since the targets are shared by and with stakeholders; 3. cheaper Projects because results-oriented, without unnecessary inefficiencies (value for money).
We help companies in gaining and consolidating an ‘agile’ mindset, by redesigning the organizational model to support customer centrality and value creation.
Risk Doctor
Since 2003, The Risk Doctor Partnership has provided specialist risk management consultancy from our global team of senior risk experts.
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We offer high-quality professional advice to clients across the world, combining leading-edge thinking with expert practical application, providing access to the latest developments in risk management best practice.
Services from The Risk Doctor Partnership are available worldwide through our network of partners, who include world-class experts in various risk specialisms. Full details of the business are on our website www.risk-doctor.com. The website also offers a wide range of free resources (videos, webinars, briefings and papers), and you can raise specific queries for rapid diagnosis.
Cefriel
Cefriel is a digital innovation center that creates products, services and processes, participates in international research programs and develops digital culture and skills.
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Founded in 1988 by Politecnico di Milano, today it includes as shareholders University of Milan, University of Milan Bicocca, Insubria University, the Lombardy Region and 17 multinational companies.
Cefriel is consortium company totally autonomous from public or private funding. It is a not for profit where the real dividend is the impact on the economy, on society and on the territory, and the creation and promotion of new professional skills and competences.
SCOPE: INNOVATION MANAGEMENT & PROCESS EXCELLENCE
OBJECTIVE: enable people and organizations to manage innovation and to promote operational excellence in processes and projects
WHO WE ARE: Cefriel is a digital innovation center founded in 1988 by Politecnico di Milano that creates digital products, services and processes, participates in national and international research programs, and develops digital skills and culture.
The Project Management Academy was created in 2003 to enable innovation and process excellence inside organizations.
The PM Academy is Registered Educational Provider of the Project Management Institute and of the International Institute of Business Analysis.
PRODUCTS
TRANSFORMATION PROJECTS: Design of governance models, processes, roles and organizations for innovation and digital transformation. Definition of processes, guidelines, tools and techniques to manage projects portfolio and operations
EXECUTIVE SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS: Visual Innovation Storming workshops to elaborate concepts, business opportunities, storyboards and mockups of products and services. Design Thinking sessions to redefine processes, tools and services. Focused sessions to design innovation strategies.
MENTORING AND COACHING: Mentoring on processes, tools and techniques to support change and to introduce project management approaches, processes tools and techniques. Individual coaching for the development of innovation and project management culture and mindset
TRAINING: taylor made and catalogue educational courses and certifications on the following topics:
- Innovation Management
- Business Modelling for Innovation
- Change Management
- Design Thinking
- Digital Business Transformation
- Innovation Strategy & Management
- Servitization
- Process Excellence
- Agile & Lean
- Business Analysis
- Portfolio & Program Management
- Project Management
- Risk Management
- Service Management
- System & Requirements Engineering
Thales Alenia Space

For over forty years Thales Alenia Space has been designing, integrating, testing and managing innovative high-tech space systems for telecommunications, navigation, earth observation, environmental management, scientific research and orbital infrastructures.
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Governments and private industries rely on Thales Alenia Space for the design of satellite systems that provide for the connection and positioning, monitoring of the planet, the increase of its resources and the exploration of our System in every place and at any time Solar and beyond.
Thales Alenia Space sees space as a new horizon, helping to build a better and more sustainable life on Earth.
Thales Alenia Space is a Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%). Thales together with Telespazio forms the strategic partnership “Space Alliance” able to offer a complete set of services. Thales Alenia Space has a consolidated turnover of 2.5 billion euros in 2018 and around 8,000 employees in almost all European countries.
Engineering
Engineering is one of the world’s leading specialist providers of services, software development and digital platforms that supports both public and private companies or organisations through digital transformation.
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With around 11,000 professionals (of which over 1000 are Project Managers and 600 PMP® credential holders that ensure world class Governance and Project Management skills for the services and projects delivered worldwide) in 50 locations (in Europe, USA & LATAM), the Engineering group designs, develops and implements innovative solutions for the business areas in which digitalization is having the biggest impact, including digital finance, smart government & e-health, augmented city, digital industry, smart energy & utilities, digital media & communication.
The group aims to help change the way in which the world lives and works by combining its specialist expertise in next-generation technology with its outstanding proprietary infrastructure for cloud computing. This includes four data centers that meet the highest technology, quality and safety standards. With significant investments in R&D, Engineering plays a leading role in research, by coordinating national and international projects thanks to its team of 420 researchers and a network of academic partners and universities throughout Europe.
One of the group’s key strategic assets is its carefully considered staff training policy with courses provided by a dedicated School of IT & Management.
Become a sponsor
Several sponsorship opportunities available, with Platinum, Gold or Silver profiles. The sponsorship benefits are assigned according to order date.
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