Shanghai, the City That Never Bores

Shanghai the populous, Shanghai the modern, but especially Shanghai the frenetic.

"It's an extremely dynamic city where it's really hard to get bored, either personally or professionally. If you like to strive for results, then Shanghai the competitive is for you."

So spoke Mirko Bordiga, Chapter Leader of the Bocconi Alumni Association (BAA) in the city. Bordiga is a person who knows about speed: at 47, he's Maserati's General Manager in China, before covering other positions at Ferrari, and before then, at Ducati. He became BAA Chapter Leader in May this year, but it wasn't a first: "I was already Chapter Leader from 2007 to 2009."

Everything Bordiga says points toward that sense of continuous transformation and perennial development that the city exudes. Shanghai's dynamism informs also the alumni's activities: "In June, we organized a debate with managers and CEOs of luxury brands to understand what impact the recent anti-corruption campaign launched by the government is having on this market.

In that occasion we verified that the format based on discussions between high-profile managers in an industry is very much in demand." China is a rapidly evolving market, "where what's good today might be no longer valid tomorrow." So having professional managers discuss current developments is key. "The idea is to organize a quarterly event along these lines. The next one is scheduled for October 24 and will focus on finance. We're also having networking events twice a year. And in 2016, Shanghai will host the BAA Global Conference," Bordiga remarks.