Faculty

Ivan Coste-Maniére, PhD – France

Professor and Director of the Master in Luxury and Fashion Management at SKEMA Business School

Ph.D. from the University of Marseille, France (1987) and a Master's degree from Aix de Marseille University, (1984), author of books in the field of luxury business management, and guest professor at renowned colleges and universities.

Professor Coste-Maniére received Gold Medal for Sports, Youth, and NGOs award from The French Ministry of Sports and Youth in 2018.

Marc Arthur Gaulithy – South Africa

Professor, entrepreneur and international business development, strategic management, and pharmaco-economics specialist

He holds a Doctorate in Medical Sciences from the University of Abidjan, as well as specialised certificates in trade, innovation management from the London School of Economics and in Management Research from Georgetown University. He began his career in education and has served as business development and market access executive for life sciences industries in West Africa before he set up his first company and held positions of a sub-regional partner in various consulting firms such as FasterCapital.

Miguel Angel Gardetti, Ph.D. – Argentina

Professor and founder and current director of the Centre for the Study of Sustainable Luxury and the Centre for Sustainable Textile

Ph.D. and Master in Business Administration from the IAE Business School (Universidad Austral, Argentina), and the other one in environmental studies and sustainable development from the Universidad de Ciencias Empresariales y Sociales (Argentina). He is also the founder and director of the “Award for Sustainable Luxury in Latin America”. He was a renowned professor at different Latin American universities and participated both as trainer and instructor in projects at the Inter-American Development Bank. He is the author of several books in sustainable fashion and textiles, and in sustainable luxury. For his contributions in this field, he was granted the “Sustainable Leadership Award (academic category),” in February 2015 in Mumbai (India).

Sudeep Chhabra, MBA - India

Adjunct Professor at SKEMA Business School and Mentorat SKEMA Ventures

Holds an MBA in Business Administration, with more than 19 years of experience working with more than 25 brands across hospitality, retail, fashion, luxury, and education. He’s a consultant supporting Go To Market Strategy, retail operations, brand development, customer acquisition, and strategic marketing. He´s focusing nowadays is on corporate venture, helping organisations build an innovation mindset, whilst evangelising design thinking.

He´s also building India's first FashTech Innovation Lab, curating a network of investors, entrepreneurs, executives, experts, and mentors working at the intersection of fashion, retail, and technology. He has a unique perspective in connecting the dots, understanding context, and drawing out action plans to achieve business results in rapidly-changing environments.

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