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TERTIARY EDUCATION

Flo holds an MSc in Business Management (cum laude) from the University of Sydney (QS World Ranking #18 at the time) and an MSc in International Management (summa cum laude) from CEMS (QS #10 in 2025). Prior he earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Zurich for Applied Sciences (ZHAW), and completed exchange semesters at UAI and UCP Porto. Continuing his learning, he regularly pursues HarvardX courses.

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He is currently pursuing a PhD in Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at North Carolina State University. His research focuses on the social and business dimensions of marine renewable energy.

Academic Coursework and Research

Flo's tertiary education spans international management, sustainability, data science, computer science, and marine and social sciences. Unit codes and course types are included where available. For his published research articles please refer to: Pubs.

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PhD in Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences - North Carolina State University
Current coursework and research, Fall 2026

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  • Principles of Physical Oceanography - MEA 540

  • Special Topics in Marine Sciences: First Year Graduate Seminar - MEA 611

  • Doctoral Dissertation Research - MEA 895

  • Qualitative Sociological Methods and Analysis - SOC 715

 

Master’s of Science - University of Sydney
Master of Management and CEMS Master in International Management

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  • Global Strategy - CEMS6003

  • Global Digital Transformation - CEMS6014

  • Agile Project Methods - INFS6032

  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship - MMGT6018

  • Data Science in Business - BUSS6002

  • Reimagining Futures - CEMS6016

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CEMS Master in International Management (MSc) - Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile
Exchange coursework and project work

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  • Global Leadership - Core

  • Negotiation, Theory, Skills and Practice - Elective

  • Corporate Sustainability in the Transition to a Low Carbon Economy - Elective

  • Global Citizenship Seminar - Global Citizenship

  • Business Project with Deloitte - Core CEMS Component

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Master’s thesis: GenAI Market Research and Its Applicability to Human Resources 2.0, conducted with Deloitte.

 

CEMS Skill Seminars - Sydney and Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez

Credited Seminars

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  • Life at HILTI: Diversity, Equity and InclusionCEMS Skill Seminar

  • How to Ace an Interview and Successful Resume WritingCEMS Skill Seminar

  • Code Your Own WebsiteCEMS Skill Seminar

  • Consulting 101: Surviving and ThrivingCEMS Skill Seminar

  • The Wine Industry in ChileCEMS Skill Seminar

  • Strategic Foresight SeminarCEMS Skill Seminar

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Bachelor of Science in International Management - ZHAW

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Semester 1

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  • International Business & Management - w.BA.XX.1IBMGT-IM.XX

  • International Environment of Business - w.BA.XX.1IEBUS-IM.XX

  • Introduction to Accounting - w.BA.XX.1ACC-IM.XX

  • Project Management & Writing Techniques - w.BA.XX.1PM-IM.XX

  • Quantitative Analysis in Business - w.BA.XX.1QAB-IM.XX

 

Semester 2

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  • Corporate Culture & Cross Cultural Management - w.BA.XX.1CCCCM-IM.XX

  • Economics - w.BA.XX.1ECON-IM.XX

  • Integration I - Business Case - w.BA.XX.1Int1BC-IM.XX

  • Introduction to Finance - w.BA.XX.1FIN-IM.XX

  • Markets & Marketing - w.BA.XX.1MKT-IM.XX

 

Semester 3

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  • Customer Insights - w.BA.XX.2CI.XX

  • Financial Instruments & Portfolio Theory - w.BA.XX.2FIPT-en.XX

  • Introduction to Digital Marketing Communication - w.BA.XX.2GDM.XX

  • Microeconomics - w.BA.XX.2Micro-en.XX

  • Public & Private International Law - w.BA.XX.2PPIL-BL.XX

  • Turnaround Management - w.BA.XX.2TM.XX

 

Semester 4 - Exchange at Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto

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  • Design Thinking

  • Macroeconomics

  • Operations Management

  • Organizational Behaviour

  • Portuguese Culture and Language

  • Portuguese Language

  • Social Economics 

 

Semester 5

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  • Corporate Responsibility - w.BA.XX.1CR-IM.XX

  • Doing Business in Asia Pacific - w.BA.XX.2DBusAP.XX

  • Integration II - Fieldwork - w.BA.XX.1Int2FW-IM.XX

  • International Business Project - w.BA.XX.1IBP-IM.XX

  • International Strategic Management - w.BA.XX.1ISMGT-IM.XX

  • Managing People in an International Context - w.BA.XX.1MGP-IM.XX

 

Semester 6

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  • Bachelor Thesis - w.BA.XX.1BSC-IM.XX

  • Brand Management - w.BA.XX.2BM-IM.XX

  • Carbon Literacy for Business Managers - w.BA.XX.2CLBM.XX

  • International Relations - Politics in Business - w.BA.XX.2IntRelPiB.XX

  • Learning from Disasters - w.BA.XX.2LFD.XX

  • Organizational Design in a VUCA World - w.BA.XX.2OD.XX

 

Bachelor’s thesis: Design Thinking and Its Impact on SMEs in Switzerland — a case study analysis comparing consultants’ and SMEs’ narratives.

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Additional Online Education - HarvardX

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  • Introduction to Computer ScienceCS50x 

  • Starting to Exercise

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