Our Welcome Day is open to all first-year students enrolled in our Master’s degrees in:

• Accounting, Finance and Business Consulting (MAFiB)
• Applied Economics (MAE)
• Management for Sustainable Firms (MASFi)

Thursday, 8 October 2026
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
In person | Room E, Via Bassi 2, Padua

Opening Lecture
With guest speaker Edoardo Volta,
Strategic Partnerships Director at Satispay

Edoardo Volta is the Strategic Partnerships Director at Satispay, where he leads the launch of new business lines, including Issuing, and oversees the company's most strategic international partnerships — spanning Issuing partners such as Mastercard and Marqeta, leading PSPs like Stripe and Adyen, and major merchants including Amazon and Netflix. With over 22 years in the payments industry across the UK, Europe, and globally, Edoardo has held senior roles at American Express, Mastercard, and Visa, as well as fintechs Divido and Curve. Prior to Satispay, he was Chief Revenue Officer at Divido and SVP Partner Marketing & Business Development at Curve. At Mastercard, he served as Head of Fintechs for Europe, and at Visa, he led the European Digital Partnership team. He began his payments career at American Express in 2004, working across account management, business development, and product management within the Corporate Payment Services & Network divisions.

Programme

8:30-9:00: Welcome and student registration

9:00-9:15: Institutional welcome and introduction of the guest speaker

9:15-10:15: Opening Lecture by guest speaker Edoardo Volta, Strategic Partnerships Director at Satispay

10:15-10:45: Making the Most of Your Master’s degree

Student services;
What to expect over the next two years;
Communicating with faculty and support services;
Opportunities offered by the Department;
Communication channels.

10:45–11:00: Break

11:00–12:30: Meet Your Master’s Programme

Welcome by Programme Coordinators and Tutors, followed by an introduction to each Master’s degree programme and a Q&A session in the respective rooms: E (MAFIB), G (MASFI), and I (MAE).