Miguel Santo Amaro

Hi, I'm Miguel Santo Amaro, co-founder of UniPlaces.com - Online Portal for University Accommodation.

Entrepreneur in Residence (Business Solutions Group) at Osram Sylvania (Siemens AG)

May 2011 - September 2011

• Developing a strategic marketing plan (go‐to‐market strategy) to sell LED light bulbs across commercial business segment. * Part of the Babson Global Entrepreneurship Business Project

Entrepreneur in Residence (Business Development Group) at Zhejiang University Innovation Institute, International

January 2011 - April 2011

• Developing the business model for the Venture Fund, a partnership between ZII, International (President - Mr. ZhuMin; founder of the famous Cybernaut Investments) and Insigma Group Co., which focuses on business angel investment, i.e. providing support to the innovation-oriented enterprises in their start-up stage. * Part of the Zhejiang Global Entrepreneurship Business Project

Entrepreneur in Residence at Picviz Labs

September 2010 - December 2010

Selected as one of the top European innovative start-ups (ICT Spring 2011) • Examining trends and understand the market forces that influence consumers’ purchasing decisions (Diagnostic Services) • Identifying and acting upon the company's unique growth opportunities: building and managing long-term relationships, agreeing on clear and measurable business objectives, and measuring the results and return on their investment (Opportunity Identification) * Part of the EMLyon Global Entrepreneurship Business Project

Summer Intern at Grameen Bank

June 2010 - July 2010

• GB is the pioneering microfinance organization founded by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus. The internship consisted of a rotational scheme in commercial lending division, Grameen Mobile and Yunus Center (Grameen HQ).

Student Advisory Board at National Consortium of University Entrepreneurs

October 2009 - June 2010

• Platform to stimulate university enterprise by providing national support to and representation of university enterprise societies and student entrepreneurs across the UK (representing in excess of 30,000 university students from over 80 universities) representing excess through a single, clear entity.

President at Nottingham Entrepreneurs

May 2009 - June 2010

NACUE's UK Society of the Year, 2010 James Caan Student Spirit Awards - Most entrepreneurial student society in the UK. • Managing the Society (13 committee, +250 members) in achieving its long term aims. • Developing promotional programmes and marketing campaigns on campus to increase membership base (400%) & brand awareness. • Co-founded the Nottingham Entrepreneurship Forum - NE's flagship event. Highlights at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TMQHWGx6H8

Local President and UK Give20 Co-ordinator at Erasmus Student Network

March 2009 - June 2010

• Managing weekly events with 100-350 attendees with programmes ranging from social events to international trips. • Managing all on-site operations with a team of 5 volunteers. • UK Fundraising Champion (£5100)

Vice-President Business Development (VPBD) at AIESEC

November 2008 - June 2010

• Managing a team of 10 active Business Development members: cold-calling, networking, raising traineeships. • Attended 15 networking events (e.g. Chamber of Commerce); participated in 3 National Conferences – attending training from PWC, KPMG, Accenture, Deloitte and Barclays; and selected to participate in a cultural working abroad programme in Turkey.

Summer Intern at Banco BPI

July 2009 - July 2009

• Banco BPI is a major privately-owned bank of Portugal, constituent of Euronext Lisbon's PSI-20 stock index, which serves about 1.5 million customers through some 700 branches across Portugal, as well as about 35 investment centers and various other operations. • Rotational Scheme (HQ): Equity Research, Sales and Trading Floor. Took part in 1-day Bloomberg L.P training course and call conferences with Madrid’s BPI sales team; consolidated & produced analytical reviews on the Iberian market.

Co-Manager of Brightwaters’ consulting project at SIFE

September 2008 - June 2009

• SIFE is an international organisation that mobilises university students around the world to make a difference in their communities. More than 30,000 students participate in SIFE, representing 1,800 universities in more than 47 countries. SIFE Nottingham has been awarded the top accolade in more than half of all National Competitions, and our fourth consecutive UK championship in April 2008 has seen us recognised as one of the most successful and coveted teams in SIFE world history.

Co-founder at UniPlaces

November 2011

The official student accommodation portal in Portugal. Winner of the Startup Weekend Portugal 2011. Startup Chile 2012.

Babson College - Franklin W. Olin Graduate School of Business

2011 – 2011

Master's degree

Zhejiang University

2011 – 2011

MSc

Concentration: Joint Masters Global Entrepreneurship

Ecole de Management de Lyon

2010 – 2010

MSc

Concentration: Joint Masters Global Entrepreneurship

University of Nottingham - Nottingham University Business School

2007 – 2010

BA (Hons)

Concentration: Finance, Accounting and Management

East China Normal University

2009 – 2009

Concentration: Chinese Studies (Language and Culture)

ESADE Business School

2008 – 2008

Summer School

Concentration: “Marketing: From Strategy to Action”

Oporto International School

1997 – 2007

High School

Concentration: Cambridge AICE Diploma

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