Who we are

Founded in Turin as Business Performance Institute (BPI) by Uwe and Marc, two dear friends with a shared mission to deliver real learning that drives lasting business performance.

First project delivered for a major innovative bank in Italy, achieving exceptional KPIs and proving the value BPI can bring to clients.

Launch of a major multi-year project with NATO in partnership with ESCP Europe, building and delivering their Executive Development Program, and marking the beginning of international expansion.

Expansion of the Italian presence and team, with the opening of the Milan office, while continuing to serve clients nationally and internationally.

Publishing of the Max Drago book, a fun and visual way to explain BPI "internal best practice" development methodology and its implications on effective learning.

Continued growth and expansion, serving clients for the first time also outside of europe, with a major engagement for an engineering firm in Saudi Arabia.

Launch of BPI’s coaching pool, strengthening leadership development as well as individual and team development capabilities.

First social impact initiative in Mongolia, reinforcing its commitment to purpose-led work, supporting the Novartis Foundation on the "Better Hearts Better Cities" initiative to improve care of hypertension in urban settings.

Continued international expansion leads to the opening of the London office.

Design and delivery of a major full corporate academy for a top 10 global pharmaceutical company, supporting a big transformation in the Medical and Pharmacovigilance department at global level.

First experimentation with Virtual Reality applied to learning and collaboration kick-off, proving the continued effort of BPI to remain on top of the latest technologies affecting how people work and learn.

The transition to a fully virtual environment drives new work globally in countries like Japan, Australia, Singapore, Brazil and more.

Alice Vatta formally joins the partner group after long-standing collaboration bringing her strong consulting background into the leadership room.

BPI expands further with the opening of the Madrid office, catering for an ever more geographically diverse team.

BPI defines and codifies its core values: real impact, thought partnership, community and fulfillment

BPI’s permanent and extended teams continue to grow organcally, to serve a growing client base globally.

After a few years of travels restrictions, BPI Teams help clients rediscover the power of live workshops.

Joined by clients and friends across Europe, BPI celebrates a trackrecord of achievments, fuelling a new wave of development.

Johanna joins the the Senior Partner team of BPI after leading major initiatives in key Pharma Accounts and helping drive BPI strategy.