Roberto Bergami
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Roberto Bergami has more than 20 years experience in the manufacturing industry, primarily within the pharmaceutical sector. He has held a number of roles in finance, sales, marketing, customer service and logistics, all with an international focus. Roberto's teaching spans over 20 years with experience in higher education, TAFE and private education providers.

A full time member of staff at Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia, since 1998, Roberto holds a PhD (Thesis title Risk Management in Australian Manufacturing Exports: the Case of Letter of Credit to ASEAN), a Master in Education and Master of Business by Research (Applied Economics). Roberto additionally holds the Certified Documentary Credit Specialist qualification. He is currently a Senior Lecturer in the School of International Business and Associate Researcher of the Institute for Community, Ethnicity and Policy Alternatives and the Centre for Centre for International Corporate Governance Research. Roberto has maintained his involvement with industry through a number of peak associations where he enjoys various grades of senior level membership. In 2002 Roberto received the State of Victoria Quarantine Award for his efforts in educating students in quarantine matters. Roberto is an advisor to the Customs Brokers and Forwarders Council of Australia Inc. Roberto has published widely in academic and professional journals and is regularly called upon by industry associations and individual businesses as a guest speaker in matters relating to international trade practices.

Roberto’s main areas of research interests in international trade focus on government regulations, delivery terms (Incoterms), international payment terms and market entry barriers. His other research interests include the development of communities of practice, online teaching and online communities, migration from Emilia-Romagna (Italy) to Australia and teenage/youth dialect.

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