Jean-Baptiste Say Entrepreneurship Festival (2022 London Campus Winter Edition)

To honour Jean-Baptiste Say, one of the founders of ESCP and the person who coined the term 'entrepreneur', we are delighted to celebrate the 13th edition of the Jean-Baptiste Say Entrepreneurship Festival.

The theme for this year's Festival is 'Entrepreneurship for All'.

Hosted by Prof. Stela Ivanova, the vision of the event is to unite students, alumni, entrepreneurs, investors and potential customers to exchange ideas and learn from each other. This event is run as part of ESCP's top-ranked Master in Management programme, currently placed 5th worldwide by the Financial Times. Five of our six European campuses are running local Entrepreneurship Festivals on the same day, just another example of ESCP's pan-European spirit.

This event is supported by the ESCP Blue Factory, the JBS Institute and the Alumni Association. The Blue Factory is our European incubator that supports founders - students and graduates - from ideation to their company's international development. The 2022 Winter Entrepreneurship Festival will represent the ongoing effort of the London community of this great project.

The Jean-Baptiste Say Institute for Entrepreneurship relies on a unique European network, which was developed in 2007 by the Entrepreneurship Chair of ESCP Business School. Today, this institute has more than 50 researchers and teachers. Its main activities are teaching, supporting start-ups with Blue Factory, a European incubator, and entrepreneurship research.

This event is open to all. Registration mandatory. Book your place here!

Schedule (all times GMT)

• 2pm - 4pm: Student Entrepreneurship Fair
  Students will showcase their ventures at a simulation trade fair. Customers, investors and other guests will be able to discuss projects one-to-one, and the first prototypes (MVP) of each business will be tested.
   
• 4pm - 4.45pm: Keynote speech: Sharing their Entrepreneurial Journey
  A conversation with Irina Gheorghiu (ESCP Alumna), Co-Founder and CEO at ZIM Connections, and and Véronique Forge-Karibian, Founder at Business O Féminin.
   
• 4.45pm: Pitch competition
  All 9 ventures will present their pitches to a panel of entrepreneurs and executives 
   
• 6.45pm: Award for the Winners
  Followed by Networking Drinks.

About our Keynote Speaker: Irina Gheorghiu, Co-Founder and CEO at ZIM Connections; ESCP MSc in Digital Transformation Management & Leadership Alumna

"Having lived in Romania, Spain and Belgium growing up, at 18 years old I packed my bags once again and went to the UK to study for my bachelor's degree in Politics and Economics at the University of Bath.

"During my placement year, which I pursued in London working for Box.com as a recruitment generalist, I travelled with my friend and now co-founder to the Philippines. When we arrived at our destination, we experienced the problem we always did during our travels: connectivity. That's when ZIM came to our minds and completely changed our future.

"Coming back from the Philippines, Covid-19 struck and therefore my last year of university was finished earlier than expected. After many months of thinking about what I wanted for my future and which career path to pursue, I decided to study an MSc in Digital Transformation Management & Leadership at ESCP. These two years have been key to my entrepreneurship path by being surrounded by amazing founders and excellent professors, who inspired me to be a better leader and make the best decisions for my business.

"A bit about ZIM: we know that eSIM technology is disrupting the future of connectivity. ZIM is the Amazon of eSIM mobile plans for travellers worldwide. A digital and low-cost solution that will connect travellers everywhere at all times, simple and easy with just one click."

The London Campus Entrepreneurship Festival is part of a week of events taking place across the whole of ESCP. Full-week programme

If you have any questions, please contact londonevents@escp.eu.