Virtual Round Table
Why LGBT+ Inclusion Is a Key to Long-Term Success in Business
Wednesday 16 June 2021 - 12 p.m.- 1 p.m. (CEST)
Organisations that implement policies to improve diversity and inclusion can achieve higher innovation, creativity, and performance levels. But still, many employers struggle to create an environment where LGBT+ employees can be authentic at work.
With top speakers we will talk about how employers can craft an LGBT+ inclusive ecosystem to increase innovation, positive change and prosperity at their organisations. We will present best practices and show which first steps can be taken to develop a diverse work culture.
Panel
Dr. Jean-Luc Vey
Board Member and Co-Founder
at PrOUT at Work Foundation
Dame Inga Beale
Former CEO
of Lloyd's of London
Portfolio Director and Chair
of Mediclinic International
Tim Jarman
Diversity & Inclusion Lead for the UK, Ireland & Western Europe
at Microsoft.
Alumni of ESCP LGBT+ Leadership Programme
André du Plessis
Executive Director
at ILGA World
Your Host
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Alfes
Professor of Organisation and Human Resource Management
Academic Director of ESCP Business School's LGBT+ Leadership Programme
Location
Organiser: ESCP Business School
Online - Worldwide
MapDate
Start date: 16/06/2021
Start time: 12:00 PM
End time: 12:00 PM
Designing Europe 2021
“European Union biodiversity strategy for 2030”
Designing Europe is an interactive immersive learning process for ESCP Business School Master in Management students whose aim is to show how the European Union functions.
The focus of the 2021 Edition of the Designing Europe seminar was the “European Union biodiversity strategy for 2030”, a central part of the European Green Deal and a comprehensive, long-term plan to protect nature and reverse the degradation of ecosystems. The EU’s biodiversity strategy is based on specific commitments of a range of institutional bodies, which include:
- the European Commission, the European Council, and the European Parliament,
- stakeholders, including businesses and NGOs
- international partners, in particular the USA, China, and Brazil.
Making the School’s future managers aware of the legal authority as well as the processes of the EU
The key objective of the project is to make the School’s future managers aware of the legal authority as well as the processes of the EU, through a negotiation simulation concluded by a vote and adoption of a European Parliament draft resolution that normally takes place in the EP Hemicycle in Brussels, Belgium. In 2021, due to health concerns, the event was carried out entirely online.
Guests – Speakers – Coaches
Distinguished guests included: Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission; Bérangère Abba, French Secretary of State in charge of Biodiversity, Virginijus Sinkevicius, European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans & Fisheries; Luc Bas, Director of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN); Daniele Benatoff, Co-founder of Planet Farms; and Céline Charveriat, Executive Director of the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IIEP).
During his keynote speech which spoke to the current status of the European Green Deal, Frans Timmermans thanked the students for the sacrifices they had made during the Covid-19 global pandemic. “Young people have shown tremendous solidarity during the pandemic. It’s time we repay that by taking action to tackle the climate and biodiversity crises,” said Frans Timmermans.
Main learning objectives
Designing Europe has three main learning objectives:
- understand the roles of the European institutions;
- comprehend how EU decisions are negotiated and adopted;
- appreciate the major challenges faced by the EU, in particular in the economic, societal and environmental realms (for example the implementation of the European Green Deal).
“As students, during this seminar we had the opportunity not only to learn about roles and decision-making processes of the EU and the EU Parliament, but also to put ourselves in the shoes of the different stakeholders to discussing the "EU's biodiversity strategy for 2030" as part of the European Green Deal, to elaborate main proposals and challenges,” said student Max Nomrowski.
“Seeing the reality of how the voting of an EU resolution works was really interesting. The fact that we all had assigned roles made it an immersive experience”, added student Alexandrine Glassière.
Promoting discussion and enhancing knowledge on European Union affairs
Designing Europe is an annual event, in line with the objectives of promoting discussion and enhancing knowledge on European Union affairs. It is the key “European” component of their studies which fosters their understanding of the importance of Europe, regardless of their national origin.
Students engage fully during all phases of the training process, which has several experiential learning steps:
- a SPOC series (Small Private Online Course) on the European Union’s authority and activities;
- face-to-face or online lectures organised in each of the 5 participating campuses;
- working groups chaired by practitioners of European Union institutions and specialists;
- keynote speeches delivered by high-level politicians;
- negotiation and votes on a resolution in the EU Parlement’s hemicycle.
Designing Europe Week
The 1271 ESCP Master in Management students have played the role of stakeholders during a Simulation Game whose final conclusions took place during the Designing Europe Week, 16th to the 19th of March 2021. It was divided into four complementary sections:
- 16th March
A high-level Round table on the European Union’s biodiversity strategy with the participation of Secretary Bérangère Abba, Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius (read the speech), Director Luc Bas, Co-founder Daniele Benatoff, and Executive Director Céline Charveriat. - 17th and 18th March
Two days of student-led presentations, discussion and votes on the draft positions and resolutions prepared by the ESCP student delegations. - 19th March
A final debate and vote on the ESCP student delegations’ positions and resolutions, followed by a Keynote speech on the European Green Deal delivered by Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, in charge of the European Green Deal. Mr Timmermans spoke to the current status of the initiative. Its main political, economic, social and diplomatic challenges were addressed during the Q&A session with the students connected from the Berlin, London, Madrid, Paris and Turin ESCP Business School campuses.
Professor Frank Bournois
Executive Director & Dean
“Even online, the Designing Europe seminar is a great ESCP Business School tradition. I warmly thank the 45 highly experienced stakeholders who inspired our Master in Management students, as well as Affiliate Professor Yves Bertoncini, who designed the learning experience.”
Our Admissions Team can give you all the practical advice you need about the ESCP MSc in Energy Management curriculum and admissions procedure; but if you really want the inside scoop on what it's like to be a MEM student, you need to hear from the Alumni!
This webinar is the perfect chance to do so. MSc in Energy Management Alumna Lauren Kharouni (Class of 2014) will chat about her study experience and her career path, as well as taking any questions you might have.
Our Admissions Team will also have someone on hand to answer detailed questions about the curriculum, accreditation, scholarships and more.
To book your free place, click here: https://bit.ly/3ul0GSE
Participants
Lauren Kharouni
MSc in Energy Management Alumna
Alberto Fanelli
Recruitment Executive
Location
Organiser: ESCP London Campus
Online - Worldwide
MapDate
Start date: 10/06/2021
Start time: 12:00 PM
End time: 1:00 PM
Campuses
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 10th edition of the Jean-Baptiste Say Entrepreneurship Festival welcomed by the ESCP Blue Factory, Jean Baptiste Say Institute and ESCP Alumni Association.
The Blue Factory is our European incubator that supports founders - students and graduates - from ideation to the international development of their company. The 2021 Entrepreneurship Festival will represent the ongoing effort of the London community for this great project.
Following our two successful online editions last May and November, and in line with COVID-19 safety measures, this event will also take place online. As such, the theme for this year's Festival is ‘Entrepreneurship for a Sustainable Future’.
Hosted by Prof. Davide Sola and Prof. Christian Linder, the vision of this event is to unite students, alumni, entrepreneurs, investors and potential customers to exchange ideas and learn from each other.
This summer edition is run as part of the ESCP MSc in Marketing & Creativity (currently placed 5th worldwide in the September 2020 QS World University Ranking) and MSc in Marketing & Digital Media specialisations.
Schedule (all times BST)
14.00 - 16.00
REMO Platform, link provided upon registration.
Students will showcase their ventures at a virtual simulation trade fair (links to visit the 15 virtual stands provided upon registration). 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.
16.00 - 17.40
Zoom Platform
Pitch competition: all ventures will present their pitches to a panel of entrepreneurs and executives.
17.45
Keynote speech: Pierre Battu, Founder at SELAVI & ESCP Alumnus (1999)
18.10
Virtual award for the winners!
The Entrepreneurship Festival is a virtual event, open to all, including external guests. Register your place here
If you have any questions, please contact londonevents@escp.eu.
Location
Organiser: ESCP London Campus
Online - Worldwide
MapDate
Start date: 26/05/2021
Start time: 2:00 PM
End time: 7:00 PM
The ESCP Alumni Association are pleased to invite you to their next International Online Alumnight!
Now is the time to gather for an evening of complete networking through a unique opportunity to meet and share ideas between professionals in your sector.
This edition is dedicated to the Sustainability sector within the international ESCP Alumni community. The evening's programme includes three 15m networking sessions in groups of 4 alumni (chosen randomly).
There is no dress code - just bring a drink of your choice to toast the beginning of the evening!
How to Join
This event is free to all members of the Alumni Association, as well as current staff and students at ESCP London Campus and recent ESCP graduates. There is a fee for other participants. To find out more and to book your place, click here: https://bit.ly/34by17Z
Location
Organiser: ESCP Alumni Association
Online - Worldwide
MapDate
Start date: 26/05/2021
Start time: 6:00 PM
End time: 7:00 PM
The MSc in Digital Transformation Management & Leadership online information session is a great opportunity for you to learn more about the programme and discover how it may help achieve your career objectives.
Register your place now to discover:
- The programme curriculum and the key skills, competencies and knowledge you will obtain
- The relevance of the programme's curriculum to the future job market and why you should consider joining this master
- The projects you will be working on
- What to expect on the admissions day and useful tips for your online application
- Information on fees and scholarships
Your questions are answered live by the Recruitment team!
This event takes place on Thursday 3rd June at 4.30pm BST (5.30pm CET). Register your place
Participants
Prof. Terence Tse
Academic Director
Alberto Fanelli
Recruitment Executive
Location
Organiser: ESCP London Campus
Online - Worldwide
MapDate
Start date: 03/06/2021
Start time: 4:30 PM
End time: 5:30 PM
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Prof. Emmanuelle Léon and her co-authors won the Organizational Behavior Division’s Outstanding International Implications Paper Award for their research on the impact of psychological climate for face time on remote work during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Organizational Behavior (OB) division of the Academy of Management rewarded professors Marie-Colombe Afota, Ariane Ollier, Emmanuelle Léon and Yanick Provost Savard for their research titled “Work-From-Home Adjustment in the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Psychological Climate for Face Time,” which is the result of one of the research projects conducted within the Reinventing Work Chair. It is currently under review for publication in the AOM proceedings, and a shortened version has been published on The Conversation in French and English.
“As you likely know, the OB division receives a great deal of submissions,” explained AOM Executive Committee member Shimul Melwani upon announcing it to the recipients. “Winning this award is no small feat: The quality of your paper made it clearly rise to the top!” She added that the award committee was very impressed, writing: “The paper explores how psychological climate for face time affects work-from-home adjustment (WFH) across 3 countries. The paper contributes the new construct of WFH adjustment, offers strong theoretical rationale and excellent research design. The article examines an important issue that many organizations and employees are currently experiencing, that is WFH in the COVID-19 pandemic. By considering the impact of national context on this relationship, the paper has important international implications.”
Here is a presentation of the research project:
Campuses
On the importance of training healthcare professionals to manage data-driven projects
Frédéric Jallat, PhD
Professor & Academic Director of the Advanced Master in Biopharmaceutical Management (MsM – Paris and London campuses)
The importance of data in life sciences and healthcare was plain to see long before the pandemic struck, and even before the influx of new data operators moving into this field.
The rise of big data has been rapid, and can now be felt in a number of key issues and applications in healthcare industries: connected solutions for patient monitoring, digital clinical trials, close examination of healthcare real-world evidences, digital therapies, behavioural assessment of users from anonymised data, improvement of patient journeys, artificial intelligence information systems, prostheses 3D-printing and modelling etc.
In fact, the potential impact for the healthcare sector of technologies such as connected devices, machine learning, predictive analytics, augmented reality and robotics goes far beyond the limits of instruments and technological applications, with far-reaching consequences for the company as a whole - even changing the real nature of its relationship with the ecosystem to which it belongs.
At a more strategic level, and thanks to the rise of digital and deep tech, data is quickly becoming a key factor in the development of disruptive innovation, and the evaluation of its associated benefits. This is about more than the systems put in place and the power of the technologies deployed: there are major transformations at work here, reshaping the economic models of the healthcare sector as a whole.
Five years ago, recognising the significance and sheer quantity of data-related issues, we decided to introduce in the MsM a new major concentration dedicated to consulting, big tech and big data management in the healthcare sector. This new set of courses joined and complemented our two existing major concentrations: one being devoted to entrepreneurship, biotech venture capital, finance and business development, and the other focusing on international marketing, brand management, market analysis, stakeholder relationship and social networks management for the healthcare industries.
A proliferation of new training, new careers and new positions in the healthcare industries…
In recent years, new opportunities have arisen as companies in the healthcare sector compete actively to recruit new talents with cross-functional skills. The nascent careers of some of our alumni offer an insight into this rapidly-evolving industry.
Dries
Hens
M.D. & MsM
Dries is Chief Business & Medical Officer at LynxCare, a company he co-founded in 2015 and which is already one of Europe’s leading players in the big data healthcare market. LynxCare partners with hospitals to ensure full data availability and understanding through an artificial intelligence platform aimed at optimizing the quality of care delivered by hospitals around the world. To achieve this goal, LynxCare centralises all structured and unstructured hospital data in a clinical data warehouse, ensuring that medical teams can get answers to complex questions immediately.
Pauline
Sabanowski
ICAM (Institut Catholique des Arts et Métiers) Engineer & MsM
Pauline is an artificial intelligence consultant for IBM. Her role involves helping clients to find the solution best suited to their needs, based on the data they are able to provide to the IBM team. Her job essentially consists of improving solutions co-constructed and developed with IBM clients, optimising the user experience and, through a process of gradual capitalisation, drawing upon best practices to find the best possible solution for each customer.
Ali
Tebourbi
Doctor of Pharmacy & MsM
Ali now works as a Business Excellence & Market Access consultant for numerous players, all clients of AEC Partners (pharmaceutical groups, medtech and e-health companies, biotech start-ups etc.). Ali refines the management and operational use of the data collected – from R&D through to commercialisation, not forgetting clinical development, production, marketing and other support functions. His goal is to boost the efficiency of healthcare companies at every stage of their value chain.
Clarissa
Gorin
Doctor of Pharmacy & MsM
As Medical Innovation Manager, Clarissa has developed tremendous expertise in new technologies, data management and their specific applications in the healthcare sector. After a spell spent working on a blockchain project, she recently joined Ad Scientiam, a company specialising in the development of digital biomarkers, building machine learning models to process physiological and behavioural data collected primarily via patients’ mobile phones.
Yane-Yane
Cheng
École Centrale de Marseille & MsM
As a senior knowledge analyst at BCG, Yane-Yane has been part of the firm’s healthcare team since 2015. In addition to biotechnologies, her areas of expertise include industry 4.0, vaccines and global health. Data analytics is at the heart of her work, helping her to provide scenarios to BCG clients, make contributions to high-impact scientific publications, and imagine what the future of healthcare might look like.
Frédéric
Abdou
Doctor of Pharmacy, MSc in Computer Science & MsM
Fascinated by the constant innovation dynamic which drives e-health, Frédéric is currently a senior associate at Cognizant, a multinational consulting company helping clients to identify and implement the right IT solutions.
…requiring innovative educational approaches combining health data management and business model analysis
In our opinion, effective management of healthcare data requires life sciences specialists who are also fully conversant with the specific demands of digital technologies, programming and systems engineering.
It is a similar intuition – now fully validated – that prompted us to introduce modules focusing on biotech venture capital, business development and investment funds for the healthcare industries. For nearly 20 years, our students have been sought-after and respected as much for their expertise in the field of health and life sciences as for their financial engineering and mathematical modelling skills.
So how do we structure our educational process in order to achieve this crucial combination of data management skills and life science know-how?
Primarily in the form of four teaching units devoted to:
- Consulting (with a systematic focus on health and data management). Methodological issues, and the nature and quality of data (including potential biases) are covered as well as diagnostics and the resolution of real case studies.
- Business analytics, whereby students master the fundamental tools required to work as project coordinators or data scientists. This module is coordinated in partnership with the MSc in Big Data & Business Analytics at ESCP. Lecturers pay particular attention to ensuring that their course content is always directly relevant to the healthcare and life science industries. Special attention is devoted to achieving a better understanding of data science and data analysis – data cleaning and visualisation, mastering the technical vocabulary of modelling and coding practices.
- Digital health, with the contribution from numerous experts and practitioners and analysis of projects involving artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain etc.
- A comprehensive overview of multiple big tech & data management approaches (in partnership with Wavestone, a leading consulting company in the field).
…and ambitious data-driven projects, in collaboration with numerous external partners
Every year, the centrepiece of this major concentration is a large-scale business project conducted in partnership with leading players from the sector.
In recent years, these partners have included Lynxcare, founded and developed by Dr Dries Hens, one of our alumni (see above); HDI, with assistance from Thomas London of McKinsey and David Réguer of RCA Factory; and BHS, Biogen’s international unit for digital innovation unit in healthcare, in partnership with its Managing Director, Dr Yacine Hadjiat.
Participants thus have the opportunity to analyse real problems and develop concrete solutions for stakeholders in this sector, based on digital health, real-world evidence, a careful analysis of patient journeys etc.
The original version of this article was published in French by the Healthcare Data Institute.
We are sorry but for reasons unforseen by the organizers this event has been cancelled.
Thank you for sticking with us and making this event seen!
In autumn we will be back and hopefully this time around we can make it happen.
Art For Sustainability
ESCP Inter-campus competition and awards
When was the last time you did something small to make our world better?
ESCP students and alumni are called upon to tell their story of how they practice sustainability or what it really means to them through a short creative video.
Today is the day to let your voice be heard and let us know what sustainability means to you or your community or what small impacts you can do to better our world.
Even if you don`t participate but want to know more, be part of our ART FOR SUSTAINABILITY Awards online event on the 15th of July, when our winners will be announced, and the top 5 finalists will be able to share their stories and explain their work.
Competition
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Awards
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If you want to be part of the audience and see the results,
Dealine for audience is the 15th of July inclusive.
The surprise prizes will also be revealed during this event.
Participants
Roxana Olaru
Local Madrid Sustainability Coordinator
Location
Organiser: ESCP Business School - Green Office
Online- Madrid time - Worldwide
MapDate
Start date: 15/07/2021
Start time: 7:00 PM
End time: 8:00 PM