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 9th edition of the Jean-Baptiste Say Entrepreneurship Festival supported by the ESCP Blue Factory and JBS Institute.
The Blue Factory is our European incubator that supports founders - students and graduates - from ideation to the international development of their company. The 2020 Winter Entrepreneurship Festival will represent the ongoing effort of the London community of this great project.
Following our successful first online edition in May and in line with the COVID-19 safety measure, this event will take place online. As such, the theme for this year's Festival is ‘Developing New Opportunities in the New Normal’.
Hosted by Prof. Davide Sola, 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 6th worldwide by the Financial Times (September 2020). Five of our six European campuses are running local Entrepreneurship Festivals on the same day, just another example of ESCP's pan-European spirit.
Schedule (all times GMT)
12pm - 4pm: Student Entrepreneurship Fair (REMO Platform)
Students will showcase their ventures at a virtual simulation trade fair (links to visit the 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.
4pm - 6pm: Pitch competition (Zoom platform)
All ventures will present their pitches to a panel of entrepreneurs and executives. Link for the main event to be sent as well upon registration.
6pm: Keynote speech
Guido Meardi, CEO & Co-founder of V-Nova; placed 24 in the "Tech top 100 Entrepreneurs 2020 in the UK" by the Telegraph.
6:40pm: Virtual award for the winners
The Entrepreneurship Festival
If you have any questions, please contact londonevents@escp.eu.
Location
Organiser: ESCP London Campus
Online - Worldwide
MapDate
Start date: 19/11/2020
Start time: 12:00 PM
End time: 6:40 PM
A study conducted by Stanford University recognized Professor Andreas Kaplan as one of the world's most-cited researchers. Looking at several indicators, this study analyzed data from 1996 through 2019, covering ~7 million scientists in 22 major fields ranging from chemistry to engineering to economics and business.
In the sub-area "business and management," Kaplan ranked among the top 500 of the world's more than 35000 researchers in the field. "We discovered this study by accident, and seeing my name listed was quite a surprise to me. I am all the happier to be part of this ranking," said Rector Andreas Kaplan of the study.
Andreas Kaplan is best known for his work in social media, especially for his article "Users of the World, Unite!" co-authored with Professor Michael Haenlein, in which they define and classify social media. More recently, Kaplan is interested in the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the business world and society at large.
Click here for the full league table.
Campuses
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 Tuesday, 10th November at 4:30pm (BST). Register your place
Participants
Alberto Fanelli
Recruitment Executive
Location
Organiser: ESCP London Campus
Online - Worldwide
MapDate
Start date: 10/11/2020
Start time: 4:30 PM
End time: 5:30 PM
The MSc in Energy Management 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 unique curriculum and why it is particularly relevant to the current and, most importantly, future energy-related job markets
- Projects students are working on throughout their three terms in London & Paris
- The employment opportunities upon graduation
- 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 Wednesday 11th November at 4.30pm (BST). Register your place
Participants
Prof. Georgia Makridou
Academic Director - MSc in Energy Management
Alberto Fanelli
Recruitment Executive - MSc in Energy Management
Location
Organiser: ESCP London Campus
Online - Worldwide
MapDate
Start date: 11/11/2020
Start time: 4:30 PM
End time: 5:30 PM
Thesis Defense
A critical perspective on collective arrangements tackling wicked problems in global supply networks:
The case of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
Liliane Cabrini Carmagnac, PhD candidate in the PhD programme ESCP, publicly defended her PhD thesis in Management Sciences.
6 November 2020
ESCP Business School Campus République
Abstract
Due to their complex, uncertain and controversial nature, wicked problems cannot be effectively handled by individual actors. Their magnitude calls for a collective governance approach, including a wide range of heterogeneous actors with a diverse set of expertise and background, each of them bringing a different perspective to the problem. The purpose of this research is to better understand the role of collective arrangements tackling wicked problems in the context of global supply networks.
This study is mainly framed within the field of sustainable supply chain management (SSCM). Although collective initiatives are the focus of a growing number of studies in the SSCM literature, scholars from the discipline still refer to these players as “nontraditional” supply chain actors. The political CSR (PCSR) theoretical stream complements the SSCM literature and provides a new perspective to shed the light on the effectiveness and legitimacy of collective arrangements in dealing with wicked problems in global supply networks.
This research adopts an inductive qualitative approach and explores collective arrangements through the case of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). The findings are articulated around four papers, exploring the following issues: (1) the role of nontraditional actors in the governance of SSCM; (2) the mechanisms employed by a leading collective initiative to promote sustainability along the palm oil supply network; (3) the “dark sides” of these new forms of governance of wicked problems and; (4) the construction of a collective identity and a legitimate authority in tackling wicked problems. In contrast to the current normative approach of PCSR, mobilizing the discourse analysis methodology in the PCSR field to shed light on the political multivocal discursive construction of collective identities, contributes to the exposure of subtle and less-apparent power dynamics, underpinning the legitimacy construction of collective initiatives. By adopting a critical approach, the main contribution of this research to the SSCM literature is the shift from the traditional SCM assumptions of linearity (dominated by the focal-firm-centric perspective) to a more integrative logic at the supraorganizational level. In doing so, it is possible to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the role of collective arrangements in the context of supply networks and reveal their underlying political and power struggles in framing the different facets of wicked problems..
Jury
Supervisors:
- Ms Valentina Carbone,
Professor, ESCP Business School - Ms Valérie Moatti,
Professor, ESCP Business School
Referees:
- Mr Stefan Gold,
Professor, Kassel University - Mr Gilles Pache,
Professor, Aix-Marseille Université
Suffragants:
- Ms Corinne Vercher-Chaptal,
Professor, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord - Mr Aurélien Rouquet, ,
Professor, NEOMA Business School - Mr Frank Aggeri,
Professor, MINES ParisTech
Campuses
The current pandemic has exposed a number of vulnerabilities of nursing homes and assisted-living facilities. What does the future of aging look like? Is there room for new and innovative real estate development projects? Could co-aging be the solution? Can better design improve our cities and developments to make aging better and safer?
Speakers Bio
After 10 years studying and working in London, Francesca relocated to Madrid as partner of Teresa Sapey + Partners, renowned for designing spaces with feelings and developing bespoke projects that provide high quality experiences for all age groups. Francesca has been named Executive Director of the MSc in Real Estate at the ESCP Business School (Madrid Campus) and her most recent research is on the relationship between urban and rural environments, as well as new living solutions for the aging population.
Participants
Francesca Heathcote
Executive Director of the MSc in Real Estate
Location
Organiser: ESCP Madrid Campus
Online - Worldwide
MapDate
Start date: 27/01/2021
Start time: 6:00 PM
End time: 7:00 PM
Campuses
Business Leader Talks - BNP Paribas
Finance and Sustainability 3.0. The challenges of #PositiveBanking
ESCP offers its students a wide range of lectures and events, allowing them to get in touch with companies and top managers.
On 24 November 2020, the ESCP Turin Campus will host the online Business Leader Talks "Finance and Sustainability 3.0. The challenges of #PositiveBanking" by Mauro Bombacigno – BNP Paribas Head of Corporate Engagement.
After a brief outline of the scale and urgency of the environmental and social challenges that are having a strong impact on us, our guest speaker will explain how finance is not only a small part but rather a key player in this necessary transition. The challenge of limiting GHG emissions is the most visible, but not the only environmental emergency. The financial resources necessary for a substantial energy transition are very significant and require the joint commitment of public and private actors. Mr Bombacigno will talk about how a great international financial reality shapes its offer to current and future customers, be they individuals, companies, financial institutions.
BNL Group BNP Paribas is a partner of ESCP Turin Campus. With 100 years of history and the integration with BNP Paribas in 2006, BNL is one of Italy’s main banking groups. About 15.000 employees, 2.5 million trusted retail&private, 169.000 business and 45.000 corporate and institutional customers are the main figures of the group in Italy.
"Business leader talks" is a series of debates and meetings with high profile company representatives called on to discuss current topics. These meetings are organised periodically to allow our students to meet experts and leading figures from the business world.
This is a free event open to all. The pre-registration is compulsory.
If you are interested in attending, please pre-register here:
- Registration for students.
- Registration for alumni or external: write to mturreno@escp.eu
Participants
Mauro Bombacigno
BNP Paribas Head of Corporate Engagement
Location
Organiser: ESCP Turin Campus
Online - Worldwide
MapDate
Start date: 24/11/2020
Start time: 5:30 PM
End time: 7:00 PM
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The oldest business school in the world partnered with the first centre in Europe exclusively dedicated to impact education in order to present a new path to train the next generation of impact entrepreneurship experts.
How does a company with a high social impact function? How are its effects on the community measured? Is it possible to design new models that are productive and ethical? The first course co-designed by Cottino Social Impact Campus and ESCP Business School - Impact Entrepreneurship, Option-E - will investigate and answer these questions.
From a common vision of the future, the need arose to combine the two schools’ vast wealth of knowledge and experience to train a new generation of impact entrepreneurship experts, who will be capable of creating value in companies while becoming agents of change, promoting sustainability that is both economic and socially conscious. "The entrepreneurial spirit is one of the core values of ESCP and as a business school, we have always cultivated this vision among our young talents,” says Turin campus Dean, Prof. Francesco Rattalino. “The new generation of entrepreneurs has understood that, in a world troubled by ever deeper crises, to achieve lasting success it is essential to make economic interest coincide with a positive impact on the environment, the territory and the community. The ability to embody this sensitivity in a business is not a new approach, but comes from afar and is the basis of the longevity of family businesses that have made the history of Europe. In fact, these companies have survived generations, wars and upheavals of all kinds because they shared some fundamental traits: they had a passion for their product while respecting the values of society.”
"The social impact is the intention, which becomes concrete and operational planning to generate positive social change,” adds Cottino Social Impact Campus CEO Laura Orestano. “The challenge we are experiencing now is to coherently aggregate, and with a world-making vision, a fragmented, sometimes polarized knowledge. This synergy has developed a unique and relevant path and experience for young entrepreneurs and future leaders, and can become part of a new social DNA, economic and cognitive. We want to bring this systemic approach to planning and generating social impact in companies through frontier knowledge, so that they are profitable and relevant for people and communities, becoming new transformative energy."
The keys to becoming an entrepreneur of the future, building a business that will make an impact on the world
The programme’s first participants will be involved in a learning journey lasting 120 hours, from January to April 2021, during which they will be provided with tools and strategies for impact entrepreneurship. Divided into four modules and delivered in English, the course is a specialisation for ESCP Master in Management (MiM) students but can be attended by students outside the business school, as well as young professionals who have graduated, from any discipline, within the last three years. They will be introduced to this new systemic approach through lectures, case studies, testimonials, group work and simulations, with the possibility of real experiential learning through on-site visits with local impact entrepreneurs and social businesses.
The methodologies that will be used to explore innovation and the entrepreneurial process in the classroom are Design Thinking and Art Thinking – which was conceptualised by ESCP professor Sylvain Bureau, who runs the school’s Jean-Baptiste Say Institute. At the same time, specific modules will deepen knowledge on impact leadership, storytelling, marketing and finance. A particular focus will be dedicated to the analysis of impact-oriented entrepreneurial challenges, from social business modelling to family business, and finally, a real “Entrepreneurial Mission” will allow students to apply what they’ve learned in the field with local entrepreneurs.
At the end of the programme, the participants will be able to demonstrate a deep understanding of impact organizations and the context in which they operate, with a critical and independent mindset. They will acquire new strategic skills for impact management, considering social and ethical issues within businesses, and learn how to make relevant decisions. “We want to offer students the opportunity to get into the mindset of entrepreneurs who want to create impact, giving life to entrepreneurial initiatives that are long-lasting and have a purpose with a long-term perspective,” concludes Jean-Baptiste Say Institute member Alisa Sydow, who is an Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship & Innovation at the Turin campus. “This programme is not only for entrepreneurs but is also perfect for those who want to become an innovative leader, for the successor of a family firm, or for those interested in innovation and how to turn it into impact. This is an interactive program that involves international students, professors and practitioners in the field of business and high-impact start-ups.”
Campuses
Finding opportunity in chaos.
The power of design thinking when business is as un-usual
Our world got itself into a wicked problem. Traditional business thinking alone is not enough anymore to cope with an increasingly complex environment. The need for creative problem-solving is rising. Gain a new perspective by combining empathy, rationality, creative thinking and disruptive thinking in order to come up with new and innovative solutions for the world we live in today. Explore how rapid prototyping could come to your rescue.
Take away: Inspiration to unleash your inner entrepreneur and learn Design Thinking tools & methods for uncertain times
By Mari Luz Garcia - Facilitator, Experiential Learning Architect, Founder of the learning community, Learning Rebellion.
Speakers Bio
Her passion for people, creativity and curiosity for learning something new has always been there. To help teams, individuals elevate their creative confidence, she practises playful experiential learning focused on Human Centered Innovation; new ways of working, learning and leading. She has gained experience in various industries and worked with a variety of international clients on different levels, from startups to large corporations such as American Express, Apple, KLM. Devoted to sharing knowledge and teaching others, Mari Luz looks back happy to have fulfilled the role as the former responsable of the Chair of Entrepreneurship at ESCP Business School Madrid Campus and still continues to share her love for education.
Participants
Mariluz García
Facilitator, Experiential Learning Architect, Founder of the learning community, Learning Rebellion.
Location
Organiser: ESCP Madrid Campus
Online - Worldwide
MapDate
Start date: 10/12/2020
Start time: 5:00 PM
End time: 5:00 PM