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Feb 21 INSEAD Giving Day // Culmination of the Salamander Challenge

The idea for The Salamander Challenge was born of a conversation between two INSEAD alumni volunteers. The fundraising effort reinforces the importance of investing in our school and its reputation as a leading MBA program, promoting business as a force for good. The fundraising campaign culminates on INSEAD Giving Day (#INSEADGivingDay) on 21 February

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Dragon Boat Race Challengers

The 11th Dragon Boat Trophy took place on the Lake of Zürich in August. This time the INSEAD team rowed into third place, after winning the trophy three out of the last six years. The winner was St Gallen in a well-contested competition. Rajiv Shetty, MBA’06D, who organized the team in 2016, said that

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Terrific Fundraising for INSEAD Endowed Scholarship for Swiss Candidates

We are very proud to announce that our fundraising efforts have materialized into the successful creation of the first INSEAD ALUMNI OF SWITZERLAND endowed scholarship for Swiss candidates with over €500,000 paid-in capital to date ! INSEAD has a fantastic alumni community in Switzerland ; your generosity is a sign of friendship, commitment and trust. The

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Jan 20 Annual Verbier Ski Weekend

Dear INSEADers,   This year again, we are pleased to invite you to the annual INSEAD Verbier Ski Weekend (19th edition). Reserve your seats for dinner on Saturday January 21, 2107 https://en.xing-events.com/SKIVERB2017.html   INSEAD Ski Weekend Verbier, Friday January 20, 2017   The Geneva chapter of the INSEAD Alumni Association is delighted to announce registration

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INSEAD Board Training (IN-BOARD) 2016-2017 (4th edition)

  Dear Alumni Promoting INSEAD´s principle of life-long learning, the INSEAD Board (IN-BOARD) Initiative is an executive education program organized by the International Alumni Association for our alumni who are involved in or aspire to play a role on boards of directors or advisory boards – from small & medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to listed

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Eckhard Beger, INSEAD MBA’91J, Exhibiting at Venice Architecture Biennale 2016

Swiss alumnus Eckhard Beger, INSEAD MBA’91J, founder of ArteNemus, a contemporary art furniture design house is exhibiting at  “Venice Design 2016” from May through November.  He creates award-winning unique pieces, manufactured by master craftsmen in rare wood. His show at the Palazzo Michiel (shown here) is part of the Venice Architecture Biennale 2016. If you’re visiting the

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Jean Claude Biver, Swiss Watchmaking CEO Event Report

Best known for the remarkable turnaround of not one, but three, Swiss watchmaking brands (Blancpain, Omega and Hublot) Jean Claude Biver, spoke at a premium INSEAD Alumni learning event in May 2016. brands. His story is all the more remarkable because he was able to do the turnarounds working the same team and management executives for well

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Swiss Alumnus to Chair INSEAD Capital Campaign

INSEAD’s board recently approved the appointment of Rémy Best MBA’93D to chair a future capital campaign. “With this dedicated focus and effort, we intend to equip INSEAD with the resources it needs to set the highest standards for innovation and excellence in business education…” Andreas Jacobs MBA’90D, Chairman Board of Directors at INSEAD INSEAD is currently charting

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Four Salamanders Awarded in Zurich

Four Salamanders, which recognize significant donations to the school, were awarded by Leonidas Los, MBA’75, Chairman of the INSEAD Alumni Fund, and Dean Mihov on the occasion of the INSEAD International Alumni Association bi-annual meeting held in Zürich in November 2015. The recipients were Bernd Reuther (MBA’89J Switzerland), Guillaume Loth Demay (YMP S/F’05Sep, France), Gérard

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Life Science Executive Careers: The Past is No Indication of the Future (CHIC Conference Report)

In early September, the INSEAD Healthcare Club of Switzerland hosted a conference with a panel of senior executives, each with unique perspectives on talent matching in the healthcare industry for an audience of INSEAD alumni, guests and current students from Fontainebleau (pictured above). The discussion revealed that growing complexity and specialization has put a whole

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