EDHEC RENDEZ-VOUS LONDON 2023
Thursday 22 June ∣ 7pm-12pm UK time
IET London: Savoy Place ∣ Maxwell Library
« Responsible Innovation »
The EDHEC Rendez-Vous is our annual flagship event aimed at celebrating our vibrant UK Alumni community, reconnecting, and sharing ideas on how we can continue living up to our school’s mission: making an impact.
Get ready for another exceptional, festive, and inspirational EDHEC Rendez-Vous London on 22 June around the theme of Responsible Innovation.
VENUE - Institution of Engineering and Technology - IET London: Savoy Place
As the IET inspires, informs, and influences the global engineering and tech community for a better world, there could not be a better place to host our 2023 EDHEC RDV.
Our reception will take place in the IET’s beautiful Maxwell Library which has spectacular views over the River Thames.
The Library got its name in recognition of James Clerk Maxwell who formulated the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation in the 19th century, and contains some wonderful examples of historic engineering publications produced by the Institution.
In front of the Library, you will also be able to see the 100 engineering items that changed the world.
AGENDA
7pm: Welcome drinks
7:30pm: Welcome remarks by Martin Barbier, Executive Director, EDHEC Alumni and Cedric Petitpas, President, EDHEC Alumni UK Board
7:45pm: Speech from Nord France Invest (NFI), the event main partner
- 7:50pm:
Responsible Innovation - Panel & Talk
8.20pm: Speech from the EDHEC Foundation UK
8.30pm: Surprise!
8.40pm: Canapes, Food Bowls, Wine and Music
11:30pm: End
SPEAKERS
Martin Barbier (EDHEC 1998), Executive Director, EDHEC Alumni
Cedric Petitpas (EDHEC 2002), President, EDHEC Alumni UK Board and Head of Family & Learning Partnerships, YouTube UK, Google
Elizabeth Beroud (EDHEC 1989), Chair, EDHEC Foundation UK and Director, Beroud Consulting
Artus Galiay, Hauts-de-France representative to the United Kingdom - Director United Kingdom/Ireland, Nord France Invest
GUESTS SPEAKERS ON RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION
Alban MAITROT
After graduating from EDHEC business school in 1996, Alban MAITROT joined the Beiersdorf group, where he spent 15 years in a variety of marketing and sales positions for the Hansaplast and Nivea brands in France.He then held several sales management positions in the pharmaceutical industry (Novartis, Hartmann, Unilever). In 2021, he founded KROPTEK SAS, a 100% subsidiary of KROPTEK LTD, an emerging player in the global agritech ecosystem.
Michael LUCK
Michael Luck is Professor of Computer Science at King's College London, where he undertakes research on artificial intelligence. He has published over 300 articles and twelve books. Michael is Director of the King's Institute for Artificial Intelligence and is Technical Advisor for C the Signs, Scientific Advisor for Aerogility and on the AI Board for ContactEngine. He is a Fellow of the European Association for Artificial Intelligence and the British Computer Society.
REGISTRATIONS AND EDHEC FOUNDATION UK
Please note that half the ticket fee will go to our EDHEC Foundation UK to create a new scholarship dedicated to a student responsible innovation/sustainability project.
If you would like to contribute personally to the scholarship, please talk to a Foundation trustee at the event or email Elizabeth, Chair, EDHEC Foundation UK.
MAIN PARTNER
We are delighted to welcome NFI - Nord France Invest (Investment promotion agency of the Hauts-de-France regional council) - as our main partner. They will be represented by their Director UKI, Artus Galiay, and several of their UK ambassadors.
Financed by the Regional Council and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Hauts-de-France, we help foreign-owned companies set up operations in Hauts-de-France and grow their business here.
Our services—free of charge—are designed for foreign-owned companies. And 100% confidentiality is our watchword. Since our founding in 1966, Nord France Invest has helped nearly 1,200 international companies set up in business in our region.
For 20 years, Hauts-de-France has ranked among the TOP THREE host regions for foreign-owned companies in France
We very much look forward to welcoming you!
Your EDHEC Alumni UK Board