On Thursday, October 17th, ESCP Business School London Campus hosted the second edition of the C-suite talks series, "The European Way," featuring Andreas Utermann, Chairman of Vontobel and Former CEO of Allianz Global Investors. 

Hosted by Prof. Kamran Razmdoost, Dean of ESCP London Campus, this series explores leadership through a mindset-focused lens, inviting industry leaders to share how European values and collaborative management styles can drive effective leadership.

In his reflections, Utermann revisited his career journey over the past 40 years, sharing insights drawn from both his professional experiences and the personal values he developed along the way.

On 9th April 2024, ESCP London Campus launched its first event in the C-Suite Talk Series: 'The European Way', featuring Eurostar CEO Gwendoline Cazenave. 

Hosted by ESCP London Campus Dean, Prof. Kamran Razmdoost, this event marked the beginning of a crucial dialogue on adopting European values and shaping the future of management and leadership. The series promises this through the exploration of inspiring stories, insight into overcoming challenges, and exploring future visions.

Inspired by mobility, both transportation and that of ideas, innovation and knowledge, the first discussion followed the story of Gwendoline Cazenave, shedding light on her journey, personal values, and vision for leading Eurostar into the future of mobility and sustainable transportation.

In today's episode, we’re talking to Emmanuel Delcourt an engineer with a focus on transforming agriculture and the food industry who also teaches at ESCP.

Emmanuel shares insights from his extensive experience in transforming organizations, highlighting the critical factors that often hinder successful industrial evolution.

Join us as we uncover the secrets of industrial success and explore how to navigate the complex landscape of transformation.

Robin Lenormand observes how industry has gradually scaled back in Europe over the past 30 years. He looks into the societal impact and offers a perspective on how industry can help overcome some of today’s societal challenges.

Alexandre Tissot talks about how a leader can sometimes be a limiting factor in an industrial transformation effort and  what leadership needs to absorb from day-to-day operations to help build their vision.

Why implementing circularity is a necessity? Our speaker Gregory Richa brings together the major environmental challenges of our time and puts them against the traditional business models we still see in the industry today.

This series is a companion to ESCP Business School and Centrale Supélec’s Specialised Master of Science in Industry Transformation Management.

In each episode, we speak with one of the programme’s professors, to get an understanding of the subject they teach, the theme of their class and the importance and impact their area of specialty is having in today’s industrial landscape.

In these one-on-one conversations, they share their views of what they see as novel enabling factors in the transformation of industrial companies. They offer a perspective on what really matters and what will be the keys to success in the years to come.

Whether you are a student looking to gain further education in industrial transformation management, or a consultant guiding industrial clients, or even an industry manager yourself, we hope this podcast will inspire you and hopefully spark new ideas.

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Uncover the secrets to successful AI-human collaboration and gain insights from real-world examples that showcase the transformative potential of this technological revolution.

Listen to the replay of our digital talkshow, ESCP Live.

To answer these questions and provide us with their top tips for fostering trust, we’ve brought together three experts from across the ESCP community: Kerstin Alfes, professor of organisational behaviour and human resource management; Ben Voyer, professor of behavioural science; and Leonid Goncharov, ESCP alumnus, CEO of Work & Go, and founder of Anticafé.

Join us in going Beyond the Unicorn in this audio recording of our digital talkshow ESCP Live hosted on LinkedIn in April 2023.