Author: Odette HOOFT GRAAFLAND

We hope you have strong memories of a stimulating June day at the Hermitage. We were delighted that over 200 alumni were able to participate and share in the insights of our inspirational speakers. The urgency of the collective message was clear – we, as influential business leaders, have the responsibility and opportunity to ACT…

50 alumni gathered in Amsterdam’s Westerdok on Monday evening to learn more about Dott – a leading European micro-mobility scale-up. Maxim Romain, Dott’s co-founder and COO, told the INSEAD crowd about the company’s journey from its beginning back in 2018 to an established market player it is today. Guests also learned about the exciting fast-paced…

Call to Action for INSEAD Alumni; how can you advance a sustainable energy transformation? Find your intrinsic motivation to really start using your influence. Take a serious look into the mirror every morning and ask yourself “How do I want to leave this planet for the next generations? How can I do everything possible within…

Dear alumni, Last week, the IAA President Frans Blom sent a message about how the International Alumni Association, in cooperation with other NAAs and alumni, is supporting our alumni in the Ukraine. One of the key activities is to find housing possibilities. So far quite a number of alumni have offered to be a host.…

‘Thank you all for coming over yesterday evening and making the random diner such a great success. I was pleased to be your host for the evening and enjoyed the evening myself as well. I’m happy to see how our collective effort made this social experiment a great success. It’s amazing to see that the…

Alumni change maker award: passion meets purpose Meet the graduates whose entrepreneurial flair is creating tomorrow’s sustainable companies. Congratulations Elisa Dierickx (MBA’21J)! Read more here

Dear friends from INSEAD, With the holidays coming up, it is time to look back. Clearly, most of us hoped that we could leave COVID-19 behind and that we would return to the ‘old’ normal. Unfortunately, 2021 turned out to be a hybrid year, requiring us to move back and forth between the ‘old’ and…

On Friday 12 November, the Dutch Government announced new COVID-19 restrictions, given the sharp increase in infections and hospital occupancy. Unfortunately, the INSEAD Strategy Forum at the Hermitage does not meet these new restrictions in its current form. The Organizing Committee has therefore decided to move the event to Thursday 16 June 2022. We invite…

Purposeful Leadership: Strategies to Rebuild and Rebalance Business and Society A new social contract between business and society is urgently needed. The Alumni Forum Europe provides an exceptional platform to meet and discuss with senior business leaders, INSEAD faculty and alumni what purposeful leadership entails in this disrupted and ever changing environment. The Alumni Forum…

Congratulations to Frans Blom MBA’90D, IDP-C’20Jun, President-Elect of the INSEAD Alumni Association! Frans has been actively involved in propelling the mission of the school and the alumni association in numerous ways, even establishing an endowed scholarship fund through the NAA of the Netherlands. He will step in to his new role as President of the…