Objectives
Practical (hands-on) networking session among the students who sign up for this particular day. Perfect for anyone who wants to make new contacts in order to initiate a career change, meet potential clients or suppliers, or share sector-specific knowledge.
This session is designed for:
ESADE students and alumni of all ages and professional levels.
- Executive professionals (age 30-40)
- Senior professionals (age 45+)
- Team leaders, project managers and directors
Programme
Prior to the session, each participant must fill out and return the attached questionnaire. Using the information provided, the session leader will analyse the ‘supply and demand’ of the particular group of students and organise a series of meetings for each student. Participants are encouraged to bring business cards to the session.
At the start of the session, each participant will receive an agenda for a series of ‘speed face-to-face meetings’ with different people. Each of these meetings is designed to being together people with common interests (e.g. sector or professional area). The only information about common interests available to the session leader is that provided by each participant on the questionnaire. If any participant is a no-show, this will be an inconvenience to the other participants.
At each session, participants will have the chance to make contacts for at least 90 minutes.
The session will end with a 10-minute talk on networking theory and a 5-minute discussion of lessons learned - because we can learn in, and from, any situation.
Session leader: Giannina Tacca Soriano, MBA 97. With more than 11 years of experience in multinationals, Ms. Tacca specialises in international strategic consulting and functional areas within businesses.
Participants may only sign up once they have returned the introductory questionnaire.
We ask that those who sign up make sure they are actually able to attend, since no-shows will create gaps in the other participants’ agendas of ‘speed face-to-face meetings’.
