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Friday, 16 December 2011

Kenya: To Innovate, We Must Be Willing to Question Everything

This article discusses the book ‘The Innovator’s DNA’ co-authored by INSEAD Professor Hal Gregersen, and how it can be relevant within an African context.

Friday, 9 December 2011

L'Afrique en progrès - De l'idée à la réalité

Mercredi 14 décembre 2011 de 19h30 à 23h00 à Paris

Animé par Jean du Lac (MBA 85J) et Philippe Creppy (MBA 97D)
Dîner-débat organisé par Le Club Afrique, a
 
Avec Michel Camdessus, ancien Directeur Général du Fonds Monétaire International (1987-2000), Membre de l'Africa Progress Panel

INSEAD African Faculty Fellowship

In 2011/2012 for the 3rd time, two African Faculty Fellowships were offered to faculty members from African business schools affliated with the Global Business School Network or the Association of African Business Schools

Meshach Aziakpono, Professor of Development FInance, will visit INSEAD Asia in May-June 2012, working with Pierre Hillion, INSEAD Professor of Finance

Congratulations to Meshach !

Wednesday, 9 November 2011

"Blue Ocean Strategy" field trips in Turkey and Kenya


From September to December 2011, Johnson & Johnson executives, INSEAD MBA participants, and AKDN team together on healthcare projects. In Kenya, they visited slums, hospitals, clinics, schools, a church, a camel mobile clinic, and a Maasai tribe among other visits.  18 participants conducted explorative observation in Nairobi, and up north in the Laikipia region, visiting Lewa Nature Conservancy, and the towns of Timau, Nanyuki and Meru.

After four months of work on the projects, the results were presented in December in Neuss, Germany to the J&J Board Members to much fan fare.  "The MBAs were fully integrated into the teams and made considerable contributions to the projects", says the coach, “it was difficult to tell who was working for J&J and who was an MBA student.  Mandira Ray (MBA 11J) was chosen by the team to present the project to an audience of 120 J&J employees, including the board.”

Wednesday, 2 November 2011

African Leadership Network - 2nd Gathering

Addis Ababa - 26-29 October 2011

Loïc Sadoulet, INSEAD Professor of Economics, attended the African Leadership Network Gathering in Ethiopia. It is a very inspiring network of upcoming African leaders, who call themselves “The 3rd Generation”. The first generation (Selassie, Nkrumah, etc.) was about independence, the second generation (Kagame, Obasanjo,etc.) was about stability, the third generation is about bringing African prosperity.

"If there is one legacy that the new generation of leaders can leave for Africa, it is a legacy of African prosperity. We need to create wealth on the continent so that we can fund our own healthcare, infrastructure, education, etc. Only with our own resources can Africans finally stand on their own feet"

Sunday, 30 October 2011

MBA sponsorship from INVESTEC

Investec is recognised for attracting talented individuals and creating an environment which enables extraordinary performance. In this environment, Investec position personal growth, learning opportunities and development as key
In line with this development philosophy, Investec has embarked on an initiative to afford South Africans the opportunity to pursue an Investec-funded MBA at a leading international business school

Monday, 17 October 2011

Cartier Women's Initiative awards

Discover the 2011 Winners

Lorna Rutto EcoPost, Kenya, is the 2011 Laureate for Sub-Saharan Africa
Lorna manufactures durable fencing posts using plastic waste, an environmentally friendly alternative to timber. Learn about Lorna's project, EcoPost

More on the INSEAD/Cartier partnership

Saturday, 15 October 2011

The African School for Excellence

Jay Kloppenberg and Sharon Archeampong, INSEAD MBA 11J, launched the African School for Excellence in Ghana in August 2011. A unique concept of a self-sustaining chain of elite private secondary schools that anyone can afford

Monday, 10 October 2011

MBA Africa National Week

For the 4th year in a row, the INSEAD MBA Africa Club won the National Week !
A very successful event on both Europe and Asia campus, held on 10-14 October 2011, thanks to the sponsorship of Philip Morris and other companies