15 June 2012 : INSEAD Africa Rising Business Conference

Africa Rising Business Conference hosted by the INSEAD MBA Africa Club on the Europe Campus.

INSEAD and Delta Partners define core 20 growth markets for global telecom industry

Loïc Sadoulet, co-author of the white paper who is also a professor of economics at INSEAD and initiated INSEAD’s Africa Initiative, said: “The D-20 represents key growth engines for the world economy as well as the telecom industry. However, their future development will continue at varying paces, with different sets of drivers and products and services, and impact on enabling innovation in other industries.

This report sets out to facilitate a clear understanding of where the D-20 markets are headed and to serve as a strategic guide on understanding the trajectory of the industry, especially for investors and decision makers.”
Read Business Intelligence Middle East 14 May 2012

Afrique - Eldorado des télécommunications

Le Club Afrique, animé par Jean du Lac (MBA 85J) et Philippe Creppy (MBA 97D), en partenariat avec le mensuel du Groupe Jeune Afrique, propose un petit déjeuner sur le thème: Afrique – Eldorado des télécommunications, avec Marc Rennard, Directeur Exécutif International Afrique, Moyen-Orient, Asie, Membre du Comité Exécutif du Groupe France Télécom-Orange

Mercredi 6 juin 2012 de 08h30 à 10h00
Cercle de l’Union Interalliée - 33, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré Paris 8ème

Tarifs : Membre 35€ / non membre 50€
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Les pays émergents sont l’axe principal du plan ‘‘Conquête 2015’’ dévoilé le 5 juillet 2010 par Stéphane Richard, PDG du groupe France Telecom. Il s’agit d’un plan de conquête de l’Afrique et du Moyen-Orient, des marchés au potentiel de croissance «gigantesque», où France Télécom compte doubler son chiffre d’affaires en cinq ans par des acquisitions de licences, des acquisitions de portefeuilles d'actifs déjà constitués et des prises de participations dans des opérateurs déjà existants.

Confronté à une concurrence de plus en plus rude dans les pays développés, l’opérateur français historique, va se concentrer sur l’Afrique et le Moyen-Orient, zone où Orange est aujourd’hui en position de force par rapport aux autres zones émergentes.

EFMD 2011 'Best of the Best' Winners : A case by Cynthia Schweer, INSEAD MBA 07J

EFMD Case Writing Competition : The judges could not split the winner of the African Business Cases category "Mothers2Mothers", and the winner of the Inclusive Business Models category "WaterHealth International: Providing Safe Drinking Water to the Bottom of the Pyramid Consumers" ! So the "Best of the Best Award" is awarded to them jointly

"Mothers2Mothers" case was written by Cynthia Schweer, INSEAD MBA 07J, and Roger Strang, representing Said Business School, University of Oxford. It describes the challenges faced by a non-profit organisation founded in South Africa to pioneer an innovative approach to controlling the spread of HIV/AIDS through prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in developing countries.

The African Business Cases category is sponsored by CEIBS

Nigeria ranks low in global information technology report

The 11th edition of the Global Information Technology Report (2012) titled “Living in a Hyper-connected World” launched Wednesday 4 April 2012 by the World Economic Forum ranked Nigeria low placing it at 112th position out of the 142 economies ranked

The 2012 Global Information Technology report is the result of a long-standing partnership between the World Economic Forum and INSEAD

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L'Afrique Rurale : Conférence à Paris le 11 avril 2012

Le Club Afrique, animé par Jean du Lac (MBA 85J) et Philippe Creppy (MBA 97D), vous propose une conférence sur le thème : L’Afrique Rurale « Bringing Market led Solutions to the Rural Poor », avec Niels Hanssens, Directeur Général Délégué de l’ONG EUCORD

Mercredi 11 avril 2012 de 08h30 à 10h00
Cercle de l’Union Interalliée
33, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré Paris 8ème

Niels Hanssens, ingénieur agronome et directeur général délégué d’EUCORD, a une expérience de près de 20 ans en Afrique. Il parlera de son expérience sur la gestion des partenariats public-privé au profit des producteurs agricoles africains et des agro-entreprises internationales.

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Nigeria - Family businesses advised to list on NSE for perpetuity

KPMG hosted the INSEAD Africa Initiative, the WICFE and the MBA-EMBA Marketing team in Lagos on 1st March 2012, where Professor Morten Bennedsen

Read more in Vanguard : For family businesses to survive and thrive even after the death of the original promoters, such business should pursue listing on the stock exchange and also ensure they have adequate capital to support their business activities, says Professor Bennedsen, from INSEAD

INSEAD / University of Nairobi, Research Seminar on Fostering Entrepreneurship in East Africa by Professor Stephen Mezias, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise

Nairobi – 17 February 2012 : The University of Nairobi School of Business hosted Professor Stephen Mezias from INSEAD, who spoke about “Catalyzing economic growth with private equity: lessons from the recent success of Turkey”. 120 participants attended the seminar which included faculty, PhDs, MBAs and Undergraduates of Entrepreneurship.

“It was one of the few occasions where PhD, MBA and Bcom students sat in one room. It was a lively seminar where Prof. Mezias shared his research findings with an attentive audience. Prof. Mezias also expressed keen interest in research collaborations with University of Nairobi. We hope such seminars will become common in future . They go a long the way in enriching our intellectual culture”, said Dr Iraki, MBA Coordinator who organized the event with the INSEAD Africa Initiative.

INSEAD MBA/EMBA Master Class, by Prof. Steve Mezias, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise

Nairobi - 16 February 2012 : Over 65 MBA and EMBA candidates and INSEAD alumni attended the INSEAD Masterclass and MBA/EMBA Information Session in Nairobi.

Professor Mezias’ talk entitled 'Catalyzing economic growth with private equity: Lessons from the recent success of Turkey', reviewed the research on private equity (PE) investments in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region. This study provides some lessons and implications for understanding PE in emerging markets generally and specifically for East Africa. A comparative analysis of Turkey and the other MENA countries, particularly in terms of the ecosystem for supporting PE investments, is very informative about how private investment can foster sustainable economic growth in emerging markets. Specific implications and recommendations for PE in emerging markets more generally and these transfer to the East African context more specifically were discussed.

Some feedback about the event:
Kenya ICT Board : "The event was fantastic. Really enjoyed the presentation and I'm following up with the professor for ways to collaborate."AfricaTalentbank : "Everyone who was at the INSEAD seminar can agree that it was an amazing experience" - "The insights to the world post-MBA were eye opening! Simple people who turn to do amazing things. Great opportunities (and scholarships) beckon to people from Africa at INSEAD" - "The INSEAD event was eye opening, challenging and really motivating. I was able to network and get business cards from lots of people. They gave us a sample of their lectures - Wow!! INSEAD is the way to go!"

INSEAD Roadshow in Africa in February 2012

Nairobi, Kenya - 16th and 17th February
Johannesburg, South Africa - 28th February
Lagos, Nigeria - 1st March

More information ? Contact inseadafricainitiative@insead.edu

Appointed as Member of the CMF New Leaders for Tomorrow - Promotion 2012

Upon INSEAD's recommendation, the Board of the Fondation du Forum Universale has officially appointed as Member of the Crans Montana Forum of New Leaders for Tomorrow Promotion 2012.

Mrs. Carole Ramella, MBA 06D, Founder and Managing Director at GFA Consulting Ltd, in Ghana

Mr. Eric Kacou, Managing Director OTF Group, in Kenya

Mr. Dare Okoudjou, MBA 05D, Senior Manager at MTN Group Ltd, in South Africa

The Award Ceremony for their promotion and the Special Programme for the New Leaders for Tomorrow will take place in the framework of the forthcoming South-South Cooperation Forum to be held in Brussels (Belgium), March 7-10, 2012.

Apply to the Cartier Women's Initiative Awards 2012 !

Cartier seeks exceptional entrepreneurs heading initiatives with the potential to grow significantly in the years to come

Women entrepreneurs with projects in the initial stages of development, in any country, of any nationality and operating in any industry are welcome to submit their application

The six Laureates nominated for the Awards will receive an additional year of coaching and US $20,000 in funding. The application period will end on March 13, 2012.
Learn more about the application process here

ASE offering a Social Business Development Internship in South Africa

African School for Excellence is looking for a talented Social Entrepreneur to develop business models
that will allow ASE to use its existing resources (school building, logistics capabilities, IT hardware
and software, corporate and scholastic relationships, etc.) to create profitable businesses to

sustain/grow the school.



 Successful candidate(s) will be expected to begin working on this project in Spring 2012, as an

independent study. The internship will occur June-August 2012 at the ASE office in Johannesburg,

during which time ASE will launch a pilot of the project(s) developed during the semester.

Contact Jay Kloppenberg for more information

AKDN and INSEAD launching an African Case Development Centre in East Africa

The INSEAD Social Innovation Centre, represented by Luk VAN WASSENHOVE and Loïc SADOULET, and the Aga Kan University Graduate School of Media and Communications, represented by Nazeer LADHANI, just signed a 2-year partnership to create The African Case Development Centre based in Nairobi, Kenya. The Centre will be dedicated to strengthening the quality of media education content and pedagogy. INSEAD faculty will bring intellectual resources to develop cases on African companies with exemplary business models identified by AKDN