CEMS Community Event in Rotterdam

On behalf of the CEMS Alumni Association in the Netherlands, we invite CEMS alumni to this event of TED-style talks. Please join fellow CEMS alumni and current students for an exciting programme of short talks on hot topics, plus plenty of time to socialise and network together!

Event Programme

• Welcome from 19.00
• Speakers begin 19.30
• Networking drinks and bites from 20.30

Talks are given by CEMS alumni and will last about 15 minutes each, with time for a short Q&A.

Purpose Driven Leaders

Lieke Hallegraeff, founder of Purpose Club, will take you into the world of Purpose Driven Leadership. Climate change, inequality, depletion of natural resources, racism and increasing mental health problems: what role does business play in solving these problems? What kind of leaders are needed in the transition that is taking place? And are you perhaps one of these leaders? During the talk, Lieke will show you what it takes to make an impact and what steps you can take to utilize your potential even more as a 'Purpose Driven Leader.'

Lieke’s personal mission is to transform 100,000 business leaders into purpose driven leaders by 2030. Her wish for the next generation is that they get to work with those leaders, where sustainability goals are as important as making profit. As a speaker, coach and trainer she inspires businesses to embrace the new way of working, for which she has recently been named one of the top 100 women in Social Enterprise 2023.

Why I'd never hire a consultant...

As an early-career move, everyone says “consulting is the way to go”. What if it isn't? Consulting might be the right step for some, but it is a wrong step for many. We will explore this together. Career ambitions, motivation, but most of all your personality are key factors to consider. Through personal as well as peer experience within and beyond consulting, Jil Maassen will illustrate her “controversial” view. And in good old consulting fashion, she will provide you with a framework to determine if consulting is really the right move for you.

Jil is Head of Customer Success for Benelux and Nordics at Contentsquare. She leads a team of 15 professionals who help leading brands deliver personalized and engaging experiences to their customers across all digital channels. Her mission is to enable and empower clients to become data-driven rockstars, by providing them with the best-in-class tools, insights, and guidance to optimize their digital performance and achieve their business goals.

Student Talks

In addition to these two talks from CEMS alumni, a number of current CEMS students will give mini talks of around 3 minutes each.

The evening will be hosted and moderated by the head of the CEMS Alumni Association NL, Philip Eskenazi.

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