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PRESS KIT
Table of Contents<br />
I. Key Facts<br />
II. Core Activities<br />
III. Global Centers<br />
Origins<br />
Our Difference<br />
Participants<br />
Faculty<br />
Research & Development<br />
Rankings<br />
Facilities<br />
Location<br />
Open Enrollment Programs<br />
Degree Programs<br />
Partnerships Programs<br />
<strong>IMD</strong> Global Family Business Center<br />
<strong>IMD</strong> Global Value Chain Center<br />
<strong>IMD</strong> Global Board Center<br />
IV. Research Centers<br />
V. Faculty<br />
<strong>IMD</strong> World Competitiveness Center<br />
<strong>IMD</strong> Center for Corporate Sustainability Management<br />
The Evian Group@<strong>IMD</strong><br />
Professor Dominique Turpin, President of <strong>IMD</strong><br />
Professor Martha Maznevski, MBA Program Director<br />
Professor Philip Rosenzweig, EMBA Program Director<br />
<strong>IMD</strong> Faculty Areas of Expertise<br />
VI. Corporate Learning Network<br />
Wednesday Webcasts<br />
Events, Business Forums & Leadership Discussions<br />
Partners & Business Associates<br />
VII. Alumni Network<br />
VIII. Contact Information<br />
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I. Key Facts<br />
Origins<br />
<strong>IMD</strong> was established in January 1990, as the successor to two previously independent<br />
business schools: IMI, founded in Geneva by Alcan in 1946, and IMEDE, founded in<br />
Lausanne in 1957 by Nestlé. Incorporated under the name “<strong>IMD</strong> - International<br />
Institute for Management Development,” <strong>IMD</strong> is a leading provider of executive<br />
education for large- and medium-size international businesses and for individuals.<br />
Our Difference<br />
We are 100% focused on real-world executive development<br />
We have a single vision—to develop global leaders through executive<br />
development—and everything we do is geared toward achieving this vision. <strong>IMD</strong><br />
is run like a business, not only as an academic institution. This means we can<br />
adopt a relentlessly practical, problem-solving approach to create real-world<br />
impact for our clients.<br />
We offer Swiss excellence with a global perspective<br />
Based in Switzerland and operating out of key locations worldwide, <strong>IMD</strong> shares<br />
its host nation's commitment to excellence while offering a truly global<br />
experience. We are intellectually and culturally diverse, with no single dominant<br />
nationality.<br />
We are independent and entrepreneurial<br />
<strong>IMD</strong> is a self-owned foundation without the constraints of university structures<br />
and academic processes. We have no faculty hierarchy, departmental structure<br />
or tenure system. We are non-dogmatic and have no national agenda. Our only<br />
goal is to serve our clients as quickly, flexibly and effectively as possible.<br />
We are world pioneers in program design and delivery<br />
<strong>IMD</strong> is constantly innovating to give its clients the programs they need, when and<br />
how they need them. We are pioneers in customized partnership programs and<br />
innovative open programs—and, increasingly, in blended learning experiences<br />
that combine the best of both.<br />
Participants<br />
<strong>IMD</strong> is truly international. Every year, about 8,000 executives, representing around 100<br />
nationalities, attend some 20 open-enrollment Executive Development Programs<br />
(including intensive MBA and EMBA programs) as well as company-specific<br />
Partnership Programs. Participants come from virtually every sector of service and<br />
manufacturing industries and range from young managers to board members from<br />
major world-class corporations. English is the working language at <strong>IMD</strong>. No single<br />
business approach or cultural background dominates.<br />
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I. Key Facts<br />
Faculty<br />
Over 60 Faculty members, comprising more than 20 nationalities, are recognized<br />
authorities in their fields. They divide their time between teaching, research and<br />
consulting to major companies and thus remain firmly on top of the latest developments in<br />
managerial practice.<br />
Research and Development<br />
Learning at <strong>IMD</strong> has its roots in original <strong>IMD</strong> research. <strong>IMD</strong> carries out its research in<br />
close collaboration with industry, very often with <strong>IMD</strong>'s Corporate Learning Network<br />
companies. To create value, Faculty members make sure that research initiatives are<br />
relevant to practicing managers and produce a steady flow of new material for <strong>IMD</strong><br />
programs.<br />
Rankings<br />
<strong>IMD</strong> is ranked first in executive education outside the US and second worldwide<br />
(Financial Times, 2008-2012) and first in open programs worldwide (Financial Times<br />
2012). <strong>IMD</strong>'s MBA is ranked number one worldwide (Forbes, 2011) and number one<br />
outside the US (The Economist, 2011).<br />
Facilities<br />
<strong>IMD</strong>’s purpose-built campus has top quality facilities, including a 350-seat auditorium in<br />
the Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller Center, a state-of-the-art Executive Learning Center, a new<br />
Research and Development Center, a well-resourced Information Center, auditoriums,<br />
study and meeting rooms equipped with advanced audio-visual and computer equipment.<br />
The campus is non-residential.<br />
Location<br />
The <strong>IMD</strong> campus is located in the heart of Europe, in Lausanne, on the shores of one of<br />
Switzerland’s most beautiful lakes. It is situated about 40 minutes by road or rail from<br />
Geneva – home to many international organizations and global corporations.<br />
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II. Core Activities – Open Enrollment Programs<br />
<strong>IMD</strong> has some 20 open enrollment programs designed for executives at every stage of<br />
their careers. The programs, which draw heavily on <strong>IMD</strong> research, are stimulating and<br />
challenging, and emphasize the development of leadership skills and new competencies.<br />
Top Management Programs<br />
An exclusive feature of the <strong>IMD</strong> portfolio, Top Management Programs are short, intensive<br />
programs that bring together very senior executives. These top managers come from<br />
widely different industries but have similar responsibilities and face similar issues.<br />
• High Performance Boards – How board directors make a real difference<br />
• The Strategy Challenge<br />
General Management Programs<br />
General Management Programs are rigorous and comprehensive. They represent a<br />
major learning investment by the participants and their companies. They are designed for<br />
executives who have reached a decisive stage in their careers and prepare them to move<br />
forward. There is one program for each level of management responsibility.<br />
• Breakthrough Program for Senior Executives – High impact strategy and<br />
leadership<br />
• Advanced Strategic Management – Driving sustainable business results<br />
• Program for Executive Development – Building global leaders<br />
• Building on Talent –Developing the next generation of leaders<br />
www.imd.org/oep<br />
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II. Core Activities – Open Enrollment Programs<br />
Orchestrating Winning Performance<br />
The global business program for individuals and teams<br />
Leadership Programs<br />
Developing the individual leadership capabilities of managers in key aspects of business,<br />
i.e. cross-function management, significant organizational change, international expansion<br />
or mobilizing people.<br />
• High Performance Leadership – Listen, influence, impact<br />
• Advanced High Performance Leadership – A unique retreat for HPL alumni<br />
• Mobilizing People –Leading with impact<br />
• Strategies for Leadership – Empowering women executives<br />
Execution Capability Programs<br />
Execution Capability Programs examine the challenges of managing a specific function,<br />
then help the participants expand their perspectives from a narrow functional view to the<br />
broader issues of contributing to the overall strategy of the company.<br />
• Leading the Family Business – Assuring the continuity of family-owned enterprises<br />
• Strategic Marketing in Action – Winning in tough markets<br />
• Strategic Finance – Creating value through financial excellence<br />
• Driving Strategic Innovation – Achieving high performance throughout the value chain<br />
• Managing the Global Supply Chain – Growth through agility and efficiency<br />
• One Planet Leaders – Business and sustainability in action<br />
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II. Core Activities – Degree Programs<br />
The <strong>IMD</strong> Master of Business Administration (MBA)<br />
Focus on creative leadership<br />
The <strong>IMD</strong> MBA class comprises 90 participants who are committed to an intensive 11-<br />
month learning experience. <strong>IMD</strong> prepares its graduates not only to tackle the complex<br />
business challenges of the future but also to exercise the leadership needed to<br />
obtain results through others. The large number of companies that recruit at <strong>IMD</strong><br />
confirms that <strong>IMD</strong> graduates are among the most sought-after.<br />
www.imd.org/mba<br />
The <strong>IMD</strong> Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA)<br />
Never stop learning<br />
The <strong>IMD</strong> Executive MBA program is practice-oriented, structured in six modules and<br />
linked by distance learning. The class ranges between 60 and 70 members.<br />
There are various program paths that can lead a participant to <strong>IMD</strong>’s Executive MBA<br />
program: the Program for Executive Development (PED), the Accelerated Executive<br />
Development Program (AEDP), the Mastering the Technology Enterprise Program<br />
(MTE), or the Building on Talent Program (BOT). Then participants spend a year of<br />
elapsed time working on assignments that cover the major functions of business, but<br />
tailored to their company's needs. They also compare and contrast the way business is<br />
done in diverse economies by visiting Silicon Valley, Shanghai and India. Participants in<br />
the <strong>IMD</strong> Executive MBA class come from a wide variety of nationalities, cultures and<br />
business experiences, and all are fast-rising, internationally-experienced managers. A<br />
typical class comprises 22 to 24 nationalities, 16 to18 mother tongues, 25 to 29<br />
industries, with an age range of 34 to 50.<br />
www.imd.org/emba<br />
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II. Core Activities – Partnership Programs<br />
Partnership Programs<br />
<strong>IMD</strong> Partnership Programs are designed and delivered in collaboration with a select group<br />
of <strong>IMD</strong> Corporate Learning Network members to address their specific learning objectives.<br />
These tailor-made programs help them build new capabilities and to address their most<br />
significant business challenges. They blend academic expertise with hands-on<br />
implementation and are designed for learning and business impact.<br />
Partnership Programs are a significant part of <strong>IMD</strong>'s business. All <strong>IMD</strong> Faculty design, lead<br />
and deliver Partnership Programs, and all have strong experience working with clients to<br />
build programs that address their specific objectives.<br />
At <strong>IMD</strong> we work closely with an organization to understand its challenges, its<br />
organizational “DNA”, where it comes from and where it hopes to go, and when we can<br />
bring the best of our insight and experience to the program design and delivery process.<br />
This is what we mean by “Partnership Philosophy”. We work together with our partners to<br />
create a program that addresses the most critical challenges in the most effective way.<br />
www.imd.org/pp<br />
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III. <strong>IMD</strong> Global Centers<br />
The <strong>IMD</strong> Global Family Business Center<br />
The <strong>IMD</strong> Global Family Business Center is first and foremost a resource for family<br />
businesses. For close to a generation, <strong>IMD</strong> has worked with leading global family<br />
businesses, gaining extensive expertise in the field and growing into a global center<br />
of excellence. The Center encompasses on-going, highly relevant research and a<br />
wide range of educational offerings that bring our research to practicing family<br />
businesses. For more information, visit: www.imd.org/gfbc.<br />
The <strong>IMD</strong> Global Value Chain Center<br />
The <strong>IMD</strong> Global Value Chain Center is an exclusive consortium project where<br />
leading non-competing companies are joining with <strong>IMD</strong> to explore the future best<br />
practices in value chain management. As many executives question the<br />
sustainability of their business models in the wake of the financial crisis, the <strong>IMD</strong><br />
Global Value Chain Center argues for a fundamental adaptation of business models<br />
and the value chains that support them. For more information, visit:<br />
www.imd.org/vc2020.<br />
The <strong>IMD</strong> Global Boards Center<br />
The mission of the <strong>IMD</strong> Global Boards Center is to help the boards of leading<br />
organizations to be the most effective at governing by providing them with a 360-<br />
degree view and the ability to foster business development in their social and<br />
economic environment. In addition to rigorous research in the field of corporate<br />
governance, the Center develops programs to train top leaders and board<br />
members to support, challenge, open up new perspectives, share knowledge,<br />
provide counterbalance, monitor, control and govern companies and their<br />
executives.<br />
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IV. <strong>IMD</strong> Research Center: World Competitiveness<br />
Center<br />
World Competitiveness Center Activities<br />
• World Competitiveness Yearbook and World Competitiveness Online<br />
Database<br />
• Special country / regional competitiveness reports<br />
• Training modules on competitiveness<br />
• Workshops on competitiveness and presentations<br />
What is the <strong>IMD</strong> World Competitiveness Yearbook?<br />
The <strong>IMD</strong> World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY) is reputed as being the<br />
worldwide reference point on the competitiveness of nations, ranking and<br />
analyzing how an economy creates and sustains the competitiveness of<br />
enterprises. It has been published since 1989 and is the world’s most renowned<br />
study comparing the competitiveness of national and regional economies.<br />
Providing over 500 pages of key data and including in-depth profiles for each of<br />
the 59 economies, the WCY is considered an invaluable research tool for<br />
benchmarking competitiveness performance. Focusing primarily on hard facts<br />
taken from international and regional organizations and private institutes, the<br />
statistics are complemented with results from an annual Executive Opinion<br />
Survey. Data is also aggregated over a five-year period to examine the trends in<br />
competitiveness. The collaboration with 54 Partner Institutes worldwide helps<br />
ensure that the data is as reliable and up-to-date as possible.<br />
www.imd.org/wcc<br />
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IV. <strong>IMD</strong> Research Center: Center for Corporate<br />
Sustainability Management<br />
What is the Center for Corporate Sustainability Management?<br />
CSM is a research and learning initiative at <strong>IMD</strong>. CSM aims to be the academic partner of<br />
companies on their "sustainability journey", helping them to embed their sustainability<br />
strategies in multiple ways. CSM endeavors to help its 20 global member companies and<br />
partner organizations to build sustainable business advantages through social and<br />
environmental strategic action.<br />
Research themes and events<br />
During the year, CSM organizes two roundtables on current sustainability topics of strategic<br />
relevance to business together with an open forum on bringing the best of <strong>IMD</strong> research in<br />
the area of corporate sustainability to our Corporate Learning Network. CSM also carries out<br />
individual projects and case studies in partnership with companies and organizations to<br />
embed sustainability strategies in their daily work.<br />
The CSM Member Companies<br />
ABB<br />
Addax Petroleum Services<br />
Bacardi Martini<br />
Bombardier Transportation<br />
Coca-Cola Hellenic<br />
Efico<br />
Firmenich<br />
Gearbulk<br />
Hoffmann-La Roche<br />
LombardOdier<br />
Novartis<br />
Philip Morris International<br />
PWC<br />
RWE<br />
Sulzer<br />
Swiss Re<br />
Syngenta<br />
Unilever<br />
WestLB<br />
WWF<br />
The CSM Partners<br />
Breakpoint (Danish Management Forum)<br />
Burson-Marsteller<br />
EABIS (European Academy of Business in Society)<br />
GAIN (Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition)<br />
SAI Platform (Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform)<br />
WEC (World Environmental Center)<br />
WWF Climate Savers<br />
www.imd.org/csm<br />
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IV. Research Center: The Evian Group@<strong>IMD</strong><br />
The Evian Group@<strong>IMD</strong>, founded in 1995, is an international coalition of corporate, government<br />
and opinion leaders, committed to fostering an open, inclusive, equitable and sustainable global<br />
market economy in a rules-based multilateral framework.<br />
The Evian Group advocates trade liberalization to achieve growth and sustain the momentum of<br />
globalization. The Evian Group believes that international trade and investment has the potential of<br />
uniting people through greater mutual understanding and common interest across countries,<br />
continents, cultures and generations, rather than dividing them.<br />
The Evian Group has been described as a “birthplace of ideas” and in its diverse activities draws on<br />
the collective wisdom and experience of its members, Brains Trust and associates to provide<br />
greater knowledge, vision and direction in meeting the economic and social challenges of the 21st<br />
century.<br />
The Evian Group has also been described as a “bridge between North and South.” In its diverse<br />
activities it seeks to reduce the “trust deficit” that has been an increasingly prominent feature of the<br />
early 21st century between “developed” and “developing” countries. Greater transparency in trade<br />
can foster better understanding and more dynamic relations.<br />
The Evian Group, although global in its outlook and outreach, has focused on four key regions:<br />
Europe, the Arab Region, Greater China and South Asia. All four have played a major role in the<br />
development of global trade and world civilization. The four regions are vital to the establishment of<br />
the 21st century global community, without which the global market cannot be sustained. The Evian<br />
Group is committed not only to establish a constructive and strong presence in the four regions, but<br />
also to act as a bridge between them.<br />
The Evian Group adheres to the view that poverty, inequality, injustice and intolerance are the key<br />
moral issues of the 21st century, as slavery was in the 19th and fascism in the 20th. It believes that<br />
a market economy, founded on responsible capitalism, combining the critical role of government in<br />
providing public goods, a strong ethical base of good governance and free enterprise are the best<br />
means for generating growth, employment, empowerment and enrichment in terms of both wealth<br />
and welfare.<br />
The Evian Group is strongly engaged in working with the next generation of leaders and with youth.<br />
It is convinced that if youth does not have hope in the 21st century, there will be no hope for the<br />
21st century.<br />
The Evian Group believes that every positive contribution, no matter how modest, counts. It also<br />
adheres strongly to the words of Edmund Burke: “All that is needed for evil to happen is for good<br />
men to do nothing”.<br />
www.imd.org/eviangroup<br />
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V. Professor Dominique Turpin, <strong>IMD</strong> President<br />
Professor Turpin became President of <strong>IMD</strong> on July 1, 2010.<br />
His current research focuses on brand management, and he has been widely published in<br />
more than 100 books, articles and case studies including the Financial Times, European<br />
Business Forum and MIT Sloan Management Review.<br />
Professor Turpin has directed customized programs for companies such as Groupe SEB,<br />
Panasonic, Japan Tobacco International and KAO. He has extensive teaching, consulting<br />
and research experience in the areas of marketing and international strategy both in<br />
Europe and in Asia, particularly in the area of brand management, customer orientation<br />
and communications strategy.<br />
He has worked as a consultant and management educator with a large number of<br />
international companies including: Coca Cola, CPW, Danone, DSM, Jardine Matheson,<br />
Nestlé, Novo Nordisk, Philips and Uponor. He also served as a board member for<br />
ITOCHU Europe, a leading Japanese trading company and the Ecole Hôtelière de<br />
Lausanne.<br />
Prior to joining <strong>IMD</strong>, he spent several years in Tokyo as a representative of a French firm<br />
in Japan. He served as Visiting Professor at the Keio Graduate School of Business<br />
Administration, Japan. Since 1994, Professor Turpin serves as the <strong>IMD</strong> representative on<br />
the Academic Council of the China-Europe International Business School in Shanghai<br />
(People's Republic of China).<br />
Dominique Turpin received his master's degree from ESSCA in France. He earned a<br />
doctorate in economics from Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan.<br />
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V. Professor Martha Maznevski, MBA Program<br />
Director<br />
Martha Maznevski is Professor of Organizational Behaviour and International Management at<br />
<strong>IMD</strong>. She teaches courses and modules spanning a broad range of organizational behavior<br />
topics, including teams and leadership in global and virtual (distance) contexts, diversity and<br />
inclusiveness, and the relationship between organizational and national culture. She teaches<br />
company programs for Borealis, Skanska, and others, and has served as a consultant and<br />
advisor to public and private organizations in North America, Europe, and Asia on issues of<br />
managing people globally.<br />
Professor Maznevski has presented and published numerous articles on these subjects, most<br />
recently The Blackwell Handbook of Global Management: A Guide to Managing Complexity<br />
(Blackwell, 2004), and she is a co-author of the popular textbook International Management<br />
Behavior (Blackwell). Her current research focuses on the on-going dynamics of highperforming<br />
teams and networks in multinational organizations, and managing people in global<br />
complexity. Martha Maznevski co-developed the Cultural Perspectives Questionnaire, an<br />
instrument that measures individuals’ cultural orientations and is widely used as a diagnostic<br />
tool in global teams and organizations.<br />
Before joining <strong>IMD</strong>, Professor Maznevski served as Faculty at the University of Virginia (USA)<br />
and the University of Western Ontario (Canada), and as a visiting researcher at the Stockholm<br />
School of Economics (Sweden). She earned degrees in education from the University of<br />
Toronto (Canada), and in anthropology (undergraduate) and business administration (PhD)<br />
from the University of Western Ontario.<br />
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V. Professor Philip Rosenzweig, EMBA Program<br />
Director<br />
Phil Rosenzweig is Professor of Strategy and International Business.<br />
Professor Rosenzweig's areas of expertise include strategy, firm performance, and complex<br />
organization design. He has written extensively on the management of multinational firms, with<br />
articles published in Strategic Management Journal, Journal of International Business Studies,<br />
The International Executive, Academy of Management Review, Management Science, California<br />
Management Review, and the European Management Journal. He is also the author of<br />
numerous case studies on firms including Microsoft, Daimler Benz, Matsushita, Renault,<br />
Heineken, Rhône-Poulenc, Accor, MTN, Dubai Aluminium, and Vodafone.<br />
Phil Rosenzweig has focused his attention on critical thinking and managerial decision making.<br />
His 2007 book, The Halo Effect and the Eight Other Business Delusions that Deceive Managers<br />
(Free <strong>Press</strong>, 2007), takes a critical look at the errors that pervade much business thinking. It<br />
was named Best Business Book of the Year by get Abstracts, and was favorably reviewed in<br />
Harvard Business Review, the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and<br />
dozens of other newspapers and magazines. To date, it has been translated into 14 languages.<br />
An article based on the book, “Misunderstanding the Nature of Firm Performance: The Halo<br />
Effect and Other Business Delusions,” received the Accenture Award as best article of 2007 in<br />
California Management Review.<br />
Prior to joining <strong>IMD</strong>, Phil Rosenzweig was assistant professor at Harvard Business School from<br />
1990 to 1996. In addition to his academic experience, he worked with Hewlett-Packard<br />
Company in California from 1979 to 1986. He received his PhD from the Wharton School,<br />
University of Pennsylvania in 1990; MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1980;<br />
BA in economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 1976.<br />
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VI. Corporate Learning Network<br />
The <strong>IMD</strong> Corporate Learning Network comprises more than 100 global companies with a<br />
shared passion for learning, and a shared commitment to attract, develop and retain top<br />
people. These companies drive <strong>IMD</strong>’s research agenda; they demand relevance, challenge<br />
the school to innovate, and contribute to governance. It is an active network, engaged in<br />
ongoing dialogue at multiple levels of the organization and across a range of learning<br />
activities. <strong>IMD</strong> and the member companies strive to achieve strong, sustainable and mutually<br />
beneficial learning partnerships. There are many ways to leverage a learning partnership<br />
between an organization and <strong>IMD</strong>:<br />
Wednesday Webcasts – the latest knowledge at your fingertips<br />
Each Wednesday, <strong>IMD</strong> produces a live, interactive learning broadcast lasting 30 minutes. The<br />
Wednesday Webcasts feature <strong>IMD</strong> professors, guest CEOs and other top executives. There<br />
are more than 25,000 executives accessing the <strong>IMD</strong> Wednesday Webcasts, many of them<br />
watching and discussing the webcasts in teams. The newest feature of the webcast series<br />
include <strong>IMD</strong> professors presenting highlights from their latest research. In addition, webcasts<br />
feature guest authors or critics commenting on other interesting management-related works.<br />
Events – learning and networking at <strong>IMD</strong><br />
An invitation to senior executives to participate in the series of learning events that are held at<br />
<strong>IMD</strong> throughout the year. These events include: Discovery Events – showcasing for discussion<br />
our latest research; Leadership Events – addressing difficult and complex challenges facing<br />
CEOs and executives with strategic responsibility, and other special events.<br />
Business Forums – learning and networking where you are<br />
This is a series of some 20 to 30 half-day learning and networking events in cities around the<br />
world. Many of these events are hosted by Learning Network member companies and feature<br />
<strong>IMD</strong> Professors and keynote speakers from industry.<br />
Leadership Discussions<br />
“Leadership Discussions” is a series of interviews with CEOs and other outstanding leaders<br />
from some of the world’s best companies and organizations. Join us to hear what top leaders<br />
are saying about governance, leadership, corporate citizenship, business challenges and<br />
more!<br />
www.imd.org/cln<br />
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VI. Corporate Learning Network<br />
Partners & Business Associates<br />
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VII. Alumni Network<br />
The Alumni Network is a powerful business network of more than 75,000<br />
executives worldwide who have participated in an <strong>IMD</strong> program. The network is structured<br />
into some 45 active clubs around the world. <strong>IMD</strong> offers on-going learning opportunities to<br />
every alumnus through its Wednesday Webcast series, and through class reunions and events,<br />
including a biennial international event. (c) = club (i) = initiative<br />
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VIII. Contact Information<br />
For more information please contact :<br />
Matthew Mortellaro<br />
Aïcha Besser<br />
<strong>IMD</strong> Communications<br />
<strong>IMD</strong> Communications<br />
North America/ Northern Europe<br />
Europe/Latin America/Africa<br />
Tel: +41 21 618 0352 Tel: +41 21 618 0507<br />
Email: matthew.mortellaro@imd.org<br />
Email: aicha.besser@imd.org<br />
Sarah Decorvet<br />
Richard Eames<br />
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