Alumni Recognition Awards

The INSEAD Alumni Association and INSEAD seek to recognise achievements among its alumni by presenting Awards to individuals who, according to the Award Committee, demonstrate excellence and exceptionality in one or more of the fields related to the area they have been nominated for.

When possible, the awards will be presented to recipients at one of INSEAD’s upcoming Global Alumni Forums.

For questions about the awards please contact the Alumni Relations Team.

Awards criteria and nominations

The INSEAD Alumni Association and INSEAD define alumni as all individuals who have graduated from a programme which grants alumni status. Click here for a list of all programmes which qualify for alumni status.

Nomination form

Alumni Recognition Awards 2018 Booklet

INSEAD Alumni Global Entrepreneurship Award
The INSEAD Alumni Association and INSEAD will present this award to recognise outstanding and entrepreneurial alumni for positive impact to business and society. The impact of the candidate's entrepreneurial venture or innovation, the way it exemplifies innovation and diversity and its most recent market value will be taken into consideration by the Award Committee.
2019 award winners
Frédéric Mazzella, MBA’07D
Founder and President, BlaBlaCar
Nicolas Brusson, MBA’07D
Co-Founder and CEO, BlaBlaCar

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INSEAD Alumni Force for Good Award
The INSEAD Alumni Association and INSEAD will present this award to individuals who have demonstrated exemplary social impact in their professional or community work in any social domain(s), including but not limited to environmental, economic, biodiversity, or social impact areas. The candidate's positive impact on a global scale and their ability to demonstrate exceptional achievement in any social domain will be taken into consideration by the Award Committee.
2019 award recipient
Yu Helen Hai,TIEMBA’11J
Goodwill Ambassador for Industrialization in Africa, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
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INSEAD Alumni Volunteer Leader Award
The INSEAD Alumni Association and INSEAD will present this award to individuals to recognise exemplary volunteer service to INSEAD, the INSEAD Alumni Association, INSEAD Alumni Fund, or any other volunteer group affiliated with INSEAD. The candidate's contribution to the INSEAD alumni community and the breafth of involvement in volunteer services will be taken into consideration by the Award Committee.
2019 award recipient
Dirk Luyten, MBA’89J, IDP-C
Managing Director, Levante Capital Management
Bruno Berthon, MBA’91D
Senior Managing Director, Europe and Utilities, Accenture Strategy
Bettina Langenberg, IEP’97Oct
Retired Managing Director and Head of Global Banking Switzerland, Deutsche Bank AG
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INSEAD Alumni Emerging Entrepreneur Award
The INSEAD Alumni Association and INSEAD will present this award to individuals who have demonstrated exceptionality in the area of entrepreneurship. The Award Committee will divide the nominations into two groups: ventures that are less than five years old and ventures that are greater than five years old. The global impact of the candidate's entrepreneurial venture and the most recent market value of the company that has to be less than five years old will be taken into consideration by the Award Committee.
2019 award recipient
Nakul Sharma, MBA’11J
Founder and CEO, Hostmaker
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INSEAD Alumni Achievement Award
The INSEAD Alumni Association and INSEAD will present this award to individuals to recognise exemplary achievements of young alumni in their profession or community work in any domain(s). The candidate's international impact and achievements will be taken into consideration by the Award Committee.
2019 award recipient
António Horta-Osório, MBA’91J
Executive Director and Group Chief Executive, Lloyds Banking Group
INSEAD Young Alumni Achievement Award
The INSEAD Alumni Association and INSEAD will present this award to individuals to recognise exemplary achievements of Young Alumni (5 years or less from graduation) who exemplify the values of the institution in their profession or community work in any domain(s). The candidate's international impact and achievements will be taken into consideration by the Award Committee.
2019 award recipient
Daniel Layug, MBA'17D
Founder, PeoplePods

Award Committee

The 2018 Award Committee is made up of the following members. The Committee will review all award nominations received by 1 November 2018 for awards which will be presented in 2019.