INSEAD-Emeritus On Campus Immersion & Networking Event
INSEAD-Emeritus On Campus Immersion & Networking Event
Dear Participant,
We are thrilled to host the inaugural INSEAD-Emeritus On Campus Immersion and Networking Event for our Senior Executive Programmes Online, held on Saturday 30 November and Sunday 1 December 2024 on INSEAD's Europe campus.
Join us for two days of insightful discussions with INSEAD thought leaders and peers on topics that will transcend your learnings from the past 12 months and provide further support to your organisation's objectives and your role.
After a year of online and live virtual learning, this will be an opportunity to meet and network across cohorts of the Chief Operations Officer, Chief Strategy Officer, and the Sustainability Leadership Programme for Executives programmes. An occasion to share and deepen your learnings through peer exchanges and lectures.
Below you will find a draft programme which will be updated nearer the date.
We look forward to welcoming you to campus!
Peter Zemsky
Lead Programme Director for INSEAD-Emeritus Senior Executive Programmes Online
INSEAD Professor of Strategy
The Eli Lilly Chaired Professor of Strategy and Innovation
Agenda
This event is only open to LFOC participants from elected groups. Guests and family will not be admitted.
| 8.30-9.30 | Registration & Welcome at the INSEAD Main Building Reception |
| 9.30-12.30 | *Participants will attend one of two pre-assigned group sessions in the morning and switch to the alternate session in the afternoon. Sessions include a VR simulation and faculty lecture. |
| 12.30-14.00 | Lunch on campus & group photo |
| 14.00-17.00 | *Afternoon session |
| 19.00-22.30 | Dinner at a local restaurant with transportation by bus - reserved for participants only. Meeting point is the Main Reception Bus Stop |
| 8.30-10.30 | Peer exchange & Alumni information session |
| 10.30-12.30 | Programme celebration and graduation ceremony with speeches including from your Programme Directors. Those who have completed core and elective modules will receive your physical certificates. All participants are encouraged to participate. |
| 12.30-14.30 | Lunch on-campus |
| 14.30-16.30 | Optional activity: participants are invited to take part in a special group tour of the Royal Château of Fontainebleau, the residence of the Kings of France for centuries. Several visit times will be offered closer to the date. The group visit is organised for participants only, however families may visit the château independently and free of charge. |
| 16.30 | Departure from INSEAD. A bientôt! |
Session Descriptions
Decision Making in Teams: ”Mission to Mars” VR Simulation
with Prof. Ithai STern
KEY LEARNINGS AND DESCRIPTION OF SESSION
“Houston, We’ve had a problem here.”
Apollo 13
Having a team does not necessarily equate to having effective teamwork. Simply assigning a small group to make a collective decision doesn’t guarantee a better outcome than if a single individual were in charge. While teams have the potential to generate collective wisdom, dysfunctional dynamics can lead to collective mistakes.
One of the biggest challenges teams face is how to gather and process information. Key tensions include: agreeing on what is commonly known and undisputed, dividing tasks to foster curiosity and discovery, and integrating new, potentially controversial information that is possible but uncertain. Teams that struggle to process information effectively will underperform, while those that navigate complexity well are more likely to produce innovative solutions—a critical factor for growing companies.
In this session, we will use an innovative learning tool developed at INSEAD: Virtual Reality (VR) technology. You’ll be immersed in a "Mission to Mars," an adventure to save Earth for future generations. Your team will be tasked with making an urgent decision to save a spacecraft, carrying vital scientific equipment (and scientists), en route to Mars. How effectively and swiftly your team processes complex information could determine Earth’s fate.
READINGS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Please read before the event: Mission to Mars INSEAD Case, Jennifer Petriglieri, Charles Galunic & Spencer Harrison, 2023
Leading Through Uncertainty
with Prof. Nathan furr
KEY LEARNINGS AND DESCRIPTION OF SESSION
Leaders and their organizations face increasing uncertainty and disruption. Moreover effective action through innovation, adaptation, and change depends upon a leader’s ability to guide others through uncertainty. But few us are given tools for navigating the unknown and so we fall into maladaptive traps. In this session we explore the findings from dozens of interviews and empirical research on the tools to face uncertainty with courage and resilience so we can discover the possibilities hidden within it.
We will explore four categories of tools for building your uncertainty ability:
—Reframe uncertainty from something frightening to the source of possibility
—Prime by understanding your natural uncertainty strengths and weaknesses
—Do by applying the tools used by innovators to learn and adapt in the fog of the unknown
—Sustain yourself when things go differently than expected.
We will apply these tools in discussion and exercises to your leadership and career.
Event Speakers
Professor of Technology and Operations Management
Professor of Strategy
Chaitanya Kalipatnapu, MBA’06D
Co-Founder & Executive Director, Eruditus
Guillaume Pitron
French journalist, author, & filmmaker
Professor of Technology and Operations Management
Professor of Strategy
Senior Affiliate Professor of Finance
Professor of Strategy
Getting to INSEAD
We recommend that you use the Citymapper app to plan your journey to campus.
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Taxi
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INSEAD is just 65 km south of Paris. Should you wish to make a booking, please contact the event-dedicated RTP transfer company using their website, or contact [email protected] (Tel: + 33 (0) 6 78 78 17 81).
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Airports
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Roissy - Charles de Gaulle Airport is located north of Paris and is 100 km from Fontainebleau. The journey time is approximately 1 hour 30 minutes depending on traffic.
Orly Airport is located south of Paris and is 45 km from Fontainebleau. The journey time is approximately 45 minutes depending on traffic.
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Train stations
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Train (to Fontainebleau-Avon station)
From Paris-Gare de Lyon, use the line R. Please note, tickets are only available for purchase at the train station. Once you are on the line R, it takes 40 minutes to get to the Fontainebleau Avon train station. Afterwards, it takes about 10 minutes by taxi to get to the INSEAD campus.
You can check the itinerary from Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports here.
You can check any itinerary here by entering your travel date and time, along with your starting and ending locations.
Accommodation
We strongly recommend booking your hotel as soon as possible. Click here for a list of suggested hotels close to campus.
Enter in [ Special Offer / Rate Code ] the following code: “HTList ” and mention “LFOC” in the « Special request » field.
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Contact us
For any enquiries, please contact the Programme Manager Valentin Petchnikow on [email protected]
