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We’re glad to let you know that after successful networking mixers and soirees, the French Alumni Association is expanding its scope of events with its new “Meet’n’Learn” concept.


The goal of those events is two-fold (and hopefully self-describing):
  • Meet and network with other French Alumni folks (the “Meet” part of the event that will usually take place before the “Learn” part around drinks and snacks)
  • Attend a presentation about a focused topic given by industry experts from the French Alumni (that’s the “Learn” part of the event)
The first installment of Meet’n’Learn series will let you explore the world of Online Payments. To help you decipher this hot but complex industry, 3 leading experts in the subject will tell you about the players, the current state, and the next trends of this ever-evolving market:
  • Alain Gendre, Director, Global Alliances at CyberSource/Visa has built a deep e-commerce expertise at the #1 payment management platform and card processing company
  • Guillaume Vives, Sr. VP, Professional Services at Zuora manages the delivery of Subscription Billing solutions and is at the forefront of the subscription economy revolution with Zuora
  • Patrick Gauthier, Head of Product Strategy & Business Operations, Retail Services, PayPal brings a wealth of experience in payment and commerce innovations, having driven, for over 15 years, new initiatives at Visa, PayPal, and various e- & m-commerce startups.

If you can’t wait to learn about payment gateways, third-party payment processors, mobile commerce, and get to know what the future of online payments hold, book your seat NOW!


Another long-term goal of this new series of events is to let everyone participate and share his or her expertise with the community. So if you have a topic in mind and would like to be a speaker at one of their future events, contact them at contact [AT] frenchalumni [DOT] com.

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Audren Cloitre, A&M alumni and PhD student at MIT, speaks about his experience. Please, check out his interview !

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Thank you for attending our networking event last week. We truly apppreciated the time with French alumni. Moreover, the food was delicious and the party amazing!

We look forward to next event!

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In 2012, for its 31st anniversary, La Soirée becomes the French-American Gastronomy & Wine Show of the Bay Area.
La Soirée will bring out the best of both worlds in Gastronomy and Wine, unveiling their close ties and bridging the Gap between France and California. Wine makers, distributors and importers, chefs, sommeliers, all the actors of the food and wine industry with a French touch will be represented, among a crowd of food and wine lovers.

Tasty food & wine animations, Breathtaking demonstrations of professional Chefs, Intense gastronomy & wine competitions, Live and silent auctions, A VIP lounge offering upscale animations, And a dazzling dance floor!

To learn more about La Soirée event, Friday October 12th:



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Just days after the United States celebrated their 235th birthday, and also days before the Arts et Metiers ParisTech engineering school celebrated its 225th anniversary, Emmanuel Duteil, the US Chief Editor of BFM Business the leading Business information news network in France, interviewed AFAM CFO and Board Member Thomas Ferre about its activities. There, Thomas addressed the need for school to develop internationally and highlighted the success of the efforts and achievements of AFAM in its mission to support the US development of A&MPT. AFAM has long fed upon the creativity of its board members to provide more ways to support students, through increasing donations, internships, and by helping strategic academic alliances with US universities, working towards what Thomas concludes as "an increasing A&M alumni base". The media attention to AFAM's activities highlights the continued attention of the business community on the dynamic and international activities of the Arts et Metiers ParisTech engineering school.

View video on YouTube.

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