Events under 'AFAM Events'

Come join the Gadz'Arts in Houston to share the first 2015 diner of the Alumni group.
Contact Eric Tran, , for further information.

Join us to share a piece or our famous homemade Galette des Rois!
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Come and join the Gadz'Arts in New York to share a drink and some good food.
Please contact Jean-Rodolphe if you want more information.
Thank you!

Enjoy the presentation of Dr Rémi Brossel on a disruptive innovation in oncology and the opportuny to meeting the French community.


Please register here.


 

The AFAM board meets regularly. While these meetings are not open to the full AFAM membership, feel free to contact AFAM board members directly or the AFAM Community Manager Albina Patou-Chebykina if you want to contribute topics for consideration by the board, or if you want to receive minutes of a particular meeting.

The AFAM board meets regularly. While these meetings are not open to the full AFAM membership, feel free to contact AFAM board members directly or the AFAM Community Manager Albina Patou-Chebykina if you want to contribute topics for consideration by the board, or if you want to receive minutes of a particular meeting.

AFAM Strategy Offsite

September 7-8, 2018

The event is by invitation only

 

Goal of the off-site:

Define AFAM strategic directions for the second decade within a focus on entrepreneurship.

 

Proposed Program:

 

Friday Program

Il Fornaio restaurant, Palo Alto, CA

 

13:00 – 14:30              Lunch at Il Fornaio

 

14:30 – 14:45              Welcome                                             (Eric Benhamou, AFAM)

                                    Introductions

                                    Objectifs

                                    Agenda Review

 

14:45 – 15:30              School’s strategic vision         (Laurent Champaney, Arts et Métiers ParisTech)

 

15:45 – 16:15              Individual points of view

                                   How French schools differ in the process of student preparation to the journey of entrepreneurship, particularly as they expatriate themselves to the US?

• Xavier Wartelle (AFAM)
• Anne de Louvigny Stone (AAGEF President)

 

16:15 – 17:30              Points of view

                                    Panel #1

Chair: Eric Benhamou

Panelists: Reza Malekzadeh (French Alumni Association), Philippe Perez (Attaché for science and technology), Anne de Louvigny Stone (AAGEF)

 

Student preparation to the American journey:

• What is your impression of the preparedness of French engineers (recently graduated)?
• What is the role of the alumni (individual engagement)?
• Best practices (role of the non-profit)

 

                                    Panel #2

Chair: Xavier Wartelle

Panelists: Sylvia Gallusser (French Tech Hub), Ben Lévy (BootstrapLabs), Laurence Fabre (FACCSF)

 

Preparation of entrepreneurship journey

• Why is it important?
• Gaps and difficulties
• What is the role of the ecosystem?

 

17:30                           Conclusions of the day

 

18:30                           Dinner

 

Saturday September 8th, 2018,

French Tech Hub, SF, CA

 

Saturday Program:

 

09:00 – 10:00              Breakfast

 

10:00 – 10:15              Reminder of Friday conclusions (Marc Amblard)

 

10:15 – 11:15              Testimonials – US journey

Benjamin Carlu (Ch 203)
Erwan Guy (Ch 2011)
Mathieu Gonçalves (Bo 210)
Martin Millischer (Ch 216)
Patrick Cantelli (Cl 185)

Michael Deligant

 

11:30 – 12:45              SWOT of the preparedness of students to the American journey

 

Group #1 (Chair: Xavier Wartelle)

Group #2 (Chair: Thomas Ferré)

 

12:45 – 14:00              Lunch

 

14:00 – 14:30              la SOCE  strategic vision (Corentin Lallet)

 

 

14:30 – 15:30              AFAM priorities for the next decade:

objectifs, strategies et tactics

 

Groupe #1 (Chair: Xavier Wartelle)

Groupe #2 (Chair: Marc Amblard)

 

15:30 – 15:45              Break

 

15:45 – 16:00              Discussion review by the school (Laurent Champaney)

 

16:00 – 16:15              Discussion review by AFAM (Eric Benhamou)

                                    Next steps

                                    Conclusions

 

18:30                           Diner (optional), SF

 

Please join the Gadzarts based in Detroit region for a drink or two

Where: Bill’s a Bloomfield Hills restaurant

When: Nov. 7th, 6:30 pm

Contact: Xavier Ovize

The AFAM board meets regularly. While these meetings are not open to the full AFAM membership, feel free to contact AFAM board members directly or the AFAM Community Manager Albina Patou-Chebykina if you want to contribute topics for consideration by the board, or if you want to receive minutes of a particular meeting.

The AFAM board meets regularly. While these meetings are not open to the full AFAM membership, feel free to contact AFAM board members directly or the AFAM Community Manager Albina Patou-Chebykina if you want to contribute topics for consideration by the board, or if you want to receive minutes of a particular meeting.

On the occasion of AFAM Community Manager's Atlanta visit, brunch will be organized in Atlanta. It will be a great opportunity to meet alumni and Arts et Métiers students and also ask all your questions about AFAM and its activities.

AFAM Community Manager will be visiting the school, meeting students and faculty members. Please contact AFAM if you have any questions or suggestions or if you want to meet AFAM Community Manager during her Paris visit.

AFAM Community Manager will be visiting the Bordeaux campus, meeting students and faculty members. Please contact AFAM if you have any questions or suggestions or if you want to meet AFAM Community Manager during her visit of Bordeaux.

AFAM Community Manager will be visiting the school, meeting Parcours US students and faculty members.  Please contact AFAM if you have any questions or suggestions or if you want to meet AFAM Community Manager during her Paris visit.

AFAM Community Manager will be visiting the school, meeting students and faculty members. Please contact AFAM if you have any questions or suggestions or if you want to meet AFAM Community Manager during her Aix visit.

Le paysage de la mobilité urbaine est en plein bouleversement. Micromobilité, transports en communs, transports de marchandises, véhicules autonomes, electrification..autant d'acteurs qui tendent à redefinir la ville de demain ! 

Marc Amblard, Managing Director @Orsay Consulting (and CFO de l'AFAM), Christophe Soudier @Nio, Guillaume Perronet @Faurecia North America et Pierre Maillot @Robert Bosch North America nous aideront à comprendre les forces en présence et à mieux appréhender les opportunités du secteur.

Cette rencontre est co-organisée avec French Founders.

Au Programme:

18h30 : Accueil des participants
19h00 : Intervention & Q/A
20h00 : Echanges et networking
20h30 : Fin

Où:

Bank of the West – Wealth Management Center, Palo Alto

For more information and to register.