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June 30, 2022 Online event	At a crossroads?: Take a step forward: Share your offer and needs with the Virtual IMD Alumni Afterwork	Registration Open
July 07, 2022 Online event	First Lausanne/ UK/ China virtual networking event	Registration Open
July 21, 2022 Online event	At a crossroads?: Take a step forward: Share your offer and needs with the GLOBAL IMD Alumni Community - Virtual Afterwork on July 21	Registration Open
August 26, 2022 IMD Campus	Back to school party
September 16, 2022 September 18, 2022 Genova - Italy	IMD Sailing Weekend Genova
October 05, 2022 IMD Campus	Leadership Qualities in Business Transformation. Marie-France Tschudin, President of Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Novartis Pharmaceuticals	Registration Open
October 13, 2022 IMD Campus	Challenges and opportunities with the Energy Transition. Dr Jan Van Herle, , EPFL Alexandre Laybros, Deputy CEO WattAnyWhere, WattAnyWhere Prof. Francois Marechal, , EPFL	Registration Open
December 01, 2022 IMD Campus	Managing business through a ransomware attack (simulation). Prof. Öykü Işik, IMD Faculty, IMD	Registration Open

Date/Venue	Title/Speaker(s)
June 21, 2022 Restaurant Cercle du Rhône	Joint Business Schools Summer Event - Club of Lausanne
June 14, 2022 Global live streaming and on IMD Campus	From Lausanne to Silicon Valley: start-ups, scale-ups, IPOs and disruption. Alex Gonthier, Founder & Exec. Chairman, Trustly, Inc. / Digital Payment Expert,
June 10, 2022 Cave Fin Bec	Wine - Walk - Talk - Taste Yvo Mathier, Serial Entrepreneur and Winemaker, Cave Fin Bec
June 02, 2022 IMD Campus	MindMaze: Pioneering Digital Neurotherapeutics Jean-Marc Wismer, COO, Mindmaze
May 19, 2022 Online event	At a crossroads?: Take a step forward: Share your offer and needs with the Virtual IMD Alumni Afterwork.
May 12, 2022 Medtronic Tolochenaz	Medtronic - Tolochenaz Plant visit Dominique Piguet, Engineering Director at Swiss Medtronic Operations, Medtronic Vincent Collier, Sr Manufacturing Director – Site Leader, Medtronic
May 05, 2022 Eat Me Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge	EatMe Afterwork May 2022
April 21, 2022 Online event	At a crossroads?: Let’s network with the Virtual IMD Alumni Afterwork meet and greet
April 13, 2022 IMD Campus	And, what happens if I get caught in an M&A Transaction, as Hunter or as Prey? Liana Logiurato, Board Adviser, ex-Partner EY, ex-Head of M&A Syngenta,
April 07, 2022 Eat Me	EatMe After work - April 7 Speaker place holder, President, IMD
April 01, 2022 Cully Jazz - Next Step	Cully Jazz - Balimaya Project Balimaya Project, , Balimaya Project
March 24, 2022 IMD Campus	On the frontlines of climate change and conflict: a perfect humanitarian storm? Robert Mardini, Director General International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC, International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC
March 10, 2022 Online event	At a crossroads?: Let’s network with the Virtual IMD London and Lausanne Alumni-open to all IMD Alumni
February 08, 2022 IMD Campus	The elea Way – Impact Investing in Practice. Dr. Peter Wuffli, Board member, Author and Philanthropist,
February 03, 2022 Primary venue	At a crossroads?: Let’s network with the Virtual IMD Alumni Afterwork meet and greet
January 20, 2022 IMD Campus	Decarbonisation: we have the technologies, let's do it! Prof. Hans B. (Teddy) Püttgen, Honorary Professor EPFL and Professor Emeritus of the Georgia Institute of Technology,
December 14, 2021 IMD Campus	The Future of Work – the Future of Education Professor Jean-François Manzoni, President and Nestlé Chaired Professor of Leadership and Organizational Development, IMD Alain Dehaze, IMD Foundation Board member and CEO, Adecco Group AG
November 09, 2021 IMD Campus	Choba Choba – a successful Social Entrepreneurship Experience Christoph Inauen, , Choba Choba AG
October 14, 2021 IMD Campus	Lower limbs exoskeletons, beyond the handicap Silke Pan, former acrobat, “My handicap, I made it my strength“, Mohamed Bouri, Team TWIICE, EPFL
September 28, 2021 IMD Campus	The fifth mode of transportation: Hyperloop Denis Tudor, CEO and co-Founder, Swisspod Technologies Mario Paolone, Professor, EPFL
May 20, 2021 Online Zoom event	Leadership myths, change and the illusion of control IMD Prof. Susan Goldsworthy OLY, Affiliate Professor, Leadership & Organizational Change,
March 04, 2021 Online Zoom event	Panel: Building a global personal brand and business using social media Noam Yaron, Actor, content creator, popular Youtuber, Maggie Giele, Business and Marketing Strategist for entrepreneurs, Michael Virardi, Trainer, speaker and best-selling author on public-speaking, leadership and business culture, Sigrun Gudjonstdottir, Lifestyle Entrepreneur, Business Strategist, International Speaker,
January 28, 2021 Online Zoom event - open to all IMD Alumni	The Challenges and the Future of Air travel – Airline and Airport perspective André Schneider, CEO, Geneva airport Lorenzo Stoll, Vice-President, Head of Western Switzerland, Swiss International Air Lines
January 14, 2021 Online Zoom event	Mindfulness: Enhance your performance, innovation and resilience Erick Rinner, Non-Executive Director and Senior Trainer, Potential Project International
December 10, 2020 Virtual event	All Alumni event: Transforming yourself and your business as a force for good - 2nd session IMD Prof. Peter Vogel Maria Ahlström-Bondestam, Philanthropist, Co-founder and Chair of the Board of the Eva Ahlström Foundation Peter Seligson, Member of the board of Ahlström Capital Oyi and former Chairman of the Board of Ahlstrom-Munksjö Oyj
December 10, 2020 Virtual event	All Alumni event: Transforming yourself and your business as a force for good - 1st session IMD Prof. Peter Vogel Maria Ahlström-Bondestam, Philanthropist, Co-founder and Chair of the Board of the Eva Ahlström Foundation Peter Seligson, Member of the board of Ahlström Capital Oyi and former Chairman of the Board of Ahlstrom-Munksjö Oyj
November 12, 2020 Virtual event	All Alumni event: The Disruptors' Feast in today’s world and how incumbents can strike back Frits Dirk van Paasschen, Author of "The Disruptors’ Feast" - an Amazon best-seller, Board Member, Speaker and Advisor
November 11, 2020 IMD Campus	POSTPONED TO 2021 - Technology to the service of human Silke Pan - former acrobat, “My handicap, I made it my strength“ Dr. Mohamed Bouri - Head of Research Group, EPFL
October 29, 2020 IMD Campus	POSTPONED TO 2021 - Decarbonisation: impact on our economic model EPFL Prof. Teddy Puttgen
October 14, 2020 Virtual event	Pressing reset? At the intersection of personal and organizational purpose IMD Prof. Alyson Meister IMD Prof. David Bach
September 30, 2020 Virtual event on Zoom	The Art of Insight: How to Make Decisions in Visualization Prof. Alberto Cairo, Information designer
September 03, 2020 IMD Campus	POSTPONED TO 2021 - Exoplanets and the quest for life beyond Earth Prof. David Ehrenreich, Associate Professor in charge of CHEOPS (CHaracterising EXOPlanet Satellite) at the Astronomy Department of Geneva University
May 14, 2020 Virtual event - Zoom	Auction: where reason and emotion bid against each other Aurel Bacs-Phillips, World leading watch auctioneer
April 02, 2020 IMD Campus	POSTPONED - Panel: Building a global brand and business through social media Maggie Giele, Business and Marketing Strategist for entrepreneurs Michael Virardi, Trainer, speaker and best-selling author on public-speaking, leadership and business culture Noam Yaron, Actor, content creator, popular Youtuber
March 05, 2020 Lausanne	Networking event: after work drinks -
March 05, 2020 Lausanne	Networking event: after work drinks
February 25, 2020 IMD Campus	What future for the Olympic Games? Dr. Thomas Bach, IOC President, Olympic Champion, Fencing, Montreal 1976
February 25, 2020 IMD Campus	What future for the Olympic Games?
February 06, 2020 Lausanne	Networking event: after work drinks -
February 06, 2020 Lausanne	Networking event: after work drinks
February 04, 2020 IMD Campus	THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO MBA AND EMBA ONLY - Case study «ELITE SA - Aubonne » Pr. Benoit Leleux - IMD Professor François Pugliese - owner and CEO of Elite SA
February 04, 2020 IMD Campus	THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO MBA AND EMBA ONLY - Case study «ELITE SA - Aubonne »
January 23, 2020 IMD Campus	Cybersecurity, a business enabler for innovation Rayna Stamboliyska
January 23, 2020 IMD Campus	Cybersecurity, a business enabler for innovation
November 28, 2019 IMD Campus	Bridging the Value Gap IMD Prof. Frédéric Dalsace
November 28, 2019 IMD Campus	Bridging the Value Gap
November 07, 2019 Lausanne	After work drinks -
November 07, 2019 Lausanne	After work drinks 2019
October 31, 2019 IMD Campus	Corporate performance and ethics at work - a necessary paradox Jacques Besson - Prof. University of Lausanne Jean-François Manzoni - IMD President
October 31, 2019 IMD Campus	Corporate performance and ethics at work - a necessary paradox
October 03, 2019 Lausanne	After work drinks -
October 03, 2019 Lausanne	After work drinks
September 25, 2019 Lausanne	Networking event: Musée de l'Elysée -
September 25, 2019 Lausanne	Networking event: Musée de l'Elysée
September 19, 2019 IMD Campus	Inside Amazon – Innovating for the Future Mourad Taoufiki, Director, EU Expansion Rafal Kuklinski, Director, Alexa Speech
September 19, 2019 IMD Campus	Inside Amazon – Innovating for the Future
June 13, 2019 IMD Campus	Innovation in Postal Logistics: Evolution or Revolution Dieter Bambauer - CEO of PostLogistics AG - Member of Swiss Post’s Executive Management
June 13, 2019 IMD Campus	Ordinary General Assembly 2018 Club President
June 13, 2019 IMD Campus	Innovation in Postal Logistics: Evolution or Revolution
June 13, 2019 IMD Campus	Ordinary General Assembly 2018
June 06, 2019 Lausanne	After work drinks -
June 06, 2019 Lausanne	After work drinks
May 23, 2019 St-Prex	Company visit: Fischer Connectors SA in St-Prex -
May 23, 2019 St-Prex	Company visit: Fischer Connectors SA in St-Prex
May 02, 2019 Lausanne	After work drinks -
May 02, 2019 Lausanne	After work drinks
March 26, 2019 IMD Campus	The Blue Economy Gunter Pauli - Economist
March 26, 2019 IMD Campus	The Blue Economy
March 07, 2019 IMD Campus	Women Lunch Event: Gender diversity as a driver for the business world Eglantine Jamet - Founding Partner Artemia Bea Knecht - Founder and Chairperson Zattoo International AG
March 07, 2019 IMD Campus	Women Lunch Event: Gender diversity as a driver for the business world
February 07, 2019 Lausanne	After work drinks -
February 07, 2019 Lausanne	After work drinks
January 30, 2019 IMD Campus	THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO MBA AND EMBA ONLY - The Art & Science of Change Communication IMD Professor Susan Goldsworthy
January 30, 2019 IMD Campus	THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO MBA AND EMBA ONLY - The Art & Science of Change Communication
January 22, 2019 IMD Campus	Blockchain & Digital Integrity for business applications Philippe Thévoz - Vice-President eGovernment Solutions SICPA
January 22, 2019 IMD Campus	Blockchain & Digital Integrity for business applications
November 27, 2018 IMD Campus	Intuitive Surgical : successful disruption in the MedTech Industry Jean-Yves Raimon - VP International Finance and Operations Jonathan Sorger, VP Research
November 27, 2018 IMD Campus	Intuitive Surgical : successful disruption in the MedTech Industry Jean-Yves Raimon, VP Intl Finance and Operations Jonathan Sorger, VP Research, ,
November 14, 2018 IMD Campus	The future of Mobility Andreas Meyer CEO and Chairman of the Management Board at SBB (CFF) AG
November 14, 2018 IMD Campus	The future of Mobility Andreas Meyer CEO and Chairman of the Management Board at SBB (CFF) AG, ,
November 01, 2018 Lausanne	After work drinks -
November 01, 2018 Lausanne	After work drinks
October 04, 2018 IMD Campus	Miguel Torres SA : Running a business and family in a sustainable way? Mireia and Miguel Torres Torres Wines
October 04, 2018 IMD Campus	Miguel Torres SA : Running a business and family in a sustainable way? Mireia and Miguel Torres Torres Wines, ,
September 06, 2018 Château de Glérolles	Wine tasting at Château de Glérolles -
September 06, 2018 Château de Glérolles	Wine tasting at Château de Glérolles
June 28, 2018 Fan Zone	Networking event - FIFA world cup -
June 28, 2018 Fan Zone	Networking event - FIFA world cup
June 21, 2018 IMD Campus	We cannot predict the future, but we can invent it Laurent Haug Storyteller, Entrepreneur and Investor
June 21, 2018 IMD Campus	Ordinary General Assembly 2017 Club President
June 21, 2018 IMD Campus	We cannot predict the future, but we can invent it Laurent Haug Storyteller, Entrepreneur and Investor, ,
June 21, 2018 IMD Campus	Ordinary General Assembly 2017 Club President, ,
June 07, 2018 Lausanne	After work drinks -
June 07, 2018 Lausanne	After work drinks
May 31, 2018 IMD Campus	Walking into unknown Sarah Marquis Swiss adventurer, explorer and writer
May 31, 2018 IMD Campus	Walking into unknown Sarah Marquis Swiss adventurer, explorer and writer, ,
May 03, 2018 Lausanne	After work drinks -
May 03, 2018 Lausanne	After work drinks
March 22, 2018 IMD Campus	Sion 2026 Winter Olympic Games Claude Stricker Director of the Bidding Committee and Director of the International Academy of Sports Science
March 22, 2018 IMD Campus	Sion 2026 Winter Olympic Games Claude Stricker, Director of the International Academy of Sports Science, ,
March 01, 2018 Lausanne	After work drinks -
March 01, 2018 Lausanne	After work drinks
February 13, 2018 IMD Campus	Développer sa posture vocale pour convaincre: modèle pratique à tester Laurent Vuarraz Voisin Formateur avec brevet fédéral, prospectiviste et ancien journaliste
February 13, 2018 IMD Campus	Développer sa posture vocale pour convaincre: modèle pratique à tester Laurent Vuarraz Voisin, Formateur, prospectiviste et ancien journaliste, ,
February 01, 2018 Lausanne	After work drinks -
February 01, 2018 Lausanne	After work drinks
January 25, 2018 IMD Campus	Digital Supply Chain / Digital Transformation IMD Prof. Carlos Cordon
January 25, 2018 IMD Campus	Digital Supply Chain / Digital Transformation IMD Prof. Carlos Cordon, ,
November 29, 2017 IMD Campus	Don't just let corporate culture happen! Alexander Osterwalder, Co-Founder, Strategyzer
November 29, 2017 IMD Campus	Don't just let corporate culture happen! Alexander Osterwalder, Co-Founder, Strategyzer, ,
November 02, 2017 Restaurant Eat Me	After work event -
November 02, 2017 Restaurant Eat Me	After work event
October 26, 2017 IMD Campus	What makes start-ups succeed? A close insight in the challenging adventure • Pedro Bados - Nexthink • Nicolas Durand - Abionic • Yann Tissot - L.E.S.S. • Antoine Lorotte - FiveCo
October 26, 2017 IMD Campus	What makes start-ups succeed? A close insight in the challenging adventure P Bados, Nexthink, , A Lorotte, FiveCo, , Y Tissot, L.E.S.S., , N Durand, Abionic, ,
October 05, 2017 Restaurant Eat Me	After work event -
October 05, 2017 Restaurant Eat Me	After work event
September 26, 2017 Nyon	Company visit at Ruag Aerospace -
September 26, 2017 Nyon	Company visit at Ruag Aerospace
September 07, 2017 Philibert Frick’s Domaine A Villars in Bougy-Villars	Wine Tasting at Philibert Frick’s Domaine A Villars in Bougy-Villars -
September 07, 2017 Philibert Frick’s Domaine A Villars in Bougy-Villars	Wine Tasting at Philibert Frick’s Domaine A Villars in Bougy-Villars
June 15, 2017 IMD Campus	Social Media and Digital transformation: Conversation in Crisis Elizabeth Linder, Founder of Conversational Century and Senior Consulting Fellow, ,
June 15, 2017 IMD Campus	General Assembly - The General Assembly is open to Club members only Jean-Daniel Loparco, President of the IMD Alumni Club of Lausanne, ,
June 01, 2017 Restaurant Eat Me	After work event
May 04, 2017 Restaurant Eat Me	After work event
May 02, 2017 IMD Campus	Conscious Leadership and Resilience: Orchestrating Innovation and Fitness for the Future Robert Dilts, developer, author, trainer and consultant in leadership and change, ,
March 14, 2017 IMD Campus	InsideRisk Live Experience. How far will you go to save a human life? George Kohlrieser & Edouard Getaz, ,
March 02, 2017 Restaurant Eat Me	After work event
February 08, 2017 IMD Campus	IMD: past, present and future Jean-François Manzoni, IMD President and Nestlé Professor, ,
February 02, 2017 Restaurant Eat Me	After work event
January 19, 2017 IMD Campus	Leadership in turbulent times Dr Tawfik Jelassi, IMD Professor of Strategy and Technology Management, ,
November 29, 2016 IMD Campus	Panel: Should we demonize Russia? Eric Hoesli, , Bernard Lukey, , Flavien Schaller, ,
November 15, 2016 IMD Campus	La politique étrangère de la Suisse et en particulier des relations Suisse - Union européenne Micheline Calmy-Rey, Ancienne Conseillère Fédérale Présidente de la Confédératio, ,
November 03, 2016 Restaurant Eat Me	After work event
October 06, 2016 Restaurant Eat Me	After work event
September 29, 2016 IMD Campus	Le leadership, le travail d'équipe et la performance dans le monde du sport et de l'entrepreneuriat Dona Bertarelli, navigatrice la plus rapide autour du monde, ,
September 22, 2016 IMD Campus	Women on boards: 3 myths and 3 ways for women to get ahead IMD Prof. Bettina Büchel, ,
September 08, 2016 Restaurant Eat Me	After work event
September 01, 2016 Geneva	Company visit at Firmenich
June 23, 2016 IMD Campus, Ch. de Bellerive	Effective leadership starts with self-management Mark Guilbert, ,
June 02, 2016 Restaurant Eat Me	After work event
May 31, 2016 IMD Campus	L'entrepreneuriat dans les affaires et dans le sport - événement en français uniquement Christian Constantin, Entrepreneur et Président du FC Sion, ,
May 31, 2016 IMD Campus	2015 General Assembly - the General Assembly is open to Club Members only
May 10, 2016 IMD Campus	On the Road to the Games Philippe Furrer, Head of the Youth Olympic Games Engagement, Learn & Share, ,
April 21, 2016 IMD Campus	Master Class on Value Proposition Design Alexander Osterwalder, Swiss business theorist, ,
April 07, 2016 Restaurant Eat Me	After work event
March 08, 2016 IMD Campus	Race for Water: La reconversion d’un entrepreneur à succès au service de la dépollution des océ Marco Simeoni, multi-entrepreneur, ,
March 03, 2016 Restaurant Eat Me	After work event
February 16, 2016 IMD Campus	Strategy is Digital IMD Prof. Carlos Cordon, ,
February 04, 2016 Restaurant Eat Me	After work event
January 26, 2016 IMD Campus	Private Equity 4.0: Re-inventing Value Creation Panel with Private Equity Professionals and IMD Prof. Benoît Leleux, ,
November 26, 2015 IMD Campus, Ch. de Bellerive	The Swiss banking industry: managing through multiple upheavals Olivier Steimer, President of the Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, ,
November 05, 2015 Restaurant Eat Me	After work event
November 05, 2015 Stans	Joint event with Geneva Club, Company visit at Pilatus
October 27, 2015 IMD Campus	Gouvernance d'entreprise: la gestion de crise dans les conseils d'administration Tibère Adler et Dominique Freymond, ,
October 08, 2015 Restaurant Eat Me	After work event
October 01, 2015 IMD	All Swiss IMD Alumni Event 2015 C Cordon, Prof of Strategy and Supply Chain Management, IMD, , B Bryant, Prof of Leadership and Org, IMD, ,
September 29, 2015 Thônex	Caran d'Ache, PME familiale suisse: Défis et opportunités Carole Hubscher, Présidente de Caran d'Ache SA, ,
September 24, 2015 Hôtel Métropole	The genesis of the Swatch or innovation of rupture Elmar Mock, co-inventor, Swatch and founder and Managing Partner, Creaolic, ,
September 03, 2015 Restaurant Eat Me	After work event
July 02, 2015 Restaurant Eat Me	After work event
June 18, 2015 ParisZurich	Networking & Cooking (Limited seats availability)
June 04, 2015 Restaurant Eat Me	After work event
May 28, 2015 Hotel Metropole, Geneva	The pharmaceutical industry and Switzerland: a story of shared success Joseph Jimenez, CEO of Novartis AG, ,
April 30, 2015 IMD Campus	Management learning from running Nestlé China to leading Mercy Ships Africa Mercy Roland Decorvet - Mercy Ships, Africa Mercy Managing Director, ,
April 30, 2015 IMD Campus	2014 General Assembly - the General Assembly is open to Club Members only
April 23, 2015 IMD Campus	Strategic Leadership for Women (Special event reserved to women) IMD Prof. Ginka Toegel, ,
March 24, 2015 IMD Campus	How Value-Based Pricing helps Swiss Firms to Survive IMD Prof. Stefan Michel, ,
February 19, 2015 IMD Campus	Networking & Painting: "Exploring the IMD Alumnus DNA" (Limited seats availability) Silvia Ischer, Visual facilitator at IMD, ,
February 03, 2015 IMD Campus	Are the major western companies able to demonstrate entrepreneurship? Daniel Pinto, CEO of Stanhope Capital & Book Author, ,
January 20, 2015 IMD Campus	Keynote "How cognitive technology will drive transformation" on January 20 Marc Teerlink, Chief Business Strategist of IBM Watson Group, ,
November 05, 2014 IMD Campus	Key Note with François-Henry Bennahmias, CEO Audemars Piguet François-Henry Bennahmias, CEO Audemars Piguet, ,
October 30, 2014 IMD Campus	IMD Prof. Anand Narasimhan : Leading Global Transformation IMD Prof. Anand Narasimhan, ,
September 10, 2014 Domaine de Châtagny	Wine Tasting & Networking in the Lavaux Vineyards
July 03, 2014 Golf de Maison Blanche	Leading Business Schools Golf Tournament 2014
June 11, 2014 IMD Campus	IMD Prof Arturo Bris "Competitivity in 2014 and Beyond"
June 11, 2014 IMD	2014 General Assembly - the General Assembly is open to Club Members only
May 08, 2014 Swissquote Bank SA	Company Visit : Swissquote - Switzerland's leading online broker in Gland, VD Marc Bürki, CEO, ,
April 10, 2014 BOBST SA	Company Visit : The Brand New BOBST Factory in Mex (VD)
March 27, 2014 IMD Campus	Leadership in Action : Leadership and feed-back culture in the Swiss Air Force Col EMG Ian Logan, Director AIR14 Payerne, ,
March 13, 2014 La Péniche Gourmande	Networking in Action: Singing together
January 23, 2014 IMD	From low cost and copying to cheap, fast and innovative: Chinese Way of Innovation IMD Professor Winter Nie, ,

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