Christian holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a master’s degree in international business consulting. He successfully completed the advanced strategic management and negotiation for value creation programs at IMD Business School, where he also serves as a member of the advisory board of the Faculty Center for Global Business Transformation and guest professor.

He is a mentor to startups at F10 Innovation Incubator in Zurich.

He worked with international, leading companies such as Vattenfall, ING Group, SkyTeam, JDE, KPN, Ikea, KLM AirFrance, Rabobank, Solvay, Merck, NN, Volkswagen and Wolters Kluwer.

Laurens  frequently lectures on brand implementation and brand technology, and he set up a master’s programme for brand management. He is co-author of the book “Future Proof your Brand” and published topical blogs. Laurens mentors and coaches’ students and scale-ups.

Close to the management teams, Gilles has accompanied numerous entrepreneurs on complex transformation and growth operations across the six countries where the group now invests.

Gilles graduated from the Institute of Comparative Law and holds a DESS degree in Business Law. He is the author of “Tout Savoir sur le Capital-Investissement” (Everything You Need to Know about Private Equity) which is now published in its 6th edition.

Jeppe made a major breakthrough when crafting #ThreePercentRule, an algorithm that identifies the 3% of employees that shape the perceptions of up to 90% of their colleagues.

He speaks at major conferences and has published several articles dealing with the benefits of connectivity in organisations.

Anirvan Sen has founded Fifth Chrome and Roundtableinsights and mentored dozens of start-ups and scale-ups.

Marco supports M&A firms, Investment Bankers and Professional Service Firms with achieving global reach and serving clients more efficiently and effectively.

He is passionate about ESG and CSR and collaborates with various organisations addressing sustainability issues.

As a qualified lawyer, Silke developed strong expertise in Mergers & Acquisitions and Transactions working on numerous transactions with major players in the chemical specialty industry, including textile and paper chemicals, industrial consumer specialties and the energy sector.

He is passionate about inclusion.

Dwayne is a qualified change manager and completed the Oxford Said Business School Major Projects Leadership Academy in 2021. 

In 2016, he started M&A Science, an educational podcast featuring behind-the-scenes stories from leading M&A practitioners. Now boasting over 25k monthly listeners and 370k downloads, Kison has expanded the M&A Science platform to include a training program, M&A Science Academy, allowing others to learn practical how-to’s they can easily apply to their own practices from active M&A professionals.

She lived and worked in North and Latin America, Europe, Africa and Middle East, fuelling her experience in and passion for Innovation, ESG and transformation of cultures.

Founder and co-founder of two start-ups in Peru and Mozambique, investor and advisor of several other start-ups, in love with Artificial Intelligence and learning languages, Paloma is mentor and speaker at MIT Sloan.

This is an original recording made by Sharon McIntosh and Sharon Phillips as part of their EE Voice Podcast series. 

He has been a guest professor at various faculties of economics and developed deep knowledge in logistics, finance, strategy, organization and restructuring.

As a management board member, he was responsible for the biggest merger in Austria between Mobilkom Austria and Telekom Austria. For the successful integration, he received the European Change Communication Award. Since 2017 he is the Dean of the Luxembourg School of Business and the owner of Macaklin ltd., a business consulting company focused on strategy, transformation and coaching for SMEs.

Throughout his career, Serge has developed and managed cross-border solutions for multinational corporations, institutional investors and entrepreneurial families. He serves as an independent director on the board of real estate and private equity funds, and of listed and private companies.

He is the Chairman of the Investment Facilitation Forum, the Luxembourg Association of Family Offices (LAFO) and President of the Luxembourg Association of Corporate Service Providers (LIMSA).

Hans-Kristian is currently a CEO-Mentor with Mentore Consulting in London.

Hans-Kristian holds a BA in Economics and Organisational Behaviour from the University of Southern Denmark and has undertaken executive education at INSEAD, Harvard Business School and Wharton as well as non-executive education at IMD. He is co-author of “Experience Leadership in Practice”.

In 2020, he co-founded Planet First Partners as a purpose-led evergreen investment platform to foster a healthier life on a healthier planet. His prior experience includes being a Managing Director at Verlinvest, a strategic advisor as a McKinsey & Co consultant and an entrepreneur as founder of thelittlegym.eu and twinscapegroup.com.

He has gained a wealth of international experience, having been a trusted partner to leading private, large public and private equity-backed companies.

In this episode, we explore the duties of leaders in M&A, what to look out for from current and future executives, and the importance of leading by example in change management. 

Often referenced by leading media outlets, such as Harvard Business Review, CNN, Huffington Post, Forbes, Financial Times, Peter has an amassed an extensive publication history alongside his work with family- & non-family enterprises globally.

In this episode of Diploma-C, we sit down with Peter to discuss how family business interacts with M&A, the importance of philanthropy and his latest book, ‘Family Philanthropy Navigator’. 

A passionate philanthropist, Selina is a keen supporter of education for women in the developing world.

In this episode of Diploma-C, we sit down with Selina to discuss the role of people in transactions, how to get a good return on your investment and the role of women in the modern workplace.

In this episode of Diploma-C, we sit down with Guy to discuss the complex relationships within deal teams, and what important must-haves you should be looking for.

Jodie is a Certified Organization Design Professional (CODP), Board Trustee of the Organization Design Institute, Faculty for the European Organization Design Forum, and Board Member of the Organization Design Forum.

In this episode of Diploma-C, we sit down with Jodie to learn how to find answers to the hard questions in organization design – how do you manage moments of extreme uncertainty, and how do you carve out a future with your people at the core?

During his last six years with Disney, Jeff drove the CSR strategy and execution of the company’s stakeholder engagement and the company’s philanthropy program in EMEA. He previously worked for twenty years at Disneyland Paris in various senior executive positions including Financial Controller, Director Purchasing & Logistics, VP Theme Park Operations, VP Walt Disney Studios Park Development, VP Corporate Alliances, and ultimately VP Communications (corporate, internal & philanthropy.

Prior to joining Disney, Jeff was Treasury Manager for Apple Computer Europe (Paris) and Institutional Fixed Income Securities for Bankers Trust Co. on Wall Street (New York and Los Angeles). He earned his MBA’84 from Stanford University and resides in Paris since 1988 with his wife and two children.

In this episode of Diploma-C, we sit down with Jeff to discuss his extensive experience with CSR, finding the right cultural fit and what exactly it takes to manage a high-stakes transaction.

In this episode of Diploma-C, we sit down with Alexander to learn about his extensive experience with conflict resolution in M&A, explore his perspective on machine learning and the applications of artificial intelligence in transactions and discuss the three key tenets of his vision for a post-COVID-19 future.