| Benelux
Past
Events
Last March the Benelux Club gathered in Antwerpen for a cocktail
and dinner party co-organized with the Flanders Business School
to honor Dean Jacobs, who was inducted Officer of the Order
of Crown. The event attracted dozens of Kellogg and FBS alumni
who enjoyed the chance to meet with the dean and expand their
networking opportunities. Kellogg students, part of European
GIM trip under the Dean’s leadership were also present.
They stayed three days in Belgium to visit European institutions
and corporations. The club also generated extensive media
interest among journalists eager to interview the “Dean
of Deans.”
On June
7, we hosted a lunch roundtable titled “Riding the Dot-Com
Wave: From War Stories to Success Stories,” featuring
David Schnall, founder and managing director of electronic
purchasing services provider Bobex.com (www.bobex.com) and
Kurt Staelens, founder of online book and music purveyor Proxis.be
www.proxis.be.
Kurt
and David shared the inside scoop on the conception, launch
and management of two of Europe’s successful dot-com
businesses. Moderating and adding additional perspective was
Salvino Salvaggio, PhD of McKinsey, who himself has founded
three Internet start-ups and who writes and lectures broadly
on e-business.
Upcoming
Events
Sept. 21 Special Annual Event — Maximum Drive. This
year’s special event of the Benelux Kellogg Club will
open the doors of a restricted facility, the European Test
Track of Ford Group. About 50 alumni of the Benelux Club,
other European Clubs, Insead, Harvard, Chicago and Vlerick
will have a chance to test-drive on four different tracks
— under professional instruction and supervision —
brand new cars of the Ford Group (Ford, Jaguar, Volvo, Range
Rover, Aston Martin). This will be pure fun as well as the
chance to become a better driver thanks to professional tips
on techniques like: controlling skidding, emergency breaking,
ideal driving position and off-road driving.
A lunch
and a follow-up TG are included. Partners and children are
welcome. Attendance is limited on a first-come, first-served
basis. Special Kellogg price : †90 for drivers, †25
for non-drivers. Pre-book now by sending an e-mail to Melissa
Dagenhart at mdagenha@landrover.com.
Oct.
25 Chicago Blues Joint Event with Chicago GSB. Details to
follow. For more information contact René Brisson renebrisson@hotmail.com. |
