Schedule Day 1 - Wednesday, October 9, 2013

*Dress Code: Business Casual for Forum and Business Suit for Thursday and Friday Dinners.

Time & LocationEvent
5:00 PM - 8:00 PMWestin Paris VendomeRegistration Desk Open
6:00 PM - 8:00 PMNapoleon/Jardin D`HiverWelcome Reception for the Wharton Global Forum

Schedule Day 2 - Thursday, October 10, 2013

*Dress Code: Business Casual for Forum and Business Suit for Thursday and Friday Dinners.

Time & LocationEvent
8:00 AM - 9:00 AMNapoleon/Jardin D`HiverWelcome Coffee
8:00 AM - 8:00 PMWestin Paris VendomeRegistration Desk Open
9:00 AM - 10:30 AMSalon ConcordeOpening Plenary
 

Welcome from the Chairmen

  Antoine DrĂ©an, WG'92

Chairman, Organizing Committee, Founder and Chairman, Triago

  Nicolas Topiol, WG'91

Co-Chairman, Organizing Committee, Chief Executive Officer, Christian Lacroix SNC

Keynote Panel - LVMH 

Attracting, Cultivating and Managing Talent in the Luxury Sector

Panel Description
 

Moderator:

Thomas S. Robertson

Dean, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

 

Panelists:

Pauline Brown, WG'95

Chairman of North America, LVMH Inc.

  Chantal Gaemperle

Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Synergies, LVMH Group

  Pierre-Yves Roussel, WG'93

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, LVMH Fashion Group

Keynote Presentation - Russell Reynolds Associates 

Succession at the Top: Where is the Break-Even Among Experience, Potential and the C (Cultural) Factor

 

Panelists:

Beatrice Ballini

Managing Director, Russell Reynolds Associates

  Christophe Tellier

Global Head of Sector, Russell Reynolds Associates

10:30 AM - 11:00 AMNapoleon/Jardin D`HiverCoffee Break
11:00 AM - 12:30 PMLifelong Learning Master Classes led by Wharton Faculty
Salon Tuileries 1 

Managing Talent in an Age of Uncertainty

Class Description Peter Cappelli

George W. Taylor Professor of Management, Director, Center for Human Resources, The Wharton School

Salon Concorde 

Winning the Numbers Game: Building an Analytical Organization

Class Description Peter Fader

Frances and Pei-Yuan Chia Professor, Co-Director - Wharton Customer Analytics Initiative, The Wharton School

Salon Vendome 

Building Social Capital: The Wharton Alumni Peer-to-Peer Exchange

Class Description Stew Friedman

Practice Professor of Management, Director, Wharton Work/Life Integration Project, The Wharton School

Salon Castiglione 

Can Lessons from Neuroscience Improve Strategic Decision Making?

Class Description Diana Robertson

Joseph Kolodny Professor of Social Responsibility in Business; Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics, The Wharton School

Salon Tuileries 3 

Negotiating in Teams

Class Description Maurice Schweitzer

Cecilia Yen Koo Professor, Professor of Operations and Information Management, The Wharton School

12:30 PM - 1:45 PMImperial RoomLunch
Salon Tuileries 2 

Innovator and Entrepreneur Roundtable

Description
2:00 PM - 2:40 PMSalon ConcordeKeynote Speaker
 

Keynote Speaker

Alain Ducasse

Chef/Restaurateur, Paris

2:40 PM - 3:15 PMSalon ConcordeGlobal Risks, National Resilience and their Impacts on Businesses. A discussion with Professors Guillen and Michel-Kerjan
 

Moderator:

Vendeline von Bredow

Deputy Europe Editor and Central and Eastern Europe Correspondent, The Economist

 

Speakers:

Mauro Guillen

Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management & International Studies, The Wharton School

  Erwann Michel-Kerjan

Managing Director, Risk Management and Decision Processes Center, The Wharton School, Chairman, OECD Secretary-General Board on Financial Management of Catastrophes

3:15 PM - 3:30 PMNapoleon/Jardin D`HiverCoffee Break
3:30 PM - 5:00 PMLifelong Learning Master Classes led by Wharton Faculty
Salon Tuileries 3 

Managing Talent in an Age of Uncertainty

Class Description Peter Cappelli

George W. Taylor Professor of Management, Director, Center for Human Resources, The Wharton School

Salon Vendome 

Building an Analytical Organization

Class Description Peter Fader

Frances and Pei-Yuan Chia Professor, Co-Director - Wharton Customer Analytics Initiative, The Wharton School

Salon Castiglione 

Mind the Talent Gap: Why Some Startup Management Teams Succeed, and Why Some Fail

Class Description Laura Huang

Assistant Professor, The Wharton School

Salon Concorde 

The Euro Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities

Class Description Richard Marston

James R.F. Guy Professor of Finance, The Wharton School

Salon Tuileries 1 

Creating the Creative Organization

Class Description Jerry Wind

Lauder Professor, Director, SEI Center for Advanced Studies in Management; Academic Director, The Wharton Fellows Program, The Wharton School

5:00 PM - 5:45 PMSalon ConcordeKeynote Address
 

Keynote Speaker

Veronique Morali

Vice-chairman, Fitch Group, President, Fimalac Development

5:45 PM - 6:00 PMSalon ConcordeRaffle Announcement
  Daniel Blanloeil

Founder, Mecenat Chirurgie Cardiaque

6:00 PM - 6:45 PMConcurrent Networking Sessions for Wharton Alumni
Salon Aiglon 

Alumni CEO Cocktail Reception

Description
Salon Vendome 

Young Alumni Cocktail Reception

Description
6:30 PM - 8:00 PMNapoleon/Jardin D`HiverCocktail Reception
8:00 PM - 11:00 PMSalon ConcordeGala Banquet
 

Keynote Speaker

Alexandre Ricard, G'01 WG'01

Deputy Chief Executive Officer & Chief Operating Officer, Pernod Ricard

Schedule Day 3 - Friday, October 11, 2013

*Dress Code: Business Casual for Forum and Business Suit for Thursday and Friday Dinners.

Time & LocationEvent
7:30 AM - 8:00 PMWestin Paris VendomeRegistration Desk Open
7:45 AM - 8:30 AMSalon AiglonWharton Women`s Breakfast
7:45 AM - 8:30 AMNapoleon/Jardin D`HiverWelcome Coffee
8:30 AM - 10:15 AMSalon Concorde Morning Plenary
 

Dean`s State of the School

Thomas S. Robertson

Dean, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

 

World Economy and Markets: Where Do We Go From Here?

Session Description Jeremy Siegel

Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance, The Wharton School

10:15 AM - 10:30 AMNapoleon/Jardin D`HiverCoffee Break
10:30 AM - 12:00 PMLifelong Learning Master Classes led by Wharton Faculty
Salon Vendome 

Mind the Talent Gap: Why Some Startup Management Teams Succeed, and Why Some Fail

Class Description Laura Huang

Assistant Professor, The Wharton School

Salon Tuileries 1 

The Euro Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities

Class Description Richard Marston

James R.F. Guy Professor of Finance, The Wharton School

Salon Castiglione 

Climate Contracts & Policy Regulation on Greenhouse Gases

Class Description Eric W. Orts

Guardsmark Professor; Professor, Legal Studies and Business Ethics and Management, Director, Initiative for Global Environmental Leadership, The Wharton School

Salon Tuileries 3 

Negotiating in Teams (PART 2 OF 2)

Class Description Maurice Schweitzer

Cecilia Yen Koo Professor, Professor of Operations and Information Management, The Wharton School

Salon Concorde 

Creating the Creative Organization

Class Description Jerry Wind

Lauder Professor, Director, SEI Center for Advanced Studies in Management; Academic Director, The Wharton Fellows Program, The Wharton School

12:00 PM - 12:45 PMSalon ConcordeAfternoon Plenary
 

Bolstering Economic Value through Education and Innovation

Description
 

Moderator:

John Kimberly

Henry Bower Professor of Entrepreneurial Management, Executive Director, Wharton/INSEAD Alliance, The Wharton School

 

Speakers:

Valerie Pecresse

Former Minister for the Budget and Government’s Spokesperson, Former Minister for Higher Education, Government of France

  Louis Schweitzer

Chairman of the French Foreign Affairs Council, Special Representative of the French Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Franco-Japanese Partnership, President of France Initiative

12:30 PM - 1:30 PMSalon ImperialLunch
1:45 PM - 5:00 PMWestin LobbyMeet Paris Tours
7:30 PM - 10:30 PMSalon ImperialFarewell Gala Banquet
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