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On behalf of the MBA CSEA Board of Directors and the 2018 European Con-ference Committee, welcome to Rotterdam! I hope you are as excited as I am about “Expanding Your Palette,” focused on “An Exploration of Recruit-ment and Collaboration Through Design.” Collaboration and innovation are critical to our success, so this conference presents best practices and resources to help us grow and evolve in these changing times.

Our co-chairs, Cecilia Fri-etsch of Stockholm School

of Economics, Ana Herranz of IE Business School and Jelda Veninga of TIAS School for Business & Society, have done an excellent job with their hard-working committee of putting together one of our best pro-

grams ever. Thanks to them, we can all expect to have a fun, educational and memorable conference filled with new friends, new ideas and new discoveries.

I look forward to getting to know all of you at the event!

Jamie Belinne, President, MBA CSEA

Welcome to our 2018 European Conference! It’s only fitting that we are in Rotterdam – a city known for its architecture and innovation – as we explore how design can change the way we think and learn. I’m looking forward to spending the next few days with all of you in this fabulous city as we connect with colleagues, meet new people, share innovations and solve common challenges.

The team behind the design of this event has been a

tremendous pleasure to work with for the past year! Thanks especially to our conference co-chairs, Cecilia Frietsch, Ana Herranz and Jelda Veninga, for their leadership and hard work. As you enjoy the conference, please be sure to stop all of our confer-ence committee members to give them a sincere

and much-deserved message of appreciation. I also encourage you to talk with them or me about how you can get more involved with MBA CSEA’s programming and initiatives!

And, don’t forget to stop by the Exhibit Hall to learn about the most innovative products and services available to help your work become more productive!

Megan Hendricks, Executive Director, MBA CSEA

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Table of Contents 2 Welcome 5 Schedule at a Glance 6 Program 16 Gala Information 18 Get to Know Rotterdam 19 Sponsors 20 Exhibitors 22 Board of Directors 23 Conference Committee

Mission Founded in 1994, the MBA Career Services & Employer Alliance is the premier provider of education, information and expertise for the

support and development of individuals in the MBA career management and employment

professions.

Vision Our vision is to be the foremost resource and

expert in global MBA career services and global MBA employment

Welcome to Rotterdam! We would like to personally welcome each of you to the MBA CSEA 2018 European Conference! It is an exciting time as we continue to learn and adapt, remaining always professional and open to new ideas. In addition, a special welcome to Rotterdam, a city in which extraordinary architecture inspired us to develop a theme around the hot topic: Design Thinking.

With a fantastic group of volunteers who put a tremendous amount of time and effort into this conference, we have developed a program for you with innovative speakers and new theories. Fur-thermore, we will bring you together for interactive breakout sessions with a practical focus, to ensure you remain at the cutting edge of knowledge and trends. Besides the program, we hope you will meet interesting vendors and spend time networking amongst other careers and recruiting professionals. Moreover, we hope you will have as much fun as we

had discovering Rotterdam (on the bike!) and during the gala dinner.

Before we close, we would like to thank each of you for attending the conference and bringing your expertise to this gathering. We hope that escaping your busy lives, you will have time during this con-ference to reflect, get inspired and stay engaged. Together, we can shape the future of career develop-ment and recruitment!

Cecilia Frietsch, Ana Herranz and Jelda Veninga

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Schedule at a Glance

Sunday, 15 April 17:00-19:00 Registration 18:00-19:00 New Member Welcome 19:00-20:30 Opening Reception 20:30 Dinner on your own

Monday, 16 April 9:00-16:00 Exhibit Hall Open 8:00-9:30 Registration 9:30-10:00 Conference Opening & Welcome 10:00-11:00 Keynote 11:00-11:45 Coffee Break 11:45-13:00 Concurrent Sessions (A) 13:00-14:15 Lunch 14:15-15:30 Concurrent Sessions (A) repeat 15:30-16:00 Coffee Break 16:00-17:15 Plenary Session

Tuesday,17 April 8:00-16:15 Exhibit Hall Open 8:30-10:00 Standards for Reporting MBA/Masters Employment Statistics 10:00-11:15 Concurrent Sessions (B) 11:15-12:00 Coffee Break 12.00-13.15 Concurrent Sessions (B) repeat 13:15-14.30 Lunch 14.30-15.30 Employer Panel 15:30-16:15 Coffee Break 16:15-17:15 Keynote Speaker 18:15 Boat trip and Gala Dinner

Wednesday, 18 April 9:15-10:30 Concurrent Sessions (C) 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break 11:00-12:15 Concurrent Sessions (C) repeat

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17:00 – 19:00 REGISTRATION ▶ Lobby

18:00 – 19:00 NEW MEMBER WELCOMEMegan Hendricks, Executive Director, MBA CSEA

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MONDAY—16 APRIL9:00 – 16:00 EXHIBIT HALL OPEN

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9:30 – 10:00 CONFERENCE OPENING & WELCOMEJamie Belinne, Bauer College of Business, University of Houston and President, MBA CSEA; CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS: Cecilia Frietsch, Stockholm School of Business; Ana Herranz, IE Business School; Jelda Veninga, TIAS School for Business & Society

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10:00 – 11:00 KEYNOTE— Applying Design Thinking to the Student Job Search and Recruitment Process Sponsored by MBA-Exchange.com

Design is often thought of as an object or end-result derived from the mind of a creative genius. Enter Design Thinking, which debunks this notion by espousing that design is a process (not an end-result), and that anyone (not necessarily a creative genius) can apply it to address deep-rooted human needs. Paolo Lorenzoni’s talk will introduce how career services professionals and corporate recruiters can apply Design Thinking to surface the latent and unspoken needs of students, and in doing so, deliver career services and recruiting in new ways. The session will explore the design thinker’s toolkit, such as: observation techniques to spot friction and workarounds, brainstorming behaviors to surface hypotheses and concepts, rapid prototyping to quickly test and gather feedback, and more.Paolo Lorenzoni, MBA, Sr. Director IDEO

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Paolo Lorenzoni Paolo Lorenzoni is a Senior Direc-tor at IDEO. He’s passionate about using design thinking to inform business decision-making and shape strategy. He’s specifically curious about how approaches

commonly adopted by start-ups might inform value creation for other businesses, developing expertise in topics such as new venture creation, business model innovation, and service design. Beyond IDEO, Paolo’s experience has been varied and highly cross-functional, spanning strategy at The Boston Consulting Group, product at Food Genius (a start-up acquired by US Foods), and operations as a General Manager at Uber. Paolo has served as Adjunct Faculty at the Illinois In-stitute of Technology and guest lectured at leading business schools such as Kellogg, Booth, and Rotman. Paolo holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwest-ern University and a BBA from York University (Canada).

11:45 – 13:00 CONCURRENT SESSIONS (A)Building a Career Initiative from Scratch: Implementation, Frontlines & AnalyticsBringing prior experience from business school career centers and the private sector, a team was hired to build a comprehensive career management and student success center for the first time at Ohio University. This included the development and implementation of the student, alumni, and employer strategies needed to deliver the outcomes expected from college leadership. The team exceeded expectations by increasing event attendance (65%), coaching appointments (602%), unique employer contacts (240), and post-graduation survey response rates (98%). Key lessons learned that can be applied to any type of institution or situation will be shared about overcoming barriers, securing resources, and building the trust needed to implement innovative programming and a cutting-edge stakeholder strategy.Jennifer Murphy, Assistant Dean of Career Managment & Student Success, Ohio University College of Business

▶ Nhow 3 How Companies Define Their Compensation and Benefits StrategyMercer supports many organizations in defining their strategy around their compensation and benefits policies. Based on market insights, organizational strategy, and market dynamics, they support their clients in designing structures that facilitate the attraction and retention of the talents they need for the achievement of their business objectives. During this interactive workshop, we will share insights in the trends and developments that we see in the market, key compensation components, as well as criteria that organizations consider to define their Employment Value Proposition. Bring all your questions about compensation and benefits, and get ready to take part!Catherine Chassanite, Careers Consultant, Audencia Business School; Marco Bouma, Talent Consultant, Mercer

▶ Nhow 4 How to Recruit and Support MBA and Specialised Masters StudentsMost business schools have introduced Specialised Masters programs along with their MBA programs. How can career services position their support for these programs? How can we differentiate (or not) between both programs internally—towards students, and towards companies? In an interactive workshop, we will focus on sharing best practices, concerns, questions and ideas: CAREER SERVICES: When different is the same, or different is not compatible: differentiation vs. inclusion. EMPLOYERS: Which candidates fit for which roles?Anna Riepe, Career Advisor, Vlerick Business School; Sarah Ranchev-Hale, Assistant Director, Careers and Professional Development Service, Imperial College Business School

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14:15 – 15:30 CONCURRENT SESSIONS (A)Building a Career Initiative from Scratch: Implementation, Frontlines & AnalyticsBringing prior experience from business school career centers and the private sector, a team was hired to build a comprehensive career management and student success center for the first time at Ohio University. This included the development and implementation of the student, alumni, and employer strategies needed to deliver the outcomes expected from college leadership. The team exceeded expectations by increasing event attendance (65%), coaching appointments (602%), unique employer contacts (240), and post-graduation survey response rates (98%). Key lessons learned that can be applied to any type of institution or situation will be shared about overcoming barriers, securing resources, and building the trust needed to implement innovative programming and a cutting-edge stakeholder strategy.Jennifer Murphy, Assistant Dean of Career Managment & Student Success, Ohio University College of Business

▶ Nhow 3 How Companies Define Their Compensation and Benefits StrategyMercer supports many organizations in defining their strategy around their compensation and benefits policies. Based on market insights, organizational strategy, and market dynamics, they support their clients in designing structures that facilitate the attraction and retention of the talents they need for the achievement of their business objectives. During this interactive workshop, we will share insights in the trends and developments that we see in the market, key compensation components, as well as criteria that organizations consider to define their Employment Value Proposition. Bring all your questions about compensation and benefits, and get ready to take part!Catherine Chassanite, Careers Consultant, Audencia Business School; Marco Bouma, Talent Consultant, Mercer

▶ Nhow 4 How to Recruit and Support MBA and Specialised Masters StudentsMost business schools have introduced Specialised Masters programs along with their MBA programs. How can career services position their support for these programs? How can we differentiate (or not) between both programs internally—towards students, and towards companies? In an interactive workshop, we will focus on sharing best practices, concerns, questions and ideas: CAREER SERVICES: When different is the same, or different is not compatible: differentiation vs. inclusion. EMPLOYERS: Which candidates fit for which roles?Anna Riepe, Career Advisor, Vlerick Business School; Sarah Ranchev-Hale, Assistant Director, Careers and Professional Development Service, Imperial College Business School

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16:00 – 17:15 PLENARY SESSION—Empathic Questioning, Design Thinking, and Graduate Business Recruitment

The secret to effective design thinking is the “front-end” problem-framing process requiring an advanced questioning competency that fosters empathy and trust, and a Western social cognitive approach to mindfulness that embraces limitless possibilities. This session will focus on the information-gathering stages of the design thinking process and introduce “empathic questioning” to help career service professionals enhance student support, graduate students develop effective job search strategies, and employers maximise the success of their recruitment efforts. This hands-on session will open your eyes to the power of design thinking and provide you with a new approach to asking questions that will enhance your recruitment outcomes.Dr. David Steinberg, Reykjavik Sky Consulting, Guest Lecturer at Strathclyde Business School and Cass Business School

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TUESDAY—17 APRIL8:00 – 16:15 EXHIBIT HALL OPEN

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8:30 – 10:00 STANDARDS FOR REPORTING MBA/MASTERS EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS

MBA CSEA manages the only globally-accepted set of Standards by which business schools collect and analyze Full-time MBA, Part-time MBA and Specialty Masters employment data. Join us for an in-depth and interactive discussion about the Standards, including how they can be used to help your school ensure your data is consistent, reliable and comparable. This session will cover all sets of Standards, including the newly launched Standards for Part-time MBA and Specialty Masters programs.Jamie Belinne, University of Houston Bauer College of Business and Derek Walker, MBA CSEA

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10:00 – 11:15 CONCURRENT SESSIONS (B)GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation): What You Need To Know!On 25 May 2018, the European privacy regulation will be introduced for all countries in the EER: the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This entails more extensive and stricter rules, which all organizations must comply with. These rules cover, among other things, the processing of student personal data, C.V.’s, photographs and other personal data that is registered, published, spread and stored. Failure to comply with those rules on time will risk (high) fines. Ruby Nefkens talks about the most important changes that the new law entails - what to look out for and, above all, what you have to do.Marcel Kalis, Head of Career Services Degree Programs, ESMT - Berlin; Ruby Nefkens, Lawyer, Van der Steenhoven advocaten N.V. in Amsterdam

▶ Nhow 3 How Technology Can Improve Engagement With On-Demand-Everything StudentsTechnology and the digital revolution are rapidly transforming business models and stakeholder management. Career Services and recruiting are no exception to this trend. All of us work with the Millennial generation who favours on-demand online video content and expect active sharing and hyper-personalization. To make the most of this challenge, we seized the opportunity to revisit the way we engage with our students and to leverage their appetite for peer-to-peer influencing and crowd-contributing. We want our students to understand the value of partnering with us for optimal preparation, practice and fit with the career transition they want to make. By embracing tech ourselves through co-creation with students, we can enhance our visibility and credibility and impact our positioning as a key partner to their success.Agnès Cosnier-Loigerot, Director, Europe Campus, Career Development Centre, INSEAD; Michael Scott, Assistant Director, INSEAD

▶ Nhow 4 Directors Round TableCareer Services directors discuss the hot topics that keep them awake at night and gain insight, advice and support from their peers. This session is attended by Career Center Directors/Leaders only.

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12:00 – 13:15 CONCURRENT SESSIONS (B)GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation): What You Need To Know!On 25 May 2018, the European privacy regulation will be introduced for all countries in the EER: the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This entails more extensive and stricter rules, which all organizations must comply with. These rules cover, among other things, the processing of student personal data, C.V.’s, photographs and other personal data that is registered, published, spread and stored. Failure to comply with those rules on time will risk (high) fines. Ruby Nefkens talks about the most important changes that the new law entails - what to look out for and, above all, what you have to do.Marcel Kalis, Head of Career Services Degree Programs, ESMT - Berlin; Ruby Nefkens, Lawyer, Van der Steenhoven advocaten N.V. in Amsterdam

▶ Nhow 3 How Technology Can Improve Engagement With On-Demand-Everything StudentsTechnology and the digital revolution are rapidly transforming business models and stakeholder management. Career Services and recruiting are no exception to this trend. All of us work with the Millennial generation who favours on-demand online video content and expect active sharing and hyper-personalization. To make the most of this challenge, we seized the opportunity to revisit the way we engage with our students and to leverage their appetite for peer-to-peer influencing and crowd-contributing. We want our students to understand the value of partnering with us for optimal preparation, practice and fit with the career transition they want to make. By embracing tech ourselves through co-creation with students, we can enhance our visibility and credibility and impact our positioning as a key partner to their success.Agnès Cosnier-Loigerot, Director, Europe Campus, Career Development Centre, INSEAD; Michael Scott, Assistant Director, INSEAD

▶ Nhow 4 Employer Round TableEmployers: bring your burning topics to the table to share and gain insights from others—for example: What programs do you have in place to attract talent to your organization? How do you work with schools to effectively recruit students? What does your Masters in Business recruiting landscape look like? This session is exclusively for employers only (no career services or vendors, please).

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13:15 – 14:30 LUNCH & UPDATES FROM MBA CSEALearn about new initiatives from MBA CSEA, and how to take advantage of your membership benefits! Megan Hendricks, Executive Director, MBA CSEA

14:30 – 15:30 EMPLOYER PANEL—Trends in RecruitmentWe all know MBA and MSc students are facing new recruitment methods in their hiring process, such as online video interviewing, selections games, and sustainability as a mindset. On the other hand, in line with design thinking, the candidate experience is a differentiator, and candidates are more seen as consumers. In this interactive panel, recruitment experts will share their experiences with these new candidate/customer journeys. What will their ideal candidate profile look like? What is an important factor in screening online video interviews? What kind of questions do they ask if they want to know about the work ethics of their future employees? How can we best prepare candidates for a selection game? And much more… The session will be followed by an opportunity for Q&A.Eleonora Valenti, Internship Program Manager, Nike; Amanda Johnson, Sourcing & University Recruiting Manager at Uber; Arianne Bijma, Global Manager Talent Programs and University Relations, ASML; Ruud Tuithof, Commercial Director, Adversitement; Volkert Engelsman, CEO, Eosta

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16:15 – 17:15 KEYNOTE— The Ten Principles Behind Great Customer Experiences Sponsored by Symplicity

Our customers are powerful. They have a louder voice than ever, a wealth of choice, and their expectations continue to rise. Designing the right customer experience has never been more important, whatever business we’re in – whether it be career services or recruiting. But how exactly do we do that?Matt Watkinson’s talk will introduce ten universal principles we can all apply to make noticeable improvements when designing our customer experience, whatever our role, and whoever the customer. Informative, entertaining and full of off-beat, real-world examples, the talk will leave you inspired to make a difference to your customers’ lives - whether students or candidates - and armed with the practical tools to do it.Matt Watkinson, Co-founder, Matt Watkinson & Friends, Senior Visiting Fellow, Cass Business School

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18:15 BOAT TRIP & GALA DINNER Sponsored by VMock

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Matt Watkinson Matt is an internationally renowned author, speaker and consultant on customer experience. He won the CMI’s Management Book of the Year for his first book, The Ten Principles

Behind Great Customer Experiences, considered by many to be the definitive book on the subject. He has been cited and interviewed by the world’s leading research firms, and as a speaker he has addressed industry leaders worldwide. He is also a Senior Visiting Fellow at Cass Business School and sits on the board of two companies. Matt’s second book, The Grid: The Decision-making Tool for Every Business (In-cluding Yours), was published by Random House in August 2017 to critical acclaim.


9:15 – 10:30 CONCURRENT SESSIONS (C)VENDOR SESSION 1: Case interviews—Innovative Approaches to Support StudentsAre you wondering how you can help your students prepare for case interviews despite shrinking means & resources? Good news: you can help (a lot!), even if you have never done a case interview before. Come find out how in our 3-for-1 workshop where you will learn: (1) About IESE’s creative approach, (2) How you can coach students to build their own preparation plans, (3) Two to three very specific, fun skills with great impact in case interview methods to solve your problem! Patrik Wallen, MBA Career Services Director IESE; Kenton Kivestu, Founder RocketBlocks; Nicolas Constantinesco, Founder Promeo

▶ Loft 2 VENDOR SESSION 2: Montessori and MBAsWhat can career services learn from Montessori’s educational approach, and how can we apply its techniques to better help our MBA and Masters students help themselves? This interactive session will present each of Montessori’s guiding principles and invite attendees to reflect as a group on how we could rethink how we engage and support our students. In a very Montessori style, the session is all about practice and concrete actionable results.Catherine Chassanite, Careers Consultant at Audencia Business School in France; Bilal Ojjeh, Founder/CEO, MBA-Exchange.com

▶ Loft 1 How To Use Design Thinking To Improve Career Service Activities For MBA StudentsThis workshop will share with attendees how we used the design thinking method to improve our career service activities for MBA students. We conducted a 2-day workshop on Design Thinking as part of the MBA curriculum where students learned Design Thinking through experiencing it, by exploring its key components, and working on a real challenge on how to improve Careers Services. This session will also explain what needs to be considered in running such a design thinking workshop, what makes it a successful workshop, and what the outcomes of the workshop were. Dr. Christine Menges, Director Career Development, WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management; Hardy Kuhn, Senior Executive at SAP

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11:00 – 12:15 CONCURRENT SESSIONS (C)VENDOR SESSION 1: Case interviews—Innovative Approaches To Support StudentsAre you wondering how you can help your students prepare for case interviews despite shrinking means & resources? Good news: you can help (a lot!), even if you have never done a case interview before. Come find out how in our 3-for-1 workshop where you will learn: (1) About IESE’s creative approach, (2) How you can coach students to build their own preparation plans, (3) Two to three very specific, fun skills with great impact in case interview methods to solve your problem! Patrik Wallen, MBA Career Services Director IESE; Kenton Kivestu, Founder RocketBlocks; Nicolas Constantinesco, Founder Promeo

▶ Loft 2 VENDOR SESSION 2: Montessori and MBAsWhat can career services learn from Montessori’s educational approach, and how can we apply its techniques to better help our MBA and Masters students help themselves? This interactive session will present each of Montessori’s guiding principles and invite attendees to reflect as a group on how we could rethink how we engage and support our students. In a very Montessori style, the session is all about practice and concrete actionable results.Catherine Chassanite, Careers Consultant at Audencia Business School in France; Bilal Ojjeh, Founder/CEO, MBA-Exchange.com

▶ Loft 1 How To Use Design Thinking To Improve Career Service Activities For MBA StudentsThis workshop will share with attendees how we used the design thinking method to improve our career service activities for MBA students. We conducted a 2-day workshop on Design Thinking as part of the MBA curriculum where students learned Design Thinking through experiencing it, by exploring its key components, and working on a real challenge on how to improve Careers Services. This session will also explain what needs to be considered in running such a design thinking workshop, what makes it a successful workshop, and what the outcomes of the workshop were. Dr. Christine Menges, Director Career Development, WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management; Hardy Kuhn, Senior Executive at SAP

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Rotterdam is a large, modern, and industrial city with the harbour as its beating heart. The best way to experience the city is from the water, in a luxurious boat. On Tuesday, 17th April, we will depart from the Nhow hotel dock for a boat tour through the heart of Rotterdam. During a 90-minute trip, we will enjoy a ride along one of the largest harbours in the world and take in the impressive skyline.

After disembarking from the cruise, we will enjoy dinner at the Euromast – the tallest building in Rotterdam. This offers a fantastic 360-degree view of the city and her architecture. The observation platform and the restau-rant are found 100 metres above the ground. The meal will then be followed by after dinner entertainment, music and dancing!

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The story of the city, the bombardment and reconstruction, and the drive to innovate that locals still use today to shape their city all make Rotterdam a fascinating place to visit. Everything seems possi-ble here, and there´s so much left to explore. Is Rotterdam a must-see city? Absolutely!

Rotterdam is known for the Erasmus University, its riverside setting, lively cultural life, and maritime heri-tage. The near-complete destruction of the city centre in the World War II Rotterdam Blitz has resulted in a varied architectural landscape, including sky-scrapers (an uncommon sight in other Dutch cities) designed by renowned architects such as Rem Koolhaas, Piet Blom, and Ben van Berkel.

Must See LandmarksCentraal Station Rotterdam, the international gate-way to the city with 110,000 travelers passing through every day. De Markthal indoor market with fresh food stands, shops and restaurants.

Places To GoCASUAL:

• The Basement restaurant of the famous Hotel NewYork, on a 5 minute walk from the hotel.

• Gauchoss, part of a chain of meat restaurants, on a 2 minute walk from the hotel.

• Ono - Very good sushi! A 5 minute walk from the hotel.

• The Witte de Withstraat is a nice street with different restaurants and bars: a 15 minute walk from the hotel or 5 minutes by tram and 2 minutes by foot.

FINE DINING:• HMB - Very nice, but

you need to make reservations upfront! In the same building as the hotel.

• Las Palmas Restaurant of the famous Dutch (TV) chef Herman den Blijker. Across the street, a 2 minute walk.

• Amarone - A very good and classical fine dining restaurant. Make reservations upfront! This restaurant is in the city center on the Meent (street).

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Jamie Belinne Bauer College of Business, University of Houston President Mark Brostoff USC Marshall

Research & Trends Committee Liaison, Asian Conference Committee Shannon Caldwell Terry College of Business, University of Georgia

Part-time MBA Standards Committee Catherine Chassanite Audencia Business School

European Conference Liaison Rebecca Cook Kelley School of Business, Indiana University Vice President, Global Conference Liaison, Finance Committee Sean Ferguson Asia School of Business Asian Conference Liaison and Co-Chair Karen Fox Vanguard

Professional Development Committee Co-Chair Jean Gekler Univeristy of Washington Foster School

Professional Development Committee, Regional Forums Chair Danielle Grassia MIT Sloan Membership Committee Co-Chair Megan Hendricks MBA CSEA Executive Director Cheri Hurtubise Liberty Mutual Insurance Membership Committee Co-Chair Marcel Kalis EFMD Berlin European Conference Committee Jeff McNish Darden School of Business, University of Virginia

Secretary, Standards Committee Chair Amit Puri McKesson Treasurer, Finance Committee Chair Beth Ursin Willamette University Part-time MBA Standards Committee Chair, Awards Committee Stacy Whitman Dell Global Conference Committee, Austin Regional Forum Committee


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Ana Herranz IE Business School

Conference Co-Chair

Jelda Veninga TIAS School for

Business & Society Conference Co-Chair

Cecilia Frietsch Stockholm School of Economics

Conference Co-Chair

Marta Melo Lisbon MBA Local Arrangements Chair Marcel Kalis ESMT Berlin Local Arrangements Rima Gilbert NEOMA Business School Marketing Chair Bethan Briggs Cambridge Judge Business School Marketing Ewan Henry Nottingham University Business School Marketing Sue Hochman Rice University, Jones Graduate School of Business Marketing Sarah Juillet Cass Business School Programming Chair Irene Aitkenhead Strathclyde Business School Programming Michele Asbury London Business School Programming Neil Courtis Sensible Media Programming Dr. Christine Menges WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management Programming Laurent Moser ICRC Programming Anna Riepe Vlerick Business School Programming Lorena Martinez IE Sponsors & Exhibitors Chair Catherine Chassanite Audencia Business School Board Liaison Megan Hendricks MBA CSEA Executive Director Lisa Keeler MBA CSEA Administrative Assistant

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More info! www.mbacsea.org

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MBA Career Services & Employer Alliance@MBACSEA

MBA Career Services & Employer Alliance @MBACSEA

MBA CSEA is a global network that provides the tools, relationships and services that lead to ongoing success for MBA/Masters career services and recruitment programs. Working together, employers and schools collaborate to support each other’s success.

Education & Events• Annual conferences in Europe, Asia

& the United States• Regional forums• Monthly webinars• On-demand professional development• HRCI and SHRM credit

Networking & Community• Online community• Member directory• Organization profiles• Document Library• Resource Groups• Job Board

Data, Trends & Research• Employment Trends Research• Career Service Benchmarking Surveys• Recruiting Benchmarking Surveys• GMAC Corporate Recruiters Survey• Standards for Reporting MBA Employment

Statistics• Employment Data System

www.mbacsea.org


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Documents

EXPANDING YOUR PALETTE - MBACSEA rotterdam low res.pdf · etsch of Stockholm School of Economics, Ana Herranz of IE Business School and Jelda Veninga of TIAS School for Business &