Alumni news: 50th anniversary Vlerick Alumni

09 Oct 2008

Vlerick Alumni marks its 50^th anniversary in 2008 and will be celebrating this golden jubilee on Tuesday 2 December 2008 at the ICC Ghent. The theme chosen for the evening is “Celebrate & Cerebrate”.

The “Cerebrate” part will be a “comeback session” that will give our alumni the opportunity to refresh their management know-how at a competitive price. The following professors will give an update on developments in the most important management fields:

Entrepreneurship: Professor Hans Crijns
Finance: Professor Sophie Manigart
Governance: Professor Lutgart Van den Berghe
Human Resources: Professor Koen Dewettinck
Management Control: Professor Filip Roodhooft
Marketing: Professor Steve Muylle
Organisational Behaviour: Professor Marc Buelens
Strategy: Professor Philippe Haspeslagh
Supply Chain Management: Professor Roland Van Dierdonck

In the evening, exclusively for paid-up members of Vlerick Alumni, there will be a breathtaking show to mark the 50^th anniversary celebrations. Using authentic film and photo footage, the history of Vlerick Alumni will be illustrated in the context of a changing society. The show will be followed by a festive reception with a standing buffet.

Invitations to this event will be issued at the beginning of October.

First alumni event in South Africa

Since 1965, 34 South Africans have participated in a Vlerick programme. This year, the first ever event organised for the South African alumni of Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School was held during the weekend of 26-27 July in the coastal town of Knysna, on the Western Cape’s Garden Route of South Africa. Together with their partners, nine alumni gathered for the very first time to share memories of their experiences at Vlerick and of André Vlerick himself, and to listen to an address by Professor David Venter on negotiation and communication.

And also … the first alumni event in Luxembourg

Ten people attended the kick-off event of the Luxembourg Chapter, a wine tasting: organiser Bernard Grafé (PUB 1994), Luc De Meyere (PUB 1992) and his wife, Grégoire de Neve de Roden (MFM 2005), Jim Tom De Pla Luts (SLFM 1991), Paul-Arnaud De Stexhe (PUB 2001), Anil Kumar Singh (MFM 2005), Dominique Soetaert (PUB 2004), Peter Van Opstal (IMBAL 2005) and Willem Van Cauter (MBAL). Unfortunately, the liaison officer of the Luxembourg Chapter, Grégory Behin, had to cancel at the last minute due to a professional commitment. This did not stop the alumni from having a fascinating evening: Dominique Soetaert, brand manager of Vlerick Alumni gave them an update on the School and the alumni association and then Bernard Grafé gave a very interesting exposé about the importance of the soil for producing good wines.

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