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CKGSB-ESCP Global
Unicorn Program in
Luxury & Tech

Global Unicorn Series
  • 23 - 26 Sep, 2024
  • ESCP Montparnasse Campus, Paris

CKGSB-ESCP Global Unicorn Program in Luxury & Tech

Date 23-26 September 2024

In-person ESCP Montparnasse Campus, Paris

Fee EUR €8,000

Delivered collaboratively by ESCP and CKGSB, this immersive program is tailored for visionary global leaders seeking to navigate the intersection of luxury and technology.

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    Program Overview

    Delivered collaboratively by ESCP and CKGSB, this immersive program is tailored for visionary global leaders seeking to navigate the intersection of luxury and technology. Participants will explore emerging technologies, digital scaling strategies, responsible entrepreneurship, and innovative leadership within the luxury sector.

    Together, we endeavor to shape a sustainable future for society and the planet, pushing the boundaries of technology and the luxury sector. The program provides opportunities to have interactive discussions with industry experts, unicorn founders, investors and collaborate with peers from a global community. It also offers exclusive access of learning trips at the Federation of Haute Couture and Fashion, renowned local companies such as Cartier, and the iconic luxury department store Galerie La Fayette.

    Program Highlights

    Program Highlights

    Understand the Trends of Tech Integration in the Luxury Sector to Master Digital Strategy

    Explore how technology such as AI and Web3 are integrated into the luxury sector, leveraging digital tools and analytics to devise successful strategic choices for crafting premium consumer experiences.

    Leverage the Tech Innovation Ecosystems

    Connect and build your own ecosystems for sustainable growth.

    Lead with Future Proof Insights

    Benefit from global faculty insights and their deep industry knowledge, providing you with the tools to navigate the complexities of the tech and luxury industries and lead with confidence.

    Apply Hands-on Practical tools

    Dive deep into the heart of renowned local companies such as Cartier and Galerie La Fayette to gain hands-on leadership insights into the challenges and best approaches in cultivating innovation

    Foster Positive Change in the Luxury Sector

    Benefit from expert insights and practical methodologies to effectively deploy tech solutions addressing pressing societal and environmental challenges.

    Forge International Ties

    Cultivate trusted relationships with unicorn founders, globally minded entrepreneurs and executives from diverse global ecosystems, opening doors for future opportunities and collaborations

    Key Focus Areas

    • Acquire strategies to navigate the evolving tech landscape
    • Implement AI-driven solutions for business growth
    • Harness big data for insights and innovation
    • Develop tech resilience and adaptation in company culture
    • Apply human-centered design in future tech development
    • Embrace global perspectives and cross-cultural insights
    • Leverage technology to address societal challenges

    Who Should Attend

    The Global Unicorn Program in Luxury & Tech is designed for leaders looking to take digital transformation to the next frontier; and leading companies seeking to become more innovative to achieve hypergrowth with purpose.
    • Founders of high-potential tech startups seeking digital strategies for rapid growth in the luxury market
    • Investors from VC, PE firms and other investing entities such as corporate venture arms and family offices interested in backing the next breakthrough tech unicorn in the luxury market
    • Senior executives from top-tier organizations undergoing digital transformation for sustainable growth and embracing disruptive technologies
    • Top management from NGOs, senior government officials, and public sector representatives keen on exploring the intersection of luxury and technology for societal impact

    Past Program Participants

    • Typical profiles include: founder & CEO, strategic advisor, VP of open innovation & venturing, head of strategy, head of digital innovation, VP of engineering, sales operations director, solution architecture director, supply chain business partner, chief technology officer, COO, VP.
    • Typical industries include: retail & consumer goods, finance & insurance, energy, entertainment & media, fashion & beauty, information technology, manufacturing, agrochemicals, engineering, services, health care, manufacturing, logistics & supply chain.

    Program Details

    Place: ESCP Montparnasse Campus, Paris
    Dates: 23-26 September, 2024
    Fee: EUR €8,000
    Includes tuition, course materials, lunches and welcome and farewell dinners
    CKGSB alumni are entitled to a scholarship of 20% of the tuition fee (talk to our program representative to apply).

    Faculty

    A dynamic team of globally diverse experts, carefully chosen from CKGSB and ESCP Business School, anchors our unicorn program. These renowned professors in luxury, entrepreneurship and technology bring a wealth of experience, ensuring you will receive top-notch guidance in scaling your ventures.

    Their track record in this dynamic intersection positions them as unparalleled mentors, creating a credible and impactful learning environment for aspiring unicorn entrepreneurs and those leaders contributing towards in the building of the next generation of responsible global unicorns.

    About the Organizers

    Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business

    Established in Beijing in November 2002, CKGSB is China’s first privately-funded, research-intensive and non-for-profit business school. The school aims to cultivate transformative business leaders with a global vision, sense of social responsibility, innovative mindset, and ability to lead with empathy and compassion. Today, CKGSB stands apart for its full-time, world-class faculty, research excellence, China insights and unparalleled alumni network. More than half of its 55 strong faculty members previously held tenure or senior professorships at top business schools, such as MIT, Wharton, and Yale. CKGSB is also the preferred choice for management education among established business leaders and a new generation of disruptors in China and the wider region. More than half of CKGSB’s 22,000 alumni are at the CEO or Chairman level and, collectively, they lead one fifth of China’s 100 most valuable brands.

    CKGSB is the first business school in China, since 2015, and now globally to offer programs specifically designed for unicorn and soon-to-be-unicorn founders. It aims to build a global ecosystem for the next generation of unicorn and soon-to-be-unicorn companies, with a renewed and enhanced emphasis on global responsibility, social purpose and long-term perspective. Thus far, this ecosystem has developed 1,200 founders and co-founders of companies with Series A to more mature start-up companies, including 41 unicorn companies listed on CB Insights (2017-2022).

    ESCP

    ESCP Business School was founded in 1819. The School has chosen to teach responsible leadership, open to the world and based on European multiculturalism. Six campuses in Berlin, London, Madrid, Paris, Turin and Warsaw are the stepping stones that allow students to experience this European approach to management.

    Several generations of entrepreneurs and managers were thus trained in the firm belief that the business world may feed society in a positive way. This conviction and ESCP’s values - excellence, singularity, creativity and plurality - daily guide our mission and build its pedagogical vision.

    ESCP Business School Quick Facts:
    · The World's Business School (est.1819)
    · Multi-accredited: AACSB, EQUIS, EFMD MBA, EFMD EMBA, and 5 European Higher Ed Standards
    · A comprehensive portfolio of 48 programmes: Bachelor, MiM, 28 MScs, MBA, 2 PhDs, 13 Executive Masters, EMBA, Global Executive PhD, and a custom and open programme offer.
    · 10, 000 + students in degree programmes representing 130 nationalities
    · 200 research-active professors representing over 33 nationalities across our 6 campuses
    · 145 academic alliances in 48 countries, in Europe and the world
    · 6, 000 high-level participants in customised trainings and executive education
    · 80,000+ active alumni in over 150 countries in the world

    Financial Times Rankings results
    #1 Master in Finance in the world
    #3 Executive MBA in the world
    #4 Master in Management in the world
    #4 Business School in Europe

    Any questions? Contact our Program Manager

    Jennifer Wang

    Program Manager

    +44(0)7717 748 855

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