Stéphane Solotareff: “The Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Psychologie Mathématique (EHEPM) is now offering FEDE DBAs.”

A member of the FEDE Panel of Experts, Stéphane Solotareff has a PhD in theoretical physics and is also a therapist. He tells us about developments at the EHEPM, of which he is the founding director. Can you tell us a little about the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Psychologie Mathématique? Founded three years ago, my institution currently has some 60 students. Our students come from all over the world (Morocco, Russia and Canada, for example) and are studying for bachelor’s and master’s qualifications as psychological practitioners. What is your latest news? I’m currently finishing a book on values. It follows books on doubt, dreams and internal laws. I wish to show that, in these times of pandemic and environmental crisis, we need to demonstrate discernment. For example, in this [lire plus]

Stéphane Solotareff: “The Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Psychologie Mathématique (EHEPM) is now offering FEDE DBAs.”2023-02-23T15:26:42+01:00

Luc Pons: a lawyer specialised in business law has joined the FEDE Panel of Experts

What did you study? After graduating from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (1991), I obtained several further qualifications: a certificate in criminology (1993), a French DESS in business and tax law (1994), and a degree in business law consulting in 1994. What have been the highlights of your career? I obtained the French CAPA (professional certificate required to practise as a lawyer) in 1995. I have 15 years’ experience as a lawyer in Paris. I’m currently associate lawyer at the firm Racine, where I focus on general business law and issues relating to mergers and acquisitions. And what about teaching? For the moment I’ve studied more than I’ve taught. I’m currently a contract lecturer at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Appliquées au Droit (HEAD) in Paris.

Luc Pons: a lawyer specialised in business law has joined the FEDE Panel of Experts2023-02-23T15:26:42+01:00

Interview of Armand Cakpo

Armand Cakpo, finance director for a company in Côte d'Ivoire, is also a talented researcher. We meet this FEDE doctoral student who has thrown himself into applied research. What did you study? Following a master’s in audit and management control (at Hautes Études Commerciales, Abidjan), I successfully completed a FEDE European Master’s in Financial Management and Strategy. I have now decided to develop some additional skills. What have been the highlights of your career? I have around 15 years’ professional experience. I’m currently finance and administrative director for the company Pharmafrique. In this role I am able to develop operations and strategy skills in various areas: managing relations with banks, increasing productivity and participation at board meetings. What is the subject of your DBA? My thesis will focus on how [lire plus]

Interview of Armand Cakpo2023-02-23T15:26:43+01:00

Thierry Lassalle: sponsor and buttress for builders

Thierry Lassalle graduated from the University of Paris-1 in 1994 with a degree in labour law. He is now Director of Human Resources at Artelia (construction engineering). Artelia is based on employee shareholding and gives special importance to research and development. It promotes values of innovation, kindness and cooperation. Its achievements include the renovation of the Hôtel de Crillon, the Canopée over Châtelet-des-Halles station in central Paris, a dam in Lebanon, and many more. Thierry Lassalle who was the sponsor of the FEDE conference on 10 November tells us more. What have been the main stages of your career? Having initially worked as team leader for development and cooperation projects funded by major sponsors (largely in the former Soviet Union), I spent seven years as Labour Relations Manager at Thales, [lire plus]

Thierry Lassalle: sponsor and buttress for builders2023-02-23T15:26:44+01:00

Interview de Nordine Saadallah

N Nordine Saadallah: ‘A DBA to explore the connection between human resources and artificial intelligence' What did you study and what have been the highlights of your career? In 2000 obtained a French DESS degree in local social development (Institut Supérieur de l’Action Sociale de Lille). This was followed by a master’s in human resources engineering from the University of Lille in 2004. I was human resources manager for various non-profit organisations before becoming director of a social and educational organisation. I have always been passionate about teaching. Currently, for example, I teach human resources management at Wes’Sup, and geopolitics and management at the Ecole Lémania in Geneva. I also supervise dissertations at the Haute École de Travail Social, also in Geneva. Why did you decide to study for a [lire plus]

Interview de Nordine Saadallah2024-01-26T14:38:59+01:00

Francois-Bernard-Huyghe Influence day… Who influences whom?

A member of the FEDE’s Academic Council, Francois Bernard Huyghe is also Director of Research at IRIS (French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs) and President of OSI (Observatoire stratégique de l’information), formerly known as the Observatoire géostratégique de l’information, which analyses how information influences countries socially and politically. He will be taking part in this year’s annual Influence Day on 22 April. The event, which is dedicated to media intelligence, corporate communications and influence communication, is organised by the French Ecole de guerre and will take place at 196 rue de Grenelle in Paris’s seventh arrondissement. The focus will be on rethinking global communication and influence strategies: why should they be rethought, how should we do so, and who should be involved? The event brings together a number of [lire plus]

Francois-Bernard-Huyghe Influence day… Who influences whom?2024-01-26T14:39:18+01:00

Michel Maffesoli’s views on the recent French municipal elections

Michel Maffesoli : ‘Today’s modern democratic ideal has expired’ Michel Maffesoli, honorary professor at the Sorbonne and a founding member of the FEDE’s Academic Council, is a leading figure in European intellectual circles. While his analyses tend to stir up and unsettle his audience, hey are always full of sense. Read on to find out his views on the recent French municipal elections. What’s your reaction to the results of the recent elections? What’s striking is not so much the rise of the greens (a few groups of would-be green, power-starved yuppies have capitalised on the trend for green) but rather the tremendous lack of interest for the local elections amongst ordinary people. Nobody – be it the traditional parties, the pseudo-new forms of representation (the ‘neither left-wingers nor right-wingers’ of [lire plus]

Michel Maffesoli’s views on the recent French municipal elections2024-01-26T14:39:55+01:00

Meeting with Antony Mahé, member of the Panel of Experts of the FEDE

Antony Mahé, Doctor of Sociology, is Director of Studies at Eranos. Discover his current research and work. What is your professional news? I am working at Eranos on a project to write a book that will be published in early 2021. It is an international survey on the social construction of women's self-confidence, carried out in 11 countries and financed by L'Oréal. I am also carrying out several parallel studies on the issue of care, concern and vulnerability of companies, which allows us to rethink the question of commitment (beyond the normative framework of Corporate Social Responsibility), trust and managerial figures (Perrier-Jouët, Axa Prévention, Pierre Fabre, L'Oréal). Finally, in connection with La Poste, my main work focuses on the digital economy and the theme of the attention economy, the rare [lire plus]

Meeting with Antony Mahé, member of the Panel of Experts of the FEDE2023-02-23T15:26:51+01:00

Bertrand Pavlik: A valuable reinforcement for the FEDE’s panel of experts

Lawyer, Councillor of the 6th arrondissement of Paris for nearly 20 years, columnist on Sud Radio, lecturer at the University Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne, Bertand Pavlik was also seven times French Champion of American Football. He shares his eclecticism with the FEDE. What is your background? I have two postgraduate degrees in law (in 1989, University of Paris Nanterre and in 1990, University of Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne) and the CAPA (Certificat d'Aptitude à la Profession d'Avocat). I am also a graduate of the ESCP (Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris 1992). What is your current position? I am a lawyer at the Paris Bar. I chose to practice this profession because I feel empathy for people and also to participate in the smooth running of society. I work in [lire plus]

Bertrand Pavlik: A valuable reinforcement for the FEDE’s panel of experts2023-02-23T15:26:51+01:00

Frédéric Vincent: “I chose the novel to speak about the change of times”

Doctor in sociology, psychoanalyst, Frédéric Vincent has just published a book entitled "Geek theory".  In this novel peopled with sexy coldplayers, frustrated gamers, and people who conceive existence as an online game, the author, a member of the FEDE's panel of experts, delivers a real socio-psychoanalytical chronicle of the present time. Meeting with the author. What is your background? Doctor of Sociology from the University of Paris Descartes, I am a psychoanalyst and currently President of the Association of European psychoanalysts. I am also a researcher at the Centre d'études sur l'actuel et le contemporain (CEAQ). What is the purpose of your research? I work on contemporary heroism as it appears in movies and video games. Thus, from a socio-philosophical approach, I explore the myths that are found in films [lire plus]

Frédéric Vincent: “I chose the novel to speak about the change of times”2024-01-26T14:44:20+01:00
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