ESSEC Science & Society
ESSEC Science & Society
Program | November 13th, 2025
Program | November 13th, 2025
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Grand Amphithéâtre, Cergy campus
Grand Amphithéâtre, Cergy campus
Free entrance - registration required
Free entrance - registration required
Animation by Gilbert AZOULAY, General Director of News Tank Education
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.: Welcome and breakfast
09:15 a.m.: Opening speech by Roméo TÉDONGAP, Dean of ESSEC Faculty
09:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
L'Héritage des Jeux : plus vite, plus haut, plus fort (FR)
Amélie OUDÉA-CASTÉRA - President of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF), Former Minister of Sports and the Olympic and Paralympic Games (2022-2024).
10:00 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Round table - L'impact des grands évenements sportifs sur la société (FR)
Round table - L'impact des grands évenements sportifs sur la société (FR)
Moderated by Thierry LARDINOIT, ESSEC Professor
With:
Clémence DELAVOIPIÈRE - Paris 2024 Paralympic Athlete and HEPTA Bachelor Student
Romain LACHENS - Paris 2024 Engagement Director
Amélie OUDÉA-CASTÉRA - President of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF), Former Minister of Sports and the Olympic and Paralympic Games (2022-2024).
Benoit TAILLARDAT - Regional Director of Sport in the City
11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.: Break
11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
De l’activité physique pour la santé. Pourquoi, et pourquoi à tout âge ? (FR)
Xavier BIGARD, - Sedentary Epidemologist - Scientific Director of the International Cycling Union (UCI)
11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Round table - Bien-etre au travail et lutte contre la sédentarité en entreprise (FR)
Round table - Bien-etre au travail et lutte contre la sédentarité en entreprise (FR)
Moderated by Thierry LARDINOIT, ESSEC Professor
With:
Camille AMAR - Founder and CEO of Manita
Xavier BIGARD - Sedentary Epidemologist - Scientific Director of the International Cycling Union (UCI)
Jean-Philippe GATIEN - Former high-level Olympic medalist & Director of Sports for Paris 2024
Fabien GILOT - Former high-level Olympic medalist & Co-chair of the MEDEF Sports Committee
12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.: Lunch in the Hall des Patios
2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
What Can Studying Sports Teach Us About Work? (EN)
What Can Studying Sports Teach Us About Work? (EN)
Isabelle SOLAL, ESSEC Professor
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
The growing intersection of sport and geopolitics: from Sochi to Qatar to Trump (EN)
The growing intersection of sport and geopolitics: from Sochi to Qatar to Trump (EN)
Steve SEGGIE, ESSEC Professor
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Introduction to sports analytics (EN)
Pierre ALQUIER, ESSEC Professor
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Metalab Challenge - Final (EN)
Student competition is entirely student-driven This final will be an opportunity for the finalists to present their vision of the world of tomorrow
4:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.: Break
4:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
From Locker room to Scholarship to Society: Lessons That Stick—and Those That Don’t (EN)
Elisa OPERTI - ESSEC Professor
4:45 p.m.: Closing speech by Ha HOANG, Director of Research at ESSEC
5 p.m.: Cocktail in the Hall des Patios
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