The Venue
The Conference took place at the ESCP's Paris Campus, located:
- 79 Avenue de la République, 75543, Paris, France
For more information on how to get to the school please visit the following link.
ESCP was established in 1819, making it one of the world's oldest business schools. It now has five campuses in Europe, with more than 125 full-time faculty members and a unique cultural mix of students. Combined, these allow the School to offer a distinctive type of business education that has contributed to its established reputation of being one of the best schools of its kind today. It meets the highest academic standards as it is currently accredited by EQUIS, AACSB, BAC, AMBA/PEMM and AMBA.
Dinners
Conference Dinner (6th June, 2013):
The Conference Dinner took place at a boat-cruise on River Seine at Pont de Bir-Hakeim, Ile aux Cygnes.
Free metro tickets were provided
By public transport, the nearest metro station is Bir - Hakeim
From Rue Saint Maur please take the train direction Pont de Levallois, get off at Republique metro station
At Republique station change to line 9, take the train direction to Pont de Sèvres, get off at Trocadéro station
At Trocadéro station change to line 6, take the train direction Nation, get off at Bir - Hakeim station
Gala Dinner (7th June, 2013):
The Gala Dinner will take place at the Hôtel Potocki.
- Buses depart from ESCP's main entrance at 18:45.
The Potocki Hotel is a historical building built in 1857. It has a splendid interior decoration and it is one of the most beautiful Parisian hotels built in the 19th century. The Count Potocki and his wife Emmanuella Pignatelli entrusted the architect Jules Reboul with the task of enlarging and transforming the hotel. This inspiring neoclassical architecture has an immense door of bronze and a majestic staircase containing eight varieties of marble. It is crested with a gigantic gilded bronze lantern, surmounted on the crown of Poland.
Transportation
If you are using public transport, please note that the nearest metro station to get to Hôtel Potocki are:
Charles de Gaulle - Etoile (Line 1,2,6 rer A) or George V (Line 1).
From Charles de Gaulle - Etoile Metro station, directions are described as follow:
Head east toward Av. des Champs Élysées
Turn left onto Av. des Champs Élysées
Turn left onto Rue Arsène Houssaye
Slight right onto Av. de Friedland, the Hôtel Potocki will be on the right
From George V Metro station, directions are described as follow:
Head northwest on Av. des Champs Élysées toward Rue de Bassano
Turn right onto Rue Balzac
Turn right onto Av. de Friedland
The Hôtel Potocki will be on the right