CEMS Magazine | May 2011
09th
March
Lisbon
16th
March
Copenhagen
Being Dutch, I have always been quite resistant to go to Portugal, given our national football team’s track record! However, the Marenostrum Event outweighed this moral objection.
The Nordic Forum turned out to be quite a home-match for me, given the fact that I pay my rent to a Danish landlord, I say Skål every now and then and I visit FC-Kopenhagen matches in the false hope that someday they’ll meet a league opponent that In the magnificent colonial setting of the city of Lisbon and the gives them a hard time. Either way, being in Copenhagen, I have NOVA premises, this event exhibited some of Portugal’s most witnessed the tremendous effort that the organising team has put prestigious businesses, speakers, students and lecturers. Like the into this event. V4 Forum, Marenostrum prepared an impressive curriculum. I particularly valued the TED-style conference day that included The Nordic Forum was one of the most academically prestigious high-calibre speakers. The workshops proved to be highly events I have witnessed in my life. I was privileged to participate in entertaining and interesting, and the rotation dinner with all a seminar from an international negotiation expert – speaking and corporate partners was an excellent wrap up of the day—at least lecturing in many top MBA schools- enjoyed impressive corporate for those who went to bed. I take the liberty of not including partner workshops and visited the HQ of the largest shipping company in the world. myself in that category. Amongst the forum participants were three members of the Alumni Executive Committee, showcasing an excellent example of increased student-alumni relations as well as a great example of the power of the CEMS network.
Looking back on the Nordic Forum, I’ve met so many familiar faces, participated in high-calibre lectures, partied like there was no tomorrow (believe me, there was) and ended my regional event road trip in a fabulous way.
Additional key learnings: partying all night through to a 7am plane is a bad idea, with this in mind, a stopover in Munich is even worse.
Additional key learnings: I have to see my doctor for a physical check-up, 24 hours to write this article is a challenge.
ECTS: 0.5 Average daily sleep count: 4.5 hrs New friends: I prefer quality over quantity but in this case, both were equally impressive Kilometres travelled: 5000
ECTS: 1.25 Average daily sleep count: 4.5 hrs New friends: Who said again that it takes a while to make friends in the Nordic countries? Kilometres travelled: 5 km by bike
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