JADE
European Confederation of Junior Enterprises Students fostering Entrepreneurship since 1967.
Annual Report 2018 / 2019
We empower, through the Junior Enterprise Concept, students capable and committed to generate a relevant impact. Network statement of purpose
JADE Annual Report 2018/2019 JADE’s Annual Report aims at sharing with all our stakeholders the achievements of the European and global Junior Enterprise Network over the last year.
the current situation of the Junior Enterprise Network in Europe, and beyond, and to set even more daring targets for the year to come.
As a Network, every year, it is only thanks to the collaboration of a number of stakeholders, that JADE can reach new heights.
Please allow us to guide you through all the accomplishments we have achieved this year, together with our team.
Once a year, we want to take the chance to thank them all, to make a point about
JADE Team 2018/2019
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To boost the development of the Junior Enterprise Network, enpowering students capable and commited to generate a relevant impact. JADE’s Mission Statement
Contents 7 Foreword 9 Endorsement 10 The Network 12 Junior Entrepreneurs 14 JADE Outlook 16 A Global Vocation 19 Our Bright Future 31 Looking Forward 32 Special Thanks
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If you want to go fast you go alone, if you want to go far you go together.
Diogo Carriรงo JADE Secretary General 2018/2019
Foreword Being a Network means believing in the value of growing together, working together and chasing together the same dreams. And that surely reflects in us. After a year full of remarkable changes in our Network, we all share the same conviction: we are here to develop the future leaders and shapers of Europe. Even though a lot has been achieved this year - from 2019 marking the beginning of the first Network Strategy to the rebranding of our 11 Confederations - there is still a long way to do. That is why following our 3-year roadmap is so important in order to lead our Network, towards what we believe is our bright future. There are still many students we want to reach, in order to provide them with the opportunity to develop their skills with a practical approach. There are still many higher education institutions that are oblivious to the concept of Junior Enterprises. We work to ensure the development and expansion of our Network. We believe in the potential of our Network - an European Junior Enterprise Network, more developed, integrated and recognised.
David Gomes
David Gomes JADE President
Isabella Florio
JADE Vice President
Diogo Carriรงo
JADE Secretary General
Alex Lanaro
JADE Treasurer
Isabella Florio
Diogo Carriรงo Alex Lanaro
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Europe’s Junior Enterprises are leading the way. Thanks to your efforts, our future is a bright one. Jean-Claude Juncker President of the European Commission
Endorsement
Europe’s Junior Enterprises are leading the way. By helping young people to develop both technical competence and soft skills - the ability to solve problems, communicate, work in a team, manage time and show leadership - you are nurturing the next generation of entrepreneurs . You are building a vital partnership between higher education and the world of work, ensuring that teaching and learning adapt to our fast changing economy. The European Commission is proud to support your efforts. Our Investment Plan for Europe is improving financing opportunities for new entrepreneurs and start ups. Our new Skills Agenda for Eu-
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rope will help young people to acquire the right mix of skills. Our programme, Erasmus+, will help more than four million young people to study, train, work and volunteer in another country. I have no doubt that Europe’s Junior Enterprises will take full advantage of these opportunities. Thanks to your efforts, our future is a bright one.
Jean-Claude Juncker President of the European Commission
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The Network
A Junior Enterprise is a non-profit organisation, formed and managed exclusively by higher education students, which provides services for companies, institutions and individuals. Junior Enterprises are similar to real companies, with the main goal of enhancing the learning of their members through practical experiences.
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Junior Entrepreneurs
To encourage a business education approach The learnings from classes are put into practice, through hands-on projects addressing complex business challenges and up-to-date market trends.
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Junior Enterprises To promote the learning by doing philosophy Students learn how to strategically manage and develop a company by working in their Junior Enterprise.
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European Countries To develop entrepreneurial skills Recognising opportunities, planning, implementing and generating results – Junior Enterprises are a lab to develop skills.
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Mario Tarouca
CEO & Co-Founder Breadfast
Cumulate Turnover To enhance students’ employability Junior Enterprises form committed and skilled students, enhancing their employability rate up to 20 percentage points.
+5300 Projects per Year
To foster social and economic growth Fostering growth in the local SMEs and creating more businesses (2x more propensity), students learn and deliver concrete results.
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Years of History
Alumni from the Junior Enterprises Jacop Sass
CEO & Co-Founder Avocado
By being part of my Junior Enterprise made me learn a lot of skills that are not thought within a classroom. Such as managing a 40-people team, negotiating with (potential) clients, but mainly, made me learn how to manage my time wisely in a way I could work on the JE, go out with my friends and graduate within 3 years.
Dilek Ayhan
Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum \ Former Secretary of State
I think the JE experience taught me so much that is hard to pick one skill only. This unforgettable journey gave me and thousands of other people a platform to grow, test, try, fail and network along like-minded people. A platform may not be a skill per sè, but It was for me one of the most pivotal factors which contributed to my professional development following my JE experience.
“I would say that if I wouldn’t have had the chance to participate in a JE, I wouldn’t be able to build a successful start-up to disrupt a huge market. It is really awesome how much you can learn when you are working as a student consultant.” 11
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Our Junior Entrepreneurs
Together We Grow
We believe in the strength of the Network and in the power of synergies. Despite our diversity, we work together, with a common purpose, to make a relevant impact.
Entrepreneurial Mindset
We identify new opportunities and always seek new challenges. We are not afraid of innovation and new ideas we rather embrace them, making things happen. 12
Meaningful Results
We work professionally with clear goals in mind, for purposes we identify ourselves with. We are always committed to delivering value and go even further than what was expected.
Driven Attitude
We are value-driven and act with integrity to reach new heights. Our goals are ambitious, but our determination and passion are even bigger. We prefer actions to words and goals to dreams.
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Our Junior Entrepreneurs are bright motivated young people, willing to take a step forward to improve, not only their own education and skills, but also the world around them.
98,4%
would recommend the JE experience to a friend
They chose to dedicate a large part of their time, alongside their studies, to the development of their Junior Enterprises, to the realisation of projects for their clients, and to the recruitment and training of those that will run the organisation after them.
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feels more prepared to enter in the labour market
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They impact their peers, by inspiring them in challenging their limits and push forward the boundaries of their education.
employability of a Junior Entrepreneur after graduating
85%
But they also impact society and the (business) environment around them: they offer accessible consultancy services to small companies and SMEs, helping them to pursue up-to-date trends, expand their business and grow at European and global level.
acquired knowledge in other fields of study
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Junior Entrepreneurs are one of the driving forces of change in today’s Europe, working every day, not only to become better professionals, but also better (European) active citizens.
learnt how to run a business/organisation
By being exposed to such experiences, Junior Entrepreneurs are aware of the challenges of today’s world and work hard to find their solutions and role towards a better future and a better world.
expanded or developed competencies
Key figures about the Junior Enterprise Experience
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91%
feels more prepared for a recruitment process thanks to the JE experience
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of the Junior Entrepreneurs is satisfied with the JE experience
JADE Outlook
JADE is a student’s umbrella NGO based in Brussels, from where we coordinate the activities in our 14 countries and with other international Confederations of Junior Enterprises.
ses at country-level. Each country elects its International Manager, responsible for ensuring effective communication between the National and the European level (JADE).
We work closely with corporate partners, as well with the European Institutions to influence policy-making on entrepreneurial education, sustainable development and social economy.
All the national representatives elect the JADE Executive Board which, from Brussels, represents the European Network and keeps relationships with the Partners, Institutions, Students NGOs and other Confederations in the world.
JADE is a bottom-up organisation: Junior Entrepreneurs choose the leaders of their Junior Enterprises to guide the organisation, manage the relationship with clients and suppliers, partners and in general all the external stakeholders. At the national level, the Junior Enterprises elect their country representatives, who work to promote the JE concept and answer the needs of their Junior Enterpri14
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First Confederation, CNJE
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Years of History
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Members
1967
First Junior Enterprise ESSEC, Paris (FR)
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Active Members [Germany]
[Italy]
[Spain]
[Poland]
[France]
[Portugal]
[Austria]
[Switzerland]
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[Norway]
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+40 Countries
+51.000 Junior Entrepreneurs
Confederated countries
Countries that the JE concept is reaching: Vietnam (JI) Bolivia (JE) Chile (JE) Colombia JE) Ecuador (JE) Panamá (JI) Paraguay (JI) Perú (JE) Algeria (JI) 16
Gabon (JE) Ivory Coast (JE) Mozambique (JE) South Africa (JE) India (JE) Pakistan (JI) Egypt (JI) Australia (JE)
Junior Enterprise / Junior Initiative
International Confederations
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[Brasil]
[Canada]
The Junior Enterprise concept crossed the European borders in 1988, when the first Brazilian Junior Enterprise was created. Since then, it has been enlarged to North America and Asia. In 2016, JADE, together with other international Confederations founded Junior Enterprises Global. This leaders’ structure aims to connect, enlarge and support the Junior Enterprise Network at the global level, while fostering and strengthening the JE concept. JADE is still pro-active in the development of the Global Junior Enterprise Network, being part of the Council Board of Junior Enterprises Global starting this year (a supporting structure of the organisation). JADE also attended the Global Forum 2019, in Tunisia, where the aim was to discuss strategic matters for the development of the Junior Enterprise Network around the world.
JADE President at the Global Forum in Tunis (TN)
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[USA]
[Argentina]
We are 500 Junior Enterprises, growing together, delivering 5750 added-value project of which, 300 in collaboration. Network Vision by 2021
Our Bright Future 1
Create more Junior Enterprises
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Ensure high-quality
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Foster synergies
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Promote a common identity
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High-performing structure
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Aquire more projects
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Enhance the JE experience
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Recognize the JE concept
In January 1st of 2019, we officially started the implementation of our Network Strategy – a strategy for and to be implemented by the whole Network of Junior Enterprises.
Our Vision – We are 500 Junior Enterprises, growing together, delivering 5,750 added-value projects, of which 300 in collaboration.
The eight strategic goals pursue three main ideas:
Junior Enterprises
1. We enhance the development of our Network, improving the quality of our Junior Enterprises and pursuing sustainable enlargement activities; 2. We increase our recognition in Society, by delivering more projects, adding more value to Junior Entrepreneurs and to the business world; 3. We are more connected and we work more together, as a Network, aligning roles and actively exchanging knowledge.
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Added-Value Projects 5343
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Projects in Collaboration
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Goal #1 - Create new Junior Enterprises If by 2021 we want to be 500 Junior Enterprises, we need to focus in enlarging our concept.
ts and students’ associations to help us find the right students to create a Junior Enterprise.
Nevertheless, it has to be in a sustainable way, making sure that the new Junior Enterprises follow the common guidelines of our Network.
Supported by the European Commission, JADE attended the University Business Forum in Lisbon to present the Junior Enterprise concept to more higher education institutions across Europe.
With a team of 8 Enlargement Managers, coordinated by the Head of Enlargement, JADE is contacting professors, universities, companies, institutions, studen-
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Countries where we are trying to create the first JE
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groups of students who are creating the first JE
Countries part of JADE Network Target countries where we are working to enlarge the concept
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Goal #2 – Ensure high-quality JADE also works to ensure that the minimum criteria of the Junior Enterprise concept is fulfilled by the Junior Enterprises. In order to certify that the confederations are able to fully sup- port the Junior Enterprises in their development: that is why a Network Quality framework was developed.
Audit
Training
The European Train-The-Trainers had 8 participants that became part of the European pool of trainers. This programme aims at providing Junior Entrepreneurs with the skills and tools to become trainers for the Network, having the possibility of delivering trainings to the Junior Enterprises or at National and International events. 92 hours of trainings delivered in 2018 /19 5 countries reached
We audited all our 11 confederations, providing a close follow-up throughout the year according to the objectives defined at the beginning of the term. Through our Confederation Development Programme, now more automatised and clear, after some questions, a report is produced with all the recommendations that should be adopted by the confederation, in order to improve their work and contribution for their National Networks.
Participants of Train-The-Trainers 2018
Resources
Merit recognition
Apart from that, books on many different topics are also available to the whole network (e.g. Finance, Human Resources, Strategy, among others).
The winner is expected to inspire and lead the Network towards new heights.
We also started to have webinars, in partnership with Eureca, that are available on JuniorConnect for all Junior Entrepreneurs to access whenever they need.
JADE Excellence Awards are the most important recognition given each year to the European Junior Enterprises that performed extraordinarily in specific domains.
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Excellence Awards winners of 2019
[JE of the Year]
[Most Promising JE]
[Most Entrepreneurial JE]
[Most Socially Responsible JE]
[Most International JE]
[Most Innovative Project]
Jury of the awards 2019:
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Goal #3 – Foster synergies We are strengthening our collaborations, promoting the exchange of best practices between Junior Enterprises. Through our 4 annual conferences, we are able to promote more interaction between Junior Entrepreneurs through learning activities and networking moments.
JADE Autum Conference
JADE Autumn Conference, hosted by Westminster Business Consultants in November, gathered 150 participants in London, United Kingdom, from 10 different countries.
JADE spring Conference
The JADE Spring Conference, organised by JADE in Brussels, gathered 450 participants, being the biggest event in JADE’s history.
For 4 days, the participants had more than 20 workshops, connected with 25 partners and had the chance to network with other Junior Enterprises. Step Into The Future was the motto of the event, marking the official beginning of the Network Strategy for 2019-2021.
JADE May Conference
The JADE May Conference, hosted by inTOUCH consult e.V. counted 170 participants in Regensburg, Germany, in May, where we also elected the new Executive Board of JADE for the term 2019-2020.
summer JADE Conference
The Summer JADE Conference is going to happen in July, hosted by ISCAC Junior Solutions, in Coimbra, Portugal, hosting more than 200 participants. JADE Spring Conference 2019 Event Report
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Goal #4 - Promote a Common Identity One of this year’s biggest accomplisments was the Netowork rebranding. As you have read before, one of our strategic pillars is Integration and, among the others, we have the goal promote a common identity. Historically speaking, our brand identity has met a lot of different steps, but none of these steps was related to the Network as a whole.
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We are in a new century and in a new millennium, our Network has changed and we felt the need to change with it. The logo was update to the current market trends, who are now moving towards something leaner and adaptable to a fast-changin environment. The logo is now cleaner and straight to the point.
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In 1992 JADE takes on the acronym the acronym of “Junior Association for Development in Europe. With just 6 funding members, our association has eveloved constantly during the years.
After 8 years, the logo was slightly changed, making the lines less strict and giving a smoother sensation at sight. The choice was driven by the necessity to look more flexible and dynamic.
1997
With the first rebranding of our history, JADE started to think about the Network as a whole and not as JADE as single organisation. The globe in the logo is the first clear message of the impact we can have as a network, counting 8 Members at the time.
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After 27 years since our creation, we felt the need to unify our identities and to communicate not anymore as single confederations as single entities, but to communicate, together, to concept that made us who we are and that we represent, the Junior Enterprise Concept. That is why we moved our member-focused brand identity to a JE-focused brand identity. And this time, it is not just JADE that is rebranding, but the whole network is joining us in this huge step. We will change our denomination to Junior Enterprises Europe and we will foster even more our concept, both towards Business World and Society. This is how our Network will look like after the 1st of August 2019:
Active Members
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Goal #5 - High-Performing Structure
National Board Summit 2018, JADE Headquarters Brussels
National Board Summit happens every year in Brussels, in September, where we gather our General Assembly members to train them about the Junior Enterprise Network and JADE, and to start discussing the priorities for the year. This year we gathered 20 representatives from 10 Confederations and Consultative Members. JADE Strategic Conference happened in February, also in Brussels, where again we gathered our Members’ leaders to discuss the implementation of the Network Strategy.
Finally, we also meet the members at our International Conferences through General Assemblies to decide on strategic topics for our Network. In total, we had the opportunity to have more than 50 hours of discussion with our Members – reflecting the efforts put into the development, integration and recognition of the European Junior Enterprise Network.
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Goal #6 – Acquire more projects To increase our recognition, we aim to acquire more project opportunities for our Junior Enterprises, so they can develop their members. We attended more than 25 events in Brussels to present JADE, closing 5 new partnerships.
JADE ExBo with Paul Adamson, ForumEurope
We are also developing an Alumni Connection Kit to spread among the Alumni Pool, so they can have access to the latest information about JADE and also some communication materials that they can use to present the concept.
JADE ExBo with Jan Noterdaeme, CSR Europe
Also, we are strengthening the relationships with the Alumni from the Network, in order to make them ambassadors of the concept in their companies. We re-activated a LinkedIn group that counts on more than 2200 members and aims at bringing together all the Alumni of Junior Enterprises from Europe. JADE ExBo at EuroCommerce 25th Anniversary Dinner
JADE ExBo at Huawei Academia Salon 2018
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Goal #7 - Enhance the JE experience Together with the National Confederations, we are working on the model of the Junior Enterprise of the future – a Junior Enterprise that is focused exclusively on the development of its members.
89% of the Junior Entrepreneurs feel more prepared to enter the labour market after the Junior Enterprise experience
JADE President at JADE Portugal event in Porto (PT) JADE Treasurer at Unipartners event in Amsterdam (NL)
Not only the projects should be of added-value for the members, but the processes and the agenda of the Junior Enterprise should also be focused on the members’ development, aligned with the main core of our concept – empowering students capable and committed to generate a relevant impact.
JADE Vice President at JADE Italia event in Milan (IT)
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Goal #8 – Recognise the JE concept Generations Club
Events
This year the event took place in November, around the topic “Behaviours impacting SDGs”, bringing together 30 people from different areas to discuss how we can contribute more actively and practically to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
SDGs
Generation Club aims at bridging the senior and junior generations, gathering students, companies and institutions around the same topic.
We participated in many events, in order to represent JADE and the European Junior Enterprise Network, especially for the 3 key Public Affairs matters we work on: Entrepreneurial Education, Sustainable Development and Social Economy. - Brussels SDGs Summit - European Business Summit 2019 - Think Digital 2018 JADE produced a charter where we state our contribution to the achievement of these goals, and that we are making our whole Network sign it as an awareness of our actions. We are also collecting projects from Junior Enterprises that contributed directly to the achievement of the SDGs, in order to showcase them in our website.
Generations Club 2019
SDG charter
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None of us, is as smart as all of us.
Alex Lanaro JADE Treasurer 2018/2019
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Looking Forward
Anton Schwarz
Elisabeth Bigand
Natacha Lopes
Florian Schildheuer
Head of Finance, Private Cooperation, IT and International Relations
Head of Internal Communication, Network Development, Legal and Alumni Management
Head of Enlargement, Communication, Human Resources and HQ Management
Head of Strategy, Public Affairs and Events
Treasurer
Secretary General
The new JADE Executive Board is taking over the organisation from 1st of August 2019. We believe that this heterogeneous team, made up off experienced as well as fresh Junior Entrepreneurs, has what is necessary to succeed and to achieve outstanding results. “The Junior Enterprise movement has shaped generations of students by equipping them with the necessary skills to achieve their personal goals and to excel in the professional world. Being a JEuer means coming up with so31
Vice President
President
lutions to complex problems and using these challenges for personal development. It is this eagerness to become a better version of ourselves which drives us every single day. As a team, we believe that through the shared values of the network we can bridge borders and come together focused on achieving our common vision.� Florian Schildheuer
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Looking Forward Corporate Partners
Institutional Partners
Advisory Board
Arnaldo Abruzzini CEO, Eurochambres
Ivo Matser CEO, ABIS
Daniel Cloquet Head of Entrepreneurship, BUSINESSEUROPE
Steven Price Executive Director, EIIL
Javier Echarri CEO, EBN
Daniel Schaubacher Representative European Institutions, EBBF
Panos Katsampanis Co-founder,The European Sting
Fabian Zuleeg CEO, European Policy Center
Distinguished People MEP JosĂŠ Manuel Fernandes European Parliament
Serge Pegoff JADE coach and mentor
Rodrigo Ballester DG EAC, European Commission
Dave Deruytter ING Head of Expatriates, Non-residents, Privilegio
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JADE Team 2018/2019
JADE Executive Board
International Managers
David Gomes | President Isabella Florio | Vice President Diogo Carriço | Secretary General Alex Lanaro | Treasurer
Patricia Pelka, Anna Buttjes | BDSU Nicolas Freitag | JC Network Eloi San Segundo | CEJE Arnaud Goguel | CNJE Paula Brezovec | JADE Austria Basile Cassiers | JADE Belgium JADE Managers Marco Barisione | JADE Italia Tobias Armiri | Network Observatory Director (Germany) Diana Rawińska, Wiktoria Klein | JADE Poland Erwan Blondel | Enlargement Manager (France) Tomas Corte-Real | JADE Portugal Cécile Bonnet | Enlargement Manager (France) Soline Garcia | JADE Switzerland André Cunha | JADE Spring Conference Manager (Portugal) Jimmy Ebert | Unipartners Elena Desiati | Alumni Manager (Italy) Corina Ionete | BOS Romania Francesca Feliziani | Training Manager (Italy) Guillarme Bertet | Dauphine London JE Solene Freneat | Enlargement Manager (France) Louica Unger | JER Martin Gaida | Enlargement Manager (Germany) Emujin Munkh-Erdene | WBC Cathrine Lin | Enlargement Manager (France) Lovorka Đurđević | NEXT JE Yoser Manaa | Enlargement Manager (Tunisia) Jorgen Nyhaugen | StudConsult Mario Marx | Enlargement Manager (France) Valentina Moreira | Enlargement Manager (Portugal) Anthony Plais | Enlargement Manager (France) Francesca Stobbione | Event Experience Manager (Italy) Davide Taddei | IT Director (Italy) Daniel Vecera | Enlargement Manager (Czech Republic) Mónica Wolters | Communication Manager (Portugal) Sophia Yahyai | Partnerships Manager (France)
Our deepest gratitude to the team that made everything possible. JADE’s future is a bright one.
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Different branding,
same convictions
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