“How I Met Your Start-Up”: Grand final of the first edition of Tribune IÉSEG’s public speaking contest
04/01/2016
The student association La Tribune IÉSEG organized on March 30, 2016, the final of its public-speaking competition: “How I Met Your Start-Up”. This original entrepreneurially focused contest gathered IÉSEG students, start-ups and representatives from the corporate sector.
Following the selections held on March 10, where six startups* each chose a IÉSEG student to represent their project in the final, the six finalists each had ten minutes to impress a jury of professionals including potential investors, and high-level representatives from major companies (such as Adecco, Leroy Merlin, Oracle) a media organization, and public-speaking experts.
The jury, chaired by Christophe Catoir, Président of Adecco France group, then selected three winners.
The winner Pierre Lesage (Photo REC – La Tribune IÉSEG)
In first place was Pierre Lesage, who won a trip for two to the Sofitel Essaouira Mogador Golf & Spa and the possibility to spend a week’s work experience with the Director of Public Relations of the AccorHotels group. Arthur Berthault (2nd place) and Eliot Grondel (3rd) each received a magnum of Champagne Taittinger while all finalists received chocolates from the maison Au Bonbon Royal de Paris.
Congratulations to the winners but also to all the participants!