Program
Apply for the Excellence Propulsion Program: for leaders who are taking the reins of a world in the making.
Initiated by ELYKSIR and co-developed with leading institutions, this program accelerates the trajectory of a new generation of decision-makers, equipping them to leverage their talents and enlightened vision for the responsible use of artificial intelligence in addressing major economic, societal, and environmental challenges.
Take control of AI. Assert your vision. Help shape a new world.
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EXCELLENCE PROPULSION PROGRAM
A programme to think and act at a high level
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A commitment at the highest level
Under the High Patronage of Guillaume Sarkozy, investor and visionary, this program places innovation and societal value creation at the heart of its ambitions, aiming for sustainable growth.
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Academic excellence in the service of tomorrow's leaders
Initiated by ELYKSIR and co-developed with leading partners, it guarantees high-level learning.
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Augmented leadership, societal impact
Acquisition of key skills for leadership integrating artificial intelligence in the service of human and social issues.
An Innovative Pedagogy
Learning through action, impact and the creation of shared value
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An intensive 9-month course
From November 2025 to July 2026, the Excellence Propulsion Program is based on an active, collective and entrepreneurial approach.
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A common core and five specialised majors
All participants acquire strategic skills via a common core and join one of the five specialised cohorts:
  • Foresight and sustainable governance
  • Cooperation and overall performance
  • Partnerships and development
  • Integration of advanced technologies
  • Customer engagement
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An intense, action-oriented rhythm
Each session combines knowledge, practical application and networking:
  • Theoretical courses in the morning (Common Core)
  • Networking lunch with decision-makers and investors (Directors' Lunch)
  • Workshops in specialised cohorts in the afternoon to apply the acquired knowledge through the collective mission (Majors)
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A collective mission
The 50 participants co-construct the AI New Wealth Summits (January – June 2026) around four major ambitions:
  • Excel in strategic and resilient skills: leadership, project management, communication, negotiation, sales, in the service of collective performance.
  • Accelerate the creation of sustainable revenues in an uncertain environment, by seizing the opportunities arising from strategic alliances and international cooperation.
  • Amplify a concrete impact in the face of emerging risks and predatory logics, by asserting a responsible and innovative influence.
  • Innovate, protect and enhance the collective: activate human-AI synergy, master cutting-edge technologies and stimulate shared excellence, rooted in sustainable innovation.
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Sharing the benefits
20% of the net profits generated by the Summits are redistributed to the participants.
Each participant can invoice their share, embodying the spirit of collective success and shared value creation.
5 specialised cohorts
Selection of a cohort engaged in a high-impact collective mission, in synergy with the other cohorts
Foresight and Sustainable Governance
Develop a strategic vision to anticipate disruptions and create new value models.
Cooperation and Overall Performance
Master the levers of optimisation and transformation of organisations in the face of current challenges.
Partnerships and Development
Build strategic alliances and innovation ecosystems with high added value.
Advanced Technologies Integration
Integrate cutting-edge technologies to transform processes, enhance efficiency and innovate.
Customer Engagement
Develop impact strategies to mobilise your stakeholders and strengthen your leadership.
Immersion in the program
2025–26
Explore
Cooperate
Value
Duration
9 months (Nov. 2025 – Jul. 2026)
Structure
The programme is based on a pedagogical architecture articulated around the following elements:
5 intense sessions
Morning
Common core

Two master classes of two hours each per session, led by high-level specialists, to transmit strategic knowledge, strengthen the common culture and consolidate a shared base of knowledge.
Midday
Executive lunch

A time for a privileged exchange around the career path of an inspiring leader and their interpretation of the major transformations at work, in the presence of participants, sponsors and members of the Club.
Afternoon
Focus on one of the 5 specialised majors

Involvement of each participant in a thematic major, with a specific mission linked to the collective mission, namely the realisation of the AI New Wealth Summits, three European events dedicated to sustainable growth integrating cutting-edge technologies. Deepening of the Major in connection with the theme of the Master classes of the common core of the session to have a global vision on the role of each within the collective mission.
Simultaneous work of the 5 majors with the realisation of the collective mission

Advancement of the missions specific to each major, within the framework of the collective mission, integrating the contributions of the knowledge transmitted in a logic of concrete implementation.
Coordination of the 5 majors to succeed in the collective mission

Presentation of the progress of each major, inter-major exchanges and synchronisation of actions to strengthen collective performance with a view to the success of the collective mission.
Individual support
Preparation of the presentation of their individual project during three sessions, with a view to public speaking, exchanges with leaders or in any other professional context.
Highlights
Exchanges with leaders during lunches and reference events including the AI New Wealth Summits.
Content
Session 1: Anticipate systemic changes
  • Common core Systemic intelligences and sustainable governance
  • Focus Major Foresight and sustainable governance
  • Implementation Collective mission by the 5 majors
Session 2: Manage agility, complexity and collective impact
  • Common core Cooperation & management of complex projects
  • Focus Major Cooperation and overall performance
  • Implementation Collective mission by the 5 majors
Session 3: Build sustainable strategic alliances
  • Common core Socio-professional codes, negotiation & alliances
  • Focus Major Partnerships and development
  • Implementation Collective mission by the 5 majors
Session 4: Optimise leadership through advanced technologies
  • Common core Leadership augmented by human-machine cooperation
  • Focus Major Integration of advanced technologies
  • Implementation Collective mission by the 5 majors
Session 5: Reinvent the hybrid customer experience
  • Common core New generation customer experience
  • Focus Major Foresight and sustainable governance
  • Implementation Collective mission by the 5 majors
AI New Wealth Summits
The AI New Wealth Summits are an extension of the intensive collective sessions and the missions of the majors, structured around three highlights of an upward dynamic:
Explore
share the analyses from the sessions to anticipate the changes related to AI and emerging technologies.
Cooperate
present the advances of the majors and promote the creation of sustainable strategic alliances.
Value
restore the results, recognise the contributions and open up perspectives to serve the major transitions.
Each summit acts as a catalyst for exchanges between:
  • The participants of the Excellence Propulsion Program, carrying individual projects and collective innovations.
  • The sponsors of the programme, providing vision, sectoral expectations and expertise.
  • The members of the Executive Leadership Club, ensuring influence, network and dialogue.
  • The invited stakeholders, enriching the debate and cooperation.
These European summits aim to accelerate ethical and sustainable AI, at the crossroads of the academic, public and private worlds, to drive major transformations and strengthen international influence.
Agenda
2025–26
Explore Cooperate Value
Global dynamic
ELYKSIR opens the doors to an exceptional journey, designed with leading partners.
Reserved for high potentials of the Excellence Propulsion Program, its sponsors and members of the Executive Leadership Club.
An acceleration of transformation for:
- Strengthening enlightened leadership
- Stimulating strategic cooperation
- Promoting sustainable growth
At the heart of the approach: human intelligence, amplified by AI and advanced technologies.
Exclusive meetings create influential connections and high-impact alliances.
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Future Strategies: The Grand Meeting
Launch of the new edition
Wednesday 24 September 2025 (5:30 pm to 8:00 pm) at the Collège de France (3, rue d’Ulm - Paris 5th)
Presentation of the 2025-26 edition, debates, presentation of certificates, followed by a cocktail dinner with the sponsors of the Excellence Propulsion Program and members of the Executive Leadership Club.
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Propulsion Day
Day of selection of participants in the Program
Saturday 11 October 2025 (8:30 am to 5:30 pm) at - location to be specified later.
Hackathon dédié à l’élaboration de solutions de financement pour l’Excellence Propulsion Program. Organisation d'un jury de sélection des participants avec les sponsors de l’Excellence Propulsion Program et les membres de l’Executive Leadership Club. Sélection des 50 participants du programme.
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Intensive group sessions
Period: Nov. 2025 - Jul. 2026.
Morning: Common core. Midday: Executive lunch in the presence of participants and sponsors of the Excellence Propulsion Program as well as members of the Executive Leadership Club. Afternoon : Focus on a major, completion of the collective mission by the 5 majors and coordination.
Session 1: Anticipating systemic changes
Saturday 15 November 2025 (8:30 am to 5:30 pm) at - location to be specified later.
Common core: Systemic intelligence and sustainable governance. Focus: Major Foresight and sustainable governance.
Session 2: Steering agility, complexity and collective impact
Saturday 22 November 2025 (8:30 am to 5:30 pm) at - location to be specified later.
Common core: Cooperation & steering of complex projects. Focus: Major Cooperation and overall performance.
Session 3: Building sustainable strategic alliances
Saturday 29 November 2025 (8:30 am to 5:30 pm) at FERRANDI Paris (28, rue de l'Abbé Grégoire - Paris 6th).
Common core: Socio-professional codes, negotiation & alliances. Focus: Major Partnerships and development.
Session 4: Optimising leadership through advanced technologies
Saturday 6 December 2025 (8:30 am to 5:30 pm) at - location to be specified later.
Common core: Leadership augmented by human-machine cooperation. Focus: Major Integration of advanced technologies.
Session 5: Reinventing the customer experience in the physical and digital worlds
Saturday 13 December 2025 (8:30 am to 5:30 pm) at - location to be specified later.
Common core: New generation customer experience. Focus: Customer engagement.
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Individual support
Wednesday 3 December 2025, Wednesday 17 December 2025, Wednesday 21 January 2026, Wednesday 4 February 2026, Wednesday 18 March 2026, Wednesday 1 April 2026, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Location: to be specified later (Paris).
Tailored individual support, structured in three personalised sessions, freely chosen by each participant of the Excellence Propulsion Program, between November 2025 and March 2026, in view of the Grand Oral of Generations.
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Collective mission: Organisation 3 AI New Wealth Summits
Period: Nov. 2025 – Jun. 2026.
Faced with profound changes, the AI New Wealth Summits are the place of strategic convergence where leaders, investors, specialists and high potentials meet. I
They cross expertise and visions to shape concrete cooperation around ethical and sustainable AI.
True levers of action extending the Excellence Propulsion Programme, these summits create unprecedented synergies between companies, institutions and academia, accelerating the emergence of operational solutions crucial for the major transitions and European competitiveness.
AI New Wealth Summit 1: State of the art of AI and concrete cases
Thursday 22 January 2026 (6:30 pm to 10:30 pm) at - location to be specified later.
Round tables
Europe facing global AI standards: regulation, sovereignty and ethics
Concrete cases of AI innovation: sustainable applications and international cooperation
Award Ceremony
AI New Wealth Summit 2: Sectoral advances
Thursday 2 April 2026 (6:30 pm to 10:30 pm) at - location to be specified later.
Round tables
Transformation of European strategic sectors in a global ecosystem
High potentials, augmented leadership and inclusion: European challenges in global competition
Award Ceremony
AI New Wealth Summit 3: Perspectives
Thursday 11 June 2026 (6:30 pm to 10:30 pm) at - location to be specified later.
Round tables
Assessment and perspectives: European impact and global cooperation for sustainable AI
Trust, inclusion and social acceptability of AI: a European challenge in the light of the world
Award Ceremony
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Individual presentation: Grand Oral of Generations
Saturday 16 May 2026 (9:30 am to 5:30 pm) at - location to be specified later (Paris).
Oral presentation of individual projects before a Grand Jury composed of personalities from the economic, political, academic and entrepreneurial world.
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Final exam
A key step in the journey to assess the skills acquired. This exam helps to validate individual progress in the excellence programme.
Saturday 27 June 2026 (8:30 am to 12:30 pm) at - location to be specified later.
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Aix Economic Meetings
Exchanges on major national and European economic discussions on an international scale
Thursday 2 to Saturday 4 July 2026 at Parc Jourdan (Avenue Jules Ferry, Aix-en-Provence).
This agenda is subject to change.
Focus
Sessions and Summits
Intensive group sessions
Period: Nov. 2025 – Jul. 2026.
Morning: Common core. Midday: Executive lunch with participants and sponsors of the Excellence Propulsion Program as well as members of the Executive Leadership Club. Afternoon: Focus on a major and completion of the collective mission by the 5 majors.
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Session 1: Anticipating systemic changes
Saturday 15 November 2025 (8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.) at - location to be specified later.
Morning
Common core: Systemic intelligence and sustainable governance
2 Master classes to understand the links between organisations, ecosystems and global systems for sustainable governance.
Midday
Executive lunch
Sharing on the journey and vision of the invited executive, followed by privileged exchanges, in the presence of participants and sponsors of the Excellence Propulsion Program as well as members of the Executive Leadership Club.
Afternoon
Focus: Major Foresight and sustainable governance
Completion of the mission dedicated to the design of sustainable governance and innovation models integrating artificial intelligence as an engine, to be presented at the AI New Wealth Summits, to support sustainable growth in the face of major upheavals.
Sharing by sponsors of weak signals, sectoral prospective needs, as well as feedback on initial innovation avenues.
Simultaneous work of the five majors
Advancement of the missions specific to each major, integrating the systemic contributions of the session in a logic of concrete implementation.
Coordination of the 5 majors
Presentation of progress, exchanges between majors and strategic validation with corporate sponsors.
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Session 2: Steering agility, complexity and collective impact
Saturday 22 November 2025 (8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.) at - location to be specified later.
Morning
Common core: Cooperation & steering of complex projects
2 Masterclasses to grasp collective dynamics and apply agile methods, in order to effectively steer high-impact projects and measure their results in constantly evolving environments.
Midday
Executive lunch
Sharing on the journey and vision of the invited executive, followed by privileged exchanges, in the presence of participants and sponsors of the Programme as well as members of the Circle.
Afternoon
Focus: Major Cooperation and overall performance
Design and implementation of agile tools to organise, steer and measure the impact of the collective mission of the AI New Wealth Summits, a complex and strategic project.
Sharing by sponsors of their agile practices implemented accompanied by a co-evaluation of the tools developed.
Simultaneous work of the five majors
Advancement of the missions specific to each major, integrating the systemic contributions of the session in a logic of concrete implementation.
Coordination of the 5 majors
Presentation of progress, exchanges between majors and strategic validation with the sponsors.
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Session 3: Building sustainable strategic alliances
Saturday 29 November 2025 (8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.) at FERRANDI Paris (28, rue de l'Abbé Grégoire - Paris 6th).
Morning
Common core: Socio-professional codes, negotiation & alliances
2 Masterclasses to understand the logics of influence, the games of actors and the mechanisms of building long-term strategic alliances.
Midday
Executive lunch
Sharing on the journey and vision of the invited executive, followed by privileged exchanges, in the presence of participants and sponsors of the Excellence Propulsion Programme as well as members of the Executive Leadership Club.
Afternoon
Focus: Major Partnerships and development
Identify and mobilise partners - companies, institutions, academic actors, media... - by using various forms of cooperation (financial, in kind, etc.) in order to build solid and sustainable alliances inherent in the AI New Wealth Summits.
Active involvement of corporate sponsors as partners, mobilisation of their strategic networks and identification of key success factors to consolidate sustainable alliances.
Simultaneous work of the five majors
Advancement of the missions specific to each major, integrating the systemic contributions of the session in a logic of concrete implementation.
Coordination of the 5 majors
Presentation of progress, exchanges between majors and strategic validation with the sponsors.
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Session 4: Optimising leadership through advanced technologies
Saturday 6 December 2025 (8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.) at - location to be specified later.
Morning
Common core: Leadership augmented by human-machine cooperation
2 Masterclasses to explore new forms of leadership associated with artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.
Midday
Executive lunch
Sharing on the journey and vision of the invited executive, followed by privileged exchanges, in the presence of participants and sponsors of the Excellence Propulsion Program as well as members of the Executive Leadership Club.
Afternoon
Focus: Major Integration of advanced technologies
Design devices integrating advanced technologies to strengthen collective leadership and effectively organise the AI New Wealth Summits.
Sharing by corporate sponsors of concrete cases, provision of technologies, and exchanges on the difficulties and successes encountered during their use.
Simultaneous work of the five majors
Advancement of the missions specific to each major, integrating the systemic contributions of the session in a logic of concrete implementation.
Coordination of the 5 majors
Presentation of progress, exchanges between majors and strategic validation with the sponsors.
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Session 5: Reinventing the customer experience in the physical and digital worlds
Saturday 13 December 2025 (8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.) at - location to be specified later.
Morning
Common core: New generation customer experience
2 Masterclasses to reinvent relationship and engagement models in a world mixing physical and digital spaces.
Midday
Executive lunch
Sharing on the journey and vision of the invited executive, followed by privileged exchanges, in the presence of participants and sponsors of the Excellence Propulsion Program and members of the Executive Leadership Club.
Afternoon
Focus: Customer engagement
Design innovative journeys and formats to sustainably engage the audiences of the AI New Wealth Summits.
Sharing of customer expectations, restitution of user test feedback and validation of immersive solutions by sponsors.
Simultaneous work of the five majors
Advancement of the missions specific to each major, integrating the systemic contributions of the session in a logic of concrete implementation.
Coordination of the 5 majors
Presentation of progress, exchanges between majors and strategic validation with the sponsors.
Collective mission: Organisation 3 AI New Wealth Summits
Period: Nov. 2025 – Jun. 2026.
Faced with profound changes, the AI New Wealth Summits are the strategic convergence point where executives, investors, specialists and high potentials meet. I
They cross expertise and visions to shape concrete cooperations around ethical and sustainable AI.
True levers of action extending the Excellence Propulsion Program, these summits create unprecedented synergies between companies, institutions and academia, accelerating the emergence of operational solutions crucial for the major transitions and European competitiveness.
AI New Wealth Summit 1: State of the art of AI and concrete cases
Thursday 22 January 2026 (6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.) at - location to be specified later.
Round tables
Europe facing global AI standards: regulation, sovereignty and ethics
Concrete cases of AI innovation: sustainable applications and international cooperations
Presentation of the Trophies of the Way of Excellence
Rewards personalities, institutions, projects or partnerships that have carried the European vision of ethical, sovereign and sustainable AI, and have generated a concrete impact in Europe and internationally.
AI New Wealth Summit 2: Sectoral advances
Thursday 2 April 2026 (6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.) at - location to be specified later.
Round tables
Transformation of European strategic sectors in a global ecosystem
High potentials, augmented leadership and inclusion: European challenges in global competition
Presentation of the Trophies of the Way of Excellence
Rewards alliances, cooperations or initiatives that have strengthened European competitiveness thanks to AI, and contributed to the development of talents, inclusion and leadership in the European AI ecosystem.
AI New Wealth Summit 3: Results
Thursday 11 June 2026 (6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.) at - location to be specified later.
Round tables
Assessment and perspectives: European impact and global cooperation for sustainable AI
Trust, inclusion and social acceptability of AI: a European challenge in the eyes of the world
Trophy presentation
Trophies of the Way of Excellence
Rewards projects or cooperations that have generated the most significant impacts on sustainable growth, European and international innovation, as well as on ethics, trust and inclusion in AI.
Trophies of Engaged Excellence
Reward the programme participants for the best collective or individual achievement, commitment and impact in the mission of the AI New Wealth Summits.
Trophies of the Pillar of Excellence
Special distinction for sponsors who have embodied exemplary support, fostered cooperation, or enabled the emergence of innovative and responsible solutions.
In figures
50 selected talents
Detection of high-potential profiles during a 9-hour immersive hackathon
5 majors
Talents divided into 5 specialised cohorts
9-month programme
Intensive programme from November 2025 to July 2026
40 hours of collective training
5 intensive 8-hour sessions
6 hours of individual coaching per participant
3 sessions
1 collective mission over 8 months
1 certificate of excellence awarded at the end of the programme
12+ high-level events
  • 1 opening ceremony
  • 1 hackathon
  • 5 strategic lunches
  • 3 AI New Wealth Summits
  • 1 Grand oral
  • 1 certificate of excellence award ceremony
Recommended event
  • Participation in the Rencontres Économiques d’Aix (optional)
3 European summits
AI New Wealth Summits
50+ personalities mobilised
Leaders, investors and specialists
20% Redistribution of net Summit profits to programme cohorts
Evaluation Methods
The certification of excellence is based on 6 evaluation methods
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A completion of the collective mission as a business simulation (organisation of the AI New Wealth Summits)
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A highlighting of the common project and the strategic role of its major in the collective mission during the AI New Wealth Summits. (15 January, 2 April and 11 June 2026)
3
An individual summary note on the debates of each AI New Wealth Summit, to be submitted no later than 7 days after each session (deadlines: 20 January, 7 April and 18 June 2026).
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A presentation of the professional project before a jury during the Grand Oral des Générations (16 May 2026)
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A validation of learning (written exam on 27 June 2026)
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An individual note of testimonials and recommendations for improvement of the program
Impact
Recognition and positioning
  • Certificate of excellence enhancing your expertise and impact
  • Strategic visibility with decision-makers, media and key influencers
  • Strengthening your impact through the programme
Leadership acceleration
  • Tailored individual support to align vision, posture and performance
  • Mentoring by recognised influential figures
  • Targeted development of high-level skills:
  • Foresight and sustainable governance
  • Cooperation and overall performance
  • Partnerships and development
  • Advanced technology integration
  • Customer engagement
  • Validation of learning
Strategic network and circle of excellence
  • Direct access to an ecosystem of investors, decision-makers and innovators
  • Integration into a selective community of high-potential talents
  • European and international connections via the AI New Wealth Summits
High-impact collective experience
  • Completion of concrete projects in specialised cohorts via your major
  • Individual presentation before an exceptional Grand Jury
  • Involvement in the design, animation and return on investment of the programme's highlights
Privileged access to places of power
  • Participation in events with high strategic value:
  • Grand Rendez-vous: Strategies for the Future
  • Decision-makers' Lunches
  • AI New Wealth Summits
  • Grand Oral of Generations
  • Aix Economic Meetings
  • Official ceremony for the presentation of certificates of excellence
Trajectory acceleration
Designed for leaders called upon to shape and transform their ecosystem.
Transformative experience
An immersive journey that propels your leadership, accelerates your influence and amplifies your ability to guide change at the highest level.
Major assets
Legitimacy, influence and differentiating skills, reinforced by privileged access to a network of excellence and decision-making circles.
Excellence Propulsion Program 2025
Élizabeth Tchoungui Promotion
Executive Director of CSR and Diversity, Orange Group
  • Julie Arduin (SKEMA Business School)
  • Mehdi Badsi (IRIS SUP)
  • Sheerel Bebert (Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)
  • Manon Cabaret (Edhec / Sorbonne Université / Université Catholique de Lille)
  • Jayalaxmi Carooppunnen (ESCP Business School - Berlin Campus)
  • Rudy Causel (ESSCA)
  • Tommaso Cavaliere (ESCP Business School)
  • Adele Chaubard (ESCP Business School)
  • Samy Cheikhi (ESCP Business School)
  • Pierre Contamin (ESCP Business School / Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)
  • Paul Corgnier (ESCP Business School)
  • Romain de Malet (Faculty of economy of Strasbourg)
  • Brice Delamare (NEOMA Business School)
  • Amine Djouamai (Albert School)
  • Raphael Dupuis (ESCP Business School)
  • Baptiste Duboc-Fiorin (ESCP Business School)
  • Charles Durivaux (Sorbonne University)
  • Guillaume Fouqueray (Kedge Business School)
  • Saleh Gayedi (EM Lyon)
  • Arthur Glorieux (ESCP Business School)
  • Eliot Gourdoux (Epitech)
  • Pauline Guyot (CNAM)
  • Damien Herlin (Freie Universität Berlin)
  • Alexandre Jouannel (Emlyon business School, ENS Lyon)
  • Célia Khiroum (Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne, Cambridge University)
  • Léo Le Garzic (ESCP Business School)
  • Anne-Constance Le Roux (Université Paris Panthéon - Assas)
  • Pierrick Legrand (Essec Business School, Centrale Supélec)
  • Nina Lemoine (Eugénia School)
  • Adèle Martin-Loumeau (ESCP Business School)
  • Nikita Nikolaev (BBA - GIHE, Glion, Switzerland & MOS - IUM, Monaco)
  • Yasmine Ouargli (Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)
  • Nael Palluau (Eugénia School)
  • Padmini-Helen Pandit (ESCP Business School)
  • Mathys Patrice (Institut Catholique de Paris)
  • Siméon Peltier (ESCP Business School)
  • Yuliia Pylypenko (Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics)
  • Sacha Romano (EM Lyon)
  • Sven Laurent Römermann (ESCP Business School)
  • Ayann Samdjee (ESCP Business School)
  • Félix Sanchez (Sciences Po Saint-Germain-en-Laye)
  • Noah Segonds (Eugenia School)
  • Sid-Ahmed Sidi-Aissa (Institut Mines-Télécom Business School)
  • Amaury Thomazo (ESSCA)
  • Cosmo Vollauschek (ESCP Business School)
Apply
Join the leaders shaping the future
A rigorous selection process
The programme brings together a selective community of decision-makers and high-potential talents – from both the public and private sectors, students and professionals alike.
These multidisciplinary, international and intergenerational profiles share a common ambition: to anticipate, innovate and shape the future.
The richness of this diversity fosters a collective determined to transform its environments and to address major contemporary challenges.
Among them:
Business Leaders
Disruptive Innovators
Visionary Entrepreneurs
Committed Senior Officials
Emerging High Potentials
Application Process:
Discover the key steps to join our excellence programme:
1
Phase: Application
  • Application period: from 3 July 2025 to 10 November 2025
2
Phase: Official launch of the programme and selections
  • Programme launch ceremony: 24 September 2025
  • Launch of selections (Propulsion Day): 11 October 2025
3
Phase: End of selections and start of the programme
  • Registration deadline / end of selections: 10 November 2025
  • Programme start: 15 November 2025
A strategic investment
Boost a strong dynamic to your professional trajectory
Fees
  • Professionals: €3,500 excl. VAT (20% VAT)
  • Students: €2,000 excl. VAT (20% VAT)
Preferential rates
A 25% reduction applies to:
  • professionals from sponsoring organisations
  • students from partner universities and schools
Rates after reduction:
  • Professionals (sponsoring organisations): €2,625 excl. VAT (20% VAT)
  • Students (partner universities and schools): €1,500 excl. VAT (20% VAT)
Payment terms
Payment is to be made only by admitted participants.
It must be made before 10 November 2025.
Partner advantages and cooperation
Companies, institutions, universities and partner schools benefit from privileged pricing conditions.
To find out if your institution is a partner or to consider a cooperation, we invite you to contact us.
Lack of financial resources?
Be pre-selected
by completing the application form
Participate in the "Propulsion Day!" on 11 October
or find your own solutions to finance your programme!
A very high value-added return on investment
Boost a strong dynamic to your professional trajectory
Demanding support
Exceptional support, combining cutting-edge academic knowledge and personalised mentoring.
Collective adventure with impact
Participate in a collaborative mission that brings about real transformation.
Strategic circle of influence
Join a selective community of decision-makers.
Career acceleration
Combine your strengths, deploy your influence, and amplify your impact.
Radiance of influence
Assert your leadership alongside decision-makers through exclusive visibility at strategic events and in the media.
Certificate of excellence
Receive official recognition.
Testimonials
Manon Cabaret
Edhec / Sorbonne Université / Université Catholique de Lille
"My goal is to reconcile performance and sustainability by innovating at the crossroads of transition and global governance. The programme offers me a space to structure this vision and build decisive synergies."
Jaya Carooppunnen
ESCP Business School
"The Excellence Propulsion Programme has sharpened my ability to assess opportunities, mitigate risks, and make impactful decisions—essential in venture capital and fintech. Engaging with talented individuals across industries has broadened my perspective on business innovation and investment strategies."
Samy Cheikhi
ESCP Business School
"The Excellence Propulsion Programme gives me access to a network of specialists, investors and entrepreneurs whose feedback is essential to refine my project in M&A. The stimulating environment of the programme encourages me to raise my ambitions and aim for excellence."
Paul Corgnier
ESCP Business School
"The Excellence Propulsion Program helped me scale the ESCP European Society from 30 to over 80 members, shaping a clear and ambitious vision. It also connected me with European decision-makers who now support our goal: empowering youth to have a real voice at the highest levels of the EU."
Brice Delamare
NEOMA Business School
"My project aims to create synergies between companies, associations and institutions. The programme allows me to refine my skills in strategy and management, while confronting me with a diversity of interlocutors."
Charles Durivaux
Sorbonne University
"I am leading a European think tank project on the ecological transformation of the "Bedrock Industries" (agriculture, energy, heavy industry), to strengthen the industrial resilience of the continent. The Excellence Propulsion programme provides me with a systemic opening and a network of committed actors, essential for thinking about a more robust and sustainable European governance."
Adèle Martin-Loumeau
ESCP Business School
"The Programme is relevant in that it allows us to meet very diverse actors (all types of entities, sectors, missions, reasons for being...) who share their experiences and advice in a very frank and striking way. The organisers and speakers are all remarkable in their knowledge, thirst for impact, creativity and personality, and it is very inspiring to be around them."
Nikita Nikolaev
BBA - GIHE, Glion, Switzerland & MOS - IUM, Monaco
"The Excellence Propulsion Program helps me fine-tune this concept by exposing me to new perspectives and business applications. Through discussions, networking, and expert advice, I’m discovering how to expand Wine Me’s reach—whether by working with businesses that want to educate their teams or developing experiences for private clients. The program gives me the tools and connections to scale Wine Me in a meaningful way."
Yasmine Ouargli
Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
"The masterclasses offer a unique framework to clarify my professional project, develop my network and be challenged by experts. They push me to think, act and contribute to addressing the major challenges of our time. Thanks to this programme, I can promote respect, equality and support those who work for a fairer and more sustainable world."
Padmini Pandit
ESCP Business School
"The programme helps me discover new areas of interest and serves as an eye-opener. Surrounding myself with ambitious people set on making positive changes encourages me to do the same. "
Sacha Romano
EM Lyon
"I want to create a sustainable and innovative cosmetics multinational. The programme helps me structure this ambition through collective intelligence, concrete resources and an international network."
Félix Sanchez
Sciences Po Saint-Germain-en-Laye
"Innovation and transparency in public services are essential to strengthen confidence in our institutions. I want to get out of my comfort zone to represent the programme and enrich public-private cooperation internationally."
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