ESSEC Interdisciplinary Seminar: "Questioning the crisis"
The forum is coordinated by Professor Alain Pekar Lempereur.
• Analysis of the causes of the crisis
• Analysis of the impact of the crisis on various management fields and their disciplines
• Contribution to problem solving including concrete propositions
• Evaluation of solutions that have been tried
This third edition of the ESSEC Interdisciplinary forum will focus upon a review of the political measures implemented in the wake of the financial crisis, and analyse the impact of the stimulus packages, particularly those in Europe and the USA.
Programme :• Roundtable 1: Comparative analyses of stimulus packages
• Roundtable 2: Underlying principles of the stimulus packages. Were they founded on responsible leadership?
• Roundtable 3: International politics evaluation
• Social event
Innovation in the time of crisis, balancing prudence and risk-taking
On the 9 April 2009 the second conference of the ESSEC Interdisciplinary Forum « Questioning the Crisis » took place in les Salons de la Maison des Arts et Métiers.
In a difficult economic climate, how can innovation be a survival tool? Managing innovation in a time of crisis means being able to balance measured risk-taking with prudence.• Academic viewpoint on the crisis
• Best practices for companies
To address this issue, the ESSEC Interdisciplinary Forum presented “Innovation in the time of crisis, balancing prudence and risk-taking” and ESSEC’s 
Thèmes d’Entreprises Symposium discussed “Innovation in practice: How to make the best out of innovation in a period of crisis.”
- The plenary session chaired by
- Two round-tables presenting the research of 50 ESSEC professors.
- The innovation workshops on financial and economical, HR and marketing driven innovations.
Program Abstracts Synthesis (in French) Photo gallery VideosThe kick-off conference of the ESSEC Interdisciplinary Forum took place on December 17th 2008. It then allowed the release of its first publication “Le Leadership responsable. Un allié sûr contre la crise”, publié chez Gualino, L’Extenso Editions.
Seminar Program
Abstracts
Press release
Video of introduction by Alain Lempereur (15 min) Video of round table 1 and 2Round-table 1 : A Crisis of Trust (1 h)
Round-table 2 : A Crisis of Governance (1 h 10)
Video of round table 3 to 6 and conclusionsRound-table 3 : A Crisis of Values (1 h)
Round-table 4 : A Financial Crisis (1 h 30)
Round-table 5 : An Economic Crisis (1 h 10)
Round-table 6 : Additional Dimensions of the Crisis (1 h)
Conclusions by Alain Lempereur, Jean-Marie Choffray, Frédéric Jenny, Alain Bernard and Pierre Tapie (45 min)
LCI - Grand Journal
The Crisis Enters The Classroom : Future traders confront new responsibilities.
