Ups and downs have characterized
the relationship between the U.S. and France this year,
the Russia-Ukraine War, the Situation in Gaza, Customs Tariffs,
AI Regulations, Climate Change, Greenland...
We feel it is important at such a time for alumni
from leading schools and universities
on both sides of the Atlantic
to come together, as often as possible,
to rekindle and celebrate
the friendship that exists between us.

Ivy Plus European Leaders
and 
HEC International Development

are pleased to invite you to their annual

Jazzy
Franco-American Afterwork Evening
in Paris

Afterworks are excellent occasions to develop your network,
see old friends, make new friends,
swap ideas, speak about your activities,
recruit, exchange with business executives,
innovators, creatives, professionals from all horizons,
and have a great time.

Please join us!

Tuesday 14 October 2025 - From 6:30pm to 10:00 pm 
Melia Hôtel Vendôme

with 
American Professional Saxophonist, Former US Diplomat
Oliver Griffith
& French Guitarist Sylvestre Planchais

Oliver Griffith has been playing professionally for over 40 years, including during his 20 year career as a US diplomat in Africa, South America, and Europe. After studying ethnomusicology and jazz at Wesleyan University, he earned a Master of Music degree from the New England Conservatory. He also studied Jazz at the Berklee School of Music in Boston, and classical flute at the Richard Strauss Konservatorium in Munich and, while working as a diplomat, earned a diploma from ENA in Paris.

In Paris, Oliver was Director General of the American Chamber of Commerce (Am Cham-France) and Head of Communications for the World Bank. Since his retirement in 2016, he concentrates fulltime on music, mostly classic jazz, performing with some of France's top musicians.

At our HEC-IPEL Afterwork, just as the last two years (It has become a tradition!), Oliver will be accompanied by Sylvestre Planchais, one of France’s top guitarists and composers.

We are thrilled at the thought of seeing you at our Annual 
HEC-Ivy Plus European Leaders
Franco-European Afterwork
at Hôtel Melia Vendôme!

Drinks are at negotiated price - Fingerfood will be offered


 

Venue: Hôtel Melia Vendôme - 8 rue Cambon - Paris 1er ( Metro Concorde, Madeleine, Tuileries)

Date and Time: Tuesday 14 October 2025- from 6:30 pm to 10:00pm
Participation Price: 5€ 

Registration & Payment Link:

https://www.hecalumni.fr/fr/group/developpement-international-international-development/217/calendar/grand-rv-afterwork-hec-franco-americain-du-mardi-14-octobre-2025/2025/10/14/12958

Register under => Ivy Plus European Leaders

Contacts: 
Maria Adle, Founder and President Ivy Plus European Leaders (IPEL), maria.adle@ivy-plus-european-leaders.com
Pierre-Yves Carpentier, Co-President HEC Pôle Globalisation & President HEC International Development, pierre-yves.carpentier@mailhec.com 

 

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Ivy Plus European Leaders (IPEL) is a legally registered Association under the French law "Loi de 1901".  Your membership fees, your donations, your participation to IPEL events are tax deductible. 

We welcome alumni from prestigious American universities and European top schools and universities.

 

Ivy Plus European Leaders is a think tank of alumni from leading US and European Universities. Its goal is to create a wide synergy of intelligences and energies across borders to address paradigm changes and international challenges shaping society and the world. It aims to foster cutting edge thinking on global issues and put the limelight on impactors of the future. 
Ivy Plus European Leaders (IPEL) has grown from Stanford Club of European Leaders (SCEL), founded in 2010. In January 2014, IPEL expanded to encompass prestigious American universities and European top schools and universities.

 

To become a member of Ivy Plus European Leaders or to renew your membership,
please click on the following Link: 

https://my.weezevent.com/membership-registration-2026?
 

Thank You for your Support!
We deeply appreciate it.