Business Talks European school
As an international school in Belgium, we organise talks on the careers of some of our parents. If you would like to share your experience at a career talk and speak to the pupils to introduce your profession or career path, please do not hesitate to contact us:
Business Talks
This series of corporate talks at the European School is called Business Talks and aims to spark students’ interest in various sectors (an ideal opportunity for a vocational school), as well as to promote an understanding of the professional world and its various networks and opportunities. These conferences are also open to teachers, other parents, and we hope to gradually invite external speakers.
Conferences typically take place on Thursdays, once or twice a month, during school hours at the end of the day, in the chapel. Starting in 2024, the conferences are recorded and podcasted on Spotify.
Here is a list of parents who have already spoken about their professional activities:
- Mr Jan Pie Aeronautics – Defense and Security
- Mr Wim Hoogedeure Consulting- Industry
- Mr Ozgur Karatekin Astrophysics- ESA
- Mrs Ruxandra Rata Lawyer and juridical sector
- Mr Andras Baneth SpeakerHub project
- Mr Nicolas Tubbs Conservationist- WWF
- Mrs Gabriela Gomez Coffee marketing – Starbucks – Nestlé
- Mrs Ilse Noppen Leadership coach – Writer
- Mr Patrick Mestdagh President of the Royal Chamber of Art Dealers
- Mr Peter Gammeltoft European commissioner for Environmental issues – NGO that saves Sturgeon in the Danube
- Mr Fredrik Larsson Climbing the highest summits of the world
Planning 2026
March 2026
Thursday 5 March 2026 – Tom Appels (English)
Subject: architecture
Thursday 26 March 2026 – Cédric Pierard (French / bilingual)*
Subject: politics, European institutions
April 2026
Thursday 2 April 2026 – Caterina Avanza (French)
Topic: EU programme management / diplomatic careers in EU delegations
Thursday 16 April 2026 – Thomas Hattig (English)
Topic: property development
May 2026
Friday 15 May 2026 – Getmán Esteban Muñiz (French / bilingual)*
Topic: To be or not to be (a manager)
Tuesday 19 May 2026 – Ram Jayachandran (English)
Subject: aluminium research / European ISO standards / automotive quality
Friday 22 May 2026 – Giuliano Carli (English)
Position: Senior Advisor / Chemistry / Procurement – Logistics – Sales & Technical Support
June 2026
Friday 5 June 2026 – Giuseppe Cardellini (English)
Topic: research into sustainable energy
Thursday 12 June 2026 – Nick Grinstead (English)
Subject: international relations
Events
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