This year's program

EGDA x UN'ESSEC round table: the future of multilateralism

ESSEC Cergy campus

Round table co-organised with UN'ESSEC on the question "Can multilateral organisations still shape the global balance of power?", in partnership with the ESSEC Institute for Geopolitics & Business and AFNU (French Association for the United Nations). The evening built on a debrief of the September 2026 UN General Assembly.

Conference with Thierry Lepercq: the United States and the world order

Maison des ESSEC

A conference organized by EGDA with Thierry Lepercq, on the role of the United States in the world order.

Visit to KNDS France at Satory

KNDS France headquarters, Satory

Visit to KNDS France's headquarters at Satory: a presentation of the company and its activities, a look at the equipment on display and talks by several professionals about their careers.

EGDA Entente Cordiale Talk: European dependencies

ESSEC Cergy campus

High-level roundtable organized by EGDA, bringing together three experts on Europe's strategic dependencies.

PDSF 2026

EGDA attended PDSF 2026.

Brown Bag Lunch: what kind of leadership is needed to grow in the post-globalisation era?

ESSEC Cergy campus

A Brown Bag Lunch at Cergy led by Thomas Friang, on the question: what kind of corporate leadership is needed to grow in the post-globalisation era?

Diplomacy careers: the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs

ESSEC Cergy campus, Room G130

Part of the “Les Métiers de…” careers series run by the ESSEC Institute for Geopolitics & Business, on careers at the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs.

Brown Bag Lunch: what does European defense really mean in 2026?

ESSEC Cergy campus

First Brown Bag Lunch of the semester at Cergy, on European defense.