Setting the bar high was the main objective of Tunis
Business School Leaders Club. Therefore, a very special event was organized in
partnership with Tunisian American Young Professionals association (TAYP). It
is “TBS TALKS” and it was held on Wednesday, the 20th of November
2013, from 13:00 to 17:00 in the conference auditorium of
the university. The expectations about the event’s success were really
high and the results were more than satisfying.
The preparation for “TBS TALKS” was very professional.
Each department of the club was concerned about particular tasks which were
dissected between members through meetings. First of all, a casting took place
which means that hosts were not chosen randomly. Second, some members took a
good care of external relations with both guest speakers and sponsors and they
were willing to ensure a large media coverage in order to make everybody aware
of the event: Students from TBS went to different Radio channels such as RTCI,
Radio 6 and Mosaique Fm to talk more deeply about “TBS TALKS”, TBS Leaders Club,
and the university in general. Moreover, details were the most important matter
starting from the decoration coming to the cordial welcome of the guests. Overall,
this has all been possible thanks to the club culture nurtured by TBS students,
teachers and administration.
The first edition of “TBS TALKS” which was sponsored
by BSB Toyota, le Perroquet, The Space of Wisdom, Chopain, L’Idéale, and Lakmouchet Lobnen started with a word
of Dr. Salah Ben Abdallah, our dean. Afterwards, Slim Daoues, the president of
TBS Leaders Club made a speech in order to initiate the event.
Later on, we had the honor to give the floor to Mr. Stephano Capodagli : head of Banking and Risk/Recovery Units at African
Bank of Development and also a TBS teacher, Mr. Dominiek Vangaever: Risk
advisory consultancy with the African Development Bank in Tunis , Mr.Mondher Khanfir, CEO and co-founder of Wikistartup and
President of TAYP chapter Tunisia , Dr.
Corinna Mullin: TBS Public Relation Teacher, Ms. Najla Abbes, the MEPI Administrator at the US embassy and the civil
society activist , Jaclyn Whittaker : Exchange Fellow visitor, Jihen Ben Yahya
: TBS student , Mr. Mourad Ghalleb, founder of “Les Ecoles Idéales” chain ,
Mr.Seif-Eddine Bzainia, Accounting Manager at HP , and last but not least Mr.
Haykel Azek, Mercedes Benz, Marketing Manager. Our 10 speakers from different
backgrounds and nationalities shared their ideas, theories, experiences and
success stories in a 15-minute talk related to the theme “Going International”.
Their speeches were flowing from international and national theories, to
self-fulfillment and civil society and finally, they converged in taking risks
and making a success.
The Interaction
between the audience and the speakers was more than excellent from the very
beginning until the last moment of the event, and the presence of our talented
TBS clubs has added a magical touch to the atmosphere: During the first break,
our guests were so astonished by the brilliant performance of the music club
members that they stood up for them. And the second break was more than
enjoyable thanks to both drama and Dance club. At the end, the surprise
ceremony was unique with the Tunisian Humorist Jaafer El
Guesmi who took us on a 15-minute stand up sketch. In addition, every speaker
was giving an Award as symbol of gratitude.
My experience of hosting has made me really proud. I
have enjoyed every single moments spent during the casting , the rehearsals and
finally on stage .Working with the second Host Malek Ben Ammar has made me
really comfortable and drawing a simile on both my teachers’ and friends’ faces
gave me a feeling of euphoria.
To conclude, “TBS TALKS” has proved that the workshops
of the club, were affecting positively the productivity of its members: Teams
were very cooperative, teachers were more than helpful and the administration
as well. In few words “We knew the way, we showed the way, we walked the way“
according to Mr.Stephano Capodagli. However, The biggest challenge is
not climbing the mountain, it is rather staying on its top : TBS Leaders Club
still have a lot to show, Just stay TUNED…
Fedia Bouslama
(y) Excellent ! I love it
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