Last night, the P&G Alumni Geneva community came together for a deeply reflective and energising session with Sophie Blum around one powerful question: What is your edge?

Not your title.
Not your years of experience.
Not the list of responsibilities on a CV.

But the unique way you consistently create impact, move people forward, simplify complexity, drive change, build trust, or bring clarity when it matters most.

The conversation challenged many of us to rethink the way we talk about ourselves and our careers. Because at senior levels, experience becomes the baseline. What truly differentiates leaders is the ability to clearly articulate the value they uniquely bring — and the reputation they intentionally build around it.

One insight particularly stayed with me: Your edge often hides inside patterns others see before you do.

The feedback that keeps repeating.
The problems people naturally trust you to solve.
The situations where you operate at your very best.

What made the evening special was the honesty in the room. This was not about creating polished corporate personas. It was about self-awareness, alignment and courage — understanding what you stand for, where you thrive, and the kind of impact you want to leave behind.

And of course, beyond the session itself, the real magic of alumni communities happened: meaningful conversations, new connections, shared ambitions, laughter, vulnerability and mutual support.

A huge thank you to Sophie Blum for flying in from Dubai and leading such a thoughtful, sharp and inspiring discussion with so much authenticity and generosity.

Thank you as well to the incredible team who helped me bring this evening to life: Lukasz Stebelski, Yaël Straver-Lerys , Nicolas Thiebaut , Amaury Marchandise , Anke Hampel , Ioanna Kournioti Igglesis and Sandra Muller 🙏

And a special thank you to SeedWorks for welcoming us in such a vibrant and entrepreneurial environment — a place built for innovators, builders, creators and bold conversations. Huge thanks as well to Amaury Marchandise for making the connection possible, and to Félicien Fleury for hosting our community so warmly.

Already looking forward to the next conversation. Because sometimes the most important career question is not “What have you done?” — but “What will people remember you for?”

The best networking doesn’t feel like networking. It feels like a conversation worth continuing.

Last night was a wonderful reminder of exactly that. New connections were made, ideas were challenged, experiences were shared, collaborations started to emerge and, perhaps most importantly, everyone brought a genuine willingness to learn from and support one another.

That is what makes the P&G Alumni Geneva community unique. It brings together accomplished leaders united by a shared mindset: staying curious, giving back and helping others succeed.

As a committee, our ambition is to keep creating the conditions for these conversations to happen—and to grow their impact. In the months ahead, we will be announcing exciting new partnerships and initiatives that will expand our network, enrich our discussions and create even more opportunities for our community.

We will now take a well-deserved summer break, we will be sharing the confirmed agenda for September till December with the registration links over the coming days.

The strength of a community is measured by what its members choose to contribute. Thank you for your generosity, your curiosity and your willingness to make this community stronger. The best chapters are still ahead of us.

Have a wonderful summer—we look forward to seeing you again in September!

Procter & Gamble P&G Alumni Geneva Chapter

Last night we held the P&G Alumni Geneva Annual General Meeting — and it was a reminder of why this community still matters so much.

The formal AGM gave us a chance to reflect on a strong year of events, connections, career support and community building, while also looking ahead to an even more ambitious 2026–2027 agenda. From speed networking to founder conversations, board-readiness sessions, job market discussions and future collaborations, the energy in the room was clear: this is not just an alumni network. It is a living ecosystem of experience, generosity and reinvention.

We were also privileged to hear from Loïc Tassel, whose reflections on the future of business, brands and consumers landed with real force.

One message stood out: in a world drowning in data, human understanding is becoming more valuable — not less. Spreadsheets can reveal patterns. Dashboards can create confidence. But the deepest truths still come from getting close to people: their habits, tensions, emotions, workarounds and unspoken needs.

That is a timely reminder for anyone building brands, teams or businesses today. The tools are changing fast. The channels are fragmenting. The pace is brutal. But the work still begins with people.

And after the formal part, the cocktail dinatoire gave everyone the best part of alumni life: proper conversations, old friendships, new introductions, and the chance for those informal exchanges where real opportunities often begin.

A big thank you to everyone who joined, contributed, voted, challenged, laughed and stayed to connect.

Looking forward to building the next chapter together.