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Sabine Vandenbroucke & Michael Pryor: On How To Talk About Bereavement and Their Experience After Losing Their Only Child

Sabine Vandenbroucke, MBA '96J and her husband Michael Pryor, parents of Raphaël Pryor, talk about their experience after their only child died suddenly and unexpectedly whilst playing sport at school at the age of 17, and discuss how to talk about bereavement. Here are a few links to websites, videos and books recommended by Sabine and Michael. - https://andreaszegedimd.com/grief-work [https://andreaszegedimd.com/grief-work] - https://www.childbereavementuk.org/Pages/Category/child-bereavement-uk-support-services [https://www.childbereavementuk.org/Pages/Category/child-bereavement-uk-support-services] - https://sudc.org.uk/ [https://sudc.org.uk/] - https://vimeo.com/1061208580 [https://vimeo.com/1061208580] - The Gift – Edith Eger   - Signs – Laura Lynne Jackson  - When Grief Takes Everything – Vanessa May  - Resilient Grieving - Lucy Hone  - Twice - Mitch Albom - The Five People You Meet in Heaven - Mitch Albom If you'd like to get in touch, drop us a note at inseadpod@gmail.com

Ranjit Mene: On Energy Prices, Geo-politics, Blackouts and Decarbonisation

Ranjit Mene, MBA 07D, talks about the impact of geo-politics on UK fuel prices, renewables, decarbonisation and what the future holds in terms of wind, solar, nuclear, oil and gas. If you'd like to share your views with the INSEAD community, get in touch at inseadpod@gmail.com

Graham Heddle: On Older Workers, Replacing Humans and a World Beyond LLMs

Graham Heddle, MBA 97D, talks about how the world of work is evolving, exploring trends across a wide range of factors including demographics, AI, leadership, hiring, co-Intelligence, world models, neurosymbolic AI and more. If you'd like to share your views on any topic with the INSEAD community, get in touch at inseadpod@gmail.com.

UK Events🎉: Burns Night Supper, IN-BOARD Drinks, Educating Girls and more

Its 2026. Happy new year! The UK Alumni Association has a number of alumni events scheduled over the next 3 months. Here's a little snippet of what's in store.

Mike Hennessy: On the Priest who Founded a Football Club

Mike Hennessy, MBA '86 and author of a new book - Edinburgh's First Hibernian: The Mission of Edward Joseph Hannan - takes us into the Scotland of the late 1800s and describes how he uncovered of the story of an Irish priest who founded Hibernian FC. You can find Mike's meticulously researched book at https://www.thirstybooks.com/bookshop/edinburghs-first-hibernian If you'd like to share your views on any topics with your fellow INSEAD alumni, get in touch at inseadpod@gmail.com