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Contents
ESCP Quick Facts 4
Six Urban Campuses 5
Rankings & Accreditations 6
ESCP: It All Starts Here 7
ESCP Research Institute of Management 8
Corporate Partner 9
MSc in Digital Transformation Management
& Leadership
The MSc in Digital Transformation Management
& Leadership at a Glance 11
A Diverse International Faculty 12
Student Testimonials 14
Study Locations 16
Class Profile 18
Curriculum Overview 20
Company Consultancy Project 33
Industry Research Report 34
Digital Placement 35
Careers Service 36
Career Opportunities 37
Student Life & Associations 39
Admissions & Practical Information 41
Fees & Scholarships 43
Alumni Association & ESCP Foundation 45
MSc in Digital Transformation Management & Leadership 3
ESCP
Quick Facts
6
ESCP campuses in
Over 170
research-active professors
Berlin, London, Madrid, representing more than
Paris, Turin and Warsaw 33 nationalities
The World’s
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Business School (est. 1819)
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Over
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high-level participants
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and executive education
accredited
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EFMD EMBA and 5 European
higher education standards
6 Urban
Campuses
BERLIN
The Berlin Campus is situated in the western
part of the city centre, near the Charlottenburg
Palace and its splendid gardens. Berlin is
a fast-growing city characterised by a rich
multifaceted economic structure and culture.
LONDON
Located in West Hampstead in northwest
London, this Campus offers students state-
of-the-art facilities in a traditional Victorian
building.
MADRID
Located only a couple of metres away from the
Monte de El Pardo national park, the Madrid
Campus is an ideal place for students to focus
on their professional development.
PARIS
République & Montparnasse
The Paris sites are conveniently located in the
centre of the city. They enjoy easy access to all
of the capital’s major business districts.
TURIN
The Turin Campus is located in a beautiful
building with modern facilities. Turin is one
of the main business centres of the Italian
economy and home to many architectural
masterpieces.
WARSAW
The Warsaw Campus is based at Kozminski
University, located in city’s northeast district
of Praga Północ with one of its most historic
neighbourhoods.
MSc in Digital Transformation Management & Leadership 5
ESCP
Rankings &
Accreditations
Worldwide Financial Times
#2
Master in Finance (2021)
#7
Master in Management (2021)
#6
Executive MBA (2021)
#2
Career Progression
Executive MBA (2021)
#8
European Business Schools
(2020)
ESCP benefits from the best international accreditations.
Our European campuses enjoy national recognition.
5 European Higher Ed
accreditations
ESCP
It all starts here
In a world shaped by the economy, reorienting
how this world evolves has become a duty of the Prof. Aurelie Cnop
sphere of business. Academic Director,
MSc in Digital Transformation
It’s by giving meaning to business that we will be Management & Leadership
able to nurture society in a positive and sustainable
way. As a business school training leaders and
entrepreneurs for more than two hundred years,
our role is central in teaching how to better The ability to embrace digital
anticipate change and make decisions. transformation and put it to
work is becoming ever more
Because in life as in business, everything starts important. In a fast-changing
with choices. marketplace characterised by the
drive towards the Industry 4.0,
It is by making such choices that ESCP Business digital transformation demands a
School upholds its values, its unique management new way of working and not just
style and its unique point of view on the world. new technology. Just as essential
as technological know-how is
The era of responsible, augmented and
leadership.
collaborative leadership has arrived: a leadership
aware of global issues, sustained by our values
rooted in European humanism and our unrivalled Thriving in the digital era will likely
worldwide diversity and multiculturalism. require a new set of skills and
competences as well as updated
Joining the international ESCP community goes business intelligence. Getting it
beyond embracing academic excellence; it is about right can make it easier to future
learning how to make enlightened choices to be proof for success in businesses.
ready to meet the great challenges of our times
with optimism. The MSc in Digital Transformation
Yes, with optimism: because, like ESCP’s founding
Management & Leadership is
specifically designed to help
fathers in 1819, we believe in progress.
participants prepare for key roles
We constantly explore new knowledge territories in the management of business
from sciences to humanities, allowing our innovation, allowing them to
graduates to reach a new level of insight and to meet the increasingly important
engage with intelligence and responsibility. yet complex business challenges
related to digital transformation and
For a successful career with a positive footprint, frontier technologies.
choose ESCP Business School.
It all starts here. Taking a non-traditional business
education approach while
maintaining academic rigour, this
degree is well positioned to help
you attain a deep understanding
Prof. Frank Bournois of the business impact of
Executive President & technologies, preparing you to hit
Dean of ESCP the ground running in the digital
transformation and technology
setting when you graduate.
Prof. Léon Laulusa
EVP, Dean for Academic and
International Affairs
MSc in Digital Transformation Management & Leadership 7
Chairs
ERIM & Professorships
ircular Economy & Sustainable
C
ESCP Research Institute of Management is a Business Models
state-recognised research laboratory that allows
ESCP to not only deliver a Doctorate degree
independently, but to also apply for national
Creativity Marketing
research funding such as the ANR.
The ERIM also plays an important role in
Factory for the Future
promoting the research activities at ESCP
Business School.
Fashion and Technology
Research Centres Future of Retail in Society 4.0
& Institutes
Industrial Relations and Firms’
BIG DATA RESEARCH CENTRE Competitiveness
CERALE
Centre for European / Latin American Research
CERS
Centre for Research in Sociology
CIM
Intercultural Management
Excellence Centre for Intercultural Management
CMC International Corporate Governance
Creativity Marketing Centre
ECDC
European Centre for Digital Competitiveness
Internet of Things
EMC
Energy Management Centre
HappyMgt
Happiness & Management Research Centre
Jean-Baptiste Say Institute
HMI
Health Management Innovation Research Centre
IREFIM
Institute of Real Estate Finance and Management New Generation Management
SustBusy
Business & Society - Towards a Sustainable World
TIB Real Estate
Teams in International Business
TMI Reinventing Work
Talent Management Institute
Labex RéFi
Laboratory of Excellence for Financial Regulation
Corporate Partner
The MSc in Digital
Transformation
Management & Leadership
has strong links to
companies who actively
support the specialisation.
Partnering with the MSc in Digital
Transformation Management
& Leadership programme at
ESCP has allowed us to see how
essential such a course is while
the economy is experiencing
an “Industry Renaissance”. At
Dassault Systèmes, we see
in our daily interactions with
customers and society at large
that leaders need to have a deep
understanding of how virtual
and digital transformation
will profoundly affect the way
we design, manufacture, use
and recycle products. This
specialisation gives future leaders
and captains of industry the
opportunity to do just that.
Séverine Trouillet
Public Sector and Education
Director – Northern Europe at
Dassault Systèmes
MSc in Digital Transformation Management & Leadership 9
MSc in Digital Transformation Management & Leadership Become the Digital Innovator that Companies Need
The MSc in Digital 9-12
Transformation months of studies
and
Management & 9
Leadership months in professional
at a glance development
(internship & thesis)
The MSc in Digital Transformation Strong focus on
Management & Leadership human-machine
is an ideal platform for those collaborations
interested in working in digital
transformation and technology
projects and settings, in both 2
corporate and startup scenarios. Study Locations
London & Paris
The specialisation is specifically designed to help
2
participants prepare for key roles in the management
of business innovation, allowing them to meet
the increasingly important yet complex business
challenges related to digital transformation and frontier Specialisation Tracks
technologies.
Financial Services or
You should consider joining this specialisation if you Industry & Automation
want to immerse yourself in a highly practical learning
environment. Taking a non-traditional business
1
education approach while maintaining academic rigour,
this MSc incorporates many hands-on, real-life projects
to ensure you are ready to hit the ground running in the
digital transformation and technology setting when you Company
graduate. Consultancy Project
Through a combination of Company Consultancy
1
Projects, practical seminars and interactive lectures,
you will learn about the business of AI, Big Data, 3D
Printing, IoT, Social Media, Blockchain and Robotics, as
well as the processes linked to these technologies, such Professional
as automation, business analytics, project management,
financing and more. Qualification
(PMP)
The specialisation will also enable you with the key skills
and competencies required to thrive in the future job
4- to 6-month
market, such as creative thinking, leadership, emotional
intelligence, complex problem-solving, critical thinking,
interpersonal and communication skills, and personal
brand cultivation, ensuring you stand out from the Digital Placement
crowd in the increasingly competitive job market.
(Internship/Direct
Machine Employment)
Learning
Social
Big Data
Media
Starts in
IoT October
each year
Artificial Robotics
Intelligence
Blockchain
3D Printing
Cryptocurrencies
MSc in Digital Transformation Management & Leadership 11A Diverse International Faculty
Terence Tse, PhD Aurelie Cnop, PhD
Professor of Entrepreneurship Affiliate Professor in Change
Terence obtained his doctoral degree Management
from Judge Business School, University of Aurelie is a London-based academic and
Cambridge, UK. He is the co-founder and businesswoman with extensive experience
Executive Director of Nexus FrontierTech, across strategy consultancy, financial services,
a London-based scale-up specialising in fintech, and private investments in early-stage
modernising data-intensive processes companies. She graduated from both the
through AI solutions. In addition, Terence University of Louvain with an MSc in Business
holds the role of Co-Chair for the Start-Up Lab Engineering, and the London School of
of the French Chamber of Great Britain. He Economics with an MSc in Organisational
is also a Research Associate at the University Behaviour and a PhD in Management.
College London Centre for Blockchain
Technologies. With 15+ years of experience in strategy
consulting for consultancy companies, and
Terence is the co-author of The AI Republic: later change and finance management at a
Building the Nexus Between Humans and FTSE100 multinational company, Aurelie has
Intelligent Automation, an international best been instrumental in helping companies and
seller on Amazon. He also co-wrote the best governmental organisations achieve strategic
seller Understanding How the Future Unfolds: change and world-class performance.
Using DRIVE to Harness the Power of Today's Currently, Aurelie acts as an adviser for
Megatrends. His key areas of expertise governmental institutions and early-stage UK-
are Corporate Finance, Mega Trends and based technology sector companies.
Artificial Intelligence-Driven Solutions.
Marie Taillard, PhD Sergio Vasquez Bronfman, PhD
L’Oréal Professor of Creativity Associate Professor of Digital
Marketing Transformation
Marie has an MBA from Columbia Business Sergio is an Associate Professor of Digital
School and a PhD from the University Transformation at ESCP Business School.
of London. Her extensive professional An IT engineer, he holds a DEA in Science,
background is in travel marketing for Technology and Society (Conservatoire National
American Express, Club Med, Accor Hotels des Arts et Métiers - CNAM) and a PhD in
and others. Prof. Taillard’s main area of Management Sciences (University of Paris-
expertise is in marketing management Sorbonne). His research work focuses mainly on
and consumer behaviour, in particular the learning innovation and digital technologies,
communications between consumers and while his teaching focuses on the relationship
firms and amongst consumers, and how the between strategy and digital transformation,
internet has transformed these relationships. as well as the non-technological issues of its
She also conducts research in change implementation (resistance to change, power
management. games, agility, etc.).
Mark Esposito, PhD
Yannick Meiller, PhD Business, Economic Strategy
Assistant Professor of Information and Competitiveness Expert
Mark is a socio-economic strategist, researching
& Operations Management mega trends, business model innovations
Yannick Meiller holds a PhD in Computer and competitiveness. He is a member of
Science (Artificial Intelligence – Industrial the Teaching Faculty at the Harvard University
systems), obtained in 2003 from ISAE-Supaéro, Division of Continuing Education, and holds a
Toulouse, France. Prof. Meiller has a diverse role of a Professor of Business and Economics at
experience of innovation, intermediation Hult International Business School. Furthermore,
between research and industry, and Mark is a Research Fellow in the Circular
exchanges between technologies and Economy Centre, at the University of Cambridge
management sciences. His research interests Judge Business School. He is the co-founder of
are Digital Transformation, Internet of Things the concepts of Fast Expanding Markets and
and Technology Management. DRIVE. Mark has advised and consulted cities,
governments and UN agencies at the interface
between business, technology and government.The ESCP Faculty endeavours to inspire students and help
them take their first step towards an ambitious and exciting
international career in today’s diverse, multicultural business
world.
Aurélie Jean, PhD Davide Sola, PhD
Computational Scientist and Professor of Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneur Davide has a degree and doctorate in
Aurélie has more than ten years of experience Enterprise Economics from the University
in computational sciences in the United of Turin, with his doctoral thesis focused on
States and France. Aurélie uses applied Organisational Transformation. Following
mathematics and computer programming graduation, Davide became involved in
in various disciplines such as engineering, several technology start-ups, first in Oxford
medicine, education, economy, finance, through the Oxford Centre for Innovation, then
art and journalism, and has worked in in London under the umbrella of a number
organisations such as the Massachusetts of venture capital and private equity firms.
Institute of Technology and Bloomberg. Subsequently he moved to join the Hartley
Aurélie envisions computer science and Investment Trust, a London-based private
coding as a means to empower women; as a equity firm specialised in corporate structuring
role model, she inspires and supports women and investment in fast growing organisations
to follow her vision. In addition, Aurélie wants where he worked as Head of New Ventures.
everyone to become power-users of the Davide's research interests are in Corporate
new technologies by better understanding Transformation, Strategic Renewal, and
and capturing the underlying technology Entrepreneurship with a focus on the
mechanisms. She believes in education exponential phase of growth, the so-called
and continuous learning in technology and “Scale Up”. He is the London lead for the Jean-
sciences to significantly decrease biases in Baptiste Say Institute for Entrepreneurship
algorithms by involving everyone within this as well as the Co-Director (with Prof. Olivier
ecosystem. Saulpic) of the HMI - Health Management
Innovation research centre.
Emmanuelle Leon, PhD
Giovanni Scarso-Borioli, PhD Associate Professor of
Associate Professor of Information Management
and Operations Management Emmanuelle holds a PhD in Management
Giovanni teaches Operations Management, Science (in virtual management) from
Supply Chain Management, PSDM (Problem ESSEC. After her doctorate, Emmanuelle
Solving and Decision Making), Business worked as a management consultant at
Transformation, and Innovation and Accenture. Based at ESCP Paris Campus,
Entrepreneurship at ESCP London Campus. she is a Human Resource Management
After graduating an MSc in Engineering professor and, since December 2019, also
at the Politecnico di Torino, Giovanni spent the Scientific Director of the Reinventing
several years working as Project Manager. Work Chair in partnership with Bivwak! and
He gained his doctorate at University College BNP Paribas. A specialist in management
of London in the field of Management of in the digital age, Emmanuelle conducts
Strategic Change Programmes. Giovanni is research projects focusing on teleworking,
also an active management consultant and remote management and (new) workspaces.
works with international companies in fields She is more broadly interested in the
such as Telecommunications, Healthcare, transformations induced by digital technology
Automotive and Services. His research and artificial intelligence in management, a
interests concern the implementation of subject on which she published a book with
large-scale strategic change programmes, C. Dejoux (Editions Pearson, 2018), nominated
and particularly the implementation of lean for four awards in 2019, including that of the
management and sales force transformation. French Ministry of Labor.
He is also working in the field of agile strategy
development and lean innovation.
MSc in Digital Transformation Management & Leadership 13Student
Testimonials
The MSc in Digital Transformation Management &
Leadership (MDT) helped me to steer my career in
the direction I was aiming. When I applied, I felt that
I was slowly but surely specialising in narrow-minded
accounting topics, which I was trying to get away
from. The MDT was a blessing because it helped me
stay true to what I knew – Corporate Finance – while
increasing my competencies in digital technologies.
In particular, the Financial Services specialisation
track provided new insights into financial and
regulatory technologies as well as access to valuable
market data.
The MDT helped me in more pragmatic ways, too.
For instance, the Industry Research Report gave
me the chance to explore a topic of my choice while
providing freedom in picking the general layout.
After consultations with senior managers at KPMG,
I set out to produce a complete framework for
companies to expand digital competencies. During
my research, I led in-depth interviews with leaders
from some of the largest companies in France and
Germany, and had discussions with top consultants
in Strategy, Digital Technologies, Value Chain
Transformation, and Learning and Development.
When I look back, I also have a particularly
fond memory of our Company Consultancy
Project. We made a real impact by advising a
global telecommunications company on digital
technologies, mainly on potential applications for 5G
at home, stadiums and concerts.
Our final recommendation prominently featured
a suggestion to cooperate closely with a French
start-up developing great AR/VR solutions for various
sports events. Nowadays, I regularly see posts about
their very productive collaboration on LinkedIn and
other platforms. I'm hoping to test their application
in a stadium soon.
Finally, I gained much knowledge from practitioners
and experts who taught as professors or external
speakers, particularly Mark Esposito (a brilliant public
speaker, co-author of The AI Republic), Danielle
Khayat Saikaly (an expert on blockchain) and Gabriel
Scali (an expert on AI)."
Aloïs Thieffenat
Digital Transformation Consultant at
KPMG Germany
Class of 2021I have always been quite interested in innovation and new technologies. However, as a business school graduate with very little experience in Science and Engineering, I often felt like I was missing knowledge in these fields. I chose the MSc in Digital Transformation Management & Leadership (MDT) to bridge that gap and feel more legitimate when applying for roles in the tech industry. What I mostly liked about the MSc is how it seeks to put business-oriented people and engineers together, which is still quite rare for Master degree programmes today. The specialisation combines business topics with deep dives into the engineering side of technology. This combination has been very helpful for me when passing interviews as firms seek professionals who understand both business and technical imperatives to conduct digital transformation projects. The MDT combines business classes with more technical topics. This combination gave me a deep knowledge of how new technologies such as AI, IoT and the Cloud, and how they are approached by companies from a business strategy point of view. Thanks to a handful of workshops and lectures from professionals, the MDT gave me hands-on experience of how technology projects are implemented in companies. We had the opportunity to do plenty of different activities, from visiting an Amazon warehouse to participating in a three-day workshop on robotics with Comau. However, one memorable experience was the Ted Talk we had to prepare on the topic of leadership. Beyond the everlasting challenge of presenting in English to an audience as a non-native English speaker, what I really enjoyed was the opportunity to put together the topics of leadership, technology and sports. The MDT also gave me a better visibility on the tech industry, its actors, how to approach it, and how to sell myself in interviews. Whether you'd like to go to consulting firms, start-ups or other companies, the kind of knowledge and experience I gained during the specialisation is very valuable in the job market nowadays. Lirone Oziel Digital and Emerging Technologies Consultant at Wavestone Class of 2021 MSc in Digital Transformation Management & Leadership 15
Study Locations LONDON A truly multicultural experience in the heart of a vibrant city
PARIS Where history meets innovation for an unforgettable experience MSc in Digital Transformation Management & Leadership 17
Class
Profile
26-38
students
25.5
average age
(ranging 21-31)
2.5 years
average work
experience
52%
male
48%
female
16
unique
nationalities
in classAcademic Background
Business & Engineering
Management & Sciences
11%
Marketing & Political Science
58% 8% Communication & Economics
13%
Other
10%
8% 66%
THE AMERICAS EUROPE
15%
11% ASIA AND
PACIFIC
AFRICA AND
MIDDLE EAST
Austria Brazil China Algeria
Belgium Canada Hong Kong Ivory Coast
France Mexico India Lebanon
Germany Peru Kazakhstan Namibia
Italy United States Malaysia Tunisia
Malta Taiwan
Monaco
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Spain
Switzerland
United Kingdom
MSc in Digital Transformation Management & Leadership 19Curriculum
Overview
The skills, knowledge and mindset
acquired during the specialisation
will prepare participants to enter fast-
changing business environments with
the essential competencies in managing
and leading digital transformation.
The MSc in Digital Transformation Management &
Leadership curriculum is designed to fulfil four main
objectives:
Core Management
Improve your knowledge and skills in
essential business areas to strengthen your
management foundation.
Cognitive Skills & Leadership
Develop the key skills and competencies
required for the future of work in the digital
era, where certain human qualities play an
increasingly important role.
Digital Technologies
Get a thorough understanding of digital
technologies and what impact frontier
technologies have on different business
operations.
Transformation Management
Obtain a critical business survival kit by
examining the various management tools
and techniques in running transformation
programmes.
Professional Development
Get practical experience in managing real-life
digital transformation projects.This Master is designed for
anyone who wants to:
Develop a deep
understanding of how major
frontier technologies work,
as well as their business,
economic and social
impacts.
Obtain the right skills to
become a future leader and
executive able to manage
both people and machines,
as well as business and
technology staff.
Gain a competitive edge
in the digitalisation or
digital transformation
environments.
Manage digital business
processes and acquire
the knowledge and skills
needed to support digital
transformation initiatives.
Be able to hold different roles
and career opportunities at
the intersection of business
and frontier technologies.
Get the right mix of business
intelligence and digital skill
sets.
Develop new thinking and
insights into how to lead and
thrive in the digital era.
MSc in Digital Transformation Management & Leadership 21The future
of work
80%
Automation and a post-
of organisations pandemic recovery mean
identified digital transformation as
a ‘‘double-disruption’’
their main priority
scenario for workers.
By 2025,
50/50
The time spent on
60% of all
roles will be directly
current tasks at work by related to digital
humans and machines technologies
will be equal
Digital ..and top 5
Transformation in countries like:
Specialist Argentina, Brazil, China,
Germany, Italy, Malaysia,
is one of the Top 10 Pakistan, Saudi Arabia,
Singapore, Spain, Switzerland,
United Arab Emirates, United
in-demand roles globally Kingdom and United States.
across all industries.
Furthermore,
55% They believe that 40% of their current
workers will require reskilling lasting six months
employers believe
or less, obtaining new skills related to: analytical
that skills gaps in
thinking and innovation, active learning, complex
the local job market
problem-solving, critical thinking, creativity,
act as barriers for
leadership and social influence, technology use,
technology adoption
design, monitoring and control, resilience and
in their organisations
flexibility, and emotional intelligence, among others.
Sources: World Economic Forum, 2020; Consultancy UK, 2021; McKinsey & Company, 2021.The MSc in Digital Transformation Management & Leadership is
specifically designed to answer these future of work needs.
Holistic Technology Coverage
You will get a deep understanding of the business side of all major frontier technologies
and the processes linked to them, including automation, business analytics, project
management and more.
Machine
Learning
Big Data Social
Media
IoT
Artificial Robotics
Intelligence
Blockchain
3D Printing
Cryptocurrencies
Skills and competencies for the future of work
During this MSc you will gain the key skills and competencies required to thrive in the
future job market:
Complex Persuasion/ Creativity & Perservance
problem-solving negotiation originality & focus
Personal System & Contextualised Emotional
brand cultivation critical thinking intelligence intelligence
Interpersonal Digital Fluency of Social
skills literacy ideas perceptiveness
MSc in Digital Transformation Management & Leadership 23Your curriculum
Study track for candidates with 240 ECTS or more
Study track for candidates with less than 240 ECTS
July–Sept Oct–Dec Jan–Mar
Term 1* Term 2 Term 3 (London)
ONLINE LONDON LONDON
Core Management Cognitive Skills & Leadership Core Management
• Economics • Megatrends: Understanding • Ethics - Environment, Social &
• Quantitative Methods How the Future Unfolds Corporate Governance
• Accounting & Finance • Leadership and Cultural &
• Marketing Emotional Intelligence Cognitive Skills & Leadership
• Leadership • Creative Thinking
• Strategy Digital Technologies
• Business of Frontier Digital Technologies
Technologies I • Big Data & Business Analytics
• Industry 4.0 & Smart Integrated
Technologies Professional Development
• Company Consultancy Project
Transformation Management (12 weeks)
• Digital Transformation &
Business Strategy + ONE SPECIALISATION TRACK
• Change Management OPTION
*Term 1 is a requirement for students with less
than 240 ECTS (exemptions apply) Professional Development (Non-ECTS)
• Seminar in Marketing • Coding Online Course
• Seminar in Financial • Workshops**
Management • Company visits and conferences
• Essential Skills in the Technology- • Optional French language classes
Driven World: Workshops** (Beginner / Intermediate)
• Company visits & conferences
• Optional French language COMPANY VISIT EXAMPLES:
classes (Beginner / Intermediate) • Amazon Fulfillment Warehouse
• Salesforce
• Dassault Systèmes CampusApr–Jun July–Dec
Term 3 (Paris) Term 4
PARIS WORLDWIDE
Professional Experience
Research Seminar
TERM 3 SPECIALISATION Cognitive Skills & Leadership
TRACKS • Social, Political & Ethical (Online, November)
Dimensions in Digital
TRACK 1: Financial Services Transformation
• Financial Markets, Institutions & Master Thesis
Regulations Digital Technologies
(Industry Research Report,
• Fintech • Business of Frontier Technologies II
July–December)
TRACK 2: Industry & Transformation Management
Automation • Management in the Era of Digital
• Operations Strategy & Transformation
Management in the Age of the • Management of the Digital
Fourth Industrial Revolution Transformation Process Internship / Direct Employment
• Automation, Robotics & Flexible • Project Management of minimum four months
Manufacturing Technologies (July–March)
Professional Development (Non-ECTS) Graduation: April
WORKSHOP EXAMPLES • Workshops
• Personal Transformation • Company Visits
• CEO Mindset • Career Development Sessions
• Consulting Skills • L'Oréal 'Big Picture' Project
• Social Media Technology (upon selection, limited spaces)
• Growth & Strategy
• Becoming Data-driven
• Internet of Things
• Agile Management
**Workshops are subject to annual
change
MSc in Digital Transformation Management & Leadership 25Curriculum
Cognitive Skills & Leadership
Develop the key skills and competencies required for the future of work in the
digital era, where certain human qualities play an increasingly important role.
Megatrends: Understanding Leadership and Cultural &
How the Future Unfolds Emotional Intelligence
Contrary to traditional business education seminars, Managing and leading digital transformation are about
this course does not focus on any particular business taking people into unchartered territory. The key
school discipline. Instead, it seeks to interact with the objectives of this course are to analyse the key factors
participants to widen their views and thinking through of disruption in leadership practices in an environment
looking at various megatrends in understanding and of digital transformation; explore the dimensions and
interpreting our current reality through the lens of competencies associated with inclusive leadership;
DRIVE. The framework offers the students a view of to effectively manage the impact of culture on team
what are some of the main issues that face us in general mindsets, behaviours and performance; and to discover
today based on a simple yet robust framework that key emotional and social intelligence skills associated
encompasses a plethora of subjects. The true benefit of with empowering virtual/remote teams and creating
DRIVE is that it helps us see how these issues are linked virtual communities.
together, thus offering a holistic understanding of a
complex and evolving reality.
Creative Thinking
This course builds your capability to imagine new
and original ideas as well as introduce the practice
of a creative approach to marketing and managing
customer-centric organisations. It will include
sessions on developing a creative mindset and
creative techniques, and cover the topic of group
creativity. It will introduce how creativity is integrated
with analytical thinking for optimal performance in
marketing and, more broadly, managing customer-
centric organisations. The course takes the form of
digital organisations.
Social, Political & Ethical
Dimensions in Digital
Transformation
The course will explore the relationship between and
understand the complexity of technological change
and employment; the social problems created by
globalisation and technological change; the jobs we’ll
lose to machines and the ones we won’t; data and
political influence; and which tasks can be entrusted to
machines and which should not. You will design action
plans to deal with the potential unemployment created
by a digital transformation project, see the relationship
between big data and fake news, and understand the
limits that should be imposed in tasks delegated to
machines.Online Modules
Term 1
Economics Marketing
In this online module, you’ll analyse economic forces This online marketing module will expose you to the
relevant to managerial and financial decision making. fundamental concepts and terminologies related to
The module is divided into two parts: microeconomics marketing. It will provide you with an understanding
and macroeconomics. Microeconomics will introduce of how different marketing concepts are applied in
you to firms and market structures: costs, demand practice, and provide you with the marketing toolkit
and supply, elasticities, pricing and more; while needed for a Master degree.
in macroeconomics you will cover topics like GDP
and growth, monetary and fiscal policies, and
unemployment.
Leadership
In this online module you will attempt to analyse
the components of human action and behaviour in
Quantitative Methods
organisational settings. You will be introduced to
psychological and social dynamics and be encouraged
This online module provides an overview of basic to conduct some independent, informed, critical and
statistical methods used in business management. You mature thinking regarding management and people.
will be exposed to an overview of the key concepts
related to statistics, get involved in basic application
exercises and see how statistics aid problem solving in
the real world.
Strategy
During this course you will focus on expanding your
business strategy knowledge. Upon completion you
will have a good understanding of how to develop and
Accounting & Finance
implement strategic processes and use them to address
the various strategic challenges that contemporary
This online module will teach you how to understand companies face.
information provided in and determine the impact of
decisions on different financial statements.
Please be aware that
only candidates entering
the specialisation with a
three-year bachelor degree
(less than 240 ECTS) will
be required to complete
these Semester 1 modules.
This is necessary to attain
an additional 30 ECTS prior
to starting their degree
(unless they hold a valid
exemption certificate).
If you have more than
three years of professional
experience, you may be
exempt from these online
courses. Please check with
your Admissions contact
for details.
MSc in Digital Transformation Management & Leadership 27Curriculum
Digital Technologies
Get a thorough understanding of digital technologies and what impact frontier
technologies have on different business operations and the economy at large.
Business of Frontier Business of Frontier
Technologies I: Technologies II: Machine
Artificial Intelligence, Learning, 3D Printing,
Cryptocurrencies & Robotics & Internet of Things
Blockchain This course continues the examination of the business
aspects of frontier technologies, deep diving into major
The world is increasingly driven an ever-widening technologies including AI, Machine Learning, 3D Printing,
range of technologies. This course is the first of Robotics, Internet of Things and Blockchain, to name a few.
two examining the business implications of various Its aim is to introduce the technological culture, and provide
new technologies, including Artificial Intelligence, you with tools in order to analyse new technologies, and to
Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain. It will provide you see the links between the presented technologies and the
with an first understanding of the different social, evolution of decision-making, management and society. The
economic and ethical ramifications of emerging global perspective of this course is not merely a presentation
technologies, thereby opening up the possibilities of technologies, but the representation of a basis for critical
for leveraging them for value creation and new thinking about new technologies - what they can do and
opportunities. what they cannot.
Industry 4.0 & Smart Big Data & Business
Integrated Technologies Analytics
This course is designed for students intending to work
The objectives of this course are to provide you with an
as innovation managers or operation managers within
understanding of unstructured data and its importance,
industry, as consultants in a technology consulting firm
the tools to explore and evaluate data for business, best
or who expect to practise their industrial innovation
practices to perform data diagnostics, applications of data
skills within a startup. It introduces Industry 4.0, framing
analysis for different levels of the organisation (i.e. strategy,
it as the application of Smart Integrated Technologies
marketing, product development, etc.), and data privacy
(SITs) in the industrial manufacturing and processing
and ethics. You will learn to evaluate large amounts of data,
sector. Smart Integrated Technologies are determining
use data science tools to perform business intelligence
an ongoing revolution in all sectors, from Manufacturing
diagnostics, apply appropriate techniques for specific needs
to Logistics, Finance, Healthcare, Government, Energy
of the organisation, write analytical reports and have best
and more. Driven by technological advances and the
codes of conduct with regards to data usage and storage.
ever-increasing necessity for businesses to operate
efficiently and sustainably, Smart Technologies provide
the ability to collect real-time data from equipment,
users or markets, and reason and react to it to optimise
Coding
business decisions. The course provides students with Nearly all sectors of activity are enabled, regulated, or
an understanding of the technologies and the models optimised using software, network infrastructures, and
encompassed by Industry 4.0 and SITs, as well as how cloud services. In this context, anyone who aspires to play
they are applied, how to leverage them effectively and a leading role in tomorrow’s industry is expected to have
the practices and business models they enable. an understanding of how digital technologies operate and,
in particular, what software programming is. This course
starts from fundamental concepts of programming and
then explores some higher-level constructs and patterns.
No previous coding knowledge is assumed as a prerequisite.
The course is structured as a series of hands-on coding
sessions using Python, a programming language renowned
for its simplicity, good documentation and rich ecosystem
of libraries. The second half of the course introduces simple
programming examples drawn from the area of Data
Science. This course does not hold any ECTS credits.Transformation Management
Develop a critical business survival kit by examining the various management
tools and techniques in running transformation programmes and maintaining a
competitive edge in the digital era.
Digital Transformation & Management in the Era of
Business Strategy Digital Transformation
The business strategy course examines how This course will define the new playground for
organisations achieve, sustain, and renew competitive managers in the era of digital transformation. It looks
advantage, and explores what managers have to do in at flex-office and teleworking, and their impact. It also
order to increase the likelihood of success. In essence, examines virtual leadership – learning how to manage
strategy involves the allocation of critical resources in in a distributed environment and virtual teams, and
a competitive environment over relatively long periods learning how to transfer knowledge. In addition, it gives
of time in the pursuit of specific goals and objectives. consideration to how artificial intelligence will create
Today’s strategies are influenced by multiple factors the next management challenge and how to embrace
such as the resources available to management, the it. It will provide the skills and knowledge needed to
industry and the competitive conditions, and of course address managerial situations in a new context of digital
the firm’s internal structure, systems, and culture. The transformation.
purpose of this course is to prepare the participants for
the strategic problems they will face once they become
Management of the Digital
managers, consultants or executives. With a teaching
method based on the use of specific cases, tools and
Transformation Process
concepts, participants will acquire the necessary skills
to make a strategic evaluation of a company, based
on the industry competitive dynamics as well as the From a business perspective, in digital transformation
resources and capabilities of the firm. the key word is “transformation”. In other words: change
management and implementation. This course will
Change Management address issues such as participative methods of design
and implementation, power and political games around
The course will provide students with the knowledge, the digital transformation process, and agile project
understanding, skills and competences to identify management approaches. You will learn to take into
the challenges related to leading transformational account the end-user when designing and implementing
change within and beyond organisations and design digital transformation projects, deal with power games
appropriate and impactful solutions. It will focus on the and political issues in digital transformation projects, and
importance of studying and continuously scanning the use agile development and implementation approaches
environment and of appreciating its impact on business, in digital transformation projects.
as well as the ability to anticipate, adapt to and shape
this complex and fast-changing environment. You
will also develop your own critical, collaborative and
systems thinking approaches to defining and designing Project Management
change management strategies. The structure of the
The aim of this course is to prepare you for careers in
course is intended to promote a continuous dialogue
digital transformation business development and digital
and interaction between theory and practice.
project management, as well as develop your skills and
attitudes for working in multicultural environments and
Ethics - Environment, Social multidisciplinary teams. The course is designed to prepare
you to be a future leader in the global digital-project based
& Corporate Governance environment. By developing knowledge and skills in both
digital business strategy and project management, you will
This is a common module across all DEAMIE be exposed to strategic project thinking, innovation, and
specialisations that provides students with knowledge best practices applied in this field. Through the use of a
and skills related to ethics, responsibility and case study, role play and group dynamics, you will work in
sustainability topics. It will enable you with a mindset multidisciplinary project teams delivering and presenting
framework for a more sustainable approach in all a real solution for the Strategic Project Management Plan
aspects of business. requested. This case study will be based on the digital
transformation strategy of a company.
MSc in Digital Transformation Management & Leadership 29Essential Skills in the
Technology-driven World
In the last couple of years businesses
worldwide saw an increase in
the adoption of new frontier Past seminar and
technologies, particularly in the wake workshop topics include:
of a pandemic which resulted in a
shift of skills required for landing • Marketing
jobs in the tech-driven world. With • Personal Transformation
this in mind, a significant part of
• Financial Management
the MSc in Digital Transformation
Management & Leadership is focused • CEO Mindset
on developing the increasingly • Consulting Skills
important skills and competencies
• Social Media Technology
required for the future of work.
• PYTHON Coding
We strongly believe that the best way for individuals to
acquire the competencies needed for our immediate • Growth & Strategy
future is through experience. This is why each year
we invite industry practitioners and experts to share
• Becoming data-driven - the DOs
their expertise by offering a series of workshops and
practical seminars covering the most relevant and up- and DON’Ts
to-date skills sought by employers in the contemporary
job market. This is done to complement our modules • Agile Management
and allow yet another opportunity for our students to
learn by doing.
Through these themed sessions,
participants develop some key
management skills as well as soft skills
in the areas of system thinking and co-
ordination, complex problem-solving,
interpersonal communications, personal
branding, creativity, emotional intelligence,
entrepreneurship, and more.
Professional
Qualifications
You will also be eligible to obtain
the Project Management Institute
qualification:
Project Manager Professional certification
(PMP ®) or Certificate Associate in Project
Management (CAPM ®)Specialisation
Tracks
Specialisation 1
Financial Services
The Financial Services specialisation Fintech
track aims to help you better appreciate The world is increasingly driven by emerging
the current financial markets and technologies. Paired with massive changes in
environments. It also seeks to develop an regulations and the evolution of customer behaviour
and preferences, new technologies have driven an
in-depth understanding of how financial unprecedented transformation of finance around
technology companies work, as well as the the world. Fintech, which is a shorthand for “financial
latest business landscape faced by these technology”, is the drive to bring transformative and
disruptive innovation to financial services by applying
businesses. new technologies and satisfying consumer needs
through automation. The aim of the course is to provide
Financial Markets, students with a good understanding of basic disruptive
technologies and how they have filled the gaps left
Institutions & Regulations by existing financial institutions to serve customers’
changing needs. It also examines changes in the
Financial institutions formulate their financing and financial services landscape and the traditional financial
investment strategies in the capital market based system and industry setups. Furthermore the course
on their understanding of the overall economic seeks to deepen students’ knowledge in the business
environment. Efficient and effective financial of AI and Blockchain and the use cases in the Finance
decision-making requires the analysis and utilisation industry. The overall intention is to trigger a disruptive
of economic data in addition to information from the and innovative thinking process and to enforce the
financial market, companies in different sectors and notion that recent changes across the financial industry
industries, and the current regulations. This course provide a spectrum of valuable internal and external
helps to examine the interactions between the different opportunities.
parameters (markets, institutions and regulations) that
shape the financial and economic conditions in the
financial market. You will get the skills necessary to
operate at practitioner level in several areas of financial
markets - origination, research, buy or sell-side - and
thus enhance investment, financing or strategic
performance in the financial market, as well as your
bases for risk management skills.
MSc in Digital Transformation Management & Leadership 31Specialisation 2 Industry & Automation The Industry & Automation specialisation track is designed to advance your understanding of how the latest technologies are applied and operated in physical and product settings. Operations Strategy & Automation, Robotics & Management in the Fourth Flexible Manufacturing Industrial Revolution Technologies The course illustrates the main principles and concepts This course will analyse the development of Industry of Operations Management and Operations Strategy 4.0, Digital Culture and Human-Machine interaction in industrial companies, linking strategic decisions on by considering the main pillars: advanced robotics, the Product Design and Value Proposition to choices of industrial Internet of Things, additive manufacturing, technology assets and transformation processes. The digital twin and artificial intelligence and Big Data course will explain how evolutionary and revolutionary analytics. Students will discover new technologies with changes have been applied to the predominant lectures and practical activities with e.DO robots. The manufacturing paradigms enabled by technology aim of the course is to provide the students with a good innovation, and present the future scenarios enabled understanding of the impact of Digital Transformation by the digital innovations of Industry 4.0. The course in the current industrial scenario by getting in touch aims at presenting a strategic view on Operations with an innovative technological company. During the Management and the role of new technologies to course new interfaces for interacting with technology enable differentiation, cost leadership or hybrid will be used to enhance human-machine collaboration, strategies for industrial companies. The ultimate aim and you will also get a memorable experience in is to unlock critical thinking and deep understanding robotics by using and programming real industrial of how industrial companies should approach robots. the opportunities (and threats) offered by digital technologies for manufacturing. You will gain a broad understanding of the logic and dynamics of Operations Management and Operations Strategy, understand the difference between transformation and continuous improvement in Operations, understand the core pillars of digital technologies for manufacturing (Industry 4.0), critically assess market opportunities for transformation and continuous improvement in operations, and learn how to set a strategy for transformation by leveraging Industry 4.0 technologies.
Company Consultancy Project
The Company Consultancy Previous projects include:
Project is one of the key elements
of the specialisation. It will enable • Market analysis of the microbiome market
you to work hands-on, addressing and business plan for a client in the Biotech
space
digital-related business problems
for a real company. • Marketing and digital marketing strategy
for a startup in the financial services Tech
sector
These 12-week projects provide you with collaborative
and intercultural work experience on a case provided • Target mapping analysis for the EU and US
by a company. In groups of four to five, teams are and implications of a seed fund launch for a
expected to perform an in-depth analysis and make client in the gaming industry
recommendations for actions that can realistically be
implemented by the company. • Growth and expansion strategy for an
overseas client to enter and expand in the
You will learn how to approach an issue with a critical European market
mindset, manage the expectations of the client and
your team members, and how to react swiftly in
• 5G expansion plan for a
telecommunications giant in Europe
unexpected situations with a creative and open-minded
attitude. Throughout the project, your team will be
• Market automation and process
guided by a tutor to ensure quality and the timely
digitalisation to serve the legal market in
delivery of results.
the UK
ESCP works with a wide range of industries for Company
Consultancy Projects
20% 10%
Technology Telecommunications
15%
Finance
15% 10%
Charity Healthcare
10%
20% FMCG
Automotive
(including electric vehicles market)
MSc in Digital Transformation Management & Leadership 33Industry
Research Report
A practical consulting, think-tank This piece of work will enable
format industry report focusing you to:
on a specific area of digital
transformation. • Develop skills in problem identification and
formulation
• Select appropriate research methods
Students on the MSc in Digital Transformation
• Plan a complex piece of work
Management & Leadership specialisation
are required to complete an industry • Collect and interpret relevant data
research report which, in some cases, may
be completed in partnership with a sponsor • Carry out a critical analysis and formulate
organisation. recommendations
This is an individual piece of work that is
required for the successful completion of this
MSc specialisation degree. It should resemble
a consulting report on a specific area of digital
transformation, ranging from changes to the
nature of workplaces to the development
and implications of a specific technology in a
specific industry or company. You are free to
choose your topic.
The report is presented to and assessed by an
academic jury, including a member of faculty.
Each report is supervised and guided by a
member of faculty or an expert in the relevant
field.Digital
Placement
Companies where
our students
A professional internship or direct complete their
employment that can be done
anywhere in the world. professional
From July to April students must complete their Digital
placements
Placements – an in-company internship or a direct
employment of minimum four months.
The Digital Placement is an opportunity for students
to apply their leadership and management skills in
practice, as well as deepen their understanding of
digital technologies, transformation management and
business strategy by doing.
Satisfactory fulfilment of the internship requirement
is also dependent on the completion of an internship
report reviewed by the School and the internship
sponsor.
The MSc in Digital Transformation Management &
Leadership degree is awarded upon the passing
of all modules and the thesis, and completing the
professional experience requirement.
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