Speakers and content
The course will be coordinated by Fondation de Luxembourg: Tonika Hirdman, Director General, and Raoul Chevignard, Senior Philanthropy Advisor will cover the general aspects of philanthropy and philanthropy services (Common building block).
Fondation de Luxembourg has gathered experts from various fields in order to bring the most relevant expertise to this training.
- Arnaud Mourot, Director for Ashoka in Paris.
Ashoka is an international non-profit organization aiming at promoting social entrepreneurship by financing skillful social entrepreneurs wishing to develop an initiative.
- Hugo Mahieu, Principal for Mangrove Capital Partners in Luxembourg.
Mangrove Capital Partners is a venture capital asset management firm based in Luxembourg. Mangrove recently started a sheltered foundation with Fondation de Luxembourg with the intention to apply the same analytical methods applied to their private equity business for sourcing, follow up and optimization of philanthropic projects.
- Axel de Ville, Executive Director for ADA in Luxembourg.
ADA (Appui au Développement Autonome) is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) specialising in microfinance, a poverty-reducting tool that is particularly widespread in developing countries. ADA is the Luxembourg micro-finance expert agency.
- Dr. Karen Hadem, Philanthropy Expert from McKinsey & Company.
PricewaterhouseCoopers will carry out the training on fiscal and legal aspects of philanthropy, including tax framework and incentives in various countries around philanthropy, succession issues, transnational giving. Each course will include a case study for illustration and validation of a practical knowledge.