Beforehack Secure Horizons: a networking evening for students and blockchain alumni, organised by Kryptosphère ESSEC
This article has been machine-translated from French.
On Wednesday 7 October, the Cergy campus will host Career Day, a forum bringing together students and companies from blockchain, DeFi (decentralised finance), finance and Web3. The following evening, Thursday 8 October, the Kryptosphère ESSEC association is holding a key event at the Maison des ESSEC, ahead of the Secure Horizons hackathon, scheduled for 9 to 11 October in Cergy. We spoke to Pollux Gronier (AIDAMS 28) and Lion Masliah (BBA 29), members of Kryptosphère ESSEC, who is leading the project.
Could you introduce the Kryptosphère ESSEC association?
Kryptosphère is an association dedicated to blockchain, DeFi, finance and Web3. It is part of an international network present in several schools. There is an ESSEC branch in Cergy, and an ESSEC Singapore branch is currently being set up. Our aim is to build bridges between students and the professional world through conferences, career fairs and networking events.
What do you offer students in practical terms?
Crypto and blockchain topics are covered in the BBA curriculum, but many students want to go further. We follow news in the sector and explain key concepts in accessible terms on our social media. Above all, our role is to bring students and alumni together.
You received support from ASSO REZO to organise an event ahead of the hackathon. What does the project involve?
The evening of 8 October at the Maison des ESSEC is part of a programme running over several days and focused on employability in Web3. The aim is to introduce students to finance, Web3 and cryptocurrencies from a professional perspective, drawing on ESSEC alumni. The event is aimed primarily at the school's students, but it is very open. We want to break down the wall between theory and practice: it is a new world for almost all students, and the best way to discover it is through immersion.
What is the programme?
The first day, 7 October, will be devoted to discovering careers in the sector: small-group discussions with alumni, employability workshops, CV reviews by specialist recruiters and mock interviews. This forum will take place on the Cergy campus. On 8 October, we have planned a networking evening at the Maison des ESSEC, during which the hackathon teams will be formed. The hackathon will begin the following day, supervised by alumni mentors, with final pitches, prizes awarded by a jury and a recruitment fair. Finally, on the last day, we will take participants to visit a Web3 incubator or an investment fund in Paris. The day will close with a meal, the presentation of participation certificates and the launch of mentoring pairs.
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