LECTRA: Lectra and ESCP Europe establish a Fashion and Technology Chair to develop an innovative education and research progr...
February 06 2014 - 1:03PM
Daniel Harari, Lectra CEO, and Edouard Husson, dean of ESCP Europe
Business School, have inaugurated the Fashion and Technology Chair.
The new Lectra-ESCP Europe Chair, with a three-year tenure, is
positioned at the crossroads of innovation and research. The
Chair's aim will be to develop and convey knowledge based on
innovations within the fashion and luxury sectors, thanks to
cutting-edge technologies. Lectra and ESCP Europe started
collaborating in 2011 with the establishment of i7, the Institute
for Innovation and Competitiveness, of which Lectra is a founding
member. The Fashion and Technology Chair is the next step in this
cooperation and intends to create a joint center for teaching,
passing on expertise and research, with an emphasis on the
interaction between technology and innovation. Market
globalization, competition from emerging countries, fast-fashion,
and growth of retail and communication channels are requiring the
fashion and luxury sectors to address major issues mainly related
to innovation. The Chair's main objective is to explore the
specificities of the fashion and luxury sectors and their approach
to technologies linked to design and supply change management.
There will also be a focus on the challenges of digital development
and on the emergence of value-added strategies for innovation and
original business models in developing countries, particularly
China. The Chair will promote technology as a catalyst for
innovation among students and alumni. This will be one of the
themes studied by ESCP students every year and the subject of
research dissertations and professional theses. "ESCP Europe, i7,
the Institute for Innovation and Competitiveness, and Lectra share
a common vision of the key role that innovation plays in the
economy, and it seems only natural for us to create this Chair. The
purpose of a business school, such as ESCP Europe, which trains
tomorrow's leaders of European and global companies, is to
investigate the economic sphere's empowerment and to offer tools in
order to respond rapidly to the dynamics of a polycentric
globalization," said Edouard Husson. The Chair's scientific board
members are Valérie Moatti, professor at ESCP Europe and expert on
supply chain management and growth strategies, and Céline
Abecassis-Moedas, visiting ESCP professor and professor at the
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, where she teaches strategy and
innovation management. "Innovation is part of Lectra's DNA. It
expresses itself through our technological breakthroughs to serve
new business models. For 40 years, we have supported changes in the
fashion industry and contributed to our customers' development. Our
commitment to future professionals and innovation has led us to
create the Fashion and Technology Chair with ESCP Europe. We want
thus contribute to encourage new technological advances in teaching
and research for the fashion industry in France as well as around
the world," said Daniel Harari. Steering and management committees
will oversee governance and will be composed of Lectra and ESCP
Europe representatives. Together, they will define and approve the
academic program, including research guidance, and advise the
scientific board on the Chair's actions.
"FASHION
AND TECHNOLOGY" ROUND TABLE
A round table entitled "Fashion and Technology: a paradoxical
driver of innovation?" organized by Lectra and ESCP Europe for the
Chair's launch took place on February 6 at the campus of ESCP
Europe Paris, bringing together several emblematic leaders and
personalities from the fashion sector, including John
Palacin, advisor to the minister of Industrial Renewal;
Didier Grumbach, chairman of the Fédération
Française de la Couture, du Prêt-à-Porter des Couturiers et des
Créateurs de mode; Christian Blanckaert, chairman
of Petit Bateau; and Jacques Bungert, chairman of
Courrèges
About ESCP Europe - The World's First
Business School (est.1819)
Established in 1819, ESCP Europe is the World's
First Business School and has educated generations of leaders and
entrepreneurs. With its five urban campuses in Paris, London,
Berlin, Madrid, and Torino, ESCP Europe has a true European
Identity which enables the provision of a unique style of
cross-cultural business education and a global perspective on
international management issues. Triple-crown accredited (EQUIS,
AMBA, AACSB), ESCP Europe welcomes 4,000 students and 5,000
executives from 90 different nations every year. The School's
alumni network counts 40,000 members in 150 countries and from 200
nationalities.
Through a combination of innovative pedagogy,
cross-campus programmes with integrated curricula, and a
research-active faculty, ESCP Europe is an essential contributor to
the development of a European, cross-national management culture.
The aspiration of ESCP Europe is the credo of Europe: to remain
faithful to its humanistic values while at the same time
anticipating the new ways of the world.
ESCP Europe is founding partner of heSam
Université, a cluster of well-known institutions for research and
higher education structured around the Sorbonne University
About Lectra
Lectra is the world leader in integrated
technology solutions that automate, streamline and accelerate
product design, development and manufacturing processes for
industries using soft materials. Lectra develops the most advanced
specialized software and cutting systems and provides associated
services to a broad array of markets including fashion (apparel,
accessories, footwear), automotive (car seats and interiors,
airbags), furniture, as well as a wide variety of other market
sectors, such as aeronautical and marine industries, wind power,
and personal protective equipment. Lectra serves 23,000 customers
in more than 100 countries with 1,350 employees and $256 million in
2012 revenues. The company is listed on NYSE Euronext.
For more information, please visit www.lectra.com
Contact - Lectra Headquarters / Press Dept.:
Nathalie Fournier-Christol
E-mail: n.fournier-christol@lectra.comTel.: +33 (0)1 53 64 42 37
- Fax: +33 (0)1 53 64 43 40
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