United Europe has designed a unique European mentoring programme, which focuses specifically on topics related to Europe. The non-commercial programme is specifically tailored to relevant EU topics and was developed in cooperation with Bernotat & Cie., a company specialised in mentoring programmes for managers from a corporate environment and medium-sized businesses.
With this programme, United Europe and Bernotat & Cie. offer exclusively United Europe’s Young Professional Advisors the opportunity to exchange views with experienced mentors on important topics for a duration of nine to 12 months.
The aim is to connect interesting Europeans from different generations, angles and countries to deepen connections and encourage exchange on topics like:
1. Career path in the EU setting
2. Corporate citizenship in the EU
3. Transferring rare practical insights from the executive board perspective
4. Refining critical thinking in the EU context
5. Broadening and strengthening networks within EU associations
6. Lifelong skill building that outlives a specific career path
7. Women & Leadership in the EU
8. Nurturing a practical diverse European and cross-border thinking
9. Cross-sectional topics may include: Digitalisation, EU enlargement & integration, EU financial markets and monetary policy, Climate Change, Security, Healthcare etc.
Mentees
The first edition of the mentoring programme is aimed exclusively at United Europe’s Young Professional Advisors who have worked on recent projects and who are committed to the ideas and ideals of United Europe. The Young Professional Advisors work in European companies, institutions or associations across the European continent where European issues are part of everyday life, which they deal with and which are important to them. These include topics such as European integration, the Euro zone, digitisation and AI, climate change, finance and economics, democracy, security and foreign policy, environmental protection as well as topics on the future of Europe and the technological revolution, European financial policy and much more.
Mentors
The mentors come from the networks of Bernotat & Cie. and United Europe and have mostly extensive experience in developing top talent and high potentials in companies. Through the programme, mentors have the opportunity to meet interesting young people from all over Europe and support them in their questions and tasks.
Bernotat & Cie. is responsible for the professional development and placement of the mentoring program and for the training of the mentors. All mentors assigned to the program are supervised by Bernotat & Cie. to ensure the quality of the programme.
International Executive Turned Investor, Non-Executive Director, Executive Mentor and Executive Advisor EMEA, former Chairman of the Executive Board of Swiss Re Frankona AG.
Christine-Anne Chevry is currently Senior Manager Digital Industry Business Solutions – HO of Information Management Digital Industry at AIRBUS Helicopters. She has worked in 4 Countries, Brazil, Germany (12 years), Australia and France.
Health Manager and company doctor, had overall responsibility for all German Airbus locations for the company medical service and health management.
HR professional in large organisations and scaled up start-ups, she particularly focuses on transformation and change management, from digital transformations to mergers and acquisitions.
Senior Fellow Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, Vice President International Institute for Peace in Vienna, former United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs. Member of United Europe.
Advisor to the European Commission, Guest Lecturer for Energy Economics & Energy Policy. Member of the Board of Directors of United Europe.
Ingrid Maass is Managing Partner at ‘acrossabridge.com’, Board Member IABG GmbH, Strategic advisor, long time executive in project organizations, passionate about people, excellence, technology & high growth environments.
German Business Manager, former CFO of Lufthansa, former member of the management board of Boehringer Ingelheim. Member of the Board of Directors of United Europe.
Managing Partner Bernotat & Cie, Fellow of the Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital, part of Harvard Medical School, member of United Europe.
Steve Price is a retired Head of Unit of the European Commission. Over 33 years he climbed the ladder from Assistant to Administrator to Head of Unit. For the last 20 years of his career, he managed large teams and, as such, recognizes the challenges involved in managing people but also the potential of this source of, often untapped, potential.
Executive mentor, management consultant and member of various supervisory and advisory boards, former member of the Board of Management of Bayer Healthcare and Bayer Cropscience.
Prof. Jörg Rocholl, PhD, is the president of ESMT Berlin. He is also the vice-chair of the advisory board to the German Federal Ministry of Finance.
Dr. Michael Rupp is Head of Sector regarding Connectivity and the Green Deal in the European Commission. From 2015 to 2018 he was Head of Section for migration, border management and justice reform in the EU Delegation in Turkey.
Former CEO of Heineken, chairman of the supervisory board of Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport until 2017. He is currently a non-executive board member of Intertrust Holding NV and of Hunter Douglas NV and Vice President of United Europe.
Executive mentor, management consultant, former member of the Board of Management for Human Resources and Labor Director of Adam Opel GmbH; various leading positions in employer and trade associations.
German manager and current Vice President of the German-Hungarian Chamber of Commerce. Former CEO of RWE Hungary and ELMŰ/ÉMÁSZ. Member of United Europe.
Paul van Son has been active for more than 40 years in supervisory boards, executive boards and in operations management positions in the international energy business. In the last 20 years, he has been a driving force in the energy transition in Europe, West Asia and Africa.
Koen runs an advisory business working with a number of infrastructure investment companies as well as with non profit organisations in the capacity of (start-up) investor, strategic advisor, executive mentor and independent board member.