On June 30, the traditional summer meeting of graduates and students of the MBA / EMBA programs was held as part of the anniversary year of the Graduate School of Management SPbU, which this year was held in the format of the Sailing Regatta for the GSOM SPbU 30th Anniversary Cup. The regatta was held in the waters of the Gulf of Finland and brought together more than 100 participants for sailing competitions on the water and friendly communication.

The sailing regatta became not only an exciting sporting event, but also an opportunity for alumni and students of the GSOM SPbU MBA/EMBA programs to meet old friends, share news and establish new business contacts. 16 teams competed with each other for the GSOM SPbU 30th Anniversary Cup demonstrating the highest management skills: teamwork and leadership skills.

Olga Dergunova, Deputy President and Chairman of VTB Bank Management Board, GSOM SPbU Director, became the guest of honor at the event. She presented the cup to the winning team proudly.

 

The participants of the meeting shared their emotions:

“In the company of people with whom we went through a lot at GSOM, it cannot be said that this victory was predetermined, but we were able to find a common language very quickly, to understand each other very quickly. Such well-coordinated work allowed us to get the main prize” — Tamara Golovina, EMBA 2013 alumna, Director of Directorate of JSC "Polymetal".

“Sailing regatta is far from a random choice for the summer reunion of GSOM SPbU MBA and Executive MBA alumni: perhaps no other sport resembles business management like sailing! The key success factors are the ability to analyze a rapidly changing situation and make optimal decisions, as well as the ability to rally the team and maintain its spirit in different circumstances. Yachting is a sport for active, reckless, courageous people — they are the students and alumni of our flagship programs!” said Anna Kuchina, Program Director at GSOM SPbU.

We would like to thank the companies acted as partners of the event:

 — Settlers home French cuisine restaurant;

 — Bar Association "Northern Rome";

 — SPA-complex Voda;

 — Luding Group company;

— a chain of Bushe confectioneries;

 — and personally the director of "Neva" company, Anna Bochenkova, an alumna of EMBA 2019, for her help in organizing video filming.