Executive Boot Camp
From framework to action plan, in three stages In four days, each executive leaves with a quantified diagnosis of their target African market, a clearly owned AAA strategy and an AI-augmented cooperation plan — not hunches, but a method.
The boot camp is built on the two executive mini-guides by Dr Yannick Bardie, handed over and signed for each participant. They structure the learning progression:
The logic of the 4 days Each day is a step in the decision chain: diagnose, decide, augment, integrate. The daily rhythm alternates structuring input, real cases and applied workshops.
“90% of world trade takes place between neighbouring or nearby countries. Distance remains the foremost predictor of failure or success internationally.”
Cultural: Language, religion, social norms, values (Hofstede).
Administrative: Institutions, currency, colonial ties, AfCFTA.
Geographic: Physical distance, climate, time distance.
Economic: Income, GDP, infrastructure, marginal cost.
Your CAGE index: Score the 4 distances and calculate your overall index.
“You cannot play all 3 A's to the full at the same time. To adapt is to give up scale. To aggregate is to give up local relevance.”
Adaptation: Maximise local relevance.
Aggregation: Maximise economies of scale.
Arbitrage: Exploit geographic differences.
Your AAA mix: Choose and defend your dominant mix for your African target.
“Artificial Intelligence does not remove distances: it makes them surmountable — faster and more cheaply.”
Translation, localisation, sentiment analysis.
Regulatory monitoring, automated due diligence.
Digital twins, logistics optimisation.
Dynamic pricing, scenario modelling.
Augmented cooperation: Design a real cooperation framework in mixed Europe-Africa teams.
“The move from framework to action: a complete go-to-market plan, built, defended, and ready to be executed on your return.”
Project sprint: complete go-to-market plan.
Team coaching by the mentors.
8-minute pitches before a jury.
Presentation of certificates.
Final presentation: Each participant leaves with an individual 90-day action plan.
The Marrakech experience Beyond the training room, the Moroccan setting becomes an accelerator of cohesion and a living illustration of Europe-Africa cooperation.
Exclusive experiences (optional):
What each participant takes away: