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Your Mannheim Network: Social Chapters

Social chapters create spaces for members with shared personal interests or hobbies to connect, encouraging informal networking, community building, and engagement beyond professional topics.

From sports and art to other shared passions, these chapters bring members together around common activities and interests, fostering connections that go beyond the workplace and highlighting the diverse ways the network engages its community. Take a look at the different topics and Mannheimers heading those chapters!

Book

Valeria Brancato

ESSEC & Mannheim EMBA 2015

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Book

Deepti Madhok

ESSEC & Mannheim EMBA 2016

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Chess

Amin Hashem

Part-Time MBA 2027

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Cooking

Lav Mehta

Part-Time MBA 2019

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Cycling / Road Biking

Frederic Schulenberg

Part-Time MMA 2026

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Dads

Upamanyu Sengupta

Full-Time MBA 2023

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Expats in Germany

#MannheimerForLife

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Expats outside of Germany

Family Business Owner Chapter

Female Leadership

Iryna Savych

Mannheim EMBA 2025

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First Generation Academics

Amin Hashem

Part-Time MBA 2027

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Golf

Axel Heuser

Part Time MBA 2023

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Hiking

Florian Pleitgen

Mannheim EMBA 2019

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Language Exchange

LGBTQ+

Donn Edward Anin

Part-Time MBA 2027

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LGBTQ+

Daniel Cardenas

ESSEC & Mannheim EMBA 2026

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Moms

#MannheimerForLife

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Music

#MannheimerForLife

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Padel Tennis

#MannheimerForLife

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Running

Amin Hashem

Part-Time MBA 2027

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Small Business Owners

#MannheimerForLife

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Startup Founders

Table Tennis

#MannheimerForLife

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Travel

#MannheimerForLife

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Winter Sport

Yanlin Wu

ESSEC & Mannheim EMBA 2025

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ACO Contacts

Katharina Horn

Coordinator Relations & Fundraising 

Responsibilities: 

  • all Regional Chapters
  • Social Chapters: Cycling / Road Biking, Cooking, Football, Gaming, Golf, Hiking, Mannheim Tips, Padel Tennis, Running, Table Tennis, Sailing, Winter Sports 
  • Country Ambassadors
  • Events: Alumni Homecoming, #MannheimerForLife Day and Summer Party
  • Degree Verifications
  • Mannheimer For Life Directory
  • Referrals 

Contact: alumni@mannheim-business-school.com

Katharina's LinkedIn

Laura Lehtola

Manager Career Development

Responsibilities: 

  • Programs: ESSEC & Mannheim EMBA, Mannheim EMBA, Mannheim Master of Accounting & Taxation (both Tracks)
  • Industries: Hospitality, Logistics, Manufacturing, Media/Entertainment, Real Estate
  • Industry Chapters: Aerospace & Defense, Agriculture, Automotive, Chemicals, Construction & Real Estate, Hospitality, Logistics & Transportation, Machinery, Manufacturing, Media & Entertainment, Semiconductors
  • Job-Function Chapters: Leadership, Operations, Procurement, Quality Assurance, Strategy, Supply Chain Management
  • Social Chapters: Dads, DiversAbility, Expats in Germany, Expats outside of Germany, Female Leadership, First Generation Academics, Language Exchange, Moms, Music, Neurodiversity, Theater, Veterans 
  • Alumni Career Counselor
  • Lifelong Learning Offers

Contact: career@mannheim-business-school.com

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Kathrin Schaaf

Coordinator Career Development

Responsibilities: 

  • Program: Mannheim Full-Time MBA 
  • Industries: Consulting, Consumer Goods, Energy, Retail 
  • Industry Chapters: Consulting, E-Commerce, Energy, Entrepreneurship, Fast Moving Consumer Goods, Fintech & Digital Finance, Food & Beverage, MedTech, Retail, Software & IT Services, Wholesale
  • Job-Function Chapters: Advisory, AI & Analytics, Business Development, Customer Success, Human Resources, Legal & Compliance, Marketing, Mergers & Acquisition, Pricing, Product Management, Project Management, Sales
  • Social Chapters: Family Business Owners, Small Business Owners, Startup Founders

Contact: career@mannheim-business-school.com

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Dr. Sven Stromann

Director ACO 

Responsibilities: 

  • Social Chapters: Africa, LGBTQ+, Museum, Photography, Travel, Wine

Contact: alumni@mannheim-business-school.com

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