Category: Networking
P&G Alumni Israel Event
Published July 31, 2026 by Elsie Gallegos in
On July 30, the P&G Alumni Network Israeli Chapter came together in Tel Aviv for a morning of meaningful conversations and fantastic connections over breakfast. The energized atmosphere provided the perfect setting to reconnect with former colleagues and strengthen our vibrant local community—we even had the pleasure of welcoming several alumni who joined us while visiting from abroad on family vacations!
The most inspiring part of the morning was hearing where everyone’s journeys have taken them. We have alumni charting incredibly diverse and bold new paths: teaching in high school, sailing, running for political office in the next election, and even playing in a rock band! Others are making global waves by launching retail businesses and a new skincare brand, alongside those continuing to drive innovation across data, cyber, consulting, and academia.
Thank you to everyone who brought their stories and energy to the table, helping make the morning such a resounding success. We look forward to seeing you at our next Israeli Chapter event!
If you’re a P&G alum living in Israel—or just visiting—we’d love for you to join our growing community.
When One Rises, Communities Rise
Published July 18, 2026 by pgalums in
Record-Breaking Night of Gratitude in San Francisco
On June 13, the P&G Alumni Foundation welcomed alumni to a special Night of Gratitude at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.
Held in a beautiful private room and garden, the evening was co-hosted by alums Chip Bergh, Tarang Amin, Diane Dietz, and Karen (Francis) DeGolia.
One of the highlights was our Light of Gratitude tributes where alumni honored fellow alumni whose leadership, mentorship, and generosity have made a lasting impact. The conversation throughout the evening was energizing and inspiring! Our co-hosts shared thoughtful insights on “What They Are Seeing”, and our Executive Director, Sarah Woods offered moving remarks and impact stories from our Foundation grants with a special focus on Asia – stories that illustrated how alumni support is helping people build sustainable livelihoods and brighter futures.
Thanks to the incredible generosity of our partners and donors, the event set a new record for total fundraising outside the Global Conference! Including residual pledges, the funds raised will support nearly two years of global grants, expanding opportunities for people in need around the world to find paths to sustainable employment and bright futures.
We are thrilled to share the exciting news of two new major matching donations by Chip & Juliet Bergh in the October-December 2026 campaign period and by Tarang & Hirni Amin as part of a match for the upcoming 2027 Global Conference in Cincinnati. We are super energized and grateful, and we will share more shortly on these!
Please enjoy the special moments:
- A short video recap featuring photos from the event.
- A curated photo gallery from our fun gathering
- A PDF of the event slideshow, showcasing our grants across Asia and testimonials from attendees.
Many thanks to our Co-Hosts who made the event possible: Tarang Amin, Chip & Juliet Bergh, Diane Dietz & Karen DeGolia as well as Honorary Host Partners Shekhar Mitra, Gretchen (Price) Schar and Chris Welton.
We hope to see you at the P&G Alumni Network conference April 29 – May 1, 2027 in Cincinnati and/or at other Foundation special gatherings in Italy, Germany, China, and beyond! In the meantime, follow us on LinkedIn for event highlights plus updates on how alumni-funded grants are improving lives throughout the world.
P&G Alumni South Florida Event
Published July 16, 2026 by Elsie Gallegos in
On April 13, the P&G Alumni Network South Florida Chapter came together for an evening of meaningful conversations, new connections, and exceptional wines. The relaxed atmosphere provided the perfect setting for alumni to reconnect with former colleagues, expand their professional networks, and strengthen our vibrant local community.
A special thank you to SynFiny Advisors for sponsoring the event and for their continued commitment to supporting the P&G Alumni Network and its chapter activities.
Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make the evening such a success. We look forward to seeing you at our next South Florida Chapter event!
If you’re a P&G alum living in South Florida, we’d love for you to join our growing community.
Learn more and become part of the chapter here: P&G Alumni Network South Florida Chapter
Geneva Chapter: Networking Event
Published July 4, 2026 by Elsie Gallegos in
Thank you so much for joining us and our P&G friends for a high-energy morning full of great ideas and even better company!
Relive the highlights here!
I had the honor of moderating the 𝗣&𝗚 𝗔𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸’𝘀 𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity — held at Chez Vayner, with thanks to Gary Vaynerchuk and the VaynerX team for hosting us.
Four trailblazers I deeply respect, each bringing a different kind of intelligence to the table:
⭐ Jim Stengel — Industry Intelligence. Decades of pattern recognition on what drives growth no model has been trained to replicate. Our very own 𝗟𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲. The Jim Stengel Company
⭐ Laura Knebusch — Commercial Intelligence. Turning AI into brand decisions, P&L impact, and real scale. Georgia-Pacific LLC
⭐ Chad Reynolds — People Intelligence. Understanding people — motivation, behavior — at a depth most marketers assume they already have. Vurvey Labs
⭐ Andrew Swinand — Creative Intelligence. Generating and producing at a speed and scale the industry has never seen. Inspired Thinking Group (ITG)
We didn’t talk about AI as a tool. We talked about AI as a cognitive shift.
Here’s the idea we keep coming back to:
⭐ 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 — the analytical, the operational, the “get me the answer fast” side of marketing — faster than any human can
⭐ 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻. It raises the stakes on it. Taste. Judgment. Empathy. Curiosity. Intuition. The ability to look at what AI hands you and ask, “Is this actually right? Does it make sense?”
I call this the 𝗔𝗠𝗕𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗫𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗦 𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗. The marketers who win in this next era won’t be the ones who defer to AI — they’ll be the ones who know how to interrogate it, challenge it and toggle between left and right in an iterative flow.
𝗪𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿:
⭐ 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗽 — a phrase that treats people as one checkpoint in a machine’s process.
⭐ I think about it as 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗲 — AI surrounds the work, accelerates it, generates options at a scale no team could match. But the human is still the center everything radiates from. The judgment. The intent. The why behind the what. 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗽.
Huge thanks to Jim, Laura, Chad, and Andrew for bringing real rigor and real stories to this conversation — and to Vayner for the home base on the Croisette that made it all come together.
Raquelle Zuzarte, CMO and Board Member for the P&G Alumni Network
Denmark Chapter: Kicking Off a New Chapter Together
Published July 2, 2026 by Elsie Gallegos in
Welcome to the P&G Alumni Network Denmark Chapter!
We are excited to celebrate the launch of our newest chapter in Denmark with a wonderful kick-off event, where alumni came together to reconnect, build new relationships, and enjoy the warmth of the Danish midsummer sun.
The enthusiasm and energy of this first gathering were inspiring, and it’s only the beginning. We are already planning a second get-together in August, after the Danish summer holidays, and hope to welcome an even larger group of P&G alumni.
If you’re a P&G alum living in Denmark, we’d love for you to join us as we grow this vibrant new community. Learn more and become part of the chapter here: P&G Alumni Network Denmark Chapter
Here’s to many more connections, conversations, and shared experiences ahead!
Geneva Chapter: Networking Event
Published by Elsie Gallegos in
The best networking doesn’t feel like networking. It feels like a conversation worth continuing.
Last night was a wonderful reminder of exactly that. New connections were made, ideas were challenged, experiences were shared, collaborations started to emerge and, perhaps most importantly, everyone brought a genuine willingness to learn from and support one another.
That is what makes the P&G Alumni Geneva community unique. It brings together accomplished leaders united by a shared mindset: staying curious, giving back and helping others succeed.
As a committee, our ambition is to keep creating the conditions for these conversations to happen—and to grow their impact. In the months ahead, we will be announcing exciting new partnerships and initiatives that will expand our network, enrich our discussions and create even more opportunities for our community.
We will now take a well-deserved summer break, we will be sharing the confirmed agenda for September till December with the registration links over the coming days.
The strength of a community is measured by what its members choose to contribute. Thank you for your generosity, your curiosity and your willingness to make this community stronger. The best chapters are still ahead of us.
Have a wonderful summer—we look forward to seeing you again in September!
#PGAlumni #Leadership #ExecutiveNetworking #Community #Collaboration #ProfessionalGrowth
Geneva Chapter: Annual General Meeting Event
Published June 3, 2026 by Elsie Gallegos in
Last night we held the P&G Alumni Geneva Annual General Meeting — and it was a reminder of why this community still matters so much.
The formal AGM gave us a chance to reflect on a strong year of events, connections, career support and community building, while also looking ahead to an even more ambitious 2026–2027 agenda. From speed networking to founder conversations, board-readiness sessions, job market discussions and future collaborations, the energy in the room was clear: this is not just an alumni network. It is a living ecosystem of experience, generosity and reinvention.
We were also privileged to hear from Loïc Tassel, whose reflections on the future of business, brands and consumers landed with real force.
One message stood out: in a world drowning in data, human understanding is becoming more valuable — not less. Spreadsheets can reveal patterns. Dashboards can create confidence. But the deepest truths still come from getting close to people: their habits, tensions, emotions, workarounds and unspoken needs.
That is a timely reminder for anyone building brands, teams or businesses today. The tools are changing fast. The channels are fragmenting. The pace is brutal. But the work still begins with people.
And after the formal part, the cocktail dinatoire gave everyone the best part of alumni life: proper conversations, old friendships, new introductions, and the chance for those informal exchanges where real opportunities often begin.
A big thank you to everyone who joined, contributed, voted, challenged, laughed and stayed to connect.
Looking forward to building the next chapter together.




























