What Cedep does

CEDEP (Centre Européen d'Education Permanente) is a not-for-profit executive education club founded in 1969 and headquartered in Fontainebleau, France, on the INSEAD Business School campus. It serves executives and leadership teams of multinational corporations, operating under a co-governance model in which a defined set of member companies from non-competing industries actively participate in CEDEP's board, strategy, and program design. The organization trains more than 2,000 participants per year across 70+ programs in 40+ countries and has built an alumni base of over 24,450.

Its core product is a portfolio of multi-company leadership development programs — General Management Program (GMP), Achieving Managerial Excellence (AME), Mastering Business Excellence (MBE) with an online variant called MBE LiVE, Sustainable Value Creation (SVC), and Rebooting HR — delivered alongside Custom Company Specific Programs (CSPs) tailored to individual client needs with a minimum cohort of 15 participants. In 2024 it extended into safety leadership via the wholly-owned International Institute of Leadership and Safety Culture (IILSC). Delivery modalities span a residential campus in Fontainebleau, international on-site delivery, and online sessions on the CEDEP LiVE virtual platform, which is built on 360Learning technology for content management, event organization, and email campaigns.

CEDEP generates revenue through three streams: recurring membership fees paid by co-governing companies, one-time Open Enrolment Program fees from non-member participants, and Custom Company Specific Program fees structured as professional services with cancellation terms (25% at 6–4 months out, 50% at 4–1 months, 100% under one month). The organization maintains Qualiopi certification, enabling OPCO funding for French clients, and a French training declaration (no. 11770000777). CEDEP's go-to-market is relationship-led, combining direct outreach to HR and L&D leaders at member companies with community events (Design Day, Ecosystem Day, Faculty Day, Content Lab) and earned media, with an average member tenure of approximately 15 years as the primary retention mechanism.

Name

Cedep

Legal name

Centre Européen d'Education Permanente

Website

https://cedep.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CEDEP is a not-for-profit executive education club founded in 1969 in Fontainebleau, France, co-governed by multinational member companies from non-competing industries. It delivers transformational leadership development programs, custom corporate programs, and the IILSC safety leadership institute across 40+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Education

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Professionals (Teacher/Administrator CE, CPD) (EDAAALAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sustainability, Energy & Environmental (ESG/LEED) Certifications (EDAAANAO)

Keywords

• Executive education programs
• Leadership development programs
• Corporate training services
• Membership-based education
• Custom executive programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Fontainebleau

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: CEDEP operates as a not-for-profit executive education club co-run and co-governed by member companies. Companies pay membership fees to access the collaborative learning community, participate in governance, and receive preferential access to programs.
2. Open Enrolment Programs (OEPs): Multi-company programs bringing together participants from various companies. Dates and duration defined by CEDEP. Programs can be delivered face-to-face or digitally, over one or more modules.
3. Company Specific Programs (CSPs): Custom programs exclusively for one company or group, requiring minimum 15 participants. Highly personalized driven by business challenges and tailored to unique culture and strategic objectives. Dates defined by mutual agreement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CEDEP is a not-for-profit executive education club co-run and co-governed by international member companies that delivers transformational leadership development programs. It offers multi-company Open Enrolment Programs (GMP, AME, MBE, MBE LiVE, Rebooting HR, SVC) as well as Company Specific Programs (CSPs) tailored to individual client challenges, delivered in-person at the Fontainebleau campus, on-site internationally, or online via CEDEP LiVE. The organization also operates the International Institute of Leadership and Safety Culture (IILSC) providing executive education, consulting and events focused on safety leadership.

Product overview

CEDEP is a not-for-profit executive education club providing transformational leadership development programs. The core offering consists of multi-company programs (General Management Program, Achieving Managerial Excellence, Mastering Business Excellence, Rebooting HR, and Sustainable Value Creation) and custom company-specific programs (CSP). MBE is available in both face-to-face and online formats (MBE LiVE). CEDEP LiVE serves as the online learning platform for virtual sessions. The International Institute of Leadership and Safety Culture (IILSC), owned and operated by CEDEP, extends the portfolio into safety culture and leadership with executive education, consulting services, and the EHS Congress events. Programs are delivered at the Fontainebleau campus, international locations, or online.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IILSC (International Institute of Leadership and Safety Culture): A global hub for leaders to meet, talk, learn and create safety excellence through executive education, consulting, prestigious events and digital learning focused on health and safety at work.

Products and services

• General Management Program (GMP) Multi-company leadership development program designed to broaden business knowledge and enhance global perspectives to drive innovation and create sustainable value, for senior executives from member and client companies.
• Achieving Managerial Excellence Program (AME) Multi-company program focused on achieving managerial excellence through transformative learning experiences, targeted at senior managers from member and client organizations.
• Mastering Business Excellence Program (MBE) Comprehensive business excellence program delivered face-to-face at the Fontainebleau campus, focusing on practical leadership skills and business performance for executives.
• MBE LiVE Online version of the Mastering Business Excellence Program delivered via CEDEP LiVE virtual learning environment, enabling global participants to access MBA-inspired business essentials remotely.
• Rebooting HR Multi-company program exploring how HR can become a strategic lever for organizational transformation in a context of economic, technological, and social change, aimed at CHROs and senior HR leaders.
• Sustainable Value Creation Program (SVC) Program focused on creating sustainable value, helping leaders develop strategies for long-term organizational sustainability and positive impact.
• Custom Programs (CSP) Company-specific highly personalized programs co-created with member and client organizations to address unique business challenges, tailored to specific culture and strategic objectives. Requires minimum 15 participants.
• International Institute of Leadership and Safety Culture (IILSC) A wholly-owned operating sub-brand of CEDEP offering executive education, consulting, prestigious events, and digital learning focused on achieving business results through safety excellence, targeting EHS leaders and executives across all industries.
• Leadership Through Health and Safety Culture (IILSC) Multi-company executive education program developed under IILSC, focused on leadership through health and safety culture.
• Leading Health and Safety as a Performance Lever (IILSC) Executive education program exploring how health and safety can be leveraged as a strategic performance driver for organizations.
• Safety Leadership Academy (IILSC) Premium training program designed to develop business-critical skills and knowledge for safety leadership excellence.
• IILSC Consulting Services Organizational consulting services empowering companies to positively change leadership behavior, people behavior, and team interactions in the workplace across all industries, focused on safety culture.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,000+ participants trained per year from 40+ countries
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• INSEADcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1969CEDEP shares origins and campus with INSEAD Business School, located in Fontainebleau Forest. The relationship dates to CEDEP's founding in 1969, providing access to world-class academic resources and facilities.
• BekaertcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClub member since 1969. World leader in steel wire transformation and coating technologies with 28,000 employees worldwide, headquartered in Belgium.
• L'Oréal GroupecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding member since 1969. World's largest cosmetics company. L'Oréal's head of HR Guy Landon and CEO François Dalle were instrumental in CEDEP's creation.
• 360LearningcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner providing the online learning platform for CEDEP's digital programs. Platform enables content management, event organization, email campaigns, and user data management.
• BioMérieuxcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClub member since 2006. Global leader in in vitro diagnostics for more than 55 years, headquartered in France.
• BramblescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClub member since 2008. Supply-chain logistics company specializing in unit-load equipment pooling, operating in 60+ countries with headquarters in Australia.
• RenaultcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClub member since 1978. French multinational automobile manufacturer established 1899, part of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance.
• Tata SteelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClub member since 1990. Among top steel producing companies globally with operations in 26 countries.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IMD Business School: Swiss-based IMD is a globally focused executive education provider serving senior executives and corporate clients with open-enrolment and custom programs—directly comparable in target audience, pricing tier, and program formats.
• IESE Business School: IESE runs custom and open executive education programs for multinational corporate clients, overlapping with CEDEP on leadership development delivery and enterprise member-base composition.
• HEC Paris Executive Education: HEC Paris offers a comprehensive executive education portfolio (open enrolment, custom corporate programs, certificates) targeted at French and international enterprise audiences—closely overlapping with CEDEP's core French enterprise market.
• IE Business School Executive Education: IE's executive education division serves corporate clients with custom and open programs worldwide, mirroring CEDEP's mix of enterprise clients and global delivery footprint.
• London Business School Executive Education: LBS Executive Education serves a comparable senior-executive and corporate L&D audience with custom company programs and open enrolment offerings similar in structure to CEDEP's portfolio.
• INSEAD Executive Education: INSEAD shares its Fontainebleau origins and campus with CEDEP and operates the leading European business school executive education division; both serve the same corporate enterprise segment with comparable leadership development programs, making it the closest direct peer.
• Esade Executive Education: Esade delivers custom corporate and open executive programs across Europe and globally, with a comparable mix of senior-manager audiences and program formats that overlap with CEDEP's offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Harvard Business School Executive Education: HBS Executive Education is a globally dominant incumbent offering leadership and management programs to enterprise buyers at the premium tier; CEDEP competes in adjacent executive education segments but at a different scale and brand tier.
• Wharton Executive Education: Wharton delivers a broad portfolio of executive programs to corporate and individual senior leaders; a larger incumbent competitor for the same enterprise buyers CEDEP serves.

Emerging players

• YPO (Young Presidents' Organization): YPO is a membership-based peer-learning community for senior executives that competes indirectly with CEDEP's community-driven leadership development model, particularly for the executive networking and education component.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/cedep-executive-development-fontainebleau/posts/?feedView=all
• Xx.com/cedepfrance
• Facebookfacebook.com/cedepfrancefontainebleau

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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