✅ The guest? Olympe Lavergne is a Director at BNP Paribas in the Energy, Resources and Infrastructure team for the EMEA region. A graduate of EDHEC, Olympe has worked for over 10 years in Project Finance. She has worked in two international banks (BNP Paribas and SMBC) and three continents (Paris, New York, Singapore). Today, she focuses on the financing of major Energy and Infrastructure projects related to the energy transition ???? Who are we? Training You, the 1st interview preparation platform in Corporate Finance, Market Finance and Strategy and Management Consulting, co-founded by two former Lazard M&A bankers and having already trained over 10,000 students in 5 years ???? Who is it for? The "Career Insights" is for students and recent graduates (looking for an internship/permanent contract) or professionals (passionate about their profession) who wish to discover the inspiring career paths of professionals in Corporate Finance, Market Finance and Strategy and Management Consulting. In front of Guillaume Pommier (co-founder of Training You and host of the podcast), Olympe describes: 1️⃣ The Project Finance profession 2️⃣ Financing the energy transition 3️⃣ Her international career in New York, Singapore and Paris 4️⃣ Recruitment in her team at BNP Paribas 5️⃣ Her experience as a woman in M&A ???? For those who wish to discover Project Finance at BNP Paribas, this episode is for you. Enjoy watching! *** 00:00 Introduction 01:26 Presentation of Olympe Lavergne 02:39 Her career and her discovery of finance 04:12 What attracted her to finance 04:55 Her internships in Market Finance and Corporate Finance 07:03 Presentation of the Project Finance profession 09:27 What she did to start her career in New York 11:01 The daily life of a junior in Project Finance 12:13 Her transition from New York to Singapore 13:40 The differences between the Project Finance, Structured Finance and Debt Capital Market (DCM) professions 17:17 Her return to France and to BNP Paribas 17:51 Presentation of her ERI (Energy, Resources and Infrastructure) and Transition, minerals, metals and battery teams 19:21 What are the main missions of these two teams? 20:58 Her role in her three missions 22:29 How does the transition to the credit committee work? 25:31 How many credit applications are proposed each year? 26:16 Out of 10 credit applications, how many are accepted? 27:14 The main growth drivers in the Infra sector 28:40 What are the major cultural differences compared to work in Europe, Asia and America? 31:19 Why are women much less present in Corporate Finance? 33:12 Her experience as a woman in Corporate Finance 34:49 Have there been differences in this regard between the different countries? 35:25 What she would like to say to women so that they apply more in finance 36:25 The actions implemented by BNP Paribas to recruit and retain women 38:27 Her experience as a young mother 39:34 What can companies do to increase the feminization of the workforce? 40:51 What she looks for in a good candidate 42:11 Her advice for future candidates 43:23 How many interns are recruited in her team? 43:51 What she expects from her young colleagues 44:22 The Career Insights Quiz 44:40 One word to define BNP Paribas? 44:43 The main quality for working in finance? 44:48 The question she likes to ask in an interview? 44:53 The answer she hates to hear in an interview? 44:58 Her best professional memory? 45:01 Her worst professional memory? 45:14 The best deal she has ever made? 45:25 The most difficult deal she has ever had to manage? 45:39 The client who impressed her the most? 46:10 The anecdote she would like to tell us about today? 46:48 What advice would she give to the young Olympe Lavergne? 47:03 Conclusion *** Prepare with Training You? Best idea to increase your chances: https://training-you.fr/corporate-fin... ???? 25 courses: M&A, Corporate Finance, Summer Internships and practical tools ???? +300 corrected interview questions ???? +10 practice tests on technique and psychometric tests ???? 75 bank and Private Equity fund files ???? Exclusive webinars / podcasts with professionals