Since 1989
37 Years of Business Simulations
MEGA Learning is one of the most experienced business simulation providers in the world. Founded in 1989 by four ex-IBM executives, we have spent nearly four decades designing, developing, and facilitating team-based simulations that teach the dynamics of running a company.
Based in Belgium with partners on every continent, our simulations have been delivered to thousands of participants across leading universities and corporations worldwide.
37
Years of experience
10,000+
Simulations delivered
35+
Simulations developed
5
Continents
Our story
In 1989, Francois Calicis and three former IBM partners founded MEGA Learning with a simple belief: the best way to learn business is by doing it. Not by reading about it, not by sitting through lectures, but by making real decisions and living with the consequences.
Our first simulation was launched at IMD Business School in Switzerland. Within two years, IBM had selected MEGA Learning to train over ten thousand executives across the world. That early vote of confidence from one of the largest companies on the planet set the tone for everything that followed.
Since then, we have partnered with organisations like Renault, Total, HEC Paris, Columbia University, ESCP Business School, and Harvard Business Publishing. We have delivered thousands of simulation sessions across Europe, North America, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. And we are still going.
A global network
What started in a small office in Belgium has grown into a global operation. Today, our network of expert facilitators and partners spans five continents. Whether you are running a simulation in Singapore, New York, Casablanca, or Copenhagen, there is a MEGA Learning expert nearby who knows the local context and speaks the language.
Our simulations are available in English, French, Chinese, German, and Danish. We deliver online, face-to-face, and in blended formats. From a small seminar of 6 participants to a corporate event with 500+, we scale to fit.
This global reach is not just about logistics. It means our simulations have been tested and refined across cultures, industries, and levels of experience. When you work with MEGA Learning, you benefit from 37 years of learning from the most diverse set of participants imaginable.
What we believe
After 37 years and thousands of sessions, we have learned a few things about how people actually learn business.
Learning by doing
People remember what they experience, not what they are told. Our simulations put participants in the driver's seat, making decisions and seeing the consequences unfold in real time.
Competition drives engagement
When teams compete against each other in a realistic market, the energy changes. Discussions become sharper, decisions matter more, and the lessons stick longer than any textbook.
Depth, not simplification
Our simulations model real business complexity. Participants do not learn a simplified version of strategy or finance. They learn the real thing, in an environment where mistakes are safe but the lessons are real.
Our team
A mix of business experts, software engineers, and facilitators spread across the world. Each person brings deep expertise in their domain and a shared passion for experiential learning.
Benoît Calicis
Managing Partner • Gamification and Business Model Decoder
Laurent Williot
Partner • Business Modelling and Software Designer
Pascal Evrard
Software Architect and Developer
Oscar Knoops
Marketing & Communication
Benoit Sarrade
Sustainability Expert
Austria
Mounir Chaouki
Trainer • Strategy Expert
Morocco
Marie-Lys Leschiera
Trainer • Finance Expert
France
Aron Schmahl
Trainer • Innovation Expert
Denmark
Fermin Diez
Trainer • HR Expert
Singapore
Frans Pigeaud
Trainer • Marketing Expert
Netherlands
Ralph Sabatino
Marketing and Sales
United States
François Calicis
Founding Partner
Trusted worldwide
From Fortune 500 companies to the world's top business schools, our simulations are used by organisations that take learning seriously.
Corporations
Universities
37 years of milestones
From a first simulation at IMD to a global partnership with Harvard Business Publishing, here is how we got here.
Sustainability Business Challenge — Launch of a brand-new simulation that puts teams in charge of balancing profitability with environmental and social impact, designed for a world where sustainability is no longer optional.
Next-generation Finance simulation — Development begins on a completely reimagined finance experience, pushing participants deeper into capital allocation, valuation, and strategic financial decision-making.
New simulation in the pipeline — Development of a strategic sustainability simulation to enhance companies’ sustainable, long-term performance.
Custom Simulation Development with major US Pharma company.
New partnership with Harvard — MEGA Learning signed a simulation distribution agreement with Harvard Business Publishing for business schools worldwide.
Covid Crisis — all simulations successfully delivered online.
Healthcare simulation development for top US university.
Brand refresh and reorganization.
A more financial approach — Adding a more financial approach to our range of strategy simulations, we co-developed with Total a brand new solution: Fundamentals of Finance.
Partnership with HEC Paris experts.
Market expansion to university students.
Renault engagement.
Partnership with university at ST Microelectronics.
British Telecom training following privatization.
IBM selected MEGA Learning to train over ten thousand executives across the world.
First simulation “The Competitive Advantage” launched at IMD.
MEGA Learning founded by François Calicis and three ex-IBM partners.
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Whether you are a university looking to enrich your curriculum or a corporation investing in your people, we would love to hear from you.
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