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On May 18–19, 2026, part of our team traveled to Heilbronn for a two-day joint research workshop with the TUM Global Center for Family Enterprise. Two days of interdisciplinary exchange, new collaborations, and the start of a lasting Franco-German research dialogue on family business.
meaneo White Paper — V. Baschet (H.99) and D. Sensey — Foreword by Cécile de Lisle (in French)
On March 31, 2026, the HEC Paris – Dieter Schwarz Center for Family Business took part as an academic partner in the 4th edition of Family Stories, a flagship event for family businesses organized by Décideurs Magazine and Groupe FICADE at the Pavillon d’Armenonville in Paris.
As part of a collaboration with students from the HEC Paris Junior Conseil, Lombard Odier has published a survey dedicated to French family businesses and their succession challenges. The study features a preface by Cécile de Lisle, Director of the HEC Paris – Dieter Schwarz Center for Family ...
Impostor syndrome, successor ambivalence, communication breakdowns…
A corporate board director and HEC Paris graduate (E.10), Pascaline Peugeot de Dreuzy shares in HEC Stories her atypical career path — from pediatric medicine to corporate governance — and her conviction that family businesses play a major social role. Interviewed by Cécile de Lisle, Executive ...
Cross Perspectives on the Transmission and Investment Issues Facing Family Businesses
Raising students’ awareness of the specific challenges faced by family businesses and their transmission is a core ambition of the HEC Paris – Dieter Schwarz Center for Family Business. In January 2026, the Center launched the first edition of the Family Business Strategy & Advisory Academy, an ...
A joint webinar bringing together key ecosystem players to explore governance, purpose and long-term value creation in family businesses.
Cross-European Perspectives on Family Businesses at the Family & Business Forum Paris 2025
