News List | HEC Paris

May 2021

Faculty & Research

SMART Law Hub’s Work Accepted in the Conference on AI and Law 2021

The latest research paper by the HEC Paris SMART Law Hub team in collaboration with Eura Nova research team was accepted by the International Conference on AI and Law (ICAIL) 2021.

May 12, 2021

MBA

New MBA Club unites HEC Paris’ most Dedicated Entrepreneurs

HEC Paris EPV Circle: Support for budding entrepreneurs. Founded by MBA students Maxime Arnulf & Armin Rachwalik, this close-knit community offers workshops, mentorship, and networking for up to 35 entrepreneurs.

May 10, 2021

Executive Education

How Purposeful Leadership Is Turning Businesses Into Something Bigger And Better

Far more than a token nod to more conscientious behaviour, Purposeful Leadership will be a way for businesses to survive the coming decades and make positive changes to the world, affirms HEC Paris Professor Rodolphe Durand.

May 10, 2021

Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute

HEC INNOVATION: Call for Alumni Donor and member of the Selection Jury

HEC Student Entrepreneurs or young HEC graduates were invited last month to apply for the HEC Innovation 2021 awards. Today the applications are closed and the evaluations are underway. 7000$ have already been raised and a joint final with Polytechnique is expected on Monday, June 7, 2021 during the ...

May 06, 2021

Faculty & Research

Thierry Foucault’s Work on AI and Finance Wins a European Research Council Grant

Thierry Foucault, professor of finance at HEC Paris and GREGHEC (CNRS/HEC), and the Scientific Co-Director of Hi! Paris Center*, is one of 209 new recipients of the European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant. The top award allows Foucault to pursue his project research “FIDAI” (Financial ...

May 04, 2021

Conférence Jean-Pascal Tricoire - avril 2021 - HEC Paris

The School

Schneider Boss : Digitization and “Doing the Unexpected” are Keys to Future

Digitization and carbon reduction were at the heart of a landmark April 1 exchange between HEC students and Schneider Electric CEO Jean-Pascal Tricoire. Invited for the first time ever by Esp’R and HEC Débats, Tricoire was assertive and frank in answering probing questions from students who have ...

May 03, 2021

Faculty & Research

Electronic Word-of-Mouth Researchers Are Finalists of 2021 Weitz-Winer-O’Dell Award

A research paper by Kristine de Valck, Marketing Professor at HEC Paris, has been nominated finalist for the Weitz-Winer-O’Dell Award of the Journal of Marketing Research. The paper, co-written by former Ph.D. student Ana Babić Rosario and former HEC Paris Professor Francesca Sotgiu, is recognized ...

May 03, 2021

Executive Education

Developing your Teams - 5 Tips for Success

Whether it be to improve your employees’ skills, to promote innovation within your company or to enhance its appeal, developing your teams is essential. However, this is not always straightforward, as there are already such a wide range of training programs on the market. Here are some tips to help ...

May 03, 2021

Executive Education

Training Your Teams - The Benefits for Managers

Offering training programs to employees can raise a certain number of questions for managers. It takes time, represents an investment and you need to be sure that it will provide tangible results. However, training your teams has undeniable benefits for both your employees and your company. Here are ...

May 03, 2021

April 2021

Festival Life Project - HEC Alumni - avril 2021

The School

HEC Graduates Illuminate Festival with Optimism

Almost 300 people participated in the second edition of the HEC Alumni’s Festival Life Project, devoted this year to the theme “The Future of Work Belongs to Optimists”. Conferences, speed-coaching, networking, workshops and high-velocity roundtables featured over the two days in early April. It ...

Apr 28, 2021