News List | HEC Paris

June 2019

Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute

Tech & Impact at the heart of Msc X-HEC Entrepreneurs' projects

On Tuesday June 11th, the last Final Jury of the MSc X-HEC Entrepreneurs batch 2018-2019 took place in the premises of the Medef, in Paris

Jun 21, 2019

lead picture Delta Diversity HEC Paris Conference with Luis Raùl et Amand Moritz

Sustainability & Organizations Institute

Diversity and Inclusion: HEC Students Committed to Make a Difference

June 7, 2019 marked the occasion for the first annual MBA Diversity conference organized by Women in Leadership Society president Amanda Moritz, MBA student Luis Raúl Martínez, and the LGBT+ student society from HEC Paris. DELTA aims to shake up management and HR strategies in order to make ...

Jun 17, 2019

The School

#HECgrad2019: Follow the Commencement Ceremony on our social networks!

Friday 14, June, close to 3000 people, including 1132 graduates of the Grande école, the masters programs (MS and MSc) and our doctorate programs, will be gathered on the HEC campus with their families for the Commencement Ceremony. Saturday 15, June will see the graduation of 900 MBA, Executive MBA ...

Jun 14, 2019

Sustainability & Organizations Institute

Frank Debates Over Cutting-edge Research at S&O

The fifth S&O Research Day featured 21 presentations and three keynote speeches in a whirlwind exchange over two days. Organized by HEC Professor Georg Wernicke, the May 23-24 event was notable for its diversity, high-powered insights and motivation.

Jun 12, 2019

CSR and Law department workshop - avril 2019 - ©chagpg-adobestock

Sustainability & Organizations Institute

Litigation and Smart Contracts as new legal tools in debate for CSR

A workshop on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) : New Legal Tools, Litigation and Smart Contracts was organised on April 18 at HEC Paris with members of the Law & Tax Department and the S&O Center.

Jun 12, 2019

Rahul Anand, HEC PhD candidate, Strategy and Busines Policy

PhD Program

Top 20 downloads ranking of recent papers published in Global Strategy Journal

Congratulations to Rahul Anand, HEC PhD Student in Strategy and Business Policy, Joao Albino Pimentel, HEC PhD Alumnus 2016 and HEC Professor of Strategy Pierre Dussauge

Jun 10, 2019

HEC Paris - Hommage à Yves Blin - juin 2019

The School

HEC Paris Pays Homage to Donator Yves Blin

HEC Paris honored the memory of Yves Blin, one of its most generous donors, by unveiling a plaque in his name under one of the campus oak trees. 65 years after graduating from its ranks, Blin bequeathed close to €2 million euros to the school’s foundation.

Jun 05, 2019

Executive Education

Forty Percent of "AI Startups" in Europe Don't Actually Use AI

There has been a dramatic increase in the number of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning startups in recent years. Yet, despite all the hype, for many people, AI still remains something of an enigma. How it functions – or even how to define it – can often feel elusive.

Jun 05, 2019

Executive Education

A healthcare leader’s quest for knowledge and personal growth

After several years as a CEO in the healthcare sector, Haïm Dimer wanted to explore something new. It was this desire for a fresh challenge that motivated him in 2017 to enroll in the HEC Paris Executive MBA program. In this interview, he speaks about the most important takeaways from this ...

Jun 05, 2019

Executive Education

Entrepreneurship with a positive social and environmental impact

HEC Paris Professor Florian Hoos, an expert in social entrepreneurship and change-making, defines social entrepreneurs as individuals who see innovative solutions to social and environmental challenges and then turn their ideas into a business reality in an entrepreneurial way.

Jun 05, 2019