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June 2025

Sustainability & Organizations Institute

From HEC Paris to Global Impact: The SASI Class of 2025 Graduates with Purpose

On a sunlit June day, under the proud eyes of professors, families, and friends, the 2025 class of the HEC Paris Master in Sustainability and Social Innovation (SASI) celebrated a milestone that marked not just the end of an academic journey — but the beginning of lives devoted to meaningful change ...

Jun 23, 2025

Sustainability & Organizations Institute

Young Researchers Converge at HEC Paris to Rethink Climate Leadership

Business Schools for Climate Leadership convened young climate scholars to share research which is rethinking systems that underpin environmental performance.

Jun 20, 2025

MBA

The Time Has Come : Graduation 2025

The HEC Paris MBA Class of 2025 celebrated their graduation under sunny skies, marking the culmination of a transformative journey. The ceremony featured a keynote speech by France’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot, and student speaker Nelson Amenya. With 235 graduates representing 49 ...

Jun 19, 2025

Sokhna Ndiaye souriante, en boubou noir élégant, devant une fenêtre baignée de lumière

Executive Education

"Above all, I seek to establish solutions adapted to these real-life situations"

Sokhna Ndiaye is one of those people you listen to and remember. A calm voice, but firm words. A clear vision, but feet firmly planted in everyday reality. When she speaks about women's leadership in Africa, it's not an abstract concept: it's her life, her struggle, her project. And now, her campus ...

Jun 19, 2025

Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute

The Future of Payments: How Deep Tech Innovation Is Reshaping the Industry

The payments industry is at a pivotal moment. As digital transformation accelerates, a new era driven by deep technologies - including artificial intelligence, blockchain, and agentic AI - is beginning to take shape. During a CDL-Paris gathering on Artificial Intelligence, David Restrepo Amariles ...

Jun 19, 2025

Fidji Simo’s Commencement Speech to the HEC Paris Class of 2025 - HEC Paris Graduation 2025 - 13 June c HEC Paris - Ciprian Olteanu

The School

The Golden Age of Creation: Fidji Simo’s Commencement Speech to the HEC Paris Class of 2025

"We are all born creators." With these words, Fidji Simo, CEO of Instacart, incoming CEO of OpenAI Applications, and proud alumna of HEC Paris, addressed the Class of 2025 of the Grande École, Master’s and PhD programs in a powerful graduation speech that encouraged each student to shape their ...

Jun 19, 2025

France’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot, to deliver the HEC Paris 2025 commencement address - 14 june 2025

The School

Jean-Noël Barrot at HEC Paris Graduation: “We Stand for Free Science and Academic Freedom”

On June 14, 2025, HEC Paris welcomed back one of its most distinguished alumni and professor of finance, Jean-Noël Barrot, to deliver the commencement address – a resounding call to resistance.

Jun 17, 2025

Faculty & Research

‘The Ethics of Managing People’s Data’ Article Named an HBR Data Strategy Essential

The HBR article by HEC Paris professors Dominique Rouziès and Michael Segalla titled, The Ethics of Managing People’s Data, is named an essential reading by HBR and included in its “Ten Must Reads” on Data Strategy.

Jun 16, 2025

Master's programs

A year that changed everything - Tom van Maastricht’s HEC Paris journey

What does it really feel like when one extraordinary chapter comes to an end and a new one is just about to begin? We asked some of our amazing Master’s students to write an open letter to themselves on the eve of graduation – to step back and reflect on their first days at HEC Paris, the challenges ...

Jun 13, 2025

Master's programs

Laugh loudly, feel deeply, dream fearlessly – the inspiring journey of Letizia Maria Gebbia

What would you say to your younger self at the end of a life-changing journey? With graduation just around the corner, we asked some of our amazing Master’s students to write a letter to the person they were when they first arrived at HEC Paris - full of hope, questions, and the quiet courage to ...

Jun 13, 2025