S&O Research Day 2026 - the 11th Edition!
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The S&O Institute is pleased to announce the organization of the 11th edition of the S&O Research Day on May 21st and 22nd, 2026 on HEC Paris Campus, Jouy-en-Josas, France, chaired by Lisa Baudot.
S&O Research Day
Launched for the first time in 2015, the S&O Research Day aims to advance interdisciplinary research around S&O institute’s main topics on Climate, Inclusive Economy, and Purpose at the same time increasing exchanges among HEC faculty and Ph.D. students from different departments, S&O affiliated researchers, and selected guests.
This year, we will replicate the traditional format of the event with one full afternoon of presentations on May the 21st followed by a social dinner for all the presenters. The second day on May the 22nd will include a full morning of presentations, and a social lunch open to the entire community.
For this event, we are looking for presenters with work-in-progress on topics broadly related to the Sustainability and Organizations Institute’s topics. Presentations of later-stage projects are usually about 10 minutes long and are followed by a discussant (usually one of the keynote speakers). Presentations of early work last about 8 minutes and are without a formal discussant but open to direct responses and comments from the audience.
The idea of the presentations is to give the audience a teaser about the project and start a conversation and not to give a full-fledged paper presentation. Your task is, therefore, to choose an angle for your research that you'd like to test with the audience: it could be the motivation of your study (why it matters), a theoretical hurdle you'd like to share, anything related to the empirics of your study (an operationalization problem, a methodological question, a difficult interpretation…), or a question about how your findings contribute to existing research. Again, this is not a conference presentation you try to squeeze in 8 or 10 minutes, but a focused presentation on one or a couple of issues or findings you want to get friendly feedback on.
Key note speakers of the 2026 edition
A William Dawson Scholar and Associate Professor in Management for Sustainability and Director of Sustainability at the Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University (Canada).
A Chafi Haddad Professor of Management at Insper (Brazil) and founder of Insper Metricis.
Anna’s research explores organizing for sustainability through the lens of time–space, encompassing themes such as social entrepreneurship, Indigenous entrepreneurship, and linguistic inclusiveness in organizations. The research contexts of her ethnographic and qualitative studies include Fairtrade-certified tea and coffee producers in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Nepal, start-ups in post-industrial Detroit, Indigenous enterprises on Turtle Island, digital innovation in Kenya, and multilingualism in Kazakhstan. Anna’s work has inspired real-world initiatives and has been recognized by several major academic awards.
Sérgio’s research focuses on the strategy and governance of organizations interested in generating social impact, which involve private impact-oriented companies, public (state-owned) organizations, and public-private collaborations. He has worked on consulting projects for private, public, and multilateral organizations and is the founder of Insper Metricis, a nucleus of studies in impact measurement and investment. He has published in top academic journals and a trilogy of books on public-private relations, with his research being a source for various media outlets. He is currently an Associate Editor of the Academy of Management Review.
The event can be attended by HEC faculty and Ph.D. students, researchers associated with S&O, and selected guests. We strive to foster social interactions between the participants and the keynote speakers and see it as an opportunity to present research in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. S&O promotes collegiality and interdisciplinarity. Your participation in S&O Research Day is expected to be for the entire event, to be surprised by others' research, and to mingle with new people. So please come and share your ideas!
If you wish to present your work during the event, please apply via this form by March 15th, 2026. The applicants will be notified by the end of March.
For any questions, please contact Lisa Baudot: baudot@hec.fr
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