Students and Faculty

NEW Luxury Summer Program

56%

Women

Nationalities represented

50%

Student nationalities outside of Europe

Average age

48%

Post-bachelor's level

28%

Non-business background

(not Business, Management, Finance or Economics)

*Total Summer School 2025 Profiles

Some Students' Home Academic Institutions in 2025

University of Sydney, Australia
Vienna University, Austria
McGill University, Canada
University of British Columbia, Canada
FUDAN University, China
Tsinghua University, China,
Shanghai University, China
Copenhagen B. School, Denmark
Sciences Po Paris, France
TUM Munich, Germany
University of Mannheim, Germany

HKUST, Hong Kong
Ashoka University, India
IITB Bombay, India
Bocconi University, Italy
LUISS Business School, Italy
University of Tokyo, Japan
ITAM, Mexico
RSM, Rotterdam, Netherlands
NUS, Singapore
ESADE, Spain
IE Business School, Spain
University of St. Gallen, Switzerland

Glion Inst. of Higher Ed., Switzerland
University of California, Berkeley, USA
Georgetown University, USA
New York University, USA
Imperial College London, UK
LSE, UK
Warwick B. School, UK
UCL London, UK
University of Cambridge, UK

Student Stories

HEC Academy

This program offered exactly what I was seeking: an academic environment rooted in real-world challenges, with passionate professors, insightful guest speakers and practical case studies from iconic brands.

The first time I heard about the HEC Paris...

Summer School

New Luxury: Artistry & Sustainability for Value Creation

HEC Academy

Through case studies, lively debates, and personal insights, we learned that luxury is not just about markets or margins. It’s about emotions, storytelling, and the way a brand makes people feel.

This summer, I had the privilege of attending the HEC...

Summer School

New Luxury: Artistry & Sustainability for Value Creation

HEC Academy

Those two weeks at HEC were like nothing I’ve ever experienced — every class, every workshop, every conversation pushed me to think bigger and live fully.

Coming from Madagascar, I am currently pursuing a Master’s in Sustainability and Green Business...

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New Luxury: Artistry & Sustainability for Value Creation

Academic Team

**Anne Michaut**
Academic Director, Affiliate Professor,
Marketing Department HEC Paris

Her current research interests are in the field of luxury, focusing on the perception of luxury, sustainable development, entrepreneurship and client experience.

Her work has been published in Journal of Product Innovation Management, Journal of Brand Management, or Journal of Brand Strategy, and she has contributed to edited books.

At HEC Paris, her teaching covers varied topics about Luxury Management as well as Innovation Marketing. She has collaborated with multiple companies in her teaching, such as L’Oréal, McKinsey&Company, Orange, Michelin, AT Kearney, Kering and LVMH.

She was the Academic Director of the Advanced Management Program in Fashion and Luxury, jointly developed with IFM and Tsinghua SEM in China (2008-2015). She is now the Director of the LVMH Academic Chair; she works on developing HEC Paris’ excellence in teaching in the field of Luxury.

PAST SPEAKERS

Franck Asenkat, KEY SPEAKER - Creative Director Bartley Paris, HEC Paris lecturer
Corinne Dauger, Creative Strategy Consultant, HEC Affiliate Professor
Martine Naman, CEO Rainbow Gems and former president of the the National Institute of Gemology of France