Innovation & Entrepreneurship Breakfast
The HEC Foundation is delighted to invite you to discover the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute, and the projects they develop thanks to your support!
Exclusive Breakfast
with Inge Kerkloh-Devif
Senior Executive Director of HEC Paris Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute
Thursday 21st May 2026 at 8:30am
HEC UK House, 43 Parker Street London, WC2B 5PS
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Under her leadership, the Institute has become a key pillar of HEC Paris’ entrepreneurial ecosystem, supporting hundreds of startups each year and fostering innovation through its Incubation & Acceleration, Deep Tech, and Social Entrepreneurship centers. The Institute also plays a central role in advancing innovation at the intersection of entrepreneurship and artificial intelligence, notably through initiatives such as Hi! PARIS and the Creative Destruction Lab (CDL).
Join us for an informal morning conversation about entrepreneurship, innovation, and the growing impact of AI within the HEC ecosystem.
 | About Inge Kerkloh-Devif Senior Executive Director of the HEC Paris Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute and Co-Site Lead of the Creative Destruction Lab Paris. Initially from an international background in the business world and after that in higher education, Inge was an ExCom member at Sciences Po before joining HEC and CDL Lab Paris. She evolved in the fields of International Development, Strategy, ExCom and Board Membership. She is contributing to international higher education networks, Investment Funds advisory boards, International jurys. Inge is an HEC alumnus and has also been trained at Columbia Business School and at INSEAD. |
EVENT SUMMARY
- Date: Thursday 21st May 2026
- Time: 8:15 to 10am
- Format: Breakfast & Discussion
