International Newsletter - July 2018 |
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> Singapore: Monthly gathering, 24 July, Register > Washington: Summer 2018 MeetUp, 7 August
> Singapore: Monthly gathering, 16 August, Register > Hong Kong: Monthly afterwork, 6 Sept.
> Webinar: Be a cultural activist – How to build iconic brands in the XXIst century culture? 13 Sept, Register > Alger: Masterclass with Prof. Bertrand Moingeon, 25 Sept.
> Singapore: Back to school BBQ, 29 Sept
> Webinar: (Why and how) Should firms be involved in the fight against poverty, 11 Oct. Register > New York: Annual US Gathering, 16 Oct.
> San Francisco: Event with Dean Peter Todd, Oct.
> Frankfurt: Annual HEC Germany Gathering with Philippe ODDO, 20 Nov. Register
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YOUR CHILD CAN LEARN A LANGUAGE WITH HEC FAMILIES AROUND THE WORLDAre you already wondering what your child will do for the next school holidays? Thanks to a partnership with World is a Village, HEC alumni can now connect with the families of fellow alumni with a view to sending their children for a cultural or linguistic stay in another country. Service reserved for fee-paying members. Pay your membership fee here.
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FREDERIC JOUSSET, HEC ALUMNI'S NEW PRESIDENT
With Emmanuel Chain (H.85) stepping down as President after 3 successful terms, the Committee elected Frédéric Jousset (H.92) as his successor. Founder and CEO of Webhelp, Frédéric was until then President of HEC Alumni’s UK Chapter and he has become the first ever HEC Alumni President to live outside of France.
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CONSULT THE 2017 ANNUAL REPORT ONLINE
If you missed the 2018 AGM, our online Annual Report will allow you to take stock of the HEC Alumni actions underway (1000 events, 1200 volunteers, careers services…)
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CREATION OF AN ALUMNI CHAPTER IN NIGERIA
Thanks to Ashley Lewis (MBA.16), a new HEC Alumni Chapter has been created in Nigeria. HEC Alumni President, Frédéric Jousset met with the chapter during a recent trip to Lagos. To join this chapter and stay informed of its news and events, please click here
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MILESTONE MBA CLASS REUNION - 30 JUNEOld friends, great new memories! Hundreds of MBA alumni came to campus at the end of June to celebrate their milestone MBA class reunion (5, 10, 15, 20...year anniversary). Plenty of fun, sun, a barbecue lunch, a gala dinner... and of course the P. Bar! See the photos
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3RD INDIA ALUMNI BUSINESS MEETOver 100 people gathered in New Delhi for the 3rd India Alumni Business Meet organized by HEC Alumni and the IFCC. The subject of this year’s meeting was ‘The Changing Face of the Indian Consumer: How Industries are adapting to it’. More information.
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LAUNCH OF WOMEN@HEC IN NYCOur New York Chapter recently launched a Women@HEC (HEC au féminin) group. The first event was a private guided visit of the “Beyond Suffrage: A Century of New York Women in Politics” exhibit at the Museum of City of New York. Thanks to Anne Claire Berg (E.14) for leading this initiative. To stay informed of NYC events, join the NYC chapter.
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DEAN PETER TODD UPDATES ALUMNI ON HEC PARIS' PROJECTSAs has become tradition, Peter Todd shares with HEC alumni a summary of the school’s key activities and accomplishments over the last academic year as well as plans for the year to come.
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NEW MOTTO AND ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN FOR HEC PARISThe new HEC Paris brand campaign sets out with a vision, "Tomorrow is Our Business". The economic world has never evolved as quickly and as deeply as today. Since HEC trains the leaders of tomorrow’s business, the school is ideally placed to reinvent and direct this unprecedented transformation. Discover the campaign.
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"CRACKED IT": A NEW BOOK BY BERNARD GARRETTE & OLIVIER SIBONYProfessors Bernard Garrette (H.85 & D.91), Olivier Sibony (H.88), and Corey Phelps (McGill University) have written "Cracked It!", a book about solving complex problems, one of the most essential, yet poorly understood skills within organizations. Watch an interview with the authors
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HEC PARIS SIGNS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS IN CHINAImportant partnership agreements have been signed between HEC Paris and two of China’s leading universities: SUSTech in Shenzhen and the University of Tsinghua in Beijing. These agreements were signed during the French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe’s visit to China, 22-25 June. Read the article
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RANKINGHEC Paris is delighted to share that its MSc in International Finance has once again been placed #1 worldwide in the Financial Times 2018 ranking. See the ranking
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APPLY TO THE HEC PARIS INCUBATORJoin the HEC Incubator at Station F, the largest start-up campus in the world. This tailor-made support program mobilizes the whole HEC ecosystem to help startups achieve in 3 months what would otherwise have taken more than 12 months to do alone. Deadline for applications = 12 August 2018. More information
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HUBERT JOLY FINANCES A CHAIR ON PURPOSEFUL LEADERSHIP
HEC alum, Hubert Joly (H.81), Chairman & CEO of BEST BUY, is donating 3,7M€ to create the Joly Family Endowed Chair in Purposeful Leadership. This Chair is a first step to positioning the school as a globally recognized center of excellence for the study and dissemination of Purposeful Leadership. Read the press release.
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HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT GROWTH STRATEGY? Larger firms often outperform their smaller competitors. But as companies scale up, how do different growth strategies affect performance? Pierre Dussauge and co-researchers explore the benefits that accompany different modes of growth. Read the article
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